Re: Need a single font

[Nancy Allison <maker -at- verizon -dot- net>]

Oh, boy, am I getting my education in fonts.

A search for a folder named Fonts turned up 13 folders! Their paths 
include:

C:\Windows\fonts
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\fonts
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 7.0\Designer 7.0\fonts
C:\Program Files\Adobe\FrameMaker7.1\fminit\fonts
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 7.0\Distillr\Data\Fonts
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\PDFL\5.0\Fonts
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\PDFL\6.0\Fonts
lib/fonts
C:\PSFONTS

The types of fonts I see include .pfb, .otf, .ttf, .shx, .fmp, .sbx, 
.ttc, and .fon.

Good lord.

At the link PT kindly provided 
(http://www.fonts.com/findfonts/mondosearchresults.htm?st=12&kid=Optima),
  when I search for .ttf files, the results are always .otf files. Can I 
assume that .otf has replaced .ttf and that Framemaker 7.1 can use them?

I'm guessing that I would install the new fonts in C:\Program 
Files\Adobe\FrameMaker7.1\fminit\fonts, but I'm not confident of that. I 
just searched Framemaker Help for "install a font" and found one 
supremely unhelpful line ("if you need a font, you might consider buying 
and installing it"). No! Really? And it's only Wednesday!

So, great gurus of techwr-l, here are my questions:

1. For Framemaker, do I need to buy actual .ttf fonts, or will .otf 
fonts work as well?
2. Which directory do they go in?
3. What utility do I use to install them? I looked at Adobe Type Manager 
and found it baffling.

Thank you, O great ones. I would give each and every one of you a 
beaming smile and a hearty handshake if we could but meet in person . . 
.

--Nancy

On Wed, Oct 8, 2008 at 11:01 AM, Pro TechWriter wrote:

PS: Scroll down on the page! The first 6 or 7 entries are very 
expensive, but the listings at the bottom are $29.95! Make sure you get 
the correct font for your operating system as well--the little "Mac" and 
"Windows" buttons are easy to miss.

Cordially,
PT

On Wed, Oct 8, 2008 at 9:57 AM, Pro TechWriter < 
pro -dot- techwriter -at- gmail -dot- com <mailto:pro -dot- techwriter -at- gmail -dot- com> > wrote:
Fonts.com has Optima:

http://www.fonts.com/findfonts/mondosearchresults.htm?st=12&kid=Optima 
<http://www.fonts.com/findfonts/mondosearchresults.htm?st=12&kid=Optima>
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

ComponentOne Doc-To-Help gives you everything you need to author and 
publish quality Help, Web, and print content. Perfect for technical 
authors, developers, and policy writers. Download a FREE trial.
http://www.componentone.com/DocToHelp/

True single source, conditional content, PDF export, modular help.
Help & Manual is the most powerful authoring tool for technical
documentation. Boost your productivity! http://www.helpandmanual.com

---
You are currently subscribed to TECHWR-L as archive -at- web -dot- techwr-l -dot- com -dot- 

To unsubscribe send a blank email to 
techwr-l-unsubscribe -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
or visit http://lists.techwr-l.com/mailman/options/techwr-l/archive%40web.techwr-l.com


To subscribe, send a blank email to techwr-l-join -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com

Send administrative questions to admin -at- techwr-l -dot- com -dot-  Visit
http://www.techwr-l.com/ for more resources and info.