RE: Need a single font

["Ed" <hamonwry12 -at- hotmail -dot- com>]

OTF fonts are OpenType, which essentially replaced Adobe Type1 fonts. Since
they are supported by Windows, they are supported in most, if not all,
applications including Frame 7.x. However, not all appplications will
support the newer features of OpenType, such as ligatures and extended
character sets. This is one of the reasons I've still not upgraded to Frame
8.x. 

All fonts should be installed by opening Windows Explorer, pointing to the
windows\fonts directory, and choosing Install New Font from the File menu.
This ensures all applications can use the installed fonts.

The days with Adobe Type Manager sticking things in PSFONTS and PFM
directories are over. Additionally, there's really no reason to use Adobe
Type Manager with modern operating systems like XP and Vista.

Hope this helps!
-=Ed.

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> .com] On Behalf Of Nancy Allison
> Sent: Wednesday, October 08, 2008 11:43 AM
> To: Pro TechWriter
> Cc: techwr-l List
> Subject: Re: Need a single font
> 
> 
> Oh, boy, am I getting my education in fonts.
> 
> A search for a folder named Fonts turned up 13 folders! Their paths
> include:
> 
> C:\Windows\fonts
> C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\fonts C:\Program 
> Files\Adobe\Acrobat 7.0\Designer 7.0\fonts C:\Program 
> Files\Adobe\FrameMaker7.1\fminit\fonts
> C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 7.0\Distillr\Data\Fonts 
> C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\PDFL\5.0\Fonts C:\Program 
> Files\Common Files\Adobe\PDFL\6.0\Fonts lib/fonts C:\PSFONTS
> 
> The types of fonts I see include .pfb, .otf, .ttf, .shx, 
> .fmp, .sbx, .ttc, and .fon.
> 
> Good lord.
> 
> At the link PT kindly provided
> (http://www.fonts.com/findfonts/mondosearchresults.htm?st=12&k
> id=Optima),
>   when I search for .ttf files, the results are always .otf 
> files. Can I assume that .otf has replaced .ttf and that 
> Framemaker 7.1 can use them?
> 
> I'm guessing that I would install the new fonts in C:\Program 
> Files\Adobe\FrameMaker7.1\fminit\fonts, but I'm not confident 
> of that. I just searched Framemaker Help for "install a font" 
> and found one supremely unhelpful line ("if you need a font, 
> you might consider buying and installing it"). No! Really? 
> And it's only Wednesday!
> 
> So, great gurus of techwr-l, here are my questions:
> 
> 1. For Framemaker, do I need to buy actual .ttf fonts, or 
> will .otf fonts work as well?
> 2. Which directory do they go in?
> 3. What utility do I use to install them? I looked at Adobe 
> Type Manager and found it baffling.
> 
> Thank you, O great ones. I would give each and every one of 
> you a beaming smile and a hearty handshake if we could but 
> meet in person . . 
> .
> 
> --Nancy
> 
> On Wed, Oct 8, 2008 at 11:01 AM, Pro TechWriter wrote:
> 
> PS: Scroll down on the page! The first 6 or 7 entries are 
> very expensive, but the listings at the bottom are $29.95! 
> Make sure you get the correct font for your operating system 
> as well--the little "Mac" and "Windows" buttons are easy to miss.
> 
> Cordially,
> PT
> 
> On Wed, Oct 8, 2008 at 9:57 AM, Pro TechWriter < 
> pro -dot- techwriter -at- gmail -dot- com <mailto:pro -dot- techwriter -at- gmail -dot- com> > wrote:
> Fonts.com has Optima:
> 
> http://www.fonts.com/findfonts/mondosearchresults.htm?st=12&kid=Optima
> <http://www.fonts.com/findfonts/mondosearchresults.htm?st=12&k
id=Optima>
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