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桌面字体
TrueType Font - universal desktop font format developed by Apple and Microsoft in the 1980s. Uses quadratic Bézier curves for glyph outlines. Excellent screen rendering with hinting technology. Works on all platforms (Windows, Mac, Linux). Supports Unicode with up to 65,536 glyphs. Standard desktop font format with maximum compatibility. Perfect for document embedding, desktop publishing, and cross-platform typography. Universal support in all operating systems and applications. Reliable choice for general-purpose font usage.
OpenType Font - modern font format jointly developed by Adobe and Microsoft (1996) extending TrueType. Uses cubic Bézier curves (PostScript outlines) allowing more complex glyph shapes. Supports advanced typography features (ligatures, alternate glyphs, contextual substitutions). Can contain up to 65,536 glyphs enabling comprehensive language support. Cross-platform compatibility (Windows, Mac, Linux). Industry standard for professional typography and multilingual documents. Perfect for print design, branding, and high-quality typography. Superior to TTF for complex scripts and advanced typographic features.
Mac Data Fork Font - legacy Macintosh font format storing TrueType/PostScript data in data fork. Used in Mac OS 9 and earlier. Phased out with Mac OS X transition to .ttf and .otf. Contains complete font data in single file (unlike resource fork fonts). Limited compatibility with modern systems. Convert to TTF or OTF for current macOS and cross-platform use. Historical format important for accessing old Mac fonts. Mainly encountered when migrating legacy Mac systems.
Compact Font Format - Adobe's space-efficient font outline format used within OpenType fonts. Stores glyph outlines using PostScript-based charstrings. More compact than TrueType outlines. Used in OTF fonts with PostScript outlines. Not standalone font file - embedded in OTF. Professional typography standard. Better compression than TTF outlines. Extract from OTF or work with complete OTF fonts.
CID-Keyed Font - Adobe font format for large character sets (Asian languages with thousands of characters). Character ID based system for efficient large font handling. Used in professional CJK (Chinese, Japanese, Korean) typography. Complex format requiring PostScript RIP support. Legacy format superseded by Unicode OpenType. Convert to modern OTF with Unicode mapping for compatibility. Important for accessing legacy Asian language fonts.
Spline Font Database - FontForge's native font format. Editable font source format storing complete font data including editing information. ASCII or binary format with full font metadata. Used in font design and development. Convert to TTF/OTF for deployable fonts. Perfect for font design workflow. Maintains complete font development history. FontForge is free open-source font editor.
Unified Font Object - open source font source format (XML-based directory structure). Developed by font tool creators for interoperability. Stores complete font design data in human-readable XML. Used by modern font editors (RoboFont, Glyphs, FontForge). Perfect for font development and version control. Industry standard for open font source files. Compile to TTF/OTF for distribution. Excellent for collaborative font design.
网页格式
Web Open Font Format - font format specifically designed for web use (2009). Compressed TrueType/OpenType fonts reducing file size by ~40%. Supported by 99% of browsers (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge). Includes metadata for licensing and font information. Perfect for website typography ensuring consistent rendering across devices. Industry standard for web fonts. Faster page loads than raw TTF/OTF. Essential for modern web design and custom typography. Recommended for broad web compatibility.
WOFF 2.0 - improved web font format (2014) with better compression using Brotli algorithm. 30% smaller than WOFF with faster decompression. Supported by all modern browsers (96%+ global coverage). Maintains WOFF's metadata and licensing features. Superior performance for web typography. Recommended format for modern websites. Falls back to WOFF for older browsers. Essential for optimizing website performance and reducing bandwidth. Default choice for contemporary web development.
Embedded OpenType - proprietary web font format developed by Microsoft for Internet Explorer. Compressed and subset fonts with DRM protection. Only supported by Internet Explorer (legacy browser). Obsolete format replaced by WOFF/WOFF2. Historically important for web fonts (1997-2010s). Still encountered in legacy websites. Not recommended for new projects. Convert to WOFF2/WOFF for modern browsers. Maintained only for backward compatibility with old IE versions.
