Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 6/7/83; site hao.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxl!ihnp4!zehntel!hplabs!hao!ward From: ward@hao.UUCP (Mike Ward) Newsgroups: net.micro.apple Subject: Changing a System font(like monaco) Message-ID: <1086@hao.UUCP> Date: Sun, 29-Jul-84 12:52:40 EDT Article-I.D.: hao.1086 Posted: Sun Jul 29 12:52:40 1984 Date-Received: Tue, 31-Jul-84 00:33:24 EDT Organization: High Altitude Obs./NCAR, Boulder CO Lines: 88 [HOO, BOY] So, there I was, with the Font Editor newly in my possesion, having spent the last several months getting sick of not being able to tell the difference between a 0 and a O, or a I and a l. AHA, says I, I will edit the Monaco Font and cross that zero and serif that I. So I did. Then I tried to install it in the system file. OOPS, Monaco 9 is a system font. Can't remove it with the Font Mover. So I removed it with the Resource Mover, then used the Font Mover to put the new font in. Started feeling good. Then I noticed that the System File I was using was one of the old ones. No Matter, says I, I will just do it again on one of the New System Files. Ho HO. It seems that the Resource Mover will not allow you to modify the System FIle if you happen to have booted with the new System File. So I booted under the old System File, renamed the new System File, removed the Monaco Fonts, renamed it once again "System" and stuck the new fonts in. Here are the steps: Copy the font editor, resource mover, the new System Folder, and the fonts file that came with the new System Folder to a work disk. enter the Font Editor, edit the font(you gotta figure that one out for yourself). install the fonts (I did Monaco 9 & 12) exit the Font Editor trash everything except the system file, the fonts file, and the resource manager - empty the trash DUP the System disk Reboot with another disk as the startup disk rename "copy of System Disk" as "foo" (or whatever) (can't do this without the reboot) copy *OLD* System file and Finder from another disk reboot with work disk as startup disk use resource mover to clear Monaco fonts from "foo" (Monaco fonts are 512, 521, & 524) exit resource mover reboot with some other disk as startup disk trash system file on work disk - empty trash rename "foo" as "System" Use Fontmover to move new Monaco fonts into System reboot from workdisk copy System file to destination disk test with macTEP and Macwrite jubilate copy System file to *ALL* your disks Notice that Macterminal is still using the old font (I just now noticed) Back to the resource mover... >>>>>>NOTE<<<<<<<<< The utilities from the software supplement may work great on a Lisa (don't know, don't got one) but on the Mac, they have a way of crashing the system and/or trashing the disks. SO, don't use them on anything valuable, and BACKUP, BACKUP, BACKUP!! Disclaimer: There is no guarantee that this procedure will work for you. In fact there is no guarantee that this procedure worked for me. All I know is that I can run MacTEP (and expect to run Macterminal) and see crossed 0's and serifed I's. If you have any problems, give me a call, and let's talk about it. -- Michael Ward, NCAR/SCD UUCP: {hplabs,nbires,brl-bmd,seismo,menlo70,stcvax}!hao!sa!ward ARPA: hplabs!hao!sa!ward@Berkeley BELL: 303-497-1252 USPS: POB 3000, Boulder, CO 80307