-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Fonts Tutorial
- From: "Sandi Beach" <sandib2@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2007 08:30:19 -0500
Whew!! Yes, I will have some questions but I have to read this over more
carefully now that I have it printed and in hard copy. I am kind of like a
dog with an old bone--just can't let go!
Sandi
----- Original Message -----
From: "GMan" <gman.pctt@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, October 22, 2007 7:34 PM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Fonts Tutorial
> Whew! When you get on a roll, .... hehehe
>
> If the shortcuts refer to a font in the C:\Windows folder, it's very
> possible that you can get rid of the shortcuts simply by dragging those
> fonts over to the Fonts folder. However (there's always a 'however',
> isn't
> there? In this case, there's two of them. lol),
>
> First, rather than just drag them (which will actually Move them out of
> their present home where the app that put them there expects them to be),
> use the Right mouse button to drag them so that you get that "Move, Copy,
> Create Shortcut" menu when you let go. When that menu comes up, choose
> Copy
> and see how the shortcuts react to the process. If it offers to replace
> them with the original fonts you're copying, great. If it doesn't ask
> you,
> then they will both be in there.
>
> Secondly, the app set things up so that the fonts it uses are already
> using the shortcut trick that you're trying to set up for other fonts. If
> you just leave them alone, you'll already have them working just like your
> IN USE folder's future contents. So, this gives you a choice to ponder.
> If
> you leave them alone, you'll have them already set up for use without
> adding
> to the system resources burdon of having the actual fonts in the Fonts
> folder. This is a fine decision to settle on if you really like those
> particular fonts. If you're not crazy about one or more of them, try the
> Copy thing to see if it eliminates the shortcuts. If it works (you're
> able
> to replace each shortcut with the actual font), then you can Move the
> actual
> font from within the Fonts folder to the XTRA folder. Even if you DO like
> one or more of them, you may wish to try this anyway, and eventually Move
> the actual font to the IN USE folder (where you will later be creating
> shortcuts). This would provide the benefit of having all of your fonts in
> the same place.
>
> Any and all of the fonts you find inside of your old backup are fair
> game. They were put there by the apps you used during THAT Windows
> install,
> so nothing in the registry should be pointing to them there. Just be
> aware
> that many of them will be duplicates of fonts you are moving to the XTRA
> folder from THIS Windows install. If the 'Moving' process complains that
> a
> file already exists, do you want to replace it, first check the file sizes
> and version numbers (if available in the querry box). If they are the
> same,
> choose No. This file can be safely deleted when you're through. If they
> are different, write down the exact full name of the font and THEN choose
> No. The idea here is to never overwrite one file with another. That
> tenet
> will prevent an older version of a font from overwriting a newer version
> of
> the same font (or keeping a different font altogether that happens to use
> the same name from being replaced).
>
> When you complete this moving procedure on a batch of these "backup"
> fonts (or when you're finished trying to Move all of them), go into your
> backup Fonts folder and slightly rename the fonts inside your old backup
> that made it to your written list of 'different ones'. The rename should
> probably be in the form of adding a number to the end of the filename.
> For
> example, Ariel.TTF would become Ariel(1).TTF. Immediately after renaming
> a
> file, Move it to your XTRA folder and then move onto the next one on your
> written list. When you've completed all of those, delete the entire
> backup
> Font folder. At this point, everything in there is already also in your
> XTRA folder.
>
> It's a bit different for other fonts you find scattered about your
> system. If it is part of anything currently installed, I would only Copy
> it
> to your XTRA folder. This way you won't be doing anything that might
> confuse Windows or a current;y installed app the next time you try to use
> the app that put them there. If the font is inside a folder for an app
> that
> is no longer installed (such as programs inside your old backup), feel
> free
> to Move the font(s) to the XTRA folder. Since they are from an old app
> that
> will never be run from that location again, they are not attached to
> anything, let alone their old font collections. Oh, and Yes, you CAN do
> all
> of this right from within the Search results window. You'll also need
> another Explorer window open to the Windows Fonts folder. Maximize the
> Fonts folder and then resize the Search Results window so the you can
> easily
> try Moving the files from one to the other. Also keep in mind that you
> cannot Move a file from a folder to the Search window since the results
> list
> is not an actual folder.
>
> Of course, if any of the above causes more questions than it solves,
> give a yell BEFORE you proceed. :O)
>
> Peace,
> GMan
>
> "The only dumb questions are the ones we fail to ask!"
>
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