mac basics: font book app
font use - 1 user
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~/Library/Fonts/-
each user has complete control over the fonts installed in their home
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these fonts are available to that user when he or she logged into the computer
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fonts installed here are not available to all users of the computer
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font use - 2 local
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/Library/Fonts/-
any local user of the computer can use fonts installed in this folder
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Mac OS X dose not require these additional fonts for system operation
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an admin user can modify the contents of this folder
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this is the recommended location for fonts that are shared among applications
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font use - 3 network
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/Network/Library/Fonts/-
the network folder is for fonts shared among all users of a local area network
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this feature is normally used on network file servers, under the control of a network admin
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font use - 4 system
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/System/Library/Fonts/-
Max OS X requires fonts in this folder for system use and displays
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they should not be manually altered or removed
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font use - 5 classic
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/System Folder/Fonts-
this folder contains fonts used by the Classic environment (Mac OS X v10.4 or earlier only)
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if more than one Mac OS 9.1 System Folder is present, only fonts in the System Folder selected in the Classic pane of System Preferences are used
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Classic apps can access only these fonts, not those sotred elsewhere
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conversely Mac OS X apps can use these fonts, even when the Classic environment is not active
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