Re: AppleScript Newbie: The Finder & Fonts
Re: AppleScript Newbie: The Finder & Fonts
- Subject: Re: AppleScript Newbie: The Finder & Fonts
- From: "Shane Stanley" <email@hidden>
- Date: Sat, 4 Dec 2004 20:13:26 +1100
On Fri, 3 Dec 2004 11:51:07 -0500, Jim wrote:
>1) Can the font install/activation process even be accomplished by
>scripting the Finder alone? Or do I need to script say, Font Reserve?
>
>2) I am assuming "all I need to do" is identify and sort the fonts in
>the chosen folder and then move them in an out of the "~/Library/Fonts"
>folder in order to activate and deactivate them. Is this misguided?
No, that should work.
>Will I need to quit and re-launch inDesign for the fonts to be
>recognized after "new fonts" are "installed" in this manner?
Yes.
>
>3) Is there a more specific way to identify font files in the Finder
>beyond the FFIL file type? I am anticipating a need to identify the
>various "font types" in order to test, for instance, that A PS Printer
>Font has it's associated Screen Font (It also would be useful to report
>this info on the spec sheet (ie: font is PostScript/TrueType/dfont,
>etc). Is this possible?
Once you have a font loaded, you can get a lot of info via InDesign.
--
Shane Stanley <email@hidden>
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