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January 3, 2023
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FrameMaker script/utility to collect fonts?

  • January 3, 2023
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As the heading says - is there a script/utility which will allow a user to collect the fonts used in a document? I remember that there once was a script - or perhaps it was a plugin - which would do the trick?

Bjørn

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    Correct answer K.Daube

    Well, nuts. That is too bad.


    In the current issue the itl script would not help either: It collected the fonts from the following locations:

    Paragraph and Character formats; Body- Master- and Reference Pages; Table Format (even the hidden titles).

    That would provide the same collection as by an analysis of a MIF file (not form Text Insets or referenced graphics such as SVG or PDF).

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    Bob_Niland
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    January 3, 2023

    What is meant by collect?
    Merely report as a list?

    If you render to PDF, Acrobat has a tab to report Fonts in File»Properties, although subsetted fonts can get odd re-namings.

    Community Expert
    January 3, 2023

    I mean collect like when you use the "Package" utility. I want the script to create a copy of the fonts used in the document in a separate folder. This is a standard feature in InDesign and often wish it was a standard feature in FrameMaker.

    Bjørn Smalbro - FrameMaker.dk
    K.Daube
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    January 3, 2023

    IMHO there is/was no such script available (FrameScript, ES). Such a script must not only look into the catalogues but must look into all paragraphs and graphic Text Lines to build the list of used fonts. IMHO there is no easy way to get the list which is provided in the Fonts panel.

    Do you  have an urgent need for this?