Win/Mac font compatibility

I posted this at the bottom of a thread I started a while back about font substitution, but I guess it was too far
down the heap to be noticeable. So here it is again.
I had problems with two fonts being substituted in a packaged file sent to a Mac user. I have realised that while most
of the fonts used in the document are OpenType, the two that were substituted were Type 1s. So I have bought OpenType
versions which I am hoping the Mac will be able to use and so not cause the substitution problem.
But if I am right about the cause of the problem and my solution, I can't square that with my use of Dingbats in the
file, my Dingbats being a Type 1 but no substition having taken place on the Mac.
Is it possible that when the file was opened on the Mac there was some sort of automatic substitution for a Mac version
of Dingbats?
k

I have run tests that further complicate the issue.
I packaged a file and got the Mac user to make a PDF.
The original Type 1 Helvetica Bold, that had been substituted when a file using it was opened before, is now rendering
correctly. The new OpenType Helvetica Bold is being replaced.
When I look at the properties of the PDF, what I am assuming is the OpenType Helvetica shows as a TrueType font, while
other OpenType fonts specifically MyriadPro are described as Type 1.
Two versions of Garamond were included a Type 1 and an OpenType to check compatibility and as expected the Type 1
version was substituted while the OpenType version rendered correctly. But in the fonts list for the PDF, only one
Garamond is listed, described as a Type 1.
I made the test file on CS3, but I see the Mac user has made the PDF on CS4.
Any clues?
k

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