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Adobe NFNTs?

    22-Oct-88 03:39:32
Sb: #6175-Adobe NFNTs?
Fm: Scott R. Leyes 71041,121
To: Steve Brecher 70001,1011
In the case of Stone, however, there are two "parent" FONDs (as I refer to them)…"Plain" and "Semibold". Choosing "Bold" from the style menu for "Plain" gets you Semibold, choosing "bold" from the style menu for "Semibold" gets you "BOLD". Hence much confusion. Another problem: Helvetica Light. This FOND refers to Helvetica BLACK, and should (if I read your system correctly) one Harmonize this family, the Black variation would dissappear from the menus. BUt most people find it very confusing to choose Helvetica Light when they need BLACK; this is why I set up systems to read both. Of course you can't set up a utility to deal with all of these exceptions individually, and from what I've seen so far (I got a look at the Harmonzer Help file) you did a great job. I wonder if a future update might include an advanced option to specify exceptions? Or is this just giving the public a gun with which to shoot themselves? -Scott Leyes