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Advanced Typography Without Boundaries
OpenType® Pro fonts provide more extensive language support than any previous
font format. They can make working in different languages easier by including
multiply language character sets in a single font. All Monotype® OpenType Pro
fonts include the standard latin character set used in the Western world and
Eastern European character sets such as Polish and Turkish.
OpenType Pro fonts allow you to harness the powerful features of advanced
typography in all your work. Western PostScript® font sets are limited to just
256 characters; the promise of OpenType is to simplify design and publishing
workflow by supporting over 65,000 characters in a single package. OpenType Pro
fonts, used with OpenType supported software give you faster access to expert
set characters such as old style figures, small capitals, fractions, swashes,
superiors, inferiors, titling letters, contextual and stylistic alternatives
and ligatures. Simply install the OpenType Pro font of your choice for wider
character support.
The Future For Fonts
With their advanced and time saving features, OpenType fonts are set to
become the de facto standard. An ever increasing number of software vendors
are realising that OpenType compliance is a key issue in securing future
support from users. Even those in the transition to full compatibility can
still utilise the basic character sets, in readiness to full compliance and
access to all of the advanced features of OpenType Pro fonts. What’s
more, because OpenType fonts are cross-platform compatible, it’s easier
to license the right font for all your users.
System Requirements
Depending on the software application you are using, you’ll be able
to leverage some or all of the features of the OpenType format. Check the support that
your software package provides for OpenType.
Monotype OpenType Pro fonts are designed for computers running Mac OS® X
and Windows® 2000 or greater.
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‘OpenType’ by Allan Haley
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