So you do most of your work in Illustrator and convert the text to paths? Is that what you mean "convert to paths"? Is there an option to do that in InDesign? You say "it is beneficial to have postscript." Does that mean a PostScript version of the font? When the TTF doesn't turn to paths right, is it because it is a font with a lot of detail? If you did the same with a simpler font like Century Gothic, would it be ok? Try to dumb it down for me... talk to me like I know nothing of what you're talking about.
I'm wanting to learn "best practices" for sending files to printers.
Thanks for answering all these questions! This is REALLY helpful!