PostScript Driver 8.7, ATM 4.6 and OpenType font support

Adobe PostScript Printer Driver 8.7 adds support for PostScript printers equipped with a Universal Serial Bus (USB). [Note: To set up a USB PostScript printer, start the Desktop Printer Utility and choose AdobePS from the pop-up menu in the New Desktop Printer window. ] Especially intriguing is this quote from the Web page: "AdobePS 8.7 supports OpenType fonts using Adobe Type Manager (ATM) 4.6." First, ATM 4.6 is not yet released. Second, if you were wondering what exactly is an OpenType font, you are not alone. We admit to having only a vague recollection of this subject. However, a search of the Adobe Web site came up with the answers, including this quote regarding "What is OpenType?" "The OpenType font format is an extension of the TrueType font format, adding support for PostScript font data. The OpenType font format was developed jointly by Microsoft and Adobe. OpenType fonts and the operating system services which support OpenType fonts provide users with a simple way to install and use fonts, whether the fonts contain TrueType outlines or CFF (PostScript) outlines. OpenType fonts are also referred to as TrueType Open v.2.0 fonts, because they use the TrueType 'sfnt' font file format. PostScript data included in OpenType fonts may be directly rasterized or converted to the TrueType outline format for rendering, depending on which rasterizers have been installed in the host operating system. But the user model is the same: OpenType fonts just work. Users will not need to be aware of the type of outline data in OpenType fonts." If anyone knows if or when such fonts are/will be available for the Mac, let us know. Update: Jamie McKee replies: "To date, I only know of one OpenType font for the Mac. It's called Tekton Pro, and it comes with Adobe InDesign. InDesign has it's own Fonts folder, and a font put in that folder is instantly recognized by InDesign. Otherwise, I think the OS has to support OpenType before one can use OpenType fonts. I know Windows 2000 supports OpenType...not sure about OS 9/X. Basically you can think of OpenType as QuickDraw GX. OpenType fonts have the ability to have a number of ligatures, swashcaps, true small caps, Old Style Figures, and other glyphs built into a single font, without requiring additional expert set fonts or Adobe's failed Multiple Master. Once again, it seems Apple was just ahead of its time."