Roman fonts can also use these capabilities to create useful and original effects. TrueEdit's features are discussed in Adding Language and Script Support . Style variations QuickDraw GX dramatically expands the definition of type style. Where previously font developers and end users have been limited to regular, italic, bold, and bold italic, GX families can offer as many styles as the developer can create. With GX style variations , a single font can contain axes which define a range of styles, from light to bold, condensed to extended, or straight to wiggly.
End users can choose any point along each axis and immediately see the effect on selected text.
Style variations can also be used for new effects such as animated text and icons. The Apple tool Mutator, described in the preface, is available for font developers interested in creating style variations. TrueEdit cannot create style variations. Other capabilities QuickDraw GX offers many new capabilities, so it is even more important for font developers to focus on creating a complete font package that works well for the end user. No matter how much time and effort you put into building a font, no font exists alone.