Presumably, there is something that Scribus doesn't like about the fonts -- it doesn't just find fonts, it checks them for various internal features. About the only alternative at this point is to find some substitute font.
Greg On 04/21/2017 07:55 PM, STEVEN WALKER wrote: > Hmmm - curious indeed. > > Then as you have thought; it would seem to be a path problem. > > But if you have Windows 10 - the next update will solve the whole problem; > Trajan Pro will disappear from all of it! > > I have yet to install this latest Scribus. I downloaded it days back but this > last few days are chaos. > > Tommorow morning I will punt it onto the machine with the Trajan Pro I > half-hitched off the Win 7 machine and see what I can see. > > Be interesting to see what it does generally. > > I know that Illustrator can be fussy after swapping fonts; it wants a complete > machine shutdown to see them. > > I am more fascinated by what Windows 10 is going to do when they see the font > is > still there after they wiped it in the last update. > > Anyway; that's another problem. > > Good night. > > Steven > >> >> On 22 April 2017 at 00:42 Jo Evans <jo.hose.evans at gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >> On 22 April 2017 at 11:03, STEVEN WALKER <steven.dfirst at virgin.net> >> wrote: >> >> > The "file explorer does not show Fonts directory" might be a "show >> > hidden >> > system >> > folders" thing in Windows. >> > >> > No, its the file explorer window that Scribus opens which does not show >> C:\Windows\Fonts. The folder DOES show up when I open the Windows File >> Explorer and in that case the fonts are there. >> >> Curious that the two fonts DO show up in >> >> LibreOffice >> Open Office >> Corel PaintShop Pro X9 >> >> but not in GIMP 2.8. >> >> It suggests to me that the problem is nothing to do with Windows 10. >> >> >> > (Look in control panel / File Explorer options / View / Hide protected >> > operating >> > system files. (un tick it) >> > >> > - might be . . . >> > >> > The other problem that is looming is; Microsoft have been figuring out >> > how >> > to >> > make more money out of the fonts they created. >> > >> > I note with the latest Win10 update; some fonts have been "withdrawn" - >> > I >> > got >> > caught out with a couple I have used in a bit of artwork that suddenly >> > didn't >> > open after the update. >> > >> > Trajan Pro was one of them! - hence I tell you all this stuff - it >> isn't >> > quite a >> > tanget as you imagine . . . >> > >> > The pesky little monkeys had wanted me to pay ?49 on fonts.com to get >> > them back >> > . . . fortunately I have a machine available that still had Win7 on it >> > and >> > all >> > the fonts - so I snatched 'em back . . . no doubt Bill Gates will do >> > something >> > sneaky about that next time round. >> > >> > But as you say; if they show up in LibreOffice and not in Scribus . . . >> > that is >> > odd; but then Scribus may have a slightly better font management system >> > and has >> > "phoned home to Momma" only to be told these fonts are out of license. >> > >> > Trajan Pro was definately the one that went pop for me. >> > >> > Blame Bill. Cheeky blighter is telling us we have to keep up our >> > overseas >> > aid >> > budget and Microsoft are getting ready to make more money out of >> Windows >> > 10 than >> > the entire aid budget for the whole UN! >> > >> > It's is going to be an endless series of pop up adverts all over the >> > screen from >> > here on. >> > >> > Unless you rent - at a huge sum every month - the soon to be announced >> > "advert >> > free" version >> > >> > Time to start learning linux. >> > >> > Steven >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > >> > > On 21 April 2017 at 10:15 Jo Evans <jo.hose.evans at gmail.com> >> wrote: >> > > >> > > >> > > Scribus 1.4.6 and 1.5.2 on Windows 10 >> > > >> > > I am creating a document and want to use two fonts that are on my >> > system >> > > in >> > > C:Windows\Fonts. The fonts are *Trajan Pro* and *Bickham Script >> > Pro*. They >> > > are available in LibreOffice but do not show up in Scribus. >> > > >> > > When I go to Preferences/Fonts/Additional paths/Add... the file >> > explorer >> > > does not show a Fonts directory in C:\Windows\ >> > > >> > > How can I get Scribus to find these missing fonts? >> > > >> > > Jo Evans >> > > -------------- next part -------------- >> > > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... >> > > URL: >> > > <http://lists.scribus.net/pipermail/scribus/attachments/ >> > 20170421/8d00a5a3/attachment.html> >> > > ___ >> > > Scribus Mailing List: scribus at lists.scribus.net >> > > Edit your options or unsubscribe: >> > > http://lists.scribus.net/mailman/listinfo/scribus >> > > See also: >> > > http://wiki.scribus.net >> > > http://forums.scribus.net >> > > >> > -------------- next part -------------- >> > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... >> > URL: <http://lists.scribus.net/pipermail/scribus/attachments/ >> > 20170422/38369dc9/attachment.html> >> > ___ >> > Scribus Mailing List: scribus at lists.scribus.net >> > Edit your options or unsubscribe: >> > http://lists.scribus.net/mailman/listinfo/scribus >> > See also: >> > http://wiki.scribus.net >> > http://forums.scribus.net >> -------------- next part -------------- >> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... >> URL: >> <http://lists.scribus.net/pipermail/scribus/attachments/20170422/ed9bc7b4/attachment.html> >> ___ >> Scribus Mailing List: scribus at lists.scribus.net >> Edit your options or unsubscribe: >> http://lists.scribus.net/mailman/listinfo/scribus >> See also: >> http://wiki.scribus.net >> http://forums.scribus.net >> > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > <http://lists.scribus.net/pipermail/scribus/attachments/20170422/c60aa847/attachment.html> > ___ > Scribus Mailing List: scribus at lists.scribus.net > Edit your options or unsubscribe: > http://lists.scribus.net/mailman/listinfo/scribus > See also: > http://wiki.scribus.net > http://forums.scribus.net >
