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Technical & legal background using copyrighted fonts in custom road signs in PowerPoint
On Sat, 9 Sep 2017 18:31:41 +1200, Your Name wrote:
If you're distributing a PowerPoint document to be edited by other people, then you're best to give them the original font files as well (the original .zip archive, including the licence text if there is one) for them to install. The final solution will be different for the Mac than for Windows. For Windows, I'll just provide the file which has the entire font set embedded in it. This is the easiest for everyone to edit the file at will. For the Mac, we have no choice but to provide the font file itself, and then to have every Mac user install the font and then delete the font when they are done with the project. It's a pain and it's ridiculous but there is no other viable option. Depending on the software (and user choices) Embeded fonts may or mauy not include all the characters. Sometimes embedded fonts only include the characters that have actually been used. If, for example, you didn't use a lowercase z, then the emedded font may not include that z character if someone else needs it. On Windows the embedding is ridiculously easy, where you have the option of no embedding, embedding of just the characters used, and embedding of all the characters available in the font itself. The various file sizes were perfectly reasonable and tiny in all cases: http://wetakepic.com/images/2017/09/10/roadsign_3.png These are the file sizes with and without embedding: Powerpoint without any font embedding = 91 KB Powerpoint with only characters used embedded = 610 KB Powerpoint with all font characters embedded = 1793 KB After removal, the first file reverted to a jumbled mess: http://wetakepic.com/images/2017/09/10/roadsign_4.png Even after removal, the second and third files above looked great: http://wetakepic.com/images/2017/09/10/roadsign_5.png I think we have the final solution and the project plan figured out now, with all the technical and legal details ironed out perfectly. Thanks for your advice. |
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Technical & legal background using copyrighted fonts in custom road signs in PowerPoint
On Sat, 9 Sep 2017 19:57:23 +1200, David Empson
wrote: If the presentation needs to be editable on both Mac and Windows, and must have an embedded font, then PowerPoint is not a practical solution for a general audience. Thank you for testing out the Mac. I have written up the report, which is due on Monday, for the teacher. The final solution will be different for the Mac than for Windows. From this: http://wetakepic.com/images/2017/09/10/roadsign_4.png To this: http://wetakepic.com/images/2017/09/10/roadsign_5.png For Windows, we will just provide the PowerPoint file which already has the entire font set embedded in it. This is the easiest for the Windows users to edit the file to add whatever they want without having to deal with the added issue of installing and deleting fonts. http://wetakepic.com/images/2017/09/10/roadsign_2.png For the Mac, any solution will be more complex as we have no choice but to provide the installable font file itself, and then to have every Mac user learn how to install the font and then for them to additionally learn how to delete the font on the Mac when they are done with the project. Thank you for your help in outlining the details which even Microsoft didn't say in their document on how to embed fonts into Power Point documents on the Mac so it's something we had to find out on our own. https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/...-in-powerpoint |
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Technical & legal background using copyrighted fonts in custom road signs in PowerPoint
On 2017-09-10 04:51:36 +0000, Chaya Eve said:
On Sat, 9 Sep 2017 14:02:17 +0000 (UTC), Chaya Eve wrote: I think though, that we might just have to enforce loading of the font package onto the Macs to solve the problem the /easiest/ way, even though that solution doesn't meet the original specification. Once the project is done, we would then delete the fonts from the Macs. Is there an easy way to DELETE fonts on the Mac after the fact, like there is with Windows FontFrenzy "de-fonting" software? I'm going to guess that installing, embedding, and then deleting fonts on the Mac is as easy as it is on Windows, which was as easy as copying the font file to the "C:\Windows\Fonts\" directory as the unzipped free font file named: "C:\Windows\Fonts\Roadgeek 2005 Series B Regular.ttf" 44KB snip It depends on what version of Mac OS X they are using. The best place to put fonts is in the "Fonts" folder inside their own user's system folder (called "Library") ... BUT it will only be available to that one user account. You can of course repeat the process for each user account. One way is to use the application "Font Book" (comes with Mac OS X) to add / remove fonts. Another way is to manually copy the font file to the appropriate folder. It used to be easy on a Mac, but in the newest version of Mac OS, Apple hides the user's system folder ... supposedly to stop people playing around and screwing it up. In newer versions of Mac OS X you can still get to the user's system folder. It's just a bit less obvious: 1. In the Finder choose "Go to Folder" from the "Go" menu. 2. Type in "~/Library/Fonts" (without the quote marks). 