Thanks Rex and Brian - now I know and perhaps a few other ignoramuses will know, too. 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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