dkletter@adobe.COM (The Wighat) (01/14/90)
> You've got it backwards. Royal exists because of ADOBE's > pig-headedness. Apple wanted to enhance fonts on the Mac. Adobe > would not release their font-hints methods. So Apple was forced to do > its own outline font technology to enhance the macintosh. > This forced Adobe to release the hints, and ATM is Adobe's last-ditch > effort to avoid getting creamed by their earlier pig-headedness. Apple has indicated to Adobe many times that they want to have a proprietary operating system and format for the Mac (i.e. QuickDraw). There have been many Apple/Adobe discussions over these issues and Apple decided that they wanted to introduce the Royal format. While they themselves will NOT be creating Royal fonts, instead they will be releasing the spec's to the public domain for developers/OEMs to use. If Apple wants to forge their own path in this world, that's their right as a company. I think the market will eventually help determine whether it can support two font formats or not. There is an ongoing relationship between Apple and Adobe and I feel very positive about it. Dan Kletter Member of the Technical Staff Software Quality Assurance Adobe Systems Incorporated "Ye-uch! Tiggers DON'T like honey! | dkletter@adobe.com That icky, sticky stuff is only | ...decwrl!adobe.com!adobe!dkletter fit for heffalumps and woosles!" | {sun!decwrl}!adobe!dkletter