Fonts in Classic?

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ian27

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Okay, don't laugh but how do I install fonts for programs that run in classic mode?

I have a font installed in OSX which is fine, but I also need to use this font in MM Fireworks 4 which runs in classic and it doesn't seem to recognise the font I need.

What am I doing wrong?

Thanks.

Ian
 
I am assuming that this is an extra font that you have chosen for your project.

Try:
Find the font file in the OS X system (hard drive>Library>Fonts)
Make a copy of it.
Move the copy to the System 9 folder(hard drive>System 9 folder>fonts)

Make sure classic is not running when you do this. Once classic starts, that font should show.
 
Thanks for the reply.

Hmm, I've tried that but no joy. It seems to work when I move other fonts to the System 9 fonts folder, but this particular font isn't being recognised, it just works in OSX. This is weird because it used to work fine when I ran OS9.

Any other suggestions?

Thanks.

Ian
 
Hi Jeff, the font in question is a TrueType font. I've attached it below. Do you have any suggestions what I can do with it?

By the way, I really like your website.

Thanks.

Ian
 

Attachments

Thanks!

As far as I know, Classic/OS 9 does not support TrueType fonts such as that one. You may need Adobe Type Manager Deluxe or something to run in Classic to get that font to activate.
 
Especially if that font is a pc font (the .zip file and its icon are an indication to me that it may be) it will not work on your computer. The only way it will is if you place it in your system/fonts folder in your classic system folder and restart classic.

I don't think OS X fonts work in classic, so you shouldn't copy those fonts to your classic folder.
 
The .ZIP file could mean that it was created on a PC, or, equally as likely, made from OS X's Finder with the "Create Archive of '...'" option.

There is no such thing as an OS X font or a Classic font. There are TrueType fonts (the .dfont format used in OS X is basically TrueType), OpenType fonts, PostScript Type 1 fonts, PostScript Type 2 fonts and others. Neither are specific to a PC or a Mac, or to OS X or to Classic. TrueType fonts are more common on the PC side, but Macs running OS X can most definitely use them as well (I do).

Right now, I have a combination of .dfonts, TrueType fonts, PostScript fonts and OpenType fonts on my OS X machine, and they all activate and appear just fine. However, OS 9's default font format is PostScript, so adding a TrueType font or an OpenType font to System Folder:Fonts (there is no system/fonts folder in Classic or OS 9) won't do anything.

There are also font conversion tools out there that work with some degree of success -- I've had a good many fonts convert from TrueType to PostScript perfectly, but others seem to give me a problem -- probably because it's also possible to put a sort of "protection" on fonts to prevent them from being embedded in documents, a function that is required in order to be able to convert them.

Might wanna look through these and see if any can help you:
http://www.versiontracker.com/php/s...search&str=font+convert&plt[]=macosx&x=13&y=8

If you want to use that font in Classic or OS 9, you'll either want to convert it to a PostScript font, or use Adobe Type Manager Deluxe for Classic/OS 9, and information on it can be found here:
http://www.adobe.com/products/atm/main.html
 
Yeah, when I was using OS9 I used to use a program called font converter I think, which would attempt to convert PC fonts into Mac friendly fonts. I think this is what I had to do with this particular form if I remember correctly.

Thanks for the links Jeff I'll take a look at them them now. I've just been on ebay trying to find a mac upgrade to Fireworks MX which would almost certainly solve the problem but no joy on there at the moment - nevermind!

Thanks for all your help fellas!

Ian
 
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