TechWhirl (TECHWR-L) is a resource for technical writing and technical communications professionals of all experience levels and in all industries to share their experiences and acquire information.
For two decades, technical communicators have turned to TechWhirl to ask and answer questions about the always-changing world of technical communications, such as tools, skills, career paths, methodologies, and emerging industries. The TechWhirl Archives and magazine, created for, by and about technical writers, offer a wealth of knowledge to everyone with an interest in any aspect of technical communications.
Subject:Re: Can't instal some fonts From:Peter <pnewman1 -at- home -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Wed, 22 Aug 2001 20:30:33 -0400
Bruce Byfield wrote:
>
> Peter wrote:
>
> > How many fonts do you have installed on your system? There is a limit,
> > but I am not sure what it is for Win95. You may have to uninstall, not
> > delete, some fonts. Just a thought.
>
> I could be wrong, since I don't use Windows much nowadays, but I believe
> that the limit is due to the size of the registry, and that you can
> squeeze in more fonts by storing them in a directory with a shorter
> path. I ran up against the problem a couple of times, and that was how I
> solved it.
>
> But, if that's the problem, there should be a warning - at least when
> using the Adobe Type Manager (the original poster is using the ATM, right?).
You may very well be right, but it was the only thing I could think of,
and may help. Ya know like chicken soup. We're not sure it helps, but it
can't hurt.
--
Peter
Mailto:peternew -at- optonline -dot- net
Adapting old programs to fit new machines
usually means adapting new machines to
behave like old ones.
*** Deva(tm) Tools for Dreamweaver and Deva(tm) Search ***
Build Contents, Indexes, and Search for Web Sites and Help Systems
Available now at http://www.devahelp.com or info -at- devahelp -dot- com
A landmark hotel, one of America's most beautiful cities, and
three and a half days of immersion in the state of the art:
IPCC 01, Oct. 24-27 in Santa Fe. http://ieeepcs.org/2001/
---
You are currently subscribed to techwr-l as: archive -at- raycomm -dot- com
To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-techwr-l-obscured -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com
Send administrative questions to ejray -at- raycomm -dot- com -dot- Visit http://www.raycomm.com/techwhirl/ for more resources and info.
