
Host-Installed, Printer-Resident, and Embedded Fonts
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PostScript Japanese fonts have always had these 53 vertical variants at the 84-row oset.
Under KanjiTalk6, Mac OS had to further oset the vertical variants—which were already
oset by 10 rows—by 74 rows when printing to PostScript printers.
Table 6-49 summarizes the two types of osets for handling vertical variants under
KanjiTalk, Mac OS-J, and JLK.
Vertical variant row osetsTable 6-49.
Mac OS version Vertical oset Vertical rows Value for ‘tate’ table
KanjiTalk6 10-row 11, 14, and 15 5
Mac OS-J and JLK 84-row 85, 88, and 89 6
Japanese ‘FOND’ resources for use under Mac OS-J or JLK normally include a ‘tate’ (
tate, meaning “vertical”) table, which explicitly indicates which oset should be used for
vertical variants. If no ‘tate’ table exists, Mac OS assumes that a 10-row oset is desired.
PostScript Japanese fonts, therefore, must explicitly indicate an 84-row oset by using the
‘tate’ table and setting its value to 6.
FONDedit, a utility provided to developers by Apple, was able to properly create and set a
‘tate’ table in ‘FOND’ resources.
Microsoft Windows—2000, XP, and Vista
Windows 2000, XP, and Vista support OpenType fonts natively. And, compared to earlier
versions of Windows OS, the overall user experience with regard to installing and han-
dling fonts is much better.
Installing one or more fonts in ...