How TypeStyler Uses Fonts
TypeStyler freely manipulates the outlines of font characters,
always retaining precise proportions critical to font identity. You
can make any type and style fit into a circular shape, a twist
shape, or any of the shapes available in the Shape Library.
A single character is treated as a graphic object if that's all you
enter in the text entry box; similarly, each set of characters that
you enter together in the text entry box is treated as a single
graphic object that you can shape and style in many ways. Styled
text will print smoothly at the maximum resolution of the printer
used.
For ease of selection, TypeStyler provides libraries of fonts
pre-formatted with commonly used styles and shapes. You can use
these as is, or you can individually customize the styles and
shapes for each object in a document. You can style type with
colors, fills, inlines and outlines, and many shadow effects. You
can even save favorite styles in the Style Library.
The Shaper tool allows you to distort characters around arcs and
circles, and between lines or Bezier curves. Bezier curves are
precise geometric curves named after Pierre Bezier; in TypeStyler,
they are adjustable using the objects control points.
TypeStyler's styled type can be exported in a variety of formats,
including PICT, PICT w/alpha channel, GIF, JPEG, PDF, PNG, EPS and
TIFF with clipping paths, Illustrator and Photoshop layers.
Installed Fonts
TypeStyler will use any font installed and made available by the
Mac OS. These can be OpenType, TrueType or PostScript Type1
Fonts.
Support for all fonts is automatic. When TypeStyler is launched, it
searches the System to see which fonts are installed. It then adds
these fonts automatically to the font list within TypeStyler, so
that they are ready for use.
PostScript Type 1 fonts and TrueType fonts are often distributed as
"families". TypeStyler can access all members of a PostScript or
TrueType family.
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