ID Number: Q77215
3.00
WINDOWS
Summary:
A PostScript font has two font names:
1. The Windows name for the font, such as "AvantGarde," which appears
in the font list in the Fonts dialog box in Control Panel.
2. The PostScript name for the font, such as "itc avant garde gothic,"
which can vary by printer manufacturer and which the printer driver
sends to the printer to select the font.
More Information:
If the font is a downloadable soft font defined in the printer font
metrics (PFM) file format, the Windows name and the PostScript name
for a font can be determined. The PFM file header has a field (dfFace)
that points to the Windows font name and a field (dfDriverInfo) that
points to the driver-specific PostScript font name.
If the font is an internal printer font defined for a specific
printer, it is necessary to enumerate fonts in a given printer driver
to find the Windows font name. There is no device-independent way to
retrieve the PostScript font name for an internally defined printer
font.
For more information concerning the PostScript PFM file format, refer
to Chapter 4 of the "Microsoft Windows Device Development Kit Printers
and Fonts Kit."
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