CJKV Information Processing, 2nd Edition

Advice to Developers

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In the past, some Japanese fonts, such as those from Morisawa, were protected in •

such a way that their outlines were not accessible through this feature.

Keep these points in mind when creating EPS or native les containing text converted

into editable outline graphics. Fortunately, there are still ways to work with fonts that do

not allow access to their outlines, as described in the following section.

Converting CJKV text into bitmapped graphics

A technique that turns text into bitmapped graphics is desirable only under circumstanc-

es when a font’s outlines are protected in such a way that prevents applications from ac-

cessing their outlines, or when you must use text in an application that supports only

bitmapped graphics, such as earlier versions of Adobe Photoshop. ankfully, the number

of fonts that have their outlines protected in this fashion have diminished, and are not

likely to increase. For example, I know of no OpenType fonts that have their outlines

protected this way.

Converting text into bitmapped graphics rst and foremost requires an application suited

for the task—Adobe Photoshop is an appropriate tool. All of the steps outlined previ-

ously for converting text into editable outlines apply here, except that the conversion to

bitmapped graphics is more or less an automatic process as you input text. e handling

of text in Adobe Pho ...