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Does Printers Apprentice support Adobe Type 1 and OpenType fonts?

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Does Printers Apprentice support Adobe Type 1 and OpenType fonts?

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Printer’s Apprentice does support Type 1 (T1) and OpenType (OTF) fonts. However, that support is based on the operating system. Use the chart below to determine what features are available based on your OS. Windows 2000/XP Windows 95/98/Me View installed Type 1/OpenType fontsYes Yes Print installed Type 1/OpenType fontsYes Yes View uninstalled Type 1/OpenType fontsYes No Print uninstalled Type 1/OpenType fontsYes No Install Type 1/OpenType fontsYes No Uninstall Type 1/OpenType fontsYes No Why are most Type 1 and OpenType functions not available on Windows 95/98/Me? If Adobe Type Manager is installed, Printer’s Apprentice uses its published Application Programing Interface (API) to handle the previewing and font management functions for Type 1 and OpenType fonts. Under Windows 9x, Adobe Type Manager is implemented as a 16 bit application. Printer’s Apprentice is a 32 bit application. A 32 bit application cannot call a 16 bit application without a complex translation layer. This is also