The following discussion is a list of common questions and answers about how fonts are handled when QuickDraw GX is de-installed.

• Q: Does de-installing QuickDraw GX un-convert the fonts, or does it simply copy the archived fonts back into the Fonts folder?
• A: Performing a "Custom Remove" of ATM GX using the QuickDraw GX Installer deletes the "converted" Type 1 font(s) and copy back the screen and printer Type 1 fonts from the Archived Type 1 fonts folder to the Fonts folder.

  The only fonts "converted" when installing QuickDraw GX are Type 1 fonts. However, these fonts were actually not "converted," but instead a new font is created from the screen and printer fonts. The screen and printer fonts are then placed into the Archived Type 1 fonts folder.

  Note: This process ONLY takes place if ATM GX is selected as part of the QuickDraw GX installation, otherwise the Type 1 screen and printer fonts are left unprocessed in the Fonts folder.

• Q: Are the QuickDraw GX-modified fonts, which are trashed during de-installation, removed from the Fonts folder?
• A: They are not "trashed" - the originals are moved back as explained in the previous answer.
• Q: What if non-QuickDraw GX-converted fonts are in the System Folder's Fonts folder?
• A: If there are "non-converted" screen and printer Type 1 fonts in the Fonts folder when the de-install takes place, they are left alone. The only fonts deleted are the "converted" Type 1 fonts in the Fonts folder.
• Q: Is this process of converting the fonts the same as the Type 1 Enabler program?
• A: Yes.
• Q: How are the fonts modified?
• A: A totally new font is created from the screen and printer Type 1 fonts. Basically, the screen font is duplicated and the Type 1 data is added to the new font.

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