Fonts

> I think TrueType and Open Type fonts work in both unchanged

Interesting - I've been under the impression that this is true for OpenType,
not so much for TrueType. Any attempt to copy TTs from one OS to another
hasn't worked for me. My understanding is that the names & specs are
[theoretically] the same, but the file coding is different.

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Regards |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac

"Elliott Roper" <nospam.TakeThisOut@yrl.co.uk> wrote in message
news:090820060210512463%nospam@yrl.co.uk...
> In article <1155082710.887010.325950.TakeThisOut@m79g2000cwm.googlegroups.com>,
> macandal <macandal.TakeThisOut@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> Is there a way to transfer fonts from a mac to a windows-based system.
>> I'm using MSWord. The fonts I want to transfer are in my mac and I
>> want to share these with my windows computer at work. Thanks. Also,
>> is there a place where I can download fonts for free? Thanks again.
>>
> I think TrueType and Open Type fonts work in both unchanged.
> The usual tricks for sneaking binary attachments past your work's IT
> security people apply.
>
> If you are feeling larcenous, and lucky, monitor the
> alt.binaries.mac.fonts newsgroup.
>
> Sometimes legitimate free fonts are posted there. It is easy to tell
> them apart. They are usually either silly or ugly or both.
> Proceed with caution. Expect malware and booby traps.
> Corrupt fonts and Word do not get on too well together.
>
> Go on. Live dangerously. If you sneak a virus into your work network, I
> wouldn't want to be in your shoes.
>
> --
> To de-mung my e-mail address:- fsnospam$elliott$$
> PGP Fingerprint: 1A96 3CF7 637F 896B C810 E199 7E5C A9E4 8E59 E248

I don't have the name of it right here in front of me, but there is a free
utility that will take Windows fonts and make them work on a Mac. I think
Taz is right that in some cases, the byte order or some such technical
mystery is inverted.

In any case, for a project a while back I needed a custom Gaelic font and
with about 5 minutes of googling, I found Windows fonts that installed
without a hitch on OSX.

A quick google might be in order:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=using+pc+fonts+in+osx

Good luck,
Mark


"CyberTaz" <typegeneraltaz1ATcomcastdotnet> wrote in message
news:esMNI36uGHA.4876@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> I think TrueType and Open Type fonts work in both unchanged
>
> Interesting - I've been under the impression that this is true for
> OpenType, not so much for TrueType. Any attempt to copy TTs from one OS to
> another hasn't worked for me. My understanding is that the names & specs
> are [theoretically] the same, but the file coding is different.
>
> --
> Regards |:>)
> Bob Jones
> [MVP] Office:Mac
>
> "Elliott Roper" <nospam DeleteThis @yrl.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:090820060210512463%nospam@yrl.co.uk...
>> In article <1155082710.887010.325950 DeleteThis @m79g2000cwm.googlegroups.com>,
>> macandal <macandal DeleteThis @yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Is there a way to transfer fonts from a mac to a windows-based system.
>>> I'm using MSWord. The fonts I want to transfer are in my mac and I
>>> want to share these with my windows computer at work. Thanks. Also,
>>> is there a place where I can download fonts for free? Thanks again.
>>>
>> I think TrueType and Open Type fonts work in both unchanged.
>> The usual tricks for sneaking binary attachments past your work's IT
>> security people apply.
>>
>> If you are feeling larcenous, and lucky, monitor the
>> alt.binaries.mac.fonts newsgroup.
>>
>> Sometimes legitimate free fonts are posted there. It is easy to tell
>> them apart. They are usually either silly or ugly or both.
>> Proceed with caution. Expect malware and booby traps.
>> Corrupt fonts and Word do not get on too well together.
>>
>> Go on. Live dangerously. If you sneak a virus into your work network, I
>> wouldn't want to be in your shoes.
>>
>> --
>> To de-mung my e-mail address:- fsnospam$elliott$$
>> PGP Fingerprint: 1A96 3CF7 637F 896B C810 E199 7E5C A9E4 8E59 E248
>
>

If you can get at the font files themselves, simply copy them into your Font
folder on Windows.

Note that you need to work with the individual font files with their .ttf or
..otf extensions. Suitcases will NOT work (Windows will ignore them).

When you get them there, you may find that they look poor. Mac fonts are
hinted for the Mac onscreen display: this often does not look so nice on
Windows. Printing should be pretty much the same.

Using Mac fonts in work documents is not always wise: as soon as you send a
document to one of your workmates, Word will substitute the "next closest"
fonts on their machines, which can lead to some very strange effects.

And of course, it's quite illegal: Fonts are copyright software. When you
bought your Mac, you bought a licence to use them. On one machine, as part
of Mac OS. If you copy them to the Windows machine, you are guilty of
piracy and the Federation Against Software Theft will be after you!

But there is a way to do it

Cheers

On 9/8/06 10:18 AM, in article
1155082710.887010.325950.DeleteThis@m79g2000cwm.googlegroups.com, "macandal"
<macandal.DeleteThis@yahoo.com> wrote:

> Is there a way to transfer fonts from a mac to a windows-based system.
> I'm using MSWord. The fonts I want to transfer are in my mac and I
> want to share these with my windows computer at work. Thanks. Also,
> is there a place where I can download fonts for free? Thanks again.
>

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John McGhie <john.DeleteThis@mcghie.name>
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