-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Fonts Tutorial

Moving right along here aren't we!!!  I am about to the time of week when my 
real life gets in the way but I have made hard copies of all tutorials so it 
won't be difficult to jump in again when time permits.
Sandi
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "GMan" <gman.pctt@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2007 6:49 PM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Fonts Tutorial


> See Spot.  See Spot run.  See my comments below.        :O)
>
> Peace,
> GMan
>
> "The only dumb questions are the ones we fail to ask!"
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Sandi Beach" <sandib2@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2007 3:20 PM
> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Fonts Tutorial
>
>
>>I installed the Windows Explorer Extension.  I have established my
>> Fonts--Back Up folder in My Documents Downloads with subfolders of
>> "Original
>> fonts", "In Use", "Extra fonts".  I currently have another folder to hold
>> the loose fonts that we have decided were placed there by Hallmark and
>> they
>> already have a shortcut in the Original Windows Fonts folder.  I chose to
>> establish the Xtra fonts folder (now named Fonts backup) in My Documents,
>> Downloads even though I do have a second external harddrive.  Perhaps I
>> will
>> copy this folder (not move it)  over to the external hard drive when all
>> is
>> in order.
>
>    The idea of storing it on your external drive is simply to have it on a
> separate physical medium so that if your main drive dies, it won't affect
> your font collection.  This idea also extends to anything else you may 
> wish
> to preserve (music, images, e-books, etc.).  So, my suggestion is to Copy
> your entire My Documents folder to the external to preserve its contents
> when you're through with this font gathering stuff.
>
>> I have gone to Search, fonts all, files and folders and have deleted all
>> that were in the Old C Drive.  Now I plan to download and install the
>> second
>> font manager that was recommended by Mike.  Then I want to copy all the
>> original (essential) fonts over to my backup font folder, putting them in
>> the subfolder named Original fonts.
>
>    As long as the overall procedure makes sense to you, that's fine. 
> Those
> System fonts are going to be in your way no matter when you take care of
> them since you're leaving the originals in that Windows Fonts folder.
>
>> I may need a little guidance on the use of Windows Explorer as I have
>> never
>> used it this way (or if I did I have forgotten how)  I think I need to
>> open
>> up C  Windows fonts in the right pane so I can select the Original System
>> fonts,
>
>    So far, so good.
>
>> open up my backup fonts folder so it will display the sub folders,
>
>    This may be true, depending on your meaning.  You only need to be able
> to see your backup fonts folder (as well as the subfolders under it) in 
> the
> LEFT PANE.  Depending on where your My Documents folder is, you may need 
> to
> scroll down &/or click on a few plus signs in order to expose that cluster
> of folders.
>
>> then right drag each of the Originals to their folder there and select
>> copy
>> here.
>
>    That is absolutely correct.  If you hold down your CTRL key, you can
> select multiple files at once, even if they are not right next to each
> other.  In fact, you can select all of the system fonts you can see, let 
> go
> of the CTRL key, scroll down to the next group, press the CTRL key again 
> and
> add more to the highlighted group.  It's a wonderful time saver when 
> you're
> doing something like this.  When all of them are selected, just Right drag
> one of the highlighted files to the backup folder and select Copy to get
> them all at once.
>
>> I will not do this until I get an o.k., thumbs up, or some indication 
>> that
>> this is the way to do it.
>> I know I am reversing the procedure a bit in taking care of the Originals
>> first but I want to run something by you concerning the In Use folder and
>> how to select and add to it.
>> I would like to simplify this last step by moving all the remaining fonts
>> into that folder, selecting all, right drag back to Windows fonts and
>> create
>> shortcuts for all of them.  What, if anything, would be wrong in doing
>> that?
>> I would have some I never use but they would not show at start up and I
>> would have effectively reduced the number of fonts thus freeing up 
>> memory.
>> This sounds too easy and too good to be true so please point out the
>> fallacies in my thought processes.
>>
>> Sandi
>
>    To be clear, you're suggesting creating shortcuts to, and therefore
> having available, ALL of your fonts (except for the original Windows 
> fonts).
> If that's correct, yes it will work.  The downside is that you will have
> many fonts in there that you may never use, getting in the way of quickly
> choosing between the ones you do/will want when in the apps that use them.
> Of course, since they're only shortcuts, you can always use a font manager
> app to go through the shortcut fonts in the Windows Fonts folder when 
> you're
> through.  When you come across one you know you'll never use, just remove
> it.  It's only a shortcut, so it can easily be replaced later if you 
> change
> your mind.  The main point is that the only original files you should have
> in the Windows Font folder are your original system fonts.  All the rest
> will be shortcuts.
>
>    Ok, now that you're at this point (or close enough where everything new
> that you're doing here should make sense), I'll make the suggestion that 
> all
> new fonts should be sent directly to yet another subfolder of the main 
> Fonts
> backup folder.  I call mine "!INCOMING FONTS".  That makes it very easy to
> train your font manager on the "!INCOMING FONTS" folder to organize them
> into the subfolders as needed.  Even if the fonts are downloaded wrapped
> inside a compressed file (Zip, Rar, etc.), you can unzip them right there
> and use the manager app to see what you like and organize as needed. 
> Inside
> this 'working' folder, you should have one subfolder called IN USE HOLDING
> to use as a temporary holding bin for any of the new ones you decide to
> 'shortcut'.  Fonts that will not be shortcutted can be moved directly to 
> the
> EXTRA FONTS folder.  Once you're through all of the new fonts, you will 
> want
> to move them to the regular IN USE folder and then create shortcuts to 
> them
> in the Windows Font folder.
>
> Peace again,
> GMan
>
>


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