Re: Changing default "Add Fonts" folder
From: David Candy (david_at_mvps.org)
Date: 05/25/04
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Date: Wed, 26 May 2004 04:47:01 +1000
This font dialog comes from Win 3.1. It is also in longhorn. A senior MS programmer just asked someone complaining about it what feature in longhorn did they want removed to have a new dialog that almost NOONE uses anymore.
-- ---------------------------------------------------------- And the band played .... http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/05/14/1084289883713.html "Anando [MS-MVP]" <anando@mvps.org> wrote in message news:%23TqrUYoQEHA.2716@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl... > >> Now, I g2g to sleep (11:21PM IST). > > Now, that sure is early ;-) > > -- > > Anando > Microsoft MVP- Windows Shell/User > http://www.microsoft.com/mvp > http://www.mvps.org > > Folder customizations > http://newdelhi.sancharnet.in/minku > > Protect your PC! > http://www.microsoft.com/protect > > > "Ramesh [MVP]" <ramesh@nojunkmails.com@mvps.org> wrote in message > news:OvnOiDoQEHA.368@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl... > Now, I g2g to sleep (11:21PM IST). No cats in my house :-) > > -- > Ramesh - Microsoft MVP > Windows XP Shell > http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k > > The Parasite Fight - Quick Fix Protocol: > http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm > > ------------------------------------------------ > "David Candy" <david@mvps.org> wrote in message news:u%23kF39nQEHA.1312@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl... > They don't have a wide range of behaviour. Gtooming, sleeping, and howling at 4am with his doll in > his mouth. (though he does chase moths in summer). > > -- > ---------------------------------------------------------- > And the band played .... > http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/05/14/1084289883713.html > "Ramesh [MVP]" <ramesh@nojunkmails.com@mvps.org> wrote in message > news:u94Q1snQEHA.252@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl... > Then, don't let him sleep :-) > > -- > Ramesh - Microsoft MVP > Windows XP Shell > http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k > > The Parasite Fight - Quick Fix Protocol: > http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm > > ------------------------------------------------ > "David Candy" <david@mvps.org> wrote in message news:OGnCMmnQEHA.3140@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl... > I went to sleep about 12 hours ago, then cat woke me up after 10 minutes and I was refreshed. The > cats pulling out it's hair at the moment, on my bed, now he's looking at me funny as I type about > him? Have to go give him a kiss. The cat sleeps with me in winter and sleeps outsides its owner's > door in summer (which is why he sleeps with me, doesn't like the cold). He hasn't attacked yet this > year, last year on one day I bled for hours (I think it's cute when he sinks his teeth and claws in, > till I see the blood). > > I stayed up late for the indy car race last night and the Formula 1 on sunday night. I was supposed > to fix niece's computer on monday but they went out leaving me ringing every 1/2 hour all day > instead of sleeping (it's wednesday now). > -- > ---------------------------------------------------------- > And the band played .... > http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/05/14/1084289883713.html > "Ramesh [MVP]" <ramesh@nojunkmails.com@mvps.org> wrote in message > news:%234UiycnQEHA.1348@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl... > Not sleeping? > > -- > Ramesh - Microsoft MVP > Windows XP Shell > http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k > > The Parasite Fight - Quick Fix Protocol: > http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm > > The Antivirus Defense-in-Depth Guide > http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=28734 > > "David Candy" <david@mvps.org> wrote in message news:u42subnQEHA.1048@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl... > What registry setting. Why would there be one. > -- > ---------------------------------------------------------- > And the band played .... > http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/05/14/1084289883713.html > "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 > > > > -- > > ---------------------------------------------------------- > > 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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