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Subject:Re: Embarrassingly basic font question From:Tracy Boyington <tracy_boyington -at- OKVOTECH -dot- ORG> Date:Fri, 7 Nov 1997 08:18:10 -0600
> > Just a bit of anecdotal evidence... when I installed ATM it trashed my
> > TrueType fonts. I had to reinstall them (after deleting ATM, which I
> > didn't need anyway).
>
> What do you mean by trashed?
I mean it deleted *all* of my TT fonts.
> When you install ATM, you get the option of
> replacing your existing TrueType fonts with PostScript equivalent.
I don't remember seeing that option, but I'll take your word for it. And
I would have said no, don't replace my existing fonts! And very few
would have been duplicates of PostScript fonts.
> Is this what happened?
Nope. But thanks anyway.
Tracy
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Tracy Boyington tracy_boyington -at- okvotech -dot- org
Oklahoma Department of Vocational and Technical Education
Stillwater, OK, USA http://www.okvotech.org/cimc/home.htm
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