Adobe Multiple Master Fonts: support in LuaTeX?
Hi All A few (ie > 10) years ago I purchased the MinionMM and MyriadMM Multiple Master typefaces from the long-defunct Adobe Type on Call. I have the full set including the expert fonts. They were really quite expensive so I would really like to find out if they are (or will be) supported by LuaTeX. Having installed FontForge (FF) on my PC I note that FF certainly supports them. So, I was wondering if MM technolgy, even though it is kinda obsolete, is or will be supported? For sure, you can certainly create individual instances via Akira's port (thank you Akira) of the LCDF Typetools (specifically mmafm, mmpfb) http://www.lcdf.org/type/index.html I've tried this and the resulting PFB/AFM files definitely work with Context --- even got my first very simple typescript to work :-) I would be very interested to know the current support, or planned support, for being able to create "multiple master instances" on the fly. For sure, I appreciate that MM support may just not be worth the effort because the technology is "old" and few people are interested in this? Or it may be that it's too much work to create and then install instances on the fly. But the fonts are nice... and cost a lot :-( Warm regards Graham
Hi, Graham Douglas wrote:
I would be very interested to know the current support, or planned support, for being able to create "multiple master instances" on the fly.
For now: zero support is present, and no future support is currently being planned. That doesn't mean that it will definitely not happen, just that it is very unlikely we will spend any time on it anytime soon. MM fonts were a nice idea, but now that they are abandoned even by Adobe itself, they are way down on the priority list. Especially as there are so many other interesting things waiting to be done. Best wishes, Taco
Hi Taco Totally understand that, many thanks for the clarification. Back to mmafm, mmpfb :-) Warm wishes Graham
On 19-3-2010 21:06, Taco Hoekwater wrote:
MM fonts were a nice idea, but now that they are abandoned even by Adobe itself, they are way down on the priority list. Especially as there are so many other interesting things waiting to be done.
right and there are not that many mm fonts .. afaik even adobe assumes that you make an instance and use that Hans ----------------------------------------------------------------- Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands tel: 038 477 53 69 | fax: 038 477 53 74 | www.pragma-ade.com | www.pragma-pod.nl -----------------------------------------------------------------
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