Re: Request for review on fix of #35910 - PostScript printing error

From: Yung-Fong Tang (ftang@netscape.com)
Date: Fri Apr 21 2000 - 14:15:42 EDT


Mark L
Any one can contribute a public domain Last Resourt PostScript fonts to mozilla ?
Apple folks- Can you contribute your last resort font to mozilla ?

Jean-Marc Desperrier wrote:

> Yung-Fong Tang wrote:
>
> > Is there a public domain PostScript font of the LastResort set that we can embedded into mozilla ?
>
> I suggest you contact Apple about that. I don't believe the one they ship with MacOs is public domain,
> though.
>
> > If not, can you make one for us ?
>
> No. I'm not a font creator, and I have no expertise in that.
>
> I believe the best for now is to use a rectangle, but to note the last resort issue for later if you are
> able to get a public domain one, or if you can find someone to create one, it should not be too much
> work, they are around 80 glyph in the current set.
>
> > Jean-Marc Desperrier wrote:
> >
> > > Masaki Katakai - Sun Microsystems wrote:
>
> > > > Yes, please change the character. A rectangle can be used
>
> > > > for this purpose.
> > >
> > > Apple has defined a mecanism for this kind of case wich is to use a character that "suggests" what
> > > the original character was according to the unicode range.
> > > See the description here :
> > > http://fonts.apple.com/LastResort/LastResort.html





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