On Wednesday, February 18, 2004, at 05:32 PM, Marta Edie wrote: > Thanks Rex and Brian - now I know and perhaps a few other ignoramuses > will know, too.
Hey Marta! I resemble that remark! This is out of the thread (??) but I have to thank Ward once again for the doc he sent - it's just what I needed. Here is a copy of what he sent for all you font-challenged: > Without going into a lot of detail, there is one tech document that > will explain most aspects of this topic in one easy to read .pdf. > > http://manuals.info.apple.com/Apple_Support_Area/Manuals/overview/ > L25032B_EN.pdf > > Check it out and feel free to throw follow up questions to the group. > > Ward > > Ward Oldham, MacDude > MacTown > 1041 Bardstown Road > Louisville, KY ?40204 > 502-485-1243 > ward at mactown.us > http://www.mactown.us > > > On Feb 18, 2004, at 16:57, Bryan Forrest wrote: > >> Fixed width fonts are fonts in which every character is the same >> width, regardless of whether it's an i or a W. Courier is an example >> of a fixed width font. Other fonts are variable-width, or >> proportional, fonts, so you don't end up with funny spacing or >> cramped W's and M's. Each font takes up as much or as little space as >> needed to display properly. >> >> Bryan C. Forrest >> Macintosh Specialist >> LifeNet >> http://www.lifenet.org >> >> On Feb 18, 2004, at 4:36 PM, Marta Edie wrote: >> >>> Beth, from here no answer to your question, but while we are talking >>> about fonts, what are fixed width fonts? >>> Marta >>> On Feb 18, 2004, at 15:11, Beth Ernst wrote: >>> >>>> While we're on the subject of fonts I have a question. >>>> >>>> Our company has many older postscript fonts that we use and we >>>> still get >>>> them from our customers as well. While these fonts work fine in OS >>>> X I have >>>> an issue with viewing and working with the contents of suitcases. >>>> Many times >>>> a customer would make a custom suitcase which contained fonts we >>>> already had >>>> on our system. This caused conflicts and under OS 9 I could open the >>>> suitcase and remove the unnecessary fonts but in OS X I understand >>>> this is >>>> not possible. It really slows me down when I'm in the middle of a >>>> project >>>> and have to reboot my machine to check fonts. Does anyone know of an >>>> application that allows you to view and manipulate the contents of >>>> font >>>> suitcases under OS X? >>>> -- >>>> Thanks! >>>> Beth >>>> >>>>> From: "macgroup-digest" >>>>> <owner-macgroup-digest at erdos.math.louisville.edu> >>>>> Reply-To: <macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> >>>>> Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2004 17:15:01 -0500 >>>>> To: <macgroup-digest at erdos.math.louisville.edu> >>>>> Subject: macgroup-digest V1 #425 - Bayesian Filter detected spam >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> macgroup-digest Tuesday, February 17 2004 Volume 01 : >>>>> Number 425 >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Re: MacGroup: font question >>>>> Re: MacGroup: font question >>>>> Re: MacGroup: font question >>>>> MacGroup: iDVD problem >>>>> Re: MacGroup: iDVD problem >>>>> Re: MacGroup: iDVD problem >>>>> MacGroup: iPod minis have started shipping >>>>> _ >>>>> >>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>>> --- >>>>> >>>>> Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2004 18:31:12 -0500 >>>>> From: Janice Weber <kyjweber at mac.com> >>>>> Subject: Re: MacGroup: font question >>>>> >>>>> I do want to see what each looks like, but I don't want them ALL! >>>>> Maybe just 20 or so... >>>>> >>>>> There must be a way??? >>>>> >>>>> Jan >>>>> On Monday, February 16, 2004, at 10:48 AM, Marta Edie wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Live and learn, Bill. I never knew what that button actually >>>>>> does. Mine was >>>>>> unchecked and when I checked it, low and behold, I saw all the >>>>>> fonts in their >>>>>> pristine beauty as I see them in my other applications. Marta On >>>>>> Feb 16, >>>>>> 2004, at 9:22, Bill Micou wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Jan, I don't think anyone responded to your question, and I may >>>>>>> not have >>>>>>> the final answer, but I do have an idea for you. I'm still >>>>>>> learning about >>>>>>> Panther's Font Book so I don't know if the answer is there. >>>>>>> What I did in >>>>>>> Appleworks to speed up changing the fonts is to go into >>>>>>> Preferences - >>>>>>> general...topic - general...and under the option choice, make >>>>>>> sure the >>>>>>> button for 'font menu in actual fonts' is unchecked. This will >>>>>>> make it much >>>>>>> quicker. Bill Micou >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Feb 14, 2004, at 3:00 PM, Janice Weber wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> How do I reduce the number of fonts that show up in my apps, >>>>>>>> esp >>>>>>>> AppleWorks 6. It always takes a long time to change a font - >>>>>>>> and I only >>>>>>>> use a few! >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Hope you are all staying warm. Jan >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> | This list's page is >>>>>>>> <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup>. