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- From: scst52@csc.liv.ac.uk (Mr. A.M. Blanchard)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.misc
- Subject: TrueType fonts out of win\system
- Message-ID: <BtHnxG.91C@csc.liv.ac.uk>
- Date: 24 Aug 92 12:56:03 GMT
- Sender: news@csc.liv.ac.uk (News Eater)
- Organization: Computer Science, Liverpool University
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- I currently have over 300 TrueType fonts, thanks to Corel, which together
- with their .FOT files makes my \WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory a bit crowded.
- What I would like to know is this: I know it is possible to move fonts
- out of the SYSTEM directory by specifying a path in the SYSTEM.INI entry,
- but I am not sure whether:
-
- * The font directory should be added to my path
- * I can move both .FOT & .TTF files out of SYSTEM
- * This will give a noticable performance boost (the crunch)
-
- What I would like to do is have several font directories, classified by
- type (ie symbol, serif, sans & decorative say) so that when I requested
- a font Windows does not have to plow through >700 files to find it. I
- shall be using short directory names however, to keep WIN.INI compact.
-
-
- Finally I have a few quickies about TrueType:
-
- * Does Windows check that all the fonts are present when it starts
- up? It seems to because I have sorted my directory using PC Tools
- to put .FOT & .TTF files at the end, with Windows supplied fonts
- first so Windows should load quicker (it doesn't).
-
- * What *are* .FOT files? They seem to be mini programs (MZ header)
- Couldn't they be combined into a single file? I am loosing 3k
- of disk space on each file (OK, 1Mb ain't much) which is a bit of
- a waste.
-
- Mail prefered
-
- Thanks,
-
- Andy
-
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- ANDREW BLANCHARD "The opinions expressed above do not
- reflect anyone else's opinion (most
- scst52@uk.ac.liv.csc of the time anyway)"
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- GOD: Atheism is the only true religion. Man: I don't believe you.
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- Andy
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- ANDREW BLANCHARD "The opinions expressed above do not
- reflect anyone else's opinion (most
- scst52@uk.ac.liv.csc of the time anyway)"
-
- GOD: Atheism is the only true religion. Man: I don't believe you.
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-