Needed: A shortcut to help user install downloaded fonts

[Chipp Walters]

Kresten,

We've just finished developemnt on the altFont external which will allow 
Mac and PC users to embed fonts with their applications. They are 
temporarily installed until:

1) The developer removes them or;
2) The OS restarts

We're currently testing them and will have them for sale at Altuit shortly.

best,

Chipp

Kresten Bjerg wrote:
> HI
> After the long discussion on font installation in March,(3/3/05 - 30/3/05) and my  (unanswered) posting last week on the same topic, I got the following idea:
> If a downloadable standalone / with an installer/ comes in a folder, in which  my fontsuite is included, couldnt  an answer dialogue be constructed, which - (when invoked by users clicking a button)  by itself, and without the users browsing, could locate the (WIN or MAC) OS fontfolder, and - on users accept -  simply move the included fontsuite to that folder. Its a onetime event, and the intricacies of  "using the 'ext.dll', installing the fonts as custom properties etc , which I cant understand, and which seems to involve cross platform intricacies, could perhaps be avoided.
> Of course one could also instruct the user to "manually" copy the dowloaded  fontsuite 
> to the OS fontfolder, - but the standalone is meant for users who might not know what a font or a folder is.
> I guess the handlers for doing this on windows and on macs  will be slightly different, - but can it be done on both systems ?- and ... frankly: can someone on the list help with the necessary commands in such answer dialogues.?
> (That the user will have to restart before using is no problem).