Re: Adding fonts to the system

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From: Tim Reed
Date: Tue, 03 Nov 1992 15:39

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In article <1992Nov2.192739.2847@fcom.cc.utah.edu>  
alex@fff.chem.utah.edu (Alex Dommasch) writes:
> How do you add fonts to the system so every user can acess them?  I  
got the  
> free fonts from cc.orst.edu and uncompressed and untarred them.   
Then I copied  
> them into /LocalLibrary/Fonts.  I assumed this was all I had to do,  
but the  
> fonts didn't show up in any application.  I tried putting them in  
my own  
> ~/Library/Fonts directory, and they showed up for me, but not for  
anyone else.  
> 
> So, how do you make fonts universally available?
> 
> Thanks.
> --
> D. A. (Alex) Dommasch, Programmer
> Field-Flow Fractionation Research Center
> Department of Chemistry, University of Utah
> Salt Lake City, Utah 84112
> (801)581-7168           FAX: (801)581-4353
> alex@fff.chem.utah.edu (NeXT Mail)

You must also use buildafmdir so the system will know the new fonts  
are there. Type 'man buildafmdir' for more info.

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Tim Reed
reed@prism.sps.mot.com
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