Installing fonts - Windows weirdness

[Mark Talluto]

On Wednesday, June 18, 2003, at 02:03 PM, Ken Ray wrote:

> Do you need to do this from inside RunRev, or can you use an installer?
> The reason I ask is that there are probably a few registry updates that
> need to be made that an installer will do for you.
>
> Ken Ray
> Sons of Thunder Software
> Email: kray at sonsothunder.com
> Web Site: http://www.sonsothunder.com/
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: metacard-admin at lists.runrev.com
>> [mailto:metacard-admin at lists.runrev.com] On Behalf Of RCS
>> Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2003 12:30 PM
>> To: metacard at lists.runrev.com
>> Subject: Re: Installing fonts - Windows weirdness
>>
>>
>> Thanks Ken...
>>
>> These are .ttf (TrueType) fonts...I am also starting to
>> discover the 'fun' involved with installing things in Linux too!
>>
>> JR
>>
>>
>>> From: "Ken Ray" <kray at sonsothunder.com>
>>> To: <metacard at lists.runrev.com>
>>> Subject: RE: Installing fonts - Windows weirdness
>>> Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2003 16:29:28 -0500
>>> Organization: Sons of Thunder Software
>>> Reply-To: metacard at lists.runrev.com
>>>
>>> JR,
>>>
>>> What kind of fonts are they (TrueType, OpenType,
>> PostScript)? If you
>>> don't know, post the names of the files you're trying to install.
>>>
>>> Ken Ray
>>> Sons of Thunder Software
>>> Email: kray at sonsothunder.com
>>> Web Site: http://www.sonsothunder.com/
>>
>>

I have made a font installer that we use for our font products.  If you 
or anyone would like a copy I can make it available via revnet.

Pros:
1.  Installs fonts on either Mac or Win
2.  You can registration number protect the installer so only your 
users can install fonts
3.  Could be modified to install other files as well with a little 
extra work.
4.  Is commented pretty well.  No docs for it though.

Negatives:
1.  Is highly geared towards our needs, but you can modify to suite 
your needs.



Best regards,
Mark Talluto
http://www.canelasoftware.com