Thanks Alex! poyom On Jun 16, 2004, at 11:17 PM, Alex wrote: > > On Wednesday, Jun 16, 2004, at 22:22 Canada/Eastern, Poyom Riles wrote: > >> I got two fonts from a friend of a friend (most likely a windows >> user). They came as a folder named with the name of the font. Inside >> the folder are a lot of files (file type unix executable, file size >> 0kb). One file is 4kb. > > If they were fonts to begin with, then they were Mac fonts, and they > were copied to a volume or via a protocol which doesn't support > resource forks and HFS+ metadata (for a lengthy explanation, see > <http://discussions.info.apple.com/WebX? > 128 at 211.xQRXay0GoBe.131349@.68947ac6>). Consequently, they were > shredded, and right now they're garbage. You can't do anything with > them. > > Ask the friend of a friend to compress (StuffIt, Zip) and/or encode > (BinHex) on the Mac the original files and send you the .sit, .zip, or > ..hqx files. > > <0x0192> > > > > ---------- > G4ist, a listserv for discussion of everything G4. > FAQ at <http://www.themacintoshguy.com/lists/G4.html>. > Send a message to <G4-DIGEST at themacintoshguy.com> to switch to the > digest. > > XRouter | Share your DSL or cable modem between multiple computers!Dr. > Bott | Now $139.99 <http://www.drbott.com/prod/xrouter.html> > > Dr. Bott LLC 4-port USB Hub in translucent Graphite! > Dr. Bott LLC <http://www.drbott.com/prod/ghub.html> > > Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Canon Digital > Cameras | > --Quicksilver & refurbished G4's arriving daily! | and Camcorders!! > | > > MacResQ Specials: LaCie SCSI CDR From $99! PowerBook 3400/200 Only > $879!Norton AntiVirus 6 Only $19! We Stock PARTS! > <http://www.macresq.com> > > OS X News, Dr.Mac, Forums, Tutorials, Tips, Hints, FAQ?s - > http://www.osxfaq.com >