John Steiner wrote: > Rather than remembering/not remembering missing font names, > I'd just like to install Helvetica, Times Roman, and perhaps > a couple other fonts that are similarly in the public domain > and commonly seen on the UNIX platform.
'Scuse me, but where did you get the notion that these fonts are "in the public domain"? My Helvetica and Times Roman families of fonts came from Adobe, cost money, and are copyrighted. I've forgotten most of what I knew about UNIX font issues back when I worked in Interleaf on Suns, but I'm pretty certain we bought fonts from Adobe, Linotype, etc., back then, too. My suggestion: Verify from which font foundry (or licensed vendor) the fonts being used in UNIX came, and *buy* those _same_ fonts from the _same_ source. If the UNIX system is using some bastardized fonts ("they came free with this open-source clone of..."), get them to buy legitimate versions from a legitimate foundry/vendor (Adobe, Linotype, Bitstream) for both platforms. [Actually, you don't buy fonts -- you buy licenses to use them. A single license may permit use on multiple computers, so look into whether your client's licenses already permit them to provide you with the fonts.] Second-best option: Buy legitimate versions for your Windows system. Then study the font-mapping portion of Customizing_Frame_Products.pdf and the fonts section of maker.ini, and map the fonts used on the UNIX system to your equivalents. Be aware that differences in font metrics may cause line break and pagination changes. HTH! Richard ------ Richard G. Combs Senior Technical Writer Polycom, Inc. richardDOTcombs AT polycomDOTcom 303-223-5111 ------ rgcombs AT gmailDOTcom 303-777-0436 ------ _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.