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Neil_Keller
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February 21, 2003
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From Apple and Extensis: Font management under Mac OS X

  • February 21, 2003
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Apple Computer and Extensis have free PDF documents aimed at answering many questions about using and managing fonts under Mac OS X.

Click on this link for your copy of Apple's: Using and Managing Fonts in Mac OS X -- A Guide for Creative Professionals.

This technology overview covers:

Best Practices for Font Management
Managing fonts manually
Using a font manager
Organizing fonts for a font manager
Useful font utilities
Preparing Your System
Removing nonessential fonts
Appendix A: Fonts of Mac OS X
Appendix B: Font Support in Mac OS X
Appendix C: Font Locations in Mac OS X
Appendix 😧 Mac OS X and Unicode

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Click on this link for your copy of Extensis's: Best Practices for Managing Fonts in Mac OS X

From Extensis: "This document contains detailed recommendations and instructions that can help you work efficiently with fonts in OS X, configure your system to minimize font problems, enhance your workflow."

Feel free to post feedback/augmentation/corrections specific to these two documents here.

However, for all other ATM/Type issues, please search the forum or start a new topic -- do not daisy-chain them here.

Thanks.

Neil
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[text amended May 23, 2005]
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    Ramón G Castañeda
    Ramón G Castañeda
    Inspiring
    March 27, 2009
    >all font icons are grayed out rectangles with exe

    They lack the extension at the end of the file name of each font, or the internal file type identifier, so OS X thinks they are executable UNIX files.
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    Anonymous
    March 24, 2009
    "Why do my fonts get corrupted when I use a flash drive to transfer my fonts from my old Mac PowerPC G4 running OS 9.2.2 to the font folders on my newer Mac PowerPC G5 running OS 10.4.11 and Classic?" The fonts (hundreds of them) look fine on the flash drive on my G4 but when I properly drag the flash icon to the trash on the G4 and then plug flash into my G5 all font icons are grayed out rectangles with exe???? This is exasperating to say the least. What am I doing wrong and saves time in font transfer/installation? ~Thanks in advance. ~ Bruce Freeman in Oregon USA
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    Neil_KellerAuthor
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    March 3, 2007
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    Ramón G Castañeda
    Ramón G Castañeda
    Inspiring
    August 12, 2006
    Thanks, Neil.
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    Neil_KellerAuthor
    Known Participant
    August 11, 2006
    Ramón,

    I've updated the original post. I found a few other links: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=75494 plus http://www.indesignusergroup.com/chapters/newyorkcity/notes/2003/07_14/07_14_notes.php which offers four PDF downloads of font installation and usage information.

    Neil
    Ramón G Castañeda
    Ramón G Castañeda
    Inspiring
    August 8, 2006
    Katie,

    Try this link to download that PDF:
    CLICK HERE

    [EDITED to provide a link to a cleaner copy. The previous one had abundant portions highlited in yellow.]
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    _Katie_O_Connell_
    Participant
    August 8, 2006
    As of today, I'm getting a 404 at the Apple site when I try to get to the "Using and Managing Fonts in Mac OS X -- A Guide for Creative Professionals." link that you've provided. A search at the Apple site produces no results showing this document.
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    Thomas Phinney
    Inspiring
    May 30, 2005
    For the Microsoft applications, you'll need to specify what versions of the programs you have. But you can get the listing of fonts at this site: http://www.microsoft.com/typography/fonts/default.aspx

    Regards,

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    _John_McClung_
    Participant
    May 19, 2005
    I have downloaded the PDF on managing fonts and in regards to the article I am trying to find out what fonts are installed with a number of programs and am not having any luck finding the answers. The programs are listed below:

    Appleworks
    Microsoft Word
    Microsoft Internet Explorer
    Microsoft Outlook Express

    Any help would be greatly appreciated.

    John
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    Neil_KellerAuthor
    Known Participant
    March 20, 2005
    Gren,

    We've been knocking politely (and not so politely) and firmly on Adobe's inner sanctum doors for some time now about the demise of ATM for Mac. Personally, I think there would be a rush of takers who would be happy to abandon Suitcase, Font Agent Pro, and Font Reserve, et al, should Adobe announce a successor to their previous ATM/ATR products.

    But part of the reason may be that Mac OS X has font rasterization as a built-in function. And that was one of the original reasons for ATM's development and introduction somewhere around 1990. The ability to organize fonts came later.

    But, yes, the loss of ATM Deluxe has been a thorn in many a designer's side.

    Neil
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