3. Put new font files in there - either drag the font file across or use copy-paste. Under older versions of Mac OS X: 1. Open up the computer's boot drive. 2. Open the "Users" folder. 3. Open the folder with their user name. 4. Open then the "Library" folder. 5. Open the "Fonts" folder. 6. Put new font files in there - either drag the font file across or use copy-paste. If they want the font to be installed for every user, then it's best to put the font file in the "Fonts" folder inside the main Mac OS X system folder ("Library") ... but they'will need to know an admin password for the computer to be able do that. 1. Open up the computer's boot drive. 2. Open then the "Library" folder. 3. Open the "Fonts" folder. 4. Put new font files in there - either drag the font file across or use copy-paste. |
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Technical & legal background using copyrighted fonts in custom road signs in PowerPoint
On Sun, 10 Sep 2017 17:18:20 +1200, Your Name wrote:
If they want the font to be installed for every user, then it's best to put the font file in the "Fonts" folder inside the main Mac OS X system folder ("Library") ... but they'will need to know an admin password for the computer to be able do that. Wow. This is great information because I'm going to write up a project plan so that the teacher can have the kids do their own humorous keep-out signs on much cheaper blanks such as the $2 classic flimsy steel "keep out" blanks from home depot as shown at the right in this photo. http://wetakepic.com/images/2017/09/09/signs.jpg I don't know if the school graphics lab has Windows machines, but it has Macs so it's important that the kids can get useful work done on the Mac too, so your information on how to handle fonts on the Mac is useful for the project plan! Thanks! I wish I had a Mac to test it out. |
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Technical & legal background using copyrighted fonts in custom road signs in PowerPoint
On 2017-09-10 04:58:24 +0000, Chaya Eve said:
On Sat, 9 Sep 2017 18:31:41 +1200, Your Name wrote: If you're distributing a PowerPoint document to be edited by other people, then you're best to give them the original font files as well (the original .zip archive, including the licence text if there is one) for them to install. The final solution will be different for the Mac than for Windows. For Windows, I'll just provide the file which has the entire font set embedded in it. This is the easiest for everyone to edit the file at will. For the Mac, we have no choice but to provide the font file itself, and then to have every Mac user install the font and then delete the font when they are done with the project. It's a pain and it's ridiculous but there is no other viable option. snip Since it's a free font, there's no real need for anyone to delete it. |
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Technical & legal background using copyrighted fonts in custom road signs in PowerPoint
On 2017-09-10 05:12:10 +0000, Tony Cooper said:
On Sun, 10 Sep 2017 16:48:46 +1200, Your Name wrote: On 2017-09-10 03:37:31 +0000, ATANARJUAT said: On Sat, 9 Sep 2017 18:37:51 -0400, PeterN wrote in response to PeterN Pay a good lawyer, who specializes in copyright issues. While in general you may sometimes get common sense answers, there is more to legality than good faith. That's the dumbest answer anyone gave here yet. Here's a similar platitude for you. If someone asks how to tie their shoelaces, tell them that it can only be done at the dealer by a professional trained in tying shoelaces. Or by many five year olds. ;-) The five year-olds are too busy explaining how to take photos on their phone to older people. Not any more. Some busy-bodies stuck their noses in and now you have to limit the amount of "screen time" kids have .. which pretty much destroys the ideas of other busy-bodies who are trying to get "computer coding" as a necessity in kindergartens and junior schools. |
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Technical & legal background using copyrighted fonts in custom road signs in PowerPoint
On 2017-09-10 04:58:24 +0000, Chaya Eve said:
On Sat, 9 Sep 2017 18:31:41 +1200, Your Name wrote: If you're distributing a PowerPoint document to be edited by other people, then you're best to give them the original font files as well (the original .zip archive, including the licence text if there is one) for them to install. The final solution will be different for the Mac than for Windows. For Windows, I'll just provide the file which has the entire font set embedded in it. This is the easiest for everyone to edit the file at will. For the Mac, we have no choice but to provide the font file itself, and then to have every Mac user install the font and then delete the font when they are done with the project. It's a pain and it's ridiculous but there is no other viable option. Depending on the software (and user choices) Embeded fonts may or mauy not include all the characters. Sometimes embedded fonts only include the characters that have actually been used. If, for example, you didn't use a lowercase z, then the emedded font may not include that z character if someone else needs it. On Windows the embedding is ridiculously easy, where you have the option of no