Apple Macintosh System 7.5 - Manual (Page 56)

Fonts in System 7.5
Are any kinds of fonts other than TrueType compatible with System 7.5?
All fonts that were previously compatible with Macintosh system software are
compatible with System 7.5.
What happens if a previously installed bitmapped font has the same name as a TrueType
font?
The bitmapped font will be used whenever it’s called for in a size that you
have installed, and the TrueType font will be used for all other sizes.
TrueType font names are easily differentiated because there is no font size in
their name (one TrueType font file is used for all sizes). For example, your
system may contain the bitmapped fonts Geneva 10 and Geneva 12, but the
TrueType font would simply be called Geneva.
Can I mix TrueType fonts with others in the same document?
Yes.
Do TrueType fonts have exactly the same dimensions as bitmapped fonts?
No. In a TrueType font, each character is drawn from information about its
component shapes rather than from a stored plot of pixels. As a result, a
character produced in TrueType may differ slightly from the same character
in a bitmapped font.
Will my documents created with System 6 have to be reformatted when I install TrueType
fonts?
No. As long as the original fonts with which these documents were created
remain installed in your system, those are the fonts that will be used when
you open or print the documents. To verify what fonts are installed, open the
Fonts folder in the System Folder. (In system software version 7.5, you open
the System file to see available fonts.)
If the original fonts are not available, the corresponding TrueType fonts will
be used, if available. The minor differences in character shapes and spacing
may cause the document to be reformatted.
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