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Adobe doesn't support bitmap fonts either, but that doesn't stop me from using them in my terminals. This is only limited to a single producer of software. It w
by upofadown 4y ago
Adobe doesn't support bitmap fonts either, but that doesn't stop me from using them in my terminals. This is only limited to a single producer of software. It will be interesting to see if any other generators of PDFs will pay any attention...
- detourdog 4y agoYes, at this point type 1 fonts are bigger than Adobe. Type 1 fonts just exist. Adobe needs subscriptions to exist.
- simooooo 4y agoBut it’s THE producer of PDF software. Several of my clients are already moving their entire catalogs to new fonts
- DaiPlusPlus 4y agoCorrection: it’s the producer of PDF software with up-sells baked into it, even if you paid for the full-fat Adobe Acrobat with a perpetual license (which is still a thing, fortunately) you still get steered towards using their Subscription SaaS features like Adobe Sign, Document Cloyd, etc. Fortunately Adobe’s PDF specification is an open, public standard (a surprisingly altruistic move for a company seemingly ran with the same level of malevolence as if Lucifer got himself an MBA) so now, in 2023, there’s no shortage of high-fidelity PDF viewers and virtual printer drivers. Browser JS-based PDF viewers are the best thing to happen in this area in decades - remember all those Acrobat Reader splash screens in the early-2000s?
- snotrockets 4y agoCorrection: It's the producer of enterprise-adjacent PDF software, with some offering for smaller users. Adobe is focused on capturing the media producing pipeline, and there is where it puts most of it efforts.