Install
Settings for Windows Vista
Warning
Duplicate fonts appears in lists after install
Registered Users: reinstall OT1 Font Manager
Known Bugs
Installing OT1 Font Manager
To install, run the installation file you downloaded and follow the instructions in the Install program.
If you install from an account with insufficient privileges, a message "OT1 Font Manager is not installed properly" will be issued when you try to run the program. If this happens, you should run the Setup program using an account with enough access rights (if you do not know, ask your Administrator).
When it is started for the first time, OT1 Font Manager will ask for creating a 'Font Cases' folder, and will backup all installed fonts to this folder, which is meant to become your central font repository. Do not skip this backup, because it is crucial that you have a copy of your font files if you do not want to lose fonts (see Warning hereafter).
Windows Vista
As OT1 Font Manager performs administrative tasks, the User Access Control of Vista may forbid them.
Note: Since version 3.2 included, OT1 Font Manager installs with the Administrative rights set. The following applies to versions 3.1 and lower only.
When you register the program, if a message 'Your
current access rights do not allow this operation' is issued, you need to
rerun the program 'as an
administrator'.
Right-click the OT1 Font Manager icon and select 'Run as
an Administrator' in the menu. If the entry is missing, do as
specified hereafter:
In order for OT1 Font Manager to work properly, the easiest way is to always run the application as an administrator. To avoid having to specify this each time you run the program, do the following:
- Right-click the OT1 Font Manager icon on the desktop.
- Select Properties.
- Open the Compatibility tab.
- Check the option 'Run as an
administrator'.
- Click OK.
Each time OT1 Font Manager starts, a security prompt is displayed. Choose 'Allow'.
Warning
As OT1 Font Manager manipulates files, it may affect your Windows environment if you accidentally delete font files. When it is started for the first time, OT1 Font Manager will ask you to backup all installed fonts to a Font Cases folder, which is meant to become your central font repository. It is important that you have a copy of your font files, because uninstalling a font may mean deleting the font file (the default option is to use the Recycle Bin for safety)
Before anything else, read the online help carefully and have a detailed look at the Preferences dialog box. On any account, do uninstall a font only if you are sure to know what you are doing et always keep backups (you may use OT1 Font Manager for that).
Installed Fonts
You may notice what may appear as misbehavior in the list of installed fonts when you start OT1 Font Manager, especially if you use a localized version of Windows. Some fonts may be listed in color and/or duplicated. This is by design. One key feature of OT1 Font Manager lies in the reporting of conflicts and errors in fonts.
Read the program help for more explanations. The first part of
the help Content (Introduction) tries to give you an overview of
font management in Windows.
Registered Users
If you are a legitimate registered user, you will receive an email to this address with instructions on how to download and validate OT1 Font Manager.
Known Bugs
This section lists reported bugs and, when this is possible, provides bypasses until the correction is released.
Group font list status not changed
Installing or uninstalling a group does not change the status of the displayed font list. As a consequence
you may edit fonts in a group that has just been installed, or you cannot edit a group just
after uninstall.
Solution: Use the refresh key (F5) in the font list of the group, or
change the selected group to force a reload of the current group.