Problem

• Font Navigator does not show the same list of installed fonts as my application (word processor, desktop publisher, spreadsheet, etc.).
• Does Font Navigator support Open Type fonts?

Solution
Bitstream Font Navigator manages two kinds of fonts:

• TrueType fonts
• PostScript fonts (if you have ATM or Windows 2000)

If your application installs or uses any other font formats, then you cannot use Bitstream Font Navigator to manage these other fonts.

Examples of other font formats:

• Open Type Fonts

  Font Navigator 2.x and 3.x cannot manage all types of OpenType fonts. Some Open Type fonts (CFF format) do not appear in any of the font list. Other Open Type fonts appear as regular TrueType fonts with no extended character sets.

• Screen fonts

  The font file extension is .FON. These fonts have an 'A" icon in the Fonts folder. If an application shows icons for fonts, these fonts may have a screen icon.

• Bitmap Printer Fonts

  The font files usually have an extension of .SFP or .SFL, and will be listed in your printer's Properties sheet on the Fonts tab. They may have a printer icon on your application font list. These fonts will not be listed in the Fonts folder.

• Printer Resident Fonts

  Some applications list printer resident fonts in their font list. If an application shows icons for fonts, these fonts usually have a printer icon. These fonts will not be listed in the Fonts folder.

• Marlett

  Marlett is a Windows system TrueType font that provides the icons for many Windows buttons. Never remove this font from Windows. Windows does not allow Marlett to show up in any utility that removes installed fonts. By Windows design, Marlett does not show up in the Font Navigator lists. If your Windows Fonts folder has all the original settings, Marlett does not appear in the Fonts folder either.

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