Thanks for these links.
On Wed, Feb 27, 2013 at 9:54 AM, webmaster-Kracked_P_P < webmas...@krackedpress.com> wrote: > That is why I have "Web Of Trust" install on all of my browsers. It is > free and works very well. It will rate the sites, when googling, to help > you keep out of the nasty sights. I only go to sites listed as "green". > > http://www.fontspace.com/ > > http://www.dafont.com/ > > http://www.1001freefonts.com/ > > These are the first three "green" ones I have gone to in the past. > > Of course, it is always nice to scan any file you download, just to be on > the safe side. > > > > On 02/26/2013 10:14 PM, anne-ology wrote: > >> Thanks. >> >> In order to avoid these nasty viruses, I tend to avoid many of >> these >> 'finds' through the search engines ;-) >> >> >> >> On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 2:40 PM, Virgil Arrington <cuyfa...@hotmail.com >> >wrote: >> >> One of my favorite free fonts is OFL Sorts Mill Goudy from http://www.** >> >>> theleagueofmoveabletype.com/ >>> <http://www.**theleagueofmoveabletype.com/<http://www.theleagueofmoveabletype.com/> >>> >. >>> >>> It comes in both TrueType and OpenType formats. I've found I prefer the >>> TrueType as it displays better on my screen. Both print very nicely. >>> >>> There are other free fonts at the website that you might enjoy. >>> >>> One thing I learned the hard way is that free font files sometimes come >>> complete with viruses, so I would be fairly careful about obtaining free >>> fonts online. >>> >>> Virgil >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> From: anne-ology >>> Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2013 3:16 PM >>> To: Webmaster >>> Cc: users@global.libreoffice.org >>> >>> Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Does Libre Office have its own >>> distinctsetoffonts? >>> >>> I guess it'd be asking too much for you to share your script-fonts >>> with me ;-) >>> >>> I've been missing them so ... ... ... >>> you could DropBox them - http://db.tt/QBTMH08Z >>> >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 1:40 PM, webmaster-Kracked_P_P < >>> webmas...@krackedpress.com> wrote: >>> >>> >>> I use to go online to the different free font sites [googled them] >>> >>>> Now I have over 14 GB worth and over 100,000 font files. Every so >>>> often I >>>> do some more sorting to the different style and type folders [i.e. >>>> handwriting, holiday, etc.]. The standard Serif and San-serif fonts are >>>> sorted by name. >>>> >>>> There are many, many, free font sites out there. Some better than >>>> others. >>>> Right now I tend to look for ones for special usage, like letters made >>>> out >>>> of bones, or rope, or look like wood. That sort of thing, when I need >>>> something I do not have. I have a large collection of handwriting ones. >>>> Alway want to find better ones for different types of documents. I >>>> currently have over 10,000 handwritten, script, calligraphy, and brush >>>> type. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On 02/26/2013 01:41 PM, anne-ology wrote: >>>> >>>> and how does one acquire these nice fonts? >>>> >>>>> I sure would like to know why the good ones seem to be >>>>> replaced >>>>> by these odd-character ones, >>>>> which may or may not be some legitimate Asian language >>>>> ;-) >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Mon, Feb 25, 2013 at 6:34 PM, webmaster-Kracked_P_P < >>>>> webmas...@krackedpress.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> I have been using Windows since Win95 days, whether I liked it or >>>>> not. I >>>>> >>>>> have been using Linux more than Windows since Feb 2010. >>>>>> >>>>>> The only real problem I had with Windows and Fonts, was almost every >>>>>> time >>>>>> I installed a new packages, it seemed to want to add a set of fonts to >>>>>> the >>>>>> /fonts/ folder whether I wanted them or not. Some did not give me any >>>>>> choice. One dumped almost 120 new fonts into that folder, and it was >>>>>> not >>>>>> something I expected would have any and did not give me the option to >>>>>> say I >>>>>> do not want them. >>>>>> >>>>>> Yes, LibreOffice may, with some OS version, place fonts in a folder of >>>>>> their choosing and not mine or the normal place[s] where they are >>>>>> kept, >>>>>> but >>>>>> it is not as bad as some I have dealt with. One wanted to add over 550 >>>>>> fonts to my Windows font folder. That was a vector graphic package >>>>>> back >>>>>> in >>>>>> the Win XP days. >>>>>> >>>>>> What I do, when I find these other font folders, is make sure I copy >>>>>> the >>>>>> fonts to a "storage" folder and then install them so the rest of the >>>>>> packages can access them. I did that with the LO fonts including the >>>>>> DejaVu ones. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On 02/25/2013 05:40 PM, Virgil Arrington wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> I should have added my caveat that I claim no computer expertise. >>>>>> I'm >>>>>> >>>>>> just a weekend geek with enough knowledge to be dangerous. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> When I copy fonts to my C:\Windows\Fonts folder, I get a message >>>>>>> saying >>>>>>> something along the lines of "Installing ____ font" or words to that >>>>>>> effect. It may be (again I speak from ignorance) that copying the >>>>>>> fonts >>>>>>> does the same thing as using the "official" install procedure. >>>>>>> Windows >>>>>>> is >>>>>>> notorious for having a zillion different ways of accomplishing a >>>>>>> task. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> My experience has been that fonts installed in the C:\Windows\Fonts >>>>>>> folder are available system wide. Again, I've never had a problem >>>>>>> regardless of my method of installation. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> However, fonts installed in other folders may only be available to >>>>>>> specific programs. For example, Adobe Reader comes bundled with a >>>>>>> couple of >>>>>>> really nice fonts (ex. Minion Pro), but it installs them in a >>>>>>> subfolder >>>>>>> of >>>>>>> the Adobe Reader program. I've always suspected that Adobe does this >>>>>>> on >>>>>>> purpose so that the fonts are available *only* to Adobe Reader and >>>>>>> not >>>>>>> other programs. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Virgil >>>>>>> >>>>>>> <snip> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
