Full Version: Windows Font Viewer question
From: Pedaler (ROYBREWER) [#1]
5 Oct 2006
To: ALL
Anyone know how to get it back to the Windows Font Viewer in Windows 2000?
I know we need to assign a program to use in the File Type dialog, but even in XP an actual program is not referenced; that is, "Windows Font Viewer" is listed as "opener," but I think that's hidden somewhere in a DLL(etc) instead of being a stand alone program(?).
I also know that for most people the Bitstream Font Manager would be a good solution, but i this case, I can't afford to train client on how to use it "long distance."
Any happen to be that sharp on windows2K?
EDITED: 5 Oct 2006 by DGL
From: Dave Jones (DAVERJ) [#2]
5 Oct 2006
To: Pedaler (ROYBREWER) [#1] 6 Oct 2006
EDITED: 5 Oct 2006 by DAVERJ
From: gingem [#3]
5 Oct 2006
To: Pedaler (ROYBREWER) [#1] 6 Oct 2006
Hi Roy
A little easier way to solve the problem is to go to any true type font and RIGHT CLICK on the file, a drop down list will come up and have a selection that says OPEN WITH, select this and find the windows font viewer program in the list. Be sure to check the box in the bottom left that says use this program always.
From: Shaddy [#4]
6 Oct 2006
To: Pedaler (ROYBREWER) [#1] 6 Oct 2006
To expand on gingem's explanation... for me it needs to be a font that's not in the c:\windows\fonts folder (otherwise you don't get the Open With selection), and the windows font viewer is c:\windows\system32\fontview.exe
Or go to the windows explorer, open up Tools, Folder Options, File Types. Look up TTF and click on the Advanced button, then click on Open then the button Edit, and add this to the "Application used to perform action:" text box
C:\WINDOWS\System32\fontview.exe %1
Shaddy
From: Pedaler (ROYBREWER) [#5]
6 Oct 2006
To: gingem [#3] 6 Oct 2006
Bill,
Neither on my XP Pro system nor on my client's win2K could I get the Open With option in the context menu.
Edited: Oops! I see Shaddy supplied the solution to the Open "With." I suspect you keep all your TTF files *not* in the Fonts folder (while recommended by many pundits, I never tried that) so you'd always get the Open With option.
EDITED: 6 Oct 2006 by ROYBREWER
From: Pedaler (ROYBREWER) [#6]
6 Oct 2006
To: Dave Jones (DAVERJ) [#2] 7 Oct 2006
With the ideas supplied by you, Bill and Shaddy, I'm sure I can get the client back where they need to be even long distance with a guy that doesn't know how to use the windows explorer!!!!
From: Pedaler (ROYBREWER) [#7]
6 Oct 2006
To: Shaddy [#4] 6 Oct 2006
That's it!
Thanks much.
From: gingem [#8]
6 Oct 2006
To: Pedaler (ROYBREWER) [#5] 10 Oct 2006
Hi Roy
I didn't totally understand your answer/question but YOU SHOULD NEVER keep all of your fonts in the windows fonts directory! The ideal situation is to have only the required default windows fonts in that directory and use a font manager to move fonts in and out of your system when needed. If you use Corel, font navigator is included and it works great.
The more fonts you have in the windows fonts directory the slower your system will get. I have over 40,000 fonts on my system and at one time or another I have used most of them. I never used scanned type on any of my work, I recreate all text in the exact font required and it might seem like added work but in the long run it saves you a lot of time.
I keep all of my data for all jobs in a folder called data (smart of me huh?) In that directory I have folders for all of the different programs that I use and a directory for fonts. In the fonts directory I have alphabetical directories and store all fonts in that order. My system fonts folder never has more than 200 fonts but my system sees between 700-900 fonts at all times. Using my data all in one directory makes backup very easy also, every night the data directory backs up to 7 different computers and I always have a backup. Works great, takes a little extra effort when you set it up for the first time but well worth it. I never have to remember where the data for a particular program is.