Minimum System Fonts?

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Anyone know the absolute minimum fonts required for OS X? I have figured out the hard way that LucidaGrande is the main display font, but I wasn't sure if technically I need any other font for dialog windows or other less used displays.

My plan is to remove all the dFonts as they are unusable from a print production standpoint (someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I cannot find a service provider that can use the damn things). I also want to move all non-critical fonts to a consolidated location for Suitcase to activate if needed instead of spread all over the damn place in OS X's default locations.
 
send those system fonts (particularly in OSX) to a print bureau.

As for the bare minimum, I used to ditch everything except Arial, Helvetica, Courier and Times. These are the ones in the Library/Fonts folder (and subsidiary User font folders).
 
FYI--I am running mostly OK with ONLY LucidaGrande.

I emptied out all three main font folders (had to use BatchMod to reset permissions for system fonts) and left only LucidaGrande.

I also had to remember to emtpy OS 9's fonts (left a few like Chicago, Courier, Geneva for kicks and core functionality).

So far I have one remaining problem. TextEdit won't launch now. Anyone know which font(s) are required for TextEdit?
 
I got rid of Lucida Grande!

Everything works fine. Sure you haven't set Lucida as the system font with TinkerTool?
 
I have never used Tinker Tool. A few weeks ago when I was goofing around trying to eliminate fonts, I lost all screen displays of fonts when I removed LucidaGrande, so I put it back. Maybe it was the result of something else I did. Maybe I don't in fact need LG either, but for now, I'm leaving it due to the pain I wne thru before (ever try navigating windows when you can't read a single word, cuz they no longer exist?).
 
my fault, you're taking them from System/Library/Fonts, I thought you where taking them from Library/Fonts!

Yes, I can now see why, leave it der den!!!

Was that the only font you had to leave?

I'm interested now, in doing the same.
 
LG is the ONLY font I have in the following locations:

Root/Users/Home/Library/Fonts
Root/Library/Fonts
Root/System/Library/Fonts

All other fonts are managed thru Suitcase and are all organized by type/style etc. such as:

OpenType
Alternative (OT)
Script (OT)
Sans Serif (OT)
Serif (OT)
Display (OT)
CAPS (OT)

TrueType
Alternative (TT)
Display (TT)
CAPS (TT)
Serif (TT)
Script (TT)
Sans Serif (TT)

Type 1
Serif (T1)
Script (T1)
Sans Serif (T1)
Display (T1)
CAPS (T1)
Alternative (T1)

That's just my method, seems to work OK for me.
 
Originally posted by mindbend
FYI--I am running mostly OK with ONLY LucidaGrande.

I emptied out all three main font folders (had to use BatchMod to reset permissions for system fonts) and left only LucidaGrande.

I also had to remember to emtpy OS 9's fonts (left a few like Chicago, Courier, Geneva for kicks and core functionality).

So far I have one remaining problem. TextEdit won't launch now. Anyone know which font(s) are required for TextEdit?
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TextEdit also uses Monaco 10 point for plain text documents. Just go to /var/log/ and drag ftp.log or system.log to TextEdit and you'll see. After you do this, those documents cannot have different fonts placed through the file, it just beeps.
 
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