Vladimir is also available for Mac in TTF or PS form.

I have numerous Mac fonts, and I would love to be able to use one I already own. Can anyone suggest a similar-looking Mac font?

Mark, asking us to guess which similar Mac fonts you might have is a bit difficult. Almost any commercial font is available in Mac & PC formats, it's 'freeware' that is often only available in one format.

My suggestion is to search through the Script Font ID Guide, Parts 1, 2, 7 and 8, and see which fonts resemble Vladimir to your eye, and see if you have them in your collection.

I've had pretty good luck using FontAgent Pro on Mac OS X to use PC TTF fonts. This utility is produced by Insider Software. You just copy the font file over and use it directly; you don't need to convert it or anything.

If you send me the font I can test it out for you. Just kidding! Actually, I already have Vladimir. I don't need or want a pirated copy.

Seriously, I recommend using FontAgent Pro since it avoids file conversion, and it seems to be able to use most PC TTF fonts directly.

As a die-hard OS 9 user, I was hoping there was someone who could eyeball the font and say, akin to Arial or Univers or Swiss, "Use Helvetica on the Mac."

Once I have Quark OS X (on the way), these issues will go away--I assume I'll just use the PC font in its native .TTF file format.

I always assumed this board was created so that designers wouldn't HAVE to use "the Script Font ID Guide, Parts 1, 2, 7 and 8, and see which fonts resemble Vladimir to your eye".

Well Mark, that suggestion was supposed to make it simpler for you use your OWN judgement about which fonts were similar enough to meet your needs, rather than have me guess. Those portions of the Guide are not big, and you only need to see related styles instead of looking at all scripts.

Since you can't spare the time (unlike us, apparently), I would suggest Orion Script (on one of the Dover font CD's with Solotype fonts) or Saxony Script, or else my original suggestion of buying the Mac version.

Sorry to keep you waiting.

Thanks Yves.

If I said any more, you would have had to edit my remarks. :-)