Postscript is all but gone, and today, newer font standards such as TrueType and OpenType rule the roost. Here's how we got from desktop PostScript in the early '80s to today. When the Mac first ...

In the wide world of programming, there are a few dark corners that many prefer to avoid and instead leverage the well-vetted libraries that are already there. [Phillip Tennen] is not one of those ...

This month’s Patch Tuesday security bulletins called attention to vulnerabilities in the Windows kernel’s font-processing engine, which had been exploited previously in Duqu and other targeted attacks ...

If you create documents or graphics for your clients in your business, you can install and use custom fonts to make your designs more interesting. TrueType technology -- TTF extension -- was developed ...

I've been trying to install some truetype fonts in my newest (and first) install of Debian 2.2r3. Although I've read most of the guides on linuxdocs.org theres always a single roadblock for me: ...

Ted Gordon writes: "Adding PostScript fonts to OS X can cause problems, especially with the Helvetica font as well as other fonts that also have a TrueType version already installed. Adobe is aware of ...

The software giant issued seven bulletins Tuesday, six rated "critical," fixing flaws in Microsoft Office, Internet Explorer, DirectShow, .NET and Silverlight that could be remotely targeted by an ...

[Viacheslav] wanted his virtual terminal to have the look of a DEC VT220. He was unable to find a font set that looked just right so he set out to make his own TrueType font. He managed to find a ...