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Hello there:

I hope this is something which I'm overlooking but how do I install fonts?   
I've downloaded some of them from sonata, but everytime I try to do a  
buildafmdir in the directory, I get:

	buildafmdir: couldn't create lock file

Can someone tell me what this error is?  I've tried to RTFM but I couldn't find  
anything.

Please e-mail me and I'll summarize, if there's any interest.



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In article <tlm.724295987@scl1.al.iastate.edu> tlm@iastate.edu (Tom Marchioro)  
writes:
> In <1992Dec13.114133.18500@mic.ucla.edu> iwelch@agsm.ucla.edu (Ivo Welch)  
writes:
> 
> 
> >[1] Is there an  application that would  allow me to preview fonts  without
> >having to install them first?
> 
> >	<further>
> 
> You can do this with Yap.  First, load the outline file into Yap, then
> give the following commands (assuming the font is, say, Western, substitute
> the proper name)
> 
> /Western findfont 
> 48 scalefont
> setfont 
> 72 200 moveto
> (here is some text) show
> showpage
> 
> 
> this will cause "here is some text" to appear at 48 point in Yaps window
> (after you hit the Execute button of course).  This is also a good trick 
> for checking out a font in case you get the ubiquitous "Unusable Font"
> error message, which can be caused by all sorts of things.  Use this to 
> make sure that the outline file is okay. (i.e. if the font shows properly
> this way then the problme is usually with the .afm file instead).  
> 
> >[2] Is there a way to  store fonts I use once  a year in a lower-level font
> >chooser?
> 
> 
> Yes, at least for all of the PD and shareware fonts (particularly those
> made with the conversion tools from the Mac).  I figured this out some 
> months ago and have been meanign to post it.  Will write it up and post
> here later tonight under the subject "Helpful Font Panel Trick"
> 
> >[3] Are there other good monospaced fonts that work with  Terminal, Stuart,
> >etc.?
> 
> 
> Personally I think Ohlfs is the nicest ofthe bunch (basically because it's
> Courier "tuned" to the NeXT screen), but I've not yet seen the font Don 
> Yackman (sp?) recently posted to sonata.
> 
> 
> Hope this is helpful --- Tom