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From: altman@sbstaff2.cs.sunysb.edu (Jeff Altman)
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Subject: Re: Win.ini Full and Mem Upgrade results
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Date: 29 Jan 91 19:56:35 GMT
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In article <1991Jan29.125153.9821@cbnewsc.att.com> freak@cbnewsc.att.com (c.e.malloy..iii) writes:
>In article <1991Jan29.043217.1014@sbcs.sunysb.edu> altman@sbcs.sunysb.edu (Jeff Altman) writes:
>>
>>WEll, now that we have all of these thousands (slight exageration)
>>of ATM fonts I have run out of space in my Win.ini file.
>>After installing 79 fonts, the SysEdit app would no longer 
>>accept characters as input.  thought it was just a restriction
>>of SysEdit, however, I was wrong.  As it turns out, if I continue
>>to enter text with Write or WPEdit, etc., what ends up happening
>>is that UAEs are created by programs that must read the file.
>>I guess the Win.ini must be limited by some Windows restriction.
>>
>>- Jeff (jaltman@ccmail.sunysb.edu)
>
>This doesn't seem possible. I currently have 96 softfonts in my WIN.INI
>file. This number includes Adobe Type 1 (Version 1, 2, & 3), Bitstream
>Fontware, Bitstream Speedo, and converted Corel WFN fonts. They are also
>listed in the ATM.INI file. You might want to try placing all of the
>fonts that you want to add in a temp directory and using the ATM program
>to install them.
>
>Clancy Malloy
>att!ihlpf!ce
















Sure its possible.  Keep in mind that the fonts aren't the only 
thing that I have in the Win.ini.  There are also the hundred or
so other Windows utilities that keep things there.  Plus I have two
PostScript printers (one mono, one color) and each one must get the 
entire font list.  Also, the fonts were added with ATM.  Its when
I add the path for the softfont downloading that the keyboard input
halts.

There is a limit.  I just don't understand why. If you don't believe
make a copy of your win.ini, and then copy it and repaste it a few 
times.
- Jeff (jaltman@ccmail.sunysb.edu)
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- Jeff (jaltman@ccmail.sunysb.edu)