TrueDoc was an

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developed by

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that compactly encodes fonts for use in

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s through their TrueDoc system.

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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 4, but was discontinued in Netscape Navigator 6 and

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because

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could not release Bitstream's source code. A WebFont Player plugin was available for

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, but the technology had to compete against

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's Embedded Open Type fonts natively supported by

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and up (

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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.

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X4 was one of the few graphic design programs with the option of using the TrueDoc system while saving files.

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, which acquired Bitstream's font business, neither markets the TrueDoc technology nor offers it for sale.

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* * {{typography-stub Typesetting Font formats

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