Postscript Type I Fonts

[Jules Meisler]

I am trying to install some Postscript Type I fonts that I had under a
folder "psfonts" from my other computer which used Windows 98. I don't know
how I was able to load them on the other computer. This computer uses XP
and does not recognize them when they are just copied.

Can anyone help?

Thanks in advance.

[Thomas Ferguson]

Windows XP can use PostScript Type 1 fonts.
To prepare for installing the fonts, place the files for the fonts in an
accessible directory. For example, create a directory called
c:\PostScriptFonts. It is best not to create this directory inside of the
Windows directory. There should be two or three files for each font. Either
a *.pfb and a *.pfm file or a *.pfb, an *.afm and an *.inf file. Place all
of them in the directory. Next, add them using Control Panel Fonts File
Install New Font.

Windows XP will not install the fonts unless the files conform to the file
format standard for the particular type of font. There are some fonts
available in the Internet that do not. Some are bad conversions from fonts
originally issued for the Mac and converted for the PC.


Let us know.
--


Tom
MSMVP PS-D


"Jules Meisler" > wrote in message
...
> I am trying to install some Postscript Type I fonts that I had under a
> folder "psfonts" from my other computer which used Windows 98. I don't
know
> how I was able to load them on the other computer. This computer uses XP
> and does not recognize them when they are just copied.
>
> Can anyone help?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
>