Font Wars: Postscript vs. Truetype

EVER WONDER WHAT IS INSIDE THE FONT FOLDER? What is the difference between a Postscript and a TrueType font? Has anyone asked you if you owned a Postscript printer? Most computer users -- and even some experts -- get glassy-eyed when asked to explain the differences between Postscript and TrueType fonts.

Postscript and TrueType... what's the difference?

Not much, really. Postscript fonts use an algebraic function of cubic polynomials whereas TrueType uses a quadratic polynomial. TrueType may be faster in the printing process but as computer processors get faster that difference will soon be unnoticeable. The real difference lies in how the fonts are managed by the computer. TrueType fonts contain complete packs of information on the fonts, while Postscript fonts contain some information, but the brains are located within the Adobe Type Manager (ATM) -- free if you purchase any of Adobe's programs.



Duke Raley , Educational Technology Masters Student.
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