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_Catherine_Walkner_
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March 18, 2009
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"Recovering" My Copy of Tekton MM

  • March 18, 2009
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I own a legal copy of the Tekton Multiple Master. It came bundled with my original copy of ATM 4.0, which worked fine when I was using Windows NT/2000. The OS on my current home PC is XP. When I try to install Tekton using the built-in Windows Font Installer, no fonts are recognized on the ATM CD. Is there some way to "recover" (uncover?) a usable copy of Tekton from this CD? It's one of my favorite fonts, but I can't afford to replace it. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I have a feeling I know the answer, but have to ask it anyway.

Thanks!

Catherine
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    Dov Isaacs
    Dov Isaacs
    Legend
    March 18, 2009
    The Windows Fonts Control Panel and its "Install Fonts" function does not support Multiple Master fonts. ATM Lite 4.1.1. Furthermore, no version of Windows natively supports Multiple Master fonts. Assuming that you are not running Vista (i.e., you are running Windows 2000 or XP), you can download and install ATM Lite 4.1 from Adobe's website at . ATM Lite 4.1 will allow you to install the Multiple Master fonts as well as create instances from same.

    Having said that, ATM Deluxe is no longer marketed or available from Adobe and ATM in general is not supported by Adobe, nor are there any plans to replace ATM. Multiple Master fonts are no longer licensed by Adobe and we would strongly advise that as an alternative, you license the equivalent OpenType fonts. Multiple Master fonts are really not particularly viable any more on the newest OS versions and in newer application versions.

    - Dov
    - Dov Isaacs, former Adobe Principal Scientist (April 30, 1990 - May 30, 2021)
    BobLevine
    Community Expert
    BobLevineCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    March 18, 2009
    Can't MM fonts be installed in the Adobe fonts folder for use by CS
    applications?

    Bob
    Dov Isaacs
    Dov Isaacs
    Legend
    March 18, 2009
    They can be so-installed, but Adobe applications no longer have the facility to generate new instances or to dynamically choose any position along the design axis.

    - Dov
    - Dov Isaacs, former Adobe Principal Scientist (April 30, 1990 - May 30, 2021)
    T
    Thomas Phinney
    Inspiring
    March 18, 2009
    > MM fonts are no longer supported

    True.

    > and there is no way to use them
    > under Vista or subsequent operating systems.

    Well, there is, but the routes are not supported. You'd have to install and run ATM on Vista, which involves turning off "User Account Control." This is a bit of a security risk. (I do it, but I am not recommending it.)

    Cheers,

    T
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    _Herb_V_B_
    Participating Frequently
    March 18, 2009
    Multiple Master fonts aren't supported by XP, but they can be used if
    you install the latest version of ATM. This is the only case where ATM
    is required under XP.

    MM fonts are no longer supported, and there is no way to use them
    under Vista or subsequent operating systems. With ATM you can create
    instances and save the results as ordinary Type 1 fonts, which are,
    and for the foreseeable future will be, supported.

    - Herb
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