preussTYPE : System Requirements

for preussTYPE's CFF OpenType fonts

Windows

• PC using a Pentium™ processor
• Microsoft Windows™ 95, 98, ME, NT 4 (with Service Pack 4), Windows 2000 or Windows XP, Windows Vista 32 or 64 and Windows 7
• ATM Light 4.1 (not required for Windows 2000, Windows XP or Vista)
• If using a PostScript printer on Windows 95/98/ME, AdobePS printer driver 4.3 or later is recommended.
• If using a PostScript printer on Windows NT4, AdobePS printer driver 5.1.2 or later is recommended
• 16 MB of RAM (32 MB recommended)

NOTE: W2K, Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7 provide native support for OpenType .otf fonts (as well as PostScript™ Type 1 fonts) and do not require ATM Light or the Adobe PS printer driver.

Macintosh

• Macintosh with PowerPC™ processor
• Mac OS 8.6 through Mac OS 9.1, or Mac OS X
• ATM Light 4.6 (4.6.2 for Mac OS X Classic)
• ATM updater to 4.6.1a/4.6.2a, if using AdobePS 8.8 or later
• 16 MB of RAM (32 MB recommended)
• If using a PostScript™ printer, the latest AdobePS printer driver is recommended.

NOTE: Mac OS X provides native support for CFF OpenType .otf fonts (as well as PostScript™ Type 1 fonts) and does not require ATM Light for use with native and carbon applications. Applications running in Classic mode in Mac OS X still require ATM Light.

The above information is provided by Adobe. You can read more about these requirements here.

Known Incompatibilities
The following applications will fail to properly show PostScript (CFF) flavored OpenType fonts.

• Adobe® Dimensions® 3
• Illustrator® 7 and 8 (versions 9 and 10 work)
• Photoshop® 5.0 (versions 5.5 through 7 all work)
• Adobe® PhotoDeluxe® 1-3
• ImageReady™ 1.0 (version 2 and 3 work)
• Acrobat® 4.00 (version 4.05 and 5 work fine, but text featuring extended OpenType characters may not copy and paste correctly or be searchable, depending on how the PDF was generated)
• Microsoft Word® 2000 & XP (Windows NT/2000/XP): Microsoft Word's "Insert Symbol" function does not recognize OpenType CFF fonts as having extended character sets, but only shows the current codepage.
• Microsoft Word X (Mac OS X): Some OpenType fonts may not type into a Word document correctly.

For more on this view the Adobe Application Compatibility and Issues

Learn More About OpenType

An introduction by Adobe
OpenType Q and A from Adobe