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> | This list's page is >>>>>>> <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup>. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> Marta >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> | This list's page is >>>>>> <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup>. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> | This list's page is <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup>. >>>>> >>>>> ------------------------------ >>>>> >>>>> Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2004 07:54:07 -0500 >>>>> From: Marta Edie <mledie at insightbb.com> >>>>> Subject: Re: MacGroup: font question >>>>> >>>>> Note: The following section was composed using a keyboard >>>>> (ISO-8859-1; >>>>> format=flowed) >>>>> that uses characters other than those in the US-ASCII character >>>>> set. Some >>>>> characters may not be displayed properly when you view this >>>>> message. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Janice, there is a way. Check Applications>Fontbook. there are all >>>>> the >>>>> available fonts listed under different categories. You can delete >>>>> fonts >>>>> you do not want or, what seems better, disable them. I haven't >>>>> experimented with them, but it is there where you get rid of those >>>>> fonts you don't want to show up, in order to speed up changing >>>>> them. >>>>> >>>>> Marta >>>>> On Feb 16, 2004, at 18:31, Janice Weber wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> I do want to see what each looks like, but I don't want them >>>>>> ALL! Maybe >>>>>> just 20 or so... >>>>>> >>>>>> There must be a way??? >>>>>> >>>>>> Jan On Monday, February 16, 2004, at 10:48 AM, Marta Edie wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Live and learn, Bill. I never knew what that button actually >>>>>>> does. Mine was >>>>>>> unchecked and when I checked it, low and behold, I saw all the >>>>>>> fonts in >>>>>>> their pristine beauty as I see them in my other applications. >>>>>>> Marta On Feb >>>>>>> 16, 2004, at 9:22, Bill Micou wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Jan, I don't think anyone responded to your question, and I >>>>>>>> may not have >>>>>>>> the final answer, but I do have an idea for you. I'm still >>>>>>>> learning about >>>>>>>> Panther's Font Book so I don't know if the answer is there. >>>>>>>> What I did in >>>>>>>> Appleworks to speed up changing the fonts is to go into >>>>>>>> Preferences - >>>>>>>> general...topic - general...and under the option choice, make >>>>>>>> sure the >>>>>>>> button for 'font menu in actual fonts' is unchecked. This will >>>>>>>> make it >>>>>>>> much quicker. Bill Micou >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Feb 14, 2004, at 3:00 PM, Janice Weber wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> How do I reduce the number of fonts that show up in my apps, >>>>>>>>> esp >>>>>>>>> AppleWorks 6. It always takes a long time to change a font - >>>>>>>>> and I only >>>>>>>>> use a few! >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Hope you are all staying warm. Jan >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> | This list's page is >>>>>>>>> <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup>. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> | This list's page is >>>>>>>> <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup>. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> Marta >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> | This list's page is >>>>>>> <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup>. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> | This list's page is >>>>>> <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup>. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> Marta >>>>> Heinzelm?nnchenk?nigin a.D. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> | This list's page is <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup>. >>>>> >>>>> ------------------------------ >>>>> >>>>> Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2004 07:59:01 -0500 >>>>> From: Marta Edie <mledie at insightbb.com> >>>>> Subject: Re: MacGroup: font question >>>>> >>>>> P.S. I am running OSX Panther. I am not sure whether the fontbook >>>>> is >>>>> available in the other OSX versions. >>>>> Marta >>>>> On Feb 16, 2004, at 18:31, Janice Weber wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> I do want to see what each looks like, but I don't want them >>>>>> ALL! Maybe >>>>>> just 20 or so... >>>>>> >>>>>> There must be a way??? >>>>>> >>>>>> Jan On Monday, February 16, 2004, at 10:48 AM, Marta Edie wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Live and learn, Bill. I never knew what that button actually >>>>>>> does. Mine was >>>>>>> unchecked and when I checked it, low and behold, I saw all the >>>>>>> fonts in >>>>>>> their pristine beauty as I see them in my other applications. >>>>>>> Marta On Feb >>>>>>> 16, 2004, at 9:22, Bill Micou wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Jan, I don't think anyone responded to your question, and I >>>>>>>> may not have >>>>>>>> the final answer, but I do have an idea for you. I'm still >>>>>>>> learning about >>>>>>>> Panther's Font Book so I don't know if the answer is there. >>>>>>>> What I did in >>>>>>>> Appleworks to speed up changing the fonts is to go into >>>>>>>> Preferences - >>>>>>>> general...topic - general...and under the option choice, make >>>>>>>> sure the >>>>>>>> button for 'font menu in actual fonts' is unchecked. This will >>>>>>>> make it >>>>>>>> much quicker. Bill Micou >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Feb 14, 2004, at 3:00 PM, Janice Weber wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> How do I reduce the number of fonts that show up in my apps, >>>>>>>>> esp >>>>>>>>> AppleWorks 6. It always takes a long time to change a font - >>>>>>>>> and I only >>>>>>>>> use a few! >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Hope you are all staying warm. Jan >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> | This list's page is >>>>>>>>> <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup>. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> | This list's page is >>>>>>>> <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup>. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> Marta >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> | This list's page is >>>>>>> <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup>. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> | This list's page is >>>>>> <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup>. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> Marta >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> | This list's page is <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup>. >>>>> >>>>> ------------------------------ >>>>> >>>>> Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2004 09:20:17 -0500 >>>>> From: "Robert M. Klein" <robert at kleinlawyer.com> >>>>> Subject: MacGroup: iDVD problem >>>>> >>>>> I am trying to burn my first DVD using iDVD and iMovie. It's an >>>>> 18 minute >>>>> movie with about 170 clips, and I got it all into iDVD program OK. >>>>> Here's >>>>> the problem, and I hope someone can help me (iDVD help is a joke): >>>>> It gets >>>>> to step 4, matrixing (?) and burning and gets stuck there. It ran >>>>> for 8 >>>>> hours last night stuck on step 4. I'm using the latest iLife >>>>> versions, OS >>>>> 10.3, and a G5. >>>>> >>>>> Naturally, it's a project that I have spent about 30 hours on and >>>>> I have to >>>>> have it done now! >>>>> >>>>> Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. If you are reading this >>>>> after 5 pm >>>>> today, please reply offline, as I get the digest version and I >>>>> can't waste >>>>> another day (I promise to share everything with the list). Thanks. >>>>> >>>>> Robert >>>>> >>>>> ------------------------------ >>>>> >>>>> Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2004 09:59:10 -0500 >>>>> From: Ward Oldham <woldham at insightbb.com> >>>>> Subject: Re: MacGroup: iDVD problem >>>>> >>>>> Note: The following section was composed using a keyboard >>>>> ("ISO-8859-1") >>>>> that uses characters other than those in the US-ASCII character >>>>> set. Some >>>>> characters may not be displayed properly when you view this >>>>> message. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Hi Robert, >>>>> >>>>> We run into similar problems often. The most common cures are to >>>>> disable >>>>> everything in your energy saver system preference i.e. set sleep >>>>> to never >>>>> and hard disk spin down to never. Don't let your screen go to >>>>> sleep either. >>>>> Also, screen effects needs to be set to never as well. >>>>> >>>>> If that doesn't cure your problem, switch to Apple branded DVD-Rs >>>>> as well. >>>>> >>>>> Ward >>>>> >>>>> Ward Oldham, MacDude >>>>> MacTown >>>>> 1041 Bardstown Road >>>>> Louisville, KY 40204 >>>>> 502-485-1243 >>>>> ward at mactown.us >>>>> http://www.mactown.us >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> From: "Robert M. Klein" <robert at kleinlawyer.com> >>>>> Reply-To: macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu >>>>> Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2004 09:20:17 -0500 >>>>> To: <macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> >>>>> Subject: MacGroup: iDVD problem >>>>> >>>>> I am trying to burn my first DVD using iDVD and iMovie. It's an >>>>> 18 minute >>>>> movie with about 170 clips, and I got it all into