On Sat, 10 Nov 2007 20:21:04 +0100 M Henri Day wrote: > 2007/11/10, Datatude <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > On 2007-11-10 11:49 AM, Jonathan Kaye wrote: > > > Johnny Rosenberg wrote: > > > > > > > > >> I could start a new thread about this, but since it's only an > > >extension > > of > > >> the original question of this thread I thought it was better to > > >ask it > > as > > >> a follow-up-question here: > > >> > > >> I installed the msttcorefonts a while ago, but many documents > > >that I> created before I replaced Windows with Ubuntu use the Arial > > >Narrow > > font, > > >> and therefore they don't look right in the Ubuntu version. Is > > >there a> place where I can find that font for my Ubuntu system? > > >It's not > > included > > >> in msttcorefonts. > > >> > > > Dear Johnny, > > > 1. Please don't toppost.
This is a beginners mailing list. As common business practise these days (like it or lump it) is to top post, we are stuck with it. Also read my comments further down. > > > 2. Google is your friend Cliche and out of place considering 3 just below. > > > 3. You can find the font here: > > > http://www.unigre.it/rhetorica%20biblica/fonts/download.htm > > > The name of the font you're looking for is called ARIALN.TTF > > > Cheers, > > > Jonathan > > > > > Dear Jonathan. > > > > 1. Please don't use lingo. What the hell is toppost. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top-posting#Top-posting > > 2. Google was not my friend, since typing in define: toppost > > returned no results. > > googled "wikipedia top post" for above result > > > > kazar > > -- > > Datatude, Ltd. -- http://www.datatude.net/ > > tech strategies & database solutions > > Visit our "RAD Tools of Choice" forums at "datatude.network" > > http://network.datatude.net/ > > > «Toppost» on a forum such as this one refers to the practice of > placing one's reply above (on top of) the post to which one is > responding. I presume the opposite is to «bottompost», which is > customary on this forum.... > > Henri The preferred posting style on mailing lists and usenet is neither top=post or bottom-post as you have used but interspersed as i have used (he says smugly). But given that many newbies and business types use top-post it is accepted practise to not get all het-up about it, bite the bullet and reply in kind. Thus if the original respondent top-posted, all subsequent replies should be top post. Many flame wars have been started on this very topic and the ulcers just are not worth it. -- Michael All shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of things shall be well - Julian of Norwich 1342 - 1416 --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
