Zapf Dingbats mystery

Art Campbell art.campbell at gmail.com
Fri Feb 27 09:38:50 PST 2009


Updating to a newer/OpenType version of the font was suggested 3 days ago....
;-  )

Art

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On Fri, Feb 27, 2009 at 12:29 PM, Combs, Richard
<richard.combs at polycom.com> wrote:
> I hastily wrote:
>
>> Please be aware that Zapf Dingbats is a copyrighted work that may not
>> simply be passed around freely.
>
> Sorry, I should have suggested an alternative course of action. This
> typeface is available from Adobe in PostScript Type 1 ($26) and OpenType
> ($29) versions ( http://tinyurl.com/bjumrf).
>
> Also, it's included in the Adobe Type Basics package (PS and OT
> versions, both $99), which includes the 35 "standard" PS typefaces built
> into most PS printers, plus 30 more (http://tinyurl.com/bnoshl). It's a
> terrific bargain, which I recommend highly. For one thing, this package
> "miraculously" resolves about 70% of the "missing font" messages
> FrameMaker users have (which are caused by using a font avaiable on a
> specific PS printer, but not installed on your system).
>
> Note: Adobe's type licenses generally permit use on up to five
> computers, so you don't have to spend $100 for each person in your tech
> pubs group. If you buy a Type Basics package for 3 people, it works out
> to about 50 cents per person per typeface.
>
> Richard
>
>
> Richard G. Combs
> Senior Technical Writer
> Polycom, Inc.
> richardDOTcombs AT polycomDOTcom
> 303-223-5111
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