SVG Font - vector-based font format embedded in SVG files. Defines glyphs as SVG paths allowing colors, gradients, and effects. Deprecated for web use in favor of WOFF. Limited browser support (only Safari supports SVG fonts). Larger file sizes than outline fonts. Mainly historical format. Useful for special effects and colored fonts. Modern alternative: OpenType-SVG. Not recommended for general use. Better options: WOFF2 with icon fonts or OpenType color fonts.
专业格式
PostScript Font Binary - Adobe Type 1 binary format for professional printing (1984). Contains glyph outlines in PostScript language. Excellent print quality with precise curves. Requires corresponding PFM or AFM metrics file. Standard in professional publishing and printing industry. Limited to 256 glyphs (single-byte encoding). Being replaced by OpenType. Still used in legacy publishing workflows. Convert to OTF for modern compatibility while preserving PostScript quality.
PostScript Font ASCII - Adobe Type 1 ASCII variant of PFB format. Human-readable PostScript code defining font outlines. Used for font development and debugging. Less efficient than PFB binary format. Requires PFM or AFM metrics file. Same quality as PFB for printing. Legacy format for professional typography. Convert to OTF for modern systems. Primarily historical significance in desktop publishing evolution.
Printer Font Metrics - Windows metrics file for Type 1 PostScript fonts. Contains font measurements (character widths, kerning pairs, bounding boxes). Required companion to PFB/PFA for proper rendering on Windows. Text file format with font metrics data. Does not contain glyph outlines. Legacy format from Windows 3.1/95 era. Used with PFB for complete Type 1 font installation. Modern OpenType fonts include metrics internally. Convert Type 1 fonts to OTF to consolidate metrics and outlines.
Adobe Font Metrics - Adobe's metrics format for Type 1 PostScript fonts. Contains character widths, kerning pairs, ligatures, and bounding boxes. ASCII text format readable by humans and applications. Companion to PFB/PFA outline files. Used by font design tools and professional publishing software. Essential for proper font spacing and kerning. Legacy format with historical importance in digital typography. Modern fonts embed metrics in OTF format. Convert to OpenType for integrated metrics and outlines.
Binary Font File - generic binary font data format used by various font tools and editors. Contains raw font outline data without specific format wrapper. Used in font development and conversion pipelines. Requires specific tools to process. Not a standard end-user format. Intermediate format in font creation workflow. Convert to TTF or OTF for usable fonts. Primarily relevant in font design and development contexts.
Mac Suitcase Font - legacy Macintosh font container (Mac OS Classic) storing multiple fonts in one file. Contains TrueType or PostScript fonts in resource fork. Used with Font Suitcase format (.suit extension). Obsolete with Mac OS X migration. Poor compatibility with modern systems. Required Font/DA Mover for installation on old Macs. Extract individual fonts and convert to TTF/OTF for modern use. Important for recovering fonts from classic Mac archives and systems.
PostScript Font Program - Adobe PostScript Type 1 font in PostScript language format. Contains font outlines as PostScript code. Used for printer font downloads and font development. Human-readable but inefficient. Legacy format from desktop publishing era. Convert to OTF for modern usage. Historical importance in professional typography. Mainly encountered in old publishing workflows.
PageMaker 3 Font - legacy font format from Aldus PageMaker 3.0 (1980s desktop publishing). Proprietary format specific to early PageMaker versions. Obsolete format with no modern support. Important only for recovering old PageMaker documents. Convert to TTF/OTF if font data recoverable. Historical artifact from desktop publishing evolution. Better alternatives available for all uses.
Type 11 Font - variant of PostScript CID-Keyed font format. Used for complex fonts with large character sets. Legacy format for Asian language fonts. Limited modern support. Convert to Unicode OpenType for compatibility. Historical format in CJK font development. Modern alternatives handle large character sets better with Unicode.
Type 42 Font - PostScript font format wrapping TrueType outlines. Hybrid format combining PostScript wrapper with TrueType data. Used for downloading TrueType fonts to PostScript printers. Primarily printer-internal format. Limited end-user relevance. Convert underlying TrueType to TTF/OTF. Historical bridge between TrueType and PostScript worlds.
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常见问题
什么是 PFA 文件,它与其他 Type 1 字体格式有何不同?
