On Friday 15 April 2011 07:32:40 Ulrike Fischer wrote: > Am Thu, 14 Apr 2011 18:37:40 +0000 schrieb Kārlis Repsons:
> >> The case is different for different font formats: pdftex/latex+dvips > >> still needs type1 fonts. So removing them could be a problem. > > > > Those, which live within TeXLive installation? Or Type1 as such is > > considered obsolete/obsoleting?? > > I'm not sure I understand the question. Type1 is considered by some > people as obsolete and in the long run the format will probably > disappear. But quite a lot pdflatex/latex+dvips and even xelatex > documents would break if you remove the type1 fonts from texlive. This far I used only xelatex and was quite happy with what it can produce, so I got curious: what is that pdftex, dvi, ps stuff all for, when there is xelatex, and pdf viewers are the most common choice? I realize there ought to be a lot of reason for why they exist, but in simple words -- for what use cases would anything more be needed from that company where xelatex is? Likewise (and in relation) -- why are Type1 fonts typically needed? Do they have any considerable advantage in printed works?
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