User Guide

Then type: “cacheAFMData” followed by the correct path
to your fonts:
“cacheAFMData/ LocalLibrary/Fonts.”
That is all there is to it! You should now be able to use your
fonts in any NeXT program that has a font menu. On the
NeXT, the Bold command will select the Bold style.
Choosing Italic selects its proper style. Selecting
Heavier/Lighter will also move you through the available
weights.
Important: If you still have trouble using your NeXT fonts,
refer to the section on generating a NeXT font and make
sure you didn’t miss something there. If the font doesn’t
appear in the font list at all, then suspect the .afm file. If the
font appears in the font list, but you get the “Unusable
Font” error when selecting the font from the Fonts panel,
double check the FontName, FamilyName, etc. in the .afm
and PostScript files. If the font appears in Courier, make
sure the PostScript and .afm files refer to the same font. If
you’ve tried all these options, and it still doesn’t work, then it
is finally time to call our Technical Support department.
Porting Sun PostScript fonts to the SUN
Sun Microsystems Inc. has released an operating system
named NEWS which renders PostScript Type 1 fonts. In
order to use the Sun fonts from Fontographer 4 for the
Macintosh, you must be running under Solaris2.x/Open
Windows™ 3 on your Sun Workstation™.
Remember when we said that being on a network is a
blessing when it comes to porting fonts to UNIX? Well, for
Sun stations, it’s a MUST. Without special software, the
Sun will not read a Mac or DOS formatted diskette. So
there is not much direction we can give you on porting your
fonts to the Sun if your Sun station is an island. Get
connected!
Installing PostScript fonts
Are you running under Solaris 2/Open Windows 3 on your
Sun Workstation? If not, then upgrade your OS before
Fontographer User's Manual
9: Installing and Removing Fonts Page #14