palatino linotype (in XP) v palatino (Adobe) -what's the diff & where to buy palatino

[Atilla]

Hi!
The main difference between both versions of the font is, that Palatino
Linotype is an OpenType Version with TrueType Outlines, where the original
"Linotype"(No it's not an Adobe font) version is available either in
PostScript or in TrueType Verison.
The OpenType Version, that is part of the Windows OS contains a wider
language support, contains more glyphs.

All three formats of the Palatino can be ordered from the Linotype Library
website.
I am not sure whether Adobe sells PostScript fonts any longer, but as far as
I know, the should even have an OpenType Version of the Palatino with
PostScript Outlines. This one has no wider language support, but it has
enhanced typographic features, at least a few.

Sorry, if this sounds weird, but it simply is.
Here some links:
www.linotypelibrary.com
www.adobe.com

regards

Ati

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> palatino linotype (in XP) v palatino (Adobe) -what's the diff
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> where can i buy palatino?
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> thanks
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[Atilla]

> Does that mean in terms of how they look in print there is no difference
between
> Palatino Linotype and Palatino?

I'm not sure whether they have changed the design of the Palatino for
OpenType.
I can Imagine, that they have optimized some glyphs...

> And what does opentype with truetype outlines
> mean?
OpenType is not a total new development.
It is some sort of merging PostScript and TrueType technologies.
Basically OT's data structure is based on TrueType, but it allows the usage
of PostScript outlines for glyph representation.
So you have OpenType with PostScript outlines or OpenType with TrueType
outlines.

Beside that, OT has enhanced (so called) features.
That means Unicode support and some typographic features, as ligatures and
small caps, et cetera...
Features must be supported on the application level. Like in Adobe InDesign,
where you can switch on e.g. ligatures and all character combinations that
are proclaimed (inside the font) as ligatures will automatically switch to
the ligature character instead of displaying two single characters.
This great advantage is also the great weakness of OT, because every font
may have an individual support of features.
And be carefull which app you use. Not every app supports all features and
the features that they support are not available for both OT versions. For
Example: MS Word does not not support Unicode, if the used OT font contains
PostScript outlines, but it supports unicode if the OT contains TrueType
outlines.

Now, is this weird???
Didn't want to confuse you, sorry. ; )

Ati