

But now is the time to "do the best we can", not the time to argue that point.

more canonical, less expensive, simpler, or all of the above), I would like to hear about it.Īfter all this, I have my doubts that the original specification is even precisely valid. Do they even exist?Īm I even going about this the right way? I wound up at the Adobe site first because of their apparent dominance of search results, but if there is a better alternative (i.e. So, I think to be safest I need TTF versions of these fonts.

to top it all off, I am not even certain our label printer (Zebra Z4M) is compatible with any non-TrueType fonts, other than those provided by the manufacturer, and they do not appear to offer the fonts we require. I thought I might have better results on the Linotype site but the issues (other than the bundling) are basically the same - they don't appear to sell the exact specific font, and I'm not exactly sure what "format" I'll be getting. Assuming I could find the specific fonts I want, is there no way to buy individual fonts? (Not clearly to me, at least.) Furthermore, the ones that seem closest are all bundled into packs of multiple fonts.

When I attempt to browse fonts in the Adobe store alphabetically, I also do not see any fonts that clearly correspond to Helv. Is there another "common" name for these fonts? (No "add to cart" button, etc.) And, when I attempt to search the Adobe site using their built-in search, I don't see any results that directly correspond to "Medium Condensed". When I do a web search for "Helvetica Condensed Medium", I see one identical result in the Adobe store and a bunch of references to "Neue 67" variant of Helvetica, which, as I understand, is not identical.īut when I view that Adobe link, there is no apparent way to actually purchase that font. The client has very specific requirements, calling for Helvetica Medium Condensed and Helvetica Bold Condensed ( you can see the document here, Section 5). I am working on a shipping label that is incidental to a database system I am responsible for supporting.
