Mac Classic Users
On a Mac Classic operating system (those Macintosh prior to OS X), the font file must be packed in a special format called MacBinary. This format preserves the fork resource, which is required by the operating system. Before you can install the true type file you need to unpack the binary file first. This can be done by double clicking the binary file.
Install Fonts
- Download and install StuffIt Expander if you do not have a ZIP utility installed in your system. StuffIt Expander is free and can be downloaded from http://www.stuffit.com/mac/expander/index.html. When download completes, double click the icon in the desktop to install StuffIt Expander.
- Download the Fontware from Morovia web site. Unpack the ZIP by dragging downloaded ZIP into the StuffIt Expander icon. StuffIt generates another folder under which you can find a directory named Macintosh. Double click to open the Macintosh subfolder.
- At this stage you may go ahead to unpack the MacBinary file or read the readme file. The readme file can be opened in SimpleText.
- Choose the font file you are going to install. Double click the bin file. The system generates another file with font icon. You have successfully decode the font.
- Double click the Macintosh Hard Disk icon in the desktop then double click the System Folder and the Font Folder. To make the font available to the system, drag and font file into the font folder.
- Reboot the system. The font is now ready to use.
Remove the font
To remove the fonts installed, just drag and file from the System folder to the trash can.
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