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The
Info
tab displays information about the selected font’s family and each subfamily separately.
The
information about font’s family contains:
Each
subfamily is located in a separate file. In such file, the font’s developer
may enter following information:
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Copyright
notice
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Font
family name
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Font
Subfamily name; for purposes of definition, this is assumed to address style
(italic, oblique) and weight (light, bold, black, etc.) only. A font with no
particular differences in weight or style (e.g. medium weight, not italic
and fsSelection bit 6 set) should have the string "Regular" stored
in this position
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Unique
font identifier
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Full
font name; this should be a combination of strings "Font family
name" and "Font Subfamily name". Exception: if the font is
"Regular" as indicated in string "Font Subfamily name",
then use only the family name contained in string "Font family
name". This is the font name that Windows will expose to users
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Version
string. Must begin with the syntax 'Version n.nn ' (upper case, lower case,
or mixed, with a space following the number). The string must contain a
version number of the following form: one or more digits, followed by a
period, followed by one or more digits. The first such match in the string
can be used by installation software to compare font versions. Note that
some older installers may require the string to start with "Version
", followed by a version number as above
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Postscript
name
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Trademark;
this is used to save any trademark notice/information for this font. Such
information should be based on legal advice. This is distinctly separate
from the copyright
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Manufacturer
name
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Designer;
name of the designer of the typeface
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Description;
description of the typeface. Can contain revision information, usage
recommendations, history, features, etc.
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URL
Vendor; URL of font vendor (with protocol, e.g., http://, ftp://). If a
unique serial number is embedded in the URL, it can be used to register the
font
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URL
Designer; URL of typeface designer (with protocol, e.g., http://, ftp://)
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License
Description; description of how the font may be legally used, or different
example scenarios for licensed use. This field should be written in plain
language, not legalese
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License
Info URL; URL where additional licensing information can be found
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Reserved
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Preferred
Family (Windows only); In Windows, the Family name is displayed in the font
menu; the Subfamily name is presented as the Style name. For historical
reasons, font families have contained a maximum of four styles, but font
designers may group more than four fonts to a single family. The Preferred
Family and Preferred Subfamily IDs allow font designers to include the
preferred family/subfamily groupings. These IDs are only present if they are
different from IDs "Font family name" and "Font Subfamily
name"
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Preferred
Subfamily (Windows only); In Windows, the Family name is displayed in the
font menu; the Subfamily name is presented as the Style name. For historical
reasons, font families have contained a maximum of four styles, but font
designers may group more than four fonts to a single family. The Preferred
Family and Preferred Subfamily IDs allow font designers to include the
preferred family/subfamily groupings. These IDs are only present if they are
different from IDs "Font family name" and "Font Subfamily
name"
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Sample
text; This can be the font name, or any other text that the designer thinks
is the best sample to display the font in
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PostScript
CID find font name
Info
tab displays
font previously selected either in Installed
list, or Selected list.
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