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'''TrueDoc''' was an [[outline font]] [[standardization|standard]] developed by [[Bitstream Inc.|Bitstream]] that compactly encodes fonts for use in [[web page]]s through their TrueDoc system. [[Compound document|Embedding]] a typeface in this way has the aim of eliminating graphics sometimes used in headings or other text, and replacing them by standard text, styled via [[CSS]]. The font files are made small by use of subsetting (only including the needed characters), and only need to be downloaded once. It is a secure method, in that fonts can only be used for the pages they were intended for, and not on other sites, or in other applications.
TrueDoc was natively supported in [[Netscape Navigator|Netscape Navigator 4]], but was discontinued in [[Netscape 6|Netscape Navigator 6]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Miller|first=Paul V.|date=2002-04-16|title=Bad News for TrueDoc Fans: Wrapping up Embedded Fonts|url=https://www.computerworld.com/article/2784573/bad-news-for-truedoc-fans--wrapping-up-embedded-fonts.html|access-date=2021-03-05|website=Computerworld|language=en}}</ref> and [[Mozilla]] because [[Netscape]] could not release Bitstream's source code. A WebFont Player plugin was available for [[Internet Explorer]], but the technology had to compete against [[Microsoft]]'s [[Embedded Open Type]] fonts natively supported by [[Internet Explorer 4]] and up ([[Windows]] versions only). Another impediment was the lack of open-source or free tool to create webfonts in TrueDoc format, whereas Microsoft made available a free [[Web Embedding Fonts Tool]] to create webfonts in their format.
Corel Draw X4 was one of the few graphic design programs with the option of using the TrueDoc system while saving files.
[[Monotype Imaging]], which acquired Bitstream's font business, neither markets the TrueDoc technology nor offers it for sale.
== See also ==
* [[Embedded OpenType]]
* [[Web Open Font Format]]
* [[Web typography]]
== References ==
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== External links ==
*{{cite web|url=http://www.bitstream.com/font_rendering/products/truedoc/index.html|title=TrueDoc|date=Feb 25, 2008|archivedate=March 19, 2008|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080319075452/http://www.bitstream.com/font_rendering/products/truedoc/index.html|publisher=[[Bitstream Inc.]]|accessdate=6 February 2010}}
*{{cite web|url=http://www.bitstream.com/font_rendering/products/truedoc/pfrspec.html |title=TrueDoc PFR Specification|date=Feb 25, 2008|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080225160925/http://www.bitstream.com/font_rendering/products/truedoc/pfrspec.html|publisher=[[Bitstream Inc.]]|archivedate=February 25, 2008|accessdate=6 February 2010}}
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