Summary
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Name |
Adobe PostScript Font Metrics file |
Version |
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Other names |
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Identifiers |
PUID:
fmt/509
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Family |
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Classification |
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Disclosure |
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Description |
Part of the PostScript Type 1 font format family. On Windows, Type 1 fonts consist of a PostScript Font Binary (.PFB) file, plus a corresponding PostScript Font Metrics (.PFM) file. (Some very old Type 1 fonts may ship with a .PFB, .AFM, and .INF file. Installing such fonts will create a .PFM file from the .AFM and .INF files.) |
Orientation |
Binary |
Byte order |
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Related file formats |
None.
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Technical Environment |
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Released |
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Supported until |
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Format Risk |
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Developed by |
Adobe Systems Incorporated
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Supported by |
Adobe Systems Incorporated
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Source |
The Borthwick Institute for Archives / The Borthwick Institute for Archives
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Source date |
26 Feb 2013 |
Source description |
Descriptive text extracted from here: http://www.adobe.com/type/browser/info/formats.html |
Last updated |
26 Feb 2013 |
Note |
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