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Subject:Re: Help! Font trouble ... From:Kris Arvind <kris -at- CGN -dot- NET> Date:Wed, 25 Nov 1998 12:29:25 -0600
Hi Brian
I tried looking in the Control Panel; couldn't find the font. Sorry I should
have specified I looked there. Actually I did a search on my _whole_ system
and couldn't come up with the font. I even looked in the system Registry. As
far as I can tell I can not find it anywhere on my system. Any new ideas?!
If this font is freely available, can some one mail the file to me or point
me to where I can find it ?!
Kris.
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Brian, Flaherty wrote:
> Have you tried this:
>
> 1. From the Windows NT start menu, select Start > Settings > Control
> Panel.
> 2. From Control Panel, select Fonts.
> 3. Look for the "CG Omega" fonts in the listing.
> 4. Select the CG Omega fonts (ALL OF THEM YOU CAN FIND!!!).
> 5. Copy them to diskette (using the ubiquitous Edit > Copy approach).
>
>
> You can provide the diskette to the printer.
>
> NOTE: CONTROL PANEL MUST BE USED TO INSTALL THE FONTS!!!
>
> Install as follows:
>
> 1. Insert the diskette containing the font files into the floppy drive
> (A: or B:).
> 2. From the Windows NT start menu, select Start > Settings > Control
> Panel.
> 3. From Control Panel, select Fonts.
> 4. From the menu, select File > Install New Font.
> 5. At the Add Fonts dialog box, select the floppy containing the font
> files.
> The font files should now appear in the listing as they are recognized
> by the Font Applet.
> 6. Select the font to install and click the OK button.
>
> NOTE: You may need to repeat steps 1 to 6 for each font (you MAY BE ABLE
> TO SELECT AND INSTALL ALL -- but I haven't done this in a while).
>
> DO NOT TAKE A SHORTCUT BY COPYING VIA EXPLORER OR AT THE DOS LEVEL.
> FONTS IN THE WINDOWS GUI ENVIRONMENT MUST ALWAYS BE INSTALLED VIA
> CONTROL PANEL (Yes, I am shouting!!!).
>
> Control Panel updates the Registry so that your applications can "see"
> these fonts and thereby use them.
>
> FYI
>
>
> Brian Flaherty
> ICS, Paramus, NJ (USA)
