I did not have a "fonts" folder in the location you mentioned below; i copied the one i had and placed it in the share folder and sure enough, it works now. thank you. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Kupfer OOo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, June 21, 2005 11:34 AM Subject: Re: [users] TrueType Font
> Glenn Silvius wrote: > > Greetings and my sincerest apologies for not being better versed in Open > > Office and the OO Lingo... > > > > I am currently using OO v 1..9.104 on a Win2K os. > > > > I downloaded some TT fonts and installed them in the Windows Font file, > > they do display in Outlook Express and paint (the only ms apps that have > > ability to change font) ex... Test Font 1, Test font 2 , test font 3 > > > > I read a few of the articles that were available for "font" issues on > > your website, but alas, they are greek to me and the only one that was > > somewhat comprehendable to me was written in 2002... > > > > I originally installed OO v1.4, but my husband convinced me that the 1.9 > > is more user friendly, (since i installed this software on a clients > > computer and their only experience has been w/MS office suites). I do > > not recall uninstalling the 1.4, but it does not appear in my add/remove > > programs, only in C:\Program Files\OpenOffice.org1.1.4; perhaps it > > removed it during the installation of the 1.9? > > > > anyway, I noticed that in the articles i read, it mentioned there was > > supposed to be a font folder in the share - i didn't have that font > > foder in the 1.9.104 , but did in the 1.4, so i copied the font folder ( > > after i copied and pasted from the font folder i had > > downloaded/extracted the fonts to) and pasted to the 1.9 folder... that > > didn't help. > > > > Now, i do notice that the font names "appear" in the Draw program if > > you type tex, , then highlight and right click on it (this was before > > and after copying the font file). however, they do not make the text > > change. These font names do not appear in OpenOffice writer, but the > > list shows up in the OO Calc application, and there is a printer image > > next to it (see attached printerex.odt for a sample) and it does not > > change the way the font appears. > > > > I think i've answered all the questions you may need to respond to me, > > so if not, please advise... > > > > Thanks, > > Ms. charlie nystel > > You may want to check the application data folder. I do not know where > it is on Win2k, but in XP it would be "C:\Documents and Settings\User > Name\Application Data\OpenOffice.org 1.9.104" or something like that. In > there you may find a font folder. I don't know how fonts are installed > in general on Win2k, but if they are available in OE, they should be > available in all apps. Odd. > > HTH, > -- > Peter Kupfer -- Using OOo since 'OO4 -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Want to help? http://www.oooauthors.org > For OOo tips: http://openoffice.peschtra.com/ooo_tips_tricks.html > To order OOo: http://openoffice.peschtra.com/distro/ooo_distro.html > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
