Reply To: Adobe–Discontinued Support Type 1 Fonts

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March 11, 2021 at 4:21 pm #14337357
David Blatner
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It’s pretty frustrating, to be honest. And ultimately we’re not really going to know the reality for another year or two. Like, will Type 1 literally stop working? Or will it work, but just not be “supported” officially?

You are absolutely right that an updated font may have different metrics and will therefore cause reflow.

One option is to convert the Type 1 font to OpenType with a tool such as the one Mike writes about here:

How to Convert PostScript Fonts to OpenType with TransType

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