Question about installing fonts in OpenOffice 2.0

tomdkat

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Hi! I'm supporting an OpenOffice 2.0 installation on a Mac mini (PPC) running OS X 10.4.5. OO runs just fine but I noticed some fonts weren't available in Writer (the word processor). I did some poking around and learned about the "spadmin" command that can be used to install fonts. I ran that command and navigated to /Library/Fonts (at least I think that's the location) and was able to load the TrueType fonts (TTF) in that directory, however the Apple fonts didn't load.

Ok, so OO only supports TTF. I can download or buy TTFs to install but I'm wondering if I would be able to install Windows TTFs in OO even though it's running on OS X. Has anyone here tried this?

I'm thinking of doing this:
  • Download a Windows TTF to a "fonts" directory in the home directory of the user
  • Run "spadmin" and navigate to the $HOME/fonts (effectively) directory
  • Have spadmin load the TTF
  • See if they load in Writer
Any flaws in that plan? I'm gonna give it a whirl and see what happens when I have a chance. I'll report my findings here.

Any feedback on this would be greatly appreciated. By the way, I'm fully aware of NeoOffice/J but I'm wanting OO 2.x functionality for this user, not OO 1.1.x functionality. :)

Thanks!

Peace...
 
TrueType fonts are just that: TrueType fonts. They're not Windows or Macintosh specific, kind of like a hard drive... you can put the same hard drive in a Windows box or a Macintosh box as long as they both understand the interface to the drive.

I see no flaws with your plan.
 
Well, I loaded my first TTF using the above procedure (mostly) and everything worked perfectly. :)

Now, I just need to get my hands on some TTFs and do a mass installation. :)

Peace...
 
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