On Friday 15 April 2011 10:22:32 Arthur Reutenauer wrote: > > 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? > > Er... because XeTeX was created much later than the formers? Your > question as such doesn't make sense; it could be rephrased as "Why > haven't they disappeared?", and to that the answer is easy: because it > would do much more harm than good. There is no reason to willingly > break compatibility when keeping the earlier programmes costs (almost) > nothing -- especially true for free software. > > > Likewise (and in relation) -- why are Type1 fonts typically needed? Do > > they have any considerable advantage in printed works? > > Same answer. And you should be aware that the Type 1 format was one > of the foundations of OpenType; if it hadn't existed in the past, > OpenType simply wouldn't exist as it is today.
I didn't intend asking anyone to remove compatibility. Just looking from the current perspective and trying to understand why, according to Philip, I drive a VW Beetle... That is, what would be the most important, which some others would miss? (I promise, won't ask much more about that, it's just for a start if I decide there's anywhere to go with it /for me/!)
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