iDVD program OK. >>>>> Here's >>>>> the problem, and I hope someone can help me (iDVD help is a joke): >>>>> It gets >>>>> to step 4, matrixing (?) and burning and gets stuck there. It ran >>>>> for 8 >>>>> hours last night stuck on step 4. I'm using the latest iLife >>>>> versions, OS >>>>> 10.3, and a G5. >>>>> >>>>> Naturally, it's a project that I have spent about 30 hours on and >>>>> I have to >>>>> have it done now! >>>>> >>>>> Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. If you are reading this >>>>> after 5 pm >>>>> today, please reply offline, as I get the digest version and I >>>>> can't waste >>>>> another day (I promise to share everything with the list). Thanks. >>>>> >>>>> Robert >>>>> >>>>> ------------------------------ >>>>> >>>>> Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2004 10:04:59 -0500 >>>>> From: John Robinson <profile at aye.net> >>>>> Subject: Re: MacGroup: iDVD problem >>>>> >>>>> Note: The following section was composed using a keyboard >>>>> (WINDOWS-1252;) >>>>> that uses characters other than those in the US-ASCII character >>>>> set. Some >>>>> characters may not be displayed properly when you view this >>>>> message. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Robert, >>>>> >>>>> My kids are going nuts with this, developing into a nice business, >>>>> but >>>>> they have learned that the media is the main ingredient. They >>>>> have had >>>>> problems with various brands, but have found the Apple works well >>>>> aswell as >>>>> another (sorry I don't know what it is, I could check with them >>>>> if someone else doesn't have a suggestion). They have not done >>>>> allthat Ward >>>>> says, so it may be just the media, but try Ward'ssuggestions, he >>>>> usually >>>>> knows. >>>>> >>>>> John R. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Feb 17, 2004, at 9:59 AM, Ward Oldham wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Hi Robert, >>>>>> >>>>>> We run into similar problems often. The most common cures are to >>>>>> disable >>>>>> everything in your energy saver system preference i.e. set sleep >>>>>> to never and >>>>>> hard disk spin down to never. Don't let your screen go to sleep >>>>>> either. >>>>>> Also, screen effects needs to be set to never as well. >>>>>> >>>>>> If that doesn't cure your problem, switch to Apple branded >>>>>> DVD-Rs as well. >>>>>> >>>>>> Ward >>>>>> >>>>>> Ward Oldham, MacDude MacTown 1041 Bardstown Road Louisville, >>>>>> KY 40204 >>>>>> 502-485-1243 ward at mactown.us http://www.mactown.us >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> From: "Robert M. Klein" <robert at kleinlawyer.com> Reply-To: >>>>>> macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2004 >>>>>> 09:20:17 -0500 To: >>>>>> <macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> Subject: MacGroup: iDVD >>>>>> problem >>>>>> >>>>>> I am trying to burn my first DVD using iDVD and iMovie. It's an >>>>>> 18 minute >>>>>> movie with about 170 clips, and I got it all into iDVD program >>>>>> OK. Here's the >>>>>> problem, and I hope someone can help me (iDVD help is a joke): >>>>>> It gets to >>>>>> step 4, matrixing (?) and burning and gets stuck there. It ran >>>>>> for 8 hours >>>>>> last night stuck on step 4. I'm using the latest iLife versions, >>>>>> OS 10.3, >>>>>> and a G5. >>>>>> >>>>>> Naturally, it's a project that I have spent about 30 hours on >>>>>> and I have to >>>>>> have it done now! >>>>>> >>>>>> Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. If you are reading this >>>>>> after 5 pm >>>>>> today, please reply offline, as I get the digest version and I >>>>>> can't waste >>>>>> another day (I promise to share everything with the list). >>>>>> Thanks. >>>>>> >>>>>> Robert >>>>> >>>>> ------------------------------ >>>>> >>>>> Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2004 12:41:38 -0800 >>>>> From: Rex Baldazo <Rex.Baldazo at cnet.com> >>>>> Subject: MacGroup: iPod minis have started shipping >>>>> >>>>> In case anyone had pre-ordered one of these bad boys, they have >>>>> apparently >>>>> started shipping the iPod minis: >>>>> >>>>> http://news.com.com/2100-1041_3-5160249.html >>>>> >>>>> Should hit retail shelves this Friday, though I would assume the >>>>> initial >>>>> shipment is probably already spoken for. >>>>> >>>>> - --- Rex. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> | This list's page is <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup>. >>>>> >>>>> ------------------------------ >>>>> >>>>> End of macgroup-digest V1 #425 >>>>> ****************************** >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will be >>>>> February 24. >>>>> For more information about the LCS, go to <http://www.kymac.org>. >>>>> This list's page is <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup>. >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Fastline Publications Inc. 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