Mac OS 8 and 9 Developer Documentation: FontSync

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FontSync provides a common method for identifying fonts based upon the content of the font, rather than just the font name, as a document is moved from machine to machine. Your application can use FontSync to compare fonts used on different machines, thus helping the user minimize font mismatch errors.

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		FontSync 1.0 [PDF] This preliminary document describes FontSync 1.0 functionality. Features discussed include font references; FontSync profiles; functions for iterating, identifying, and matching fonts on a host system; and functions for building font menus and other font selection human interface parts.