embedding, embedding of just the characters used, and embedding of all the characters available in the font itself. The various file sizes were perfectly reasonable and tiny in all cases: http://wetakepic.com/images/2017/09/10/roadsign_3.png These are the file sizes with and without embedding: Powerpoint without any font embedding = 91 KB Powerpoint with only characters used embedded = 610 KB Powerpoint with all font characters embedded = 1793 KB After removal, the first file reverted to a jumbled mess: http://wetakepic.com/images/2017/09/10/roadsign_4.png Even after removal, the second and third files above looked great: http://wetakepic.com/images/2017/09/10/roadsign_5.png I think we have the final solution and the project plan figured out now, with all the technical and legal details ironed out perfectly. Thanks for your advice. I guess it should be pointed out that Microsoft PowerPoint is meant to be used to create presentations / slideshows. It's not really very good as a desktop publishing application ... although it is better than trying to use awful Microsoft Word for desktop publishing! |
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Technical & legal background using copyrighted fonts in customroad signs in PowerPoint
Chaya Eve wrote:
On Sat, 9 Sep 2017 18:31:41 +1200, Your Name wrote: If you're distributing a PowerPoint document to be edited by other people, then you're best to give them the original font files as well (the original .zip archive, including the licence text if there is one) for them to install. The final solution will be different for the Mac than for Windows. For Windows, I'll just provide the file which has the entire font set embedded in it. This is the easiest for everyone to edit the file at will. For the Mac, we have no choice but to provide the font file itself, and then to have every Mac user install the font and then delete the font when they are done with the project. It's a pain and it's ridiculous but there is no other viable option. Depending on the software (and user choices) Embeded fonts may or mauy not include all the characters. Sometimes embedded fonts only include the characters that have actually been used. If, for example, you didn't use a lowercase z, then the emedded font may not include that z character if someone else needs it. On Windows the embedding is ridiculously easy, where you have the option of no embedding, embedding of just the characters used, and embedding of all the characters available in the font itself. The various file sizes were perfectly reasonable and tiny in all cases: http://wetakepic.com/images/2017/09/10/roadsign_3.png These are the file sizes with and without embedding: Powerpoint without any font embedding = 91 KB Powerpoint with only characters used embedded = 610 KB Powerpoint with all font characters embedded = 1793 KB After removal, the first file reverted to a jumbled mess: http://wetakepic.com/images/2017/09/10/roadsign_4.png Even after removal, the second and third files above looked great: http://wetakepic.com/images/2017/09/10/roadsign_5.png I think we have the final solution and the project plan figured out now, with all the technical and legal details ironed out perfectly. Thanks for your advice. http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/Typog...roperty21.aspx Font properties extension 2.30 http://download.microsoft.com/downlo...9f5e/setup.exe requirements - Windows XP or later (32-bit only) use - 'Right click' on a font file (TrueType or OpenType) and choose properties from the menu. Example: https://s26.postimg.org/9nskxef21/Mi..._Extension.gif It looks like the license info is right in the TTF file, but without the properties extension, may not be (normally) visible in Windows. Paul |
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Technical & legal background using copyrighted fonts in customroad signs in PowerPoint
Chaya Eve wrote:
It's a pain and it's ridiculous but there is no other viable option. What's dictating that this should use powerpoint? |
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Technical & legal background using copyrighted fonts in custom road signs in PowerPoint
On Sun, 10 Sep 2017 06:32:21 -0400, Paul wrote:
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/Typog...roperty21.aspx Font properties extension 2.30 http://download.microsoft.com/downlo...9f5e/setup.exe requirements - Windows XP or later (32-bit only) use - 'Right click' on a font file (TrueType or OpenType) and choose properties from the menu. Example: https://s26.postimg.org/9nskxef21/Mi..._Extension.gif It looks like the license info is right in the TTF file, but without the properties extension, may not be (normally) visible in Windows. Hi Paul, How the heck did you get that extension to work on Windows 10? http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/Typog...roperty21.aspx I had already tested that "Microsoft Font properties extension, version 2.30" shell extension on Windows 10, where it did absolutely nothing, even after a reboot. This is your result on Windows 10 on the Roadgeek font: https://s26.postimg.org/9nskxef21/Mi..._Extension.gif This is my result on Windows 10 on the Roadgeek font: http://wetakepic.com/images/2017/09/10/roadsign_1.png How the heck did you get the Microsoft font properties extension to work? |
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