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Topic: Downloading Fonts

Good evening K.S.
I know web safe is the best bet - however I am interested in downloading a couple of free fonts from resources at Smashing Mag. When downloading (for instance Fontin Sans) - I extract the winrar file to my desktop. When opened - it has a copy of all the fonts as seen on the page. Any idea what I am doing wrong?


As always - thank you
Brian

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Re: Downloading Fonts

...post a link to the page you are downloading from? Exactly what files are appearing when you unzip the file (file names/extensions)?

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Re: Downloading Fonts

http://www.josbuivenga.demon.nl/fontinsans.html

source: Smashing magazine - 40 free fonts

I download and I open with win rar and extract all to my desktop. When I open - it opens up the page I downloaded from showing all the different weights etc.. (?)

thanks Ben

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Re: Downloading Fonts

You're downloading http://www.exljbris.com/dl/FontinSans_49.zip ?

When I open it, it unzips 5 font files (.otf). I can email those directly to you if you provide your email address, though that doesn't help with your issue. Dunno why you are having different results.

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Re: Downloading Fonts

hmm - I am confused as well. just for kicks - my email is ___
thanks

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Just emailed you. And removed your email address from your last post to save you some spam. wink

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Re: Downloading Fonts

I do want to repeat my original question though: Exactly what files are appearing when you unzip the file (file names/extensions)?

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Re: Downloading Fonts

Thanks Ben

The names list as follows:

Fontin_Sans_B_4                                 FACCCE8
                      B_I                                 379E1376
                      I_4                                 644287B7
                      R_4                                 02RB155
                      S_C                                 F6E3F4A3

The type shows OpenType Font File. Hope I listed correctly....

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Re: Downloading Fonts

Those are the correct files. You'll need to copy those files into your Windows\Fonts folder in order to use them.

or perhaps I am not understanding your issue?

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Re: Downloading Fonts

Maybe that will work. When I open it up from the desktop it shows all the different font weights for that font - (like it shows from the page I downloaded from.).

thanks again Ben

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Re: Downloading Fonts

When I open it up - it is a page where it is showing the font in different font sizes -

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Re: Downloading Fonts

That's fine -- That's the way it is supposed to look. You need to copy the fonts into your font folder in order to use them.

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Re: Downloading Fonts

I am retarded tonight - how do I copy them to my font folder?I have extracted the zip file to my font folder. How do I copy them to the folder in order for me to be able to pull them from Photoshop. Sorry for being a pain in the a..

thanks
Bri

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Re: Downloading Fonts

I am retarded tonight - how do I copy them to my font folder?I have extracted the zip file to my font folder. How do I copy them to the folder in order for me to be able to pull them from Photoshop. Sorry for being a pain in the a..

If you unzipped them directly to your font folder, they probably are fine and installed. Restart Photoshop, and they should show up. If not, try extracting the font files to your desktop instead, and then copying/pasting them into the Windows/Fonts folder.

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Re: Downloading Fonts

Thanks Ben -

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Re: Downloading Fonts

I have got to be the biggest nuisance on K.S....

I am still un successful in downloading fonts. No matter which Font I attempt to download I am un successful. Here is what I am doing:

Downloading
Opening with WinRar
Extracting all to Fonts folder
I open up the file in Fonts folder and it shows the font in different pixel sizes (normal)
I open up Photoshop and the font is not in my drop down

I attempted to extract to the desktop - copy and paste into the fonts folder - but it states the file already exists - replace?  (I say no)

Is it the type of file I am trying to open? My resource is well known Smashing Mag..

thanks
Brian

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Re: Downloading Fonts

If you are using MS Windows, open the Fonts folder and click on File/Install Font and go from there...

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Re: Downloading Fonts

I figured it out - I'm a D.A and was forwarding them to my brushes folder in my documents - all is well and good...