Re: OpenType vs TrueType (was current version of unicode-font)

From: John Hudson (tiro@tiro.com)
Date: Fri Dec 03 2004 - 19:19:05 CST

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Philippe Verdy wrote:

> However the OpenType web site is apparently fixed only to this
> presentation page, with a single link to MonoType Corporation, not to
> the previous documentation hosted by Microsoft.

> Is Microsoft stopping supporting OpenType, and about to sell the
> technology to the MonoType font foundry?

No. Monotype grabbed the OpenType domain name (and a lot of other type related domains).

The OpenType specification and other documentation is all at the MS Typography site:

http://www.microsoft.com/typography

John Hudson

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