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From: Philip.Craig@p27.f22.n282.z1.FIDONET.ORG (Philip Craig)
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Subject: Font menu SANITY!!
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Date: 20 Mar 90 14:12:29 GMT
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In a message to All [19 Mar 90 06:17:00] Steve Brecher writes:

 >In article <1696@diamond2.UUCP>, derosa@cell.mot.COM (John DeRosa) writes:

 >> In System 7.0 adding fonts and DA's is like using [Suitcase II] or
 >> [Font/DA Juggler or Master Juggler], just [drop] the suitcases into a
 >> folder and like magic they appear.

 >I have never heard any such description (that is attributable to Apple)
 >of System 7.0.  I have heard that fonts must (in the absense of a third
 >party product) be installed into the System *file*.  While Finder 7.0
 >should make this just as easy as dropping them into a folder, is is my
 >impression that any such System file changes won't take effect until
 >after the next restart.

Well, I guess *you* should know, being the author of a "third party product" and all, but the demo of system 7 that I saw would allow users to drop fonts and DAs into a file called System. The file could be double-clicked on and then it would open up like a folder and fonts and DAs could be dragged in and out. I also noticed that new DAs were available immediately they were dragged in -- no need for a restart. I didn't get to see if the same were true for fonts though.


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