<HTML> <HEAD> <!-- Created with AOLpress/2.0 --> <!-- AP: Created on: 21-Nov-2001 --> <!-- AP: Last modified: 21-Nov-2001 --> <TITLE>Frequently Asked Questions.</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY> <P> <A HREF="faq.html" Target=faq>No Frames</A> <UL> <LI> <A HREF="faq.html#font-editor" Target=faq>Why a font editor, aren't there enough fonts already?</A> <LI> <A HREF="faq.html#widget-set" Target=faq>Why is PfaEdit based on a non-standard widget set?</A> <LI> <A HREF="faq.html#hint-subs" Target=faq>How do I make it use hint substitution?</A> <LI> <A HREF="faq.html#flex-hints" Target=faq>How do I make it use flex hints?</A> <LI> <A HREF="faq.html#fuzzy" Target=faq>My characters are all perfectly hinted, why do some stems have different widths (or appear fuzzy, or fade away completely)?</A> <LI> <A HREF="faq.html#new-name" Target=faq>How do I add a character with a new name?</A> <LI> <A HREF="faq.html#Open-size" Target=faq>Why isn't my Open Type font much smaller than the .pfb file?</A> <LI> <A HREF="faq.html#Open-difference" Target=faq>What's the difference between OpenType and PostScript (or TrueType) fonts?</A> <LI> <A HREF="faq.html#save-no-change" Target=faq>After I generate a font and quit, why does PfaEdit ask if I want to save the font? I didn't change anything.</A> <LI> <A HREF="faq.html#TeX" Target=faq>Why doesn't TeX work with my fonts?</A> <LI> <A HREF="faq.html#minify-iconify" Target=faq>Why does my window get iconified when I want to minify the view?</A> <LI> <A HREF="faq.html#no-mu" Target=faq>Why isn't there a character named "mu" in my greek font?</A> <LI> <A HREF="faq.html#no-copy-names" Target=faq>Why doesn't Edit->Copy copy character names as well as glyph info?</A> <LI> <A HREF="faq.html#cidmaps" Target=faq>What on earth are the cidmap files, and should I care about them?</A> <LI> <A HREF="cidmenu.html#CID" Target=faq>(What is a CID-keyed font?)</A> <LI> <A HREF="faq.html#font-install" Target=faq>How do I install the fonts once I've made them?</A> <LI> <A HREF="faq.html#How-mac" Target=faq>How do I edit fonts from my macintoy?</A> <LI> <A HREF="faq.html#simplify" Target=faq>Does the simplify command lose accuracy?</A> <LI> <A HREF="faq.html#cubic-quadratic" Target=faq>How does PfaEdit convert a cubic spline into a quadratic spline for truetype?</A> </UL> </BODY></HTML>