Yes, I've seen fonts fail if they are not installed as Jack suggests. And you
are correct in quessing that there is a limit to the number of fonts. There is
info in the MS and Corel knowledge bases about it. Basically, though, there is
a limited area in the Win95 registry for holding font info. Since it is an
"area" there is no exact limit to the *number* of fonts. The info that goes in
the area comprises the font's 8.3 name plus the family name, plus the
descriptive name, plus some data. Since some fonts have real short names and
others very long ones, you cannot guess the number. The guidance from MS is
"about 500"; others suggest limiting yourself to 300. In our office we have a
general rule that if you add one permanently that pushes past 300 you must
delete one. This gives us the ability to add a bunch temporarily for a special
project, but they've gotta be dropped when the project is over.
Jack Killpatrick wrote:
> > Hi everyone i hope somone can help me here. I have win95 and It seems
> > everytime I add a new font to the font directory it never words. I have
> > all the fonts that come with 95 working fine but nothing i ever add new
> > works. A friend of mine did up a page and sent me a few fonts so i
> > could see the page as she menat it to be and the fonts show in my font
> > directory under windows/fonts but they jsut dont load. Is there a limit
> > to how many fonts you can have installed. Some of these are ttf and
> > others not but both dont seem to work so I dont think thatsa factor.
> > Thanks.
>
> If they're TrueType fonts, install them using the "Fonts" app in the Control
> Panel. If they're PostScript Type 1, you need ATM from Adobe. If you have
> ATM, use it to install the Type 1 fonts. Just placing the files in the right
> dir is not enough...the system has to be told that they are there.
>
> Jack
>
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