Font Administrator User's Guide

Chapter 3 Making Fonts Available

This chapter explains how to install fonts, modify the font path, and use the directory chooser.

To Install Fonts

    To install fonts:

  1. Choose Install from the Fonts menu.

    Image shows the Install item on the Fonts menu.
  2. At the top of the Install dialog, click the List Fonts From Directory button.

    Image shows how to choose LIst Fonts from the Directory
button.
  3. Use the directory chooser to browse for and select the directory containing the fonts you want to install. When you find the directory you want, double-click the directory, and then click Choose to display a list of fonts in the directory. For more information about the directory chooser, see To Use the Directory Chooser.


    Note –

    There may be a pause while Font Administrator searches for fonts in the directory you choose.


  4. On the Install dialog, select the font or fonts you want to install. If you want to install all the fonts, click Select All.

  5. Choose the local host or a printer for which to install fonts.

  6. Use the directory chooser to browse for and select the installation destination directory. For more information about the directory chooser, see To Use the Directory Chooser.

  7. Check that the disk space available is greater than the disk space required.

  8. Click Install.


Note –

To install fonts to the shared system directory /usr/openwin, you must run Font Administrator as the root user.


To Resolve Conflicts

If there is a conflict between a font you tried to install, and a font with the same name that has already been installed, Font Administrator displays the conflict dialog.

Figure 3–1 Conflict Dialog

Image shows the dialog box that appears when fonts conflict.

The conflict dialog lists the fonts you tried to install that already exist on your system.

To Keep All Fonts

To keep all of the previously installed fonts, click Save.

To Replace All Fonts

    To replace all fonts:

  1. Click Replace All.

  2. Click Save.

To Replace Selected Fonts

    To replace selected fonts:

  1. Click a font you want to replace.

  2. Click Replace.

  3. Repeat steps 1 and 2 for each font you want to replace.

  4. When you have completed steps 1 and 2 for each font you want to replace, click Save.

To Add the Installation Directory to the Font Path

When you, as the root user, install a font into a directory that is not in the default font path, Font Administrator offers to add it to the default font path for you automatically. You can also choose to add it manually by using the Modify Font Path dialog.

Figure 3–2 Add Installation Directory Dialog

Image shows the font Installation Directory dialog box.


Note –

This dialog only appears if you run Font Administrator as the root user. For other users, Font Administrator appends the installation directory to the user's font path. The change to the user's font path lasts until the user quits Font Administrator.


To Modify the Font Path


Note –

To modify the font path, you must run Font Administrator as the root user.


Modifying the font path may include the following subtasks:


Caution – Caution –

The default font path is shared. Modifying the default font path will affect all users who reference it.

Installing OpenWindows will initialize the default font path. You may want to keep a record of the changes you make to the default font path, so that you can recreate them if you install OpenWindows.


Figure 3–3 Modify Font Path Dialog

Image lists the available font paths.

To List the Font Path

    To list the font path you want to modify:

  1. Choose Modify Font Path from the Options menu.

  2. On the Modify Font Path dialog, click the appropriate radio button for the font path you want to modify.

  3. If you are modifying the font path for another OpenWindows installation on the local host, click Directory and use the directory chooser to select the alternative OpenWindows installation. For more information about the directory chooser, see To Use the Directory Chooser.

  4. If you are modifying the font path for a NeWSprint printer, select the printer on the printer option menu.

Font Administrator lists the font path you choose.

To Reorder the Font Path

    To reorder the font path:

  1. Choose Modify Font Path from the Options menu.

  2. On the Modify Font Path dialog, Figure 3–3, list the font path to modify.

  3. Click the font path element you want to move.

  4. Click Move Up or Move Down to place the font path element where you want it.

  5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 until the font path elements are in the order you want.

  6. Click OK or Apply to apply the changes.

To Delete Font Path Elements

    To delete font path elements:

  1. Choose Modify Font Path from the Options menu.

  2. On the Modify Font Path dialog, Figure 3–3, list the font path to modify.

  3. Click the font path element you want to delete.

  4. Click Delete.

  5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 until you have deleted the elements you want to delete.

  6. Click OK or Apply to apply the changes.

To Add Font Path Elements

    To add font path elements:

  1. Choose Modify Font Path from the Options menu.

  2. On the Modify Font Path dialog, Figure 3–3, list the font path to modify.

  3. Click in the New Font Path Element text box.

  4. Either type the new font path element, or click Directory to use the directory chooser to browse for and select the directory that you want to add to the font path. When you find the directory you want, double-click the directory, and then click Choose to enter the directory in the New Font Path Element text box. For more information about the directory chooser, see To Use the Directory Chooser.

  5. On the Modify Font Path dialog, Figure 3–3, click Add New.

  6. Repeat steps 3 to 5 until you have added the font path elements you want to add.

  7. Click OK or Apply to apply the changes.

To Use the Directory Chooser

Use the directory chooser to:


Note –

The title bar indicates the current reason for displaying the directory chooser.


Figure 3–4 Directory Chooser

Image shows how to choose the new font path from the
directory chooser.

The directory chooser consists of the following parts:

Enter path or folder name

Type and/or view the path to go to. To choose a directory from a diskette or CDROM, click the option arrow and select the desired type of drive.

Filter

Display only those files and folders that match.

Folders

When you go to a directory, lists its subdirectories.

Files

When you go to a directory, lists its files.

Choose

Choose the last directory for which you did a Go To.

Go To

Display a list of folders and files for the directory named at the top of the directory chooser.


Caution – Caution –

If you click a folder but do not click Go To, the folder name appears at the top of the directory chooser but the parent directory is still selected. To avoid choosing the parent directory by accident, always double-click or Go To the folder you want.


The Files list is always grayed out, because the task is to choose a directory (a folder), not a file.