At 08:02 PM -0600 01/21/2003, William Ove wrote: > >From: Fred Stevens K2FRD <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >>At the moment, my font library (in System folder) in my 7300/G3-400 >>(OS 8.6, 368 RAM) will hold only a maximum of 125 or so different >>fonts; if I try to add a new font, a message pops up that I'm filled > >The limit is on the number of font suitcases not on the number of fonts, so >you can combine a number of fonts into one suitcase and add more fonts. > >The fonts shown in the system folder are actually font suitcases. You can >open them by simply double clicking them like a folder. The fonts stored >inside the suitcase are simply files and they can be drug from suitcase to >another. Empty a few font suitcases into another suitcase and throw the >empty suitcase away, leaving room to add another suitcase.
Works great! Long ago, I created a suitcase for Adobe fonts, one for misc shareware fonts, one for application-supplied fonts, etc. Leave the Apple "standard" suitcases alone. Apple's installers can gak if you don't. And the Mac OS really really really wants its system fonts intact. Don't do all this this manipulation while the suitcases are inside the system's Fonts folder! Make good backups and work with copies of the suitcases! If you're running Mac OS 8.x, you need to obtain and install the Font Manager Update from Apple. This is to prevent FOND resource corruptions. ...And don't loose or rename the coresponding adope ps versions of the fonts, if you have any. They still need to be loose in that Fonts folder - not burried in a suitcase! >I know, I know this is very low budget, low tech organization. If you like >to have fonts to play with this works fine, if your work requires finding >just the right font for the right job there are a number of somewhat >expensive applications designed just for such a chore. I usta use fancy font managers like Suitcase II or ATM Deluxe. ptoi. Nothing gets it right faster and is more reliable than doing it manually with simple dragging! Less expensive on the upgrade too! - Dan. -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
