![]() Then, open the /Library/Fonts and delete everything there is left there (those are now duplicates, since Fontcase imported them all in the step before). Those which are activated are marked by a green bar underneath the fonts name. When the main interface launches, deactivate all fonts. Everything is in one place nowno more font files all over the place! If you have fonts elsewhere on your computer that are not installed, feel free to import them into Fontcase. ![]() This will facilitate the consolidation process. Uncheck system fonts and leave the other options checked. It will ask you if you want to import fonts already installed on your system. It creates a library (also called a vault) in which it organizes and maintains the file structure automagically (much like the iTunes Music folder). For that, we will use Fontcase think of it as iTunes, but for your fonts instead of your music. The ones that do not come with your system and that you downloaded from the Internet, basically (well call them User Fonts, because thats how theyre called, duh). What we need to do next is collect all your own fonts. I am not responsible for any lost data, corrupted hard drive or system, or any deficiencies that this manoeuver may encounter. Certain fonts (such as Lucida Grande and Helvetica) can completely mess up your Mac if you touch them. This step needs to be performed on ALL computers before proceeding to the next step.ĭISCLAIMER: Be VERY careful when deleting system fonts. If you dont use Lion, please consult Kurt Langs Font Management in OS X article for the list of required fonts for your version of OS X. This folder contains all the fonts that you installed on your system. This is how your Font Book should look after youve deleted nothing but the required fonts:įeel free to delete or export any fonts you find in the /Library/Fonts directory. Here are the required fonts for Mac OS X Lion: There are, however, very few that we actually need and the ones we dont are just bloating our system.ĭepending on which version of Mac OS X you are running, the required fonts are slightly different. Mac OS X comes with a lot of different typefaces to support as many languages as possible. If you want your font management to be really impeccable, you need to perform an extra step at the beginning (this is especially crucial for people who work in prepress). Locate the existing Fontcase vault in your Dropbox folder If youre already familiar with Font Book, Fontcase, Dropbox syncing and all this stuff, heres a simplified version of the process:ĭelete all unnecessary system fonts from all your Macs Ĭonsolidate and import all of your user fonts in Fontcase (on one Mac) Here is the solution I figured out that worked best for me so far.įor this article, I will assume that you downloaded and installed Fontcase and Dropbox on all the computers you wanna sync your fonts accross. PostScript Type 1, TrueType, OpenType PS, Font SuitCase, it never ends.Īlthough there are fantastic syncing services out there for all types of user data (contacts, email, calendar events, keychains, etc.), there doesnt seem to be a user-friendly and easy solution to sync fonts between computers. ![]() There are many different types of font formats for different uses, and its really difficult to keep up with updated versions of our fonts. You can use Dropbox - just read this here You have to use FontCase app - but it is an amazing app and much better to look at then the OS X Font appįont management is the nightmare of a lot of designers, and for good reasons. Currently using Fontbook to manage fonts but would buy new software to make this happen. The programs we use the most are the adobe Creative Suite. Honestly I've owned a graphic design firm for some time and our font management is atrocious so as it stands, there's no system. I am open to suggestions as to what to use to get this to happen. ![]() I am thinking about doing a diff/merge on all of the folders to come up with a master library that I could serve from either one of the computers or a harddrive. There's likely a HUGE chunk of duplicates and ones that are unique to each computer. Currently each computer has it's own font library. I want to stay without legal usage rights for the fonts we purchase, which from what I understand, networking is within legal rights. So I have 3 27' imacs, a 21" imac, a mini, and two macbook pros (which don't NEED to connect but it wouldnt be terrible).
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