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==Other typescripts==
Typescript usage is best done by creating your own typeface and using it. There are no pre-defined combinations, only tools for your own combinations. As you can use arbitrary fonts "on-the-fly" with the above wildcard typescripts, I see pre-built typescripts for Apple fonts as being more stifling to the designer than anything else!
; hoefler : Rich serif AAT font from Apple. There are many features in the font, not yet exploited by the basic typescript.
\definetypeface [MyFace][rm][serif][hoefler][default][encoding=uc]
; lucidagrande : Very extensive Unicode and language support in this sans serif AAT font from Apple. Only Regular and Bold weights are available.
\definetypeface [MyFace][ss][sans][lucidagrande][default][encoding=uc]
; gillsans & gillsanslt : Although there are not many features in this classic humanist sans, it is available at three different font weights. 'gillsans' offers regular and bold, and 'gillsanslt' offers light as the <tt>\tf</tt> variant and regular as the <tt>\bf</tt> weight.
\definetypeface [MyFace][ss][sans][gillsanslt][default][encoding=uc]
; optima : Nothing special in this typescript, except that it defines an ''OptimaBlack'' synonym for your use.
\definetypeface [MyFace][ss][sans][optima][default][encoding=uc]
; zapfino & applechancery ; These rich AAT fonts are defined as 'handwriting' and 'calligraphy' fonts, respectively. By using them as 'serif' fonts, however, you can use other variants through the <tt>\it</tt>, <tt>\bf</tt>, etc. alternatives.
\definetypeface [MyFace][hw][handwriting][zapfino][default][encoding=uc] % or
\definetypeface [MyFace][rm][serif] [zapfino][default][encoding=uc]
A couple of typescripts to get you started with non-Apple fonts:
; timesnewroman & arial : MS Office 2004 updates these fonts with quite impressive Unicode coverage.
\definetypeface [MS][rm][serif][timesnewroman][default][encoding=uc]
\definetypeface [MS][ss][sans] [arial] [default][encoding=uc]
; gentium : SIL also produce a very attractive Unicode font, [http://scripts.sil.org/gentium Gentium], that is available in both regular and italic varieties.
\definetypeface [MyFace][rm][serif][gentium][default][encoding=uc]
==Creating your own typescripts==