PFA 文件是 PostScript Type 1 字体的 ASCII 或基于文本的表示。
与二进制 PFB 版本不同,PFA 将其加密和未加密部分完全存储为可读文本形式。
这种结构使 PFA 适合于偏好纯文本数据流的系统。
为什么 PFA 字体通常在 UNIX 和早期 PostScript 工作流程中使用?
UNIX 打印机和 RIP 系统比二进制传输更可靠地处理 ASCII 数据。
基于文本的字体与 shell 工具和基于管道的出版软件无缝集成。
这使得 PFA 成为许多早期企业打印环境的首选。
为什么 PFA 文件可能比其 PFB 等效文件更大?
PFA 以可读文本表示十六进制数据,这显著增加了文件大小。
PFB 紧凑存储的二进制序列在 PFA 中变成冗长的 ASCII 字符串。
这种权衡更倾向于透明性和可移植性,而非紧凑性。
为什么某些RIP系统比PFB文件更能预测性地解释PFA文件?
ASCII数据消除了由于不同平台编码导致的二进制误解释的风险。
较旧的PostScript解释器针对文本流进行了优化,使得PFA成为安全的默认选择。
这提高了大型打印网络中的跨系统可靠性。
为什么PFA文件比其他Type 1格式更容易检查和调试?
它们的纯文本结构使得可以使用任何编辑器查看字形数据、提示指令和元数据。
开发人员可以在没有特殊二进制工具的情况下诊断问题。
这种透明性在调试早期出版管道时非常有价值。
为什么许多PFA字体包含可见的加密标记?
Even though the file is ASCII, Type 1 charstrings remain encrypted using Adobe’s original algorithm.
加密以文本形式嵌入,而不是二进制块。
这在保持文件结构可读的同时保护了知识产权。
为什么在通过串行连接传输数据的早期打印机上,PFA字体更受青睐?
ASCII流在慢速或嘈杂的串行连接上经历的传输错误比二进制数据少。
二进制文件中的控制字符可能会提前终止传输。
PFA通过使用可打印字符范围完全避免了这些问题。
为什么PFA文件通常必须与AFM文件配对以便于桌面使用?
PFA仅存储字形轮廓和提示;不包含完整的度量数据。
AFM文件提供宽度、字距对和排版测量。
这两个文件共同对于准确布局至关重要。
为什么专业档案通常同时保留同一字体的PFA和PFB版本?
PFA提供了一个可读的主副本,更适合长期保存。
PFB提供了紧凑性和与旧桌面环境的兼容性。
同时维护这两者确保了未来的可访问性和向后兼容性。
为什么将PFA转换为OpenType有时比将PFB转换为OpenType更简单?
PFA的文本格式允许转换工具解析结构,而无需处理二进制分段。
十六进制编码的部分可以在不同平台上更一致地处理。
这简化了提取过程,然后将轮廓重建为OpenType表。
为什么一些数字字体厂商专门为基于UNIX的排版工具发布PFA文件?
许多TeX和Ghostscript工作流历史上需要PFA以确保兼容性。
这些工具在很大程度上依赖于与ASCII字体更好集成的基于文本的管道。
发布PFA版本确保了科学和学术出版的广泛可访问性。
为什么PFA字体的加载速度通常比二进制Type 1字体慢?
ASCII解析需要比读取紧凑的二进制结构更多的CPU工作。
十六进制表示增加了处理的数据量。
尽管如此,在较旧的环境中,可靠性优势证明了性能成本是合理的。
为什么手动编辑PFA文件可能会引入渲染问题?
即使是ASCII格式的小偏差也可能使PostScript解析失效。
无意的空白或格式错误的十六进制段可能会损坏字符字符串。
需要精确,手动编辑很少被推荐。
为什么一些遗留出版系统仍然请求PFA,尽管现代字体标准已经出现?
专门的科学、法律和档案系统仍然依赖于PostScript文本流。
这些环境优先考虑确定性输出,而不是现代功能集。
因此,PFA在小众、注重稳定性的工作流程中仍然相关。
为什么不再推荐PFA用于通用数字排版?
它缺乏Unicode覆盖、高级布局表和广泛的操作系统支持。
与现代压缩的OpenType格式相比,它的ASCII结构效率低下。
为了长期兼容性和功能丰富性,强烈建议迁移到OpenType。