Re: ATM install question from f2a member

[Dov Isaacs <isaacs@xxxxxxxxx>]

Peter,

I am copying three lists because I think they should see your question
and the response.

It is absolutely NOT true that “FM requires ATM.” No such requirement is
stated for the product. Windows 2000 and XP each support Type 1 fonts,
TrueType fonts, and OpenType fonts for installation, display, and print.
Windows 2000 and XP do NOT support Multiple Master Type 1 font instances.
If you still use such fonts, you must install ATM Lite 4.1 (not any earlier
version) on Windows 2000 or XP to get support for this format. Otherwise,
ATM Lite serves no real purpose under Windows 2000 or XP. 

You indicated that you “heard XP Pro has its own font management.” Likewise,
this is not true. It supports simple installation into a flat directory
structure as well as display and print, but not “management.” Font management
implies the ability to organize your fonts in groups and to selectively
enable or disable single fonts and/or groups of fonts. Such capabilities
are not native to any version of Windows or the Macintosh. Under Windows 2000 or
XP, you still must use a font manager for such sophistication. ATM Deluxe 4.1
provides such services (as well as the Multiple Master services) under
Windows 2000/XP.

        - Dov


At 2/24/2003 01:32 PM, Peter Spicer wrote:
>Dov
>I am about to install my newly purchased FM7 on my new P4 laptop running
>Windows XP Pro. (This is my personal system and set-up - not for work).
>
>I have always used (and enjoyed) Adobe Type Manager Deluxe in the past,
>both for ATM and for my Type1 and TrueType font management. What is your
>advice for my FM installation on XP? I know FM requires ATM, but I also
>heard XP Pro has its own font management. Does FM 7 require ATM on XP Pro?
>I want expert advice before I proceed. I am sorry if I missed previous
>discussions on this. Is there an article you can point me to?
>
>Thanks for taking the time to respond.
>
>Peter
>
>Peter Spicer
>Santa Cruz CA  831-466-5179
>pspicer@us.ibm.com


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