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September 16th, 2007, 12:32 PM
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| Font Book Dilemma—Enlighten me please I have a collection of fonts dating back some years that I keep in my Font Folder in my User's Library Folder. Most of these are in Suitcases and I presume are Bitmap fonts that I had used in Mac OS 9 and prior OS's. I am currently running OS 10.4.10 on an Intel MacBook (as the "Administrator"). The problem is that Font Book does not recognize any of them in its Font Panel. However, when I do a "Validate File..." from the Font Book "File" menu and navigate to my Fonts folder (~/Username/Library/Fonts), it shows all the fonts, allows me to select them in the Finder, to validate them (most pass the validation check), but when I click on the "Install Checked" button—nothing happens. Does this mean that the fonts are too old for use in OS X or what? Furthermore, for those fonts that do NOT pass the validation check, does this mean they should not, under any circumstances, be installed (assuming they could be)?  |
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#2
September 16th, 2007, 12:52 PM
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| This article goes into detail on how fonts work in mac os x: http://www.macworld.com/2002/07/secr...tion/index.php I don't think Classic fonts are directly usable by OS X because they must be stored in the Classic/system/fonts folder and are a different file format. They are usable by Classic and it's apps running in Classic Mode, however. But try copying them to the font folder you create (described below) and see if they load in OS X. If they do, you're in business unless you get a font error thrown at you upon RIPing a file for print. Also, get rid of FontBook! There's a better option out there which will greatly improve your font experience, called Linotype Font Explorer (http://www.linotype.com/fontexplorer). Install it and first run Tools/Clean System Fonts Folder. It will remove all but the necessary system fonts from OS X. (Speeds performance since you won't then load all your fonts at start up, for every app.) Then create a new folder called MY FONTS, or something similar, and store all your fonts there. Then load them into FontExplorer. Your font performance and utilization will greatly improve. You can even scan your fonts for issues. I love this app and have used it for the past 3 years without issue. They update it regularly.
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#3
September 16th, 2007, 09:41 PM
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If you used Extensis's font management utility Suitcase to manage your fonts on MacOS 9, then you need download and read the small PDF on Extensis's website. |
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#4
September 17th, 2007, 08:09 AM
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| Many thanks. I downloaded FontExplorer as you suggested and I have most of the fonts up and running. One font suitcase failed due to lack of the necessary screen font, and I wondered whether there were any software that could generate a screen font from a bitmap? |
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#6
September 17th, 2007, 12:59 PM
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| Oh! It's a font called "DCRTimes" that was crafted by some University Lab to handle the diacritical marks on Roman transliteration of Indian languages. Very esoteric—not one of your regular font families |
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#7
September 21st, 2007, 09:20 PM
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| I have been able to use this font (DCRTimes) on my iMac by putting it into the "Classic" System Folder. Microsoft Word X sees it from there and it operates normally in Classic mode (OS X—Panther), or with Word Perfect when booted directly into OS 9.2.2. I am beginning to think there is something about the Intel chip (MacBook), or perhaps Tiger (OS 10.4.10) that prevents the use of it on this machine (Font Explorer tells me it is lacking a screen font). Is this possible? |
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September 21st, 2007, 10:45 PM
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