embed/install font

Stephen Barncard stephenREVOLUTION at barncard.com
Mon Jul 18 11:39:06 EDT 2005


I remember the days long ago in Hypercard where you could install a 
font as a resource in a stack, and it 'just worked', even though we 
were warned not to for some reason.
sqb

>I'm creating a presentation and I need to be sure the user has 
>access to a Unicode font. I'd like to standardize on Bitstream's 
>Vera font, which is free and very good.
>
>1) Is there any way to access the font dynamically without 
>installing it on the user's system? A while ago there was a thread 
>"Own fontsuite with standalone?" Several authors referenced the 
>EXT.dll as a way to dynamically access fonts on the PC. How is this 
>done? Has anyone successfully employed this technique?
>
>2) If I can't access it dynamically, how do I install it? I 
>purchased InstallGadget, but that currently doesn't update the 
>Windows registry upon installation.
>
>Any ideas on how to address this problem would be greatly appreciated.
>
>Brad



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