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0011209ScribusFontspublic2016-12-08 21:39
Reporterrdebel Assigned To 
PrioritynormalSeverityfeatureReproducibilityalways
Status closedResolutionno change required 
OSWindows XP 
Product Version1.4.1 
Target Version1.5.3 
Summary0011209: Scribus doesn't find any fonts by font rental Skyfonts
DescriptionI gave the font-rental-system http://skyfonts.com (by Monotype) a try on Windows XP. Other applications (even older CorelDraw et.al) find the new fonts installed by Skyfonts. But Scribus does not, even when restarting it.
It seem that as special background app is syncing with the Skyfont-Server, and when a new font is added, it is directly injected into the Windows Font system, you could not find the font on the disk.
I'm opening this bug to gather all information around this issue, because I personally find it very appealing to have the possibility to just try a font having to spend this much money. I would like to get it to work even in Scribus.
Additional Information

I have opened a "bug" in the feedback-area of Skyfont. You can vote for it.


http://feedback.fonts.com/forums/173657-skyfonts/suggestions/3319000-skyfont-scribus-on-xp-doesn-t-work
  

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related to 0003861 closedjghali Scribus + Adobe Type Manager 

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rdebel

2013-01-09 07:27

reporter   ~0029671

Just checked with the new skyfonts version 2.0.15 on Win XP. Still doesn't work.

cbradney

2013-01-09 21:27

administrator   ~0029677

Depends where this program stores the fonts. If you can find that, then you can point Scribus at it.

Kunda

2016-12-06 03:26

updater   ~0042709

resolving since OP has not responded to Craig's reply.

rdebel

2016-12-07 08:04

reporter   ~0042759

Last edited: 2016-12-07 11:50

Sory missed this question.
After searchin for the font i finally found how its works:
Skyfonts puts the fonts into a folder below C:\Users\rde\AppData\Local\Temp (WIN7)
named t.ex. 81455DFE-0F38-4594-BDE0-7C26519ZED47

Do a simple search for *ttf in the temp dir and then add the folder to your Scribus font path.
This seams to work.

Edit: typos (Kunda)

Kunda

2016-12-07 11:52

updater   ~0042760

thanks @rdebel for your workaround in 0011209:0042759
CC @gpittman maybe we should document this somewhere ?

gpittman

2016-12-07 14:06

developer   ~0042769

This is already documented in Setup > Font Setup.

Issue History

Date Modified Username Field Change
2012-11-27 10:36 rdebel New Issue
2013-01-09 07:27 rdebel Note Added: 0029671
2013-01-09 21:27 cbradney Note Added: 0029677
2016-12-06 03:26 Kunda Status new => resolved
2016-12-06 03:26 Kunda Resolution open => no change required
2016-12-06 03:26 Kunda Note Added: 0042709
2016-12-06 03:28 Kunda Relationship added related to 0003861
2016-12-07 08:04 rdebel Note Added: 0042759
2016-12-07 11:50 Kunda Note Edited: 0042759
2016-12-07 11:52 Kunda Note Added: 0042760
2016-12-07 14:06 gpittman Note Added: 0042769
2016-12-08 21:29 cbradney Status resolved => closed
2016-12-08 21:39 cbradney Target Version => 1.5.3