Re: Changing default "Add Fonts" folder

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From: Anando [MS-MVP] (anando_at_mvps.org)
Date: 05/25/04 

Date: Tue, 25 May 2004 22:19:06 +0530

David does not sleep...didnt you know that ? 

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"Ramesh [MVP]" <ramesh@nojunkmails.com@mvps.org> wrote in message 
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Not sleeping?
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"David Candy" <david@mvps.org> wrote in message news:u42subnQEHA.1048@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
What registry setting. Why would there be one.
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And the band played ....
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"Gene" <gene_sorensen@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:euwcVQnQEHA.3420@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
>
> "David Candy" <david@mvps.org> wrote
> Just drag the fonts in.
>
> David,
>
> When you drag fonts in they are not always recognized by every program (and
> occasionally not by Windows) until a reboot. Also, installing them the
> proper way allows a final check of font name settings and shows me what the
> user is going to see when they install our fonts. There are QA reasons not
> to drag them in.
>
> Can the Registry setting that tells that window to default to c:\windows be
> changed?
>
> Thanks,
> Gene
>
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> And the band played ....
> http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/05/14/1084289883713.html
> "Gene" <gene_sorensen@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:urGAOHbQEHA.368@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > Hi Wes,
> >
> > I think you may have misunderstood my question. One of my clients is a
> font
> > developer. I have hundreds of fonts stored in sub-folders of My Documents.
> > These fonts are not installed in Windows, but are in development and
> > testing. When I want to install one or more of them for a few minutes I
> open
> > the Fonts applet in Control Panel and click on File | Install new
> fonts....
> > When the Add Fonts window opens the Folders field in the lower left corner
> > points to C: Windows (where nobody would store their font collection). It
> > takes a lot of clicks to navigate within this field to the proper
> sub-folder
> > of My Documents, just to install a couple of fonts. I want to tweak the
> > Registry so the Folders field in the Add Fonts window opens pointing to My
> > Documents. Can it be done?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Gene
> >
> >
> > "Wesley Vogel" <123WVogel955@comcast.net> wrote in message
> > news:zptrc.35858$gr.3557284@attbi_s52...
> > > Gene;
> > >
> > > C:\WINDOWS\Fonts is the default folder for fonts.
> > >
> > > [[In the lower left corner of this
> > > dialog is the "Folders:" field where one needs to navigate to the folder
> > > where your fonts are stored before installing them.]]
> > >
> > > And just to the right of that is >>>
> > >
> > >  Copy fonts to Fonts folder
> > >
> > > Is there a check mark in the   ??
> > > ===================
> > >
> > > [[You can also drag OpenType, TrueType, Type 1, and raster fonts from
> > > another location to add them to the Fonts folder. This works only if the
> > > font is not already in the Fonts folder.]]
> > >
> > > -- 
> > > Hope this helps.  Let us know.
> > > Wes
> > >
> > > In news:OFo3AV2PEHA.808@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl,
> > > Gene <gene_sorensen@hotmail.com>  hunted and pecked:
> > > > When I open the Fonts applet in Control Panel and click on File |
> > > > Install new font... the Add Fonts dialog box opens. In the lower left
> > > > corner of this dialog is the "Folders:" field where one needs to
> > > > navigate to the folder where your fonts are stored before installing
> > > > them. The Folders field defaults to C:\Windows, but no one stores all
> > > > their font collection in the Windows folder. To get to my storage
> > > > folder I have to double click on c:, double click on Documents and
> > > > Settings, double click on my username, double click on My Documents,
> > > > and then navigate within My Documents to my storage folder.
> > > >
> > > > Is there a way to modify the Registry so the Folders field in the Add
> > > > Fonts dialog box opens to My Documents?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > > Gene
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

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