Re: Simonetta (font) for RISC OS released

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From	Jess <phantasm_39@hotmail.com>
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In message <b63e2bd652.chris@o2.co.uk>
          Chris Hughes <news@noonehere.co.uk> wrote:

> In message <7b4dfdd552.jess@itworkshop.invalid>
>           Jess <phantasm_39@hotmail.com> wrote:

>> In message <bbeeeed552.DaveMeUK@my.inbox.com>
>>           Dave Higton <dave@davehigton.me.uk> wrote:

>>> Why on earth would you want to use a package manager to install a
>>> font on RISC OS?


>> Adding and removing them easily.

> Packaging would not help you remove them more easily

Why? It removes other things easily enough.

>> Not having to download them.

> You still download them if you use were to use a package manager!

No I don't. The package manager does it for me.

>> But more to the point, knowing they existed, if I didn't happen to
>> have read the newsgroup.

> Then you possibly only need to wait about 4 weeks for the new package
> from R-comp, it will be free I believe, Theo knows what I mean. :-)

> This would at least solve your last point complete;y.

I've heard of it, I hope it is compatible with the existing system.


-- 
Jess                   Iyonix

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Re: Simonetta (font) for RISC OS released Jess Hampshire <jesshampshire@googlemail.com> - 2012-09-27 17:02 +0100
  Re: Simonetta (font) for RISC OS released "David Holden" <SpamBin@apdl.co.uk> - 2012-09-27 16:59 +0000
    Re: Simonetta (font) for RISC OS released Jess <phantasm_39@hotmail.com> - 2012-09-27 19:48 +0100
      Re: Simonetta (font) for RISC OS released Dave Symes <dave@triffid.co.uk> - 2012-09-27 21:41 +0100
  Re: Simonetta (font) for RISC OS released Dave Higton <dave@davehigton.me.uk> - 2012-09-27 21:07 +0100
    Re: Simonetta (font) for RISC OS released Jess <phantasm_39@hotmail.com> - 2012-09-27 23:44 +0100
      Re: Simonetta (font) for RISC OS released Chris Hughes <news@noonehere.co.uk> - 2012-09-28 08:06 +0100
        Re: Simonetta (font) for RISC OS released Jess <phantasm_39@hotmail.com> - 2012-09-28 13:07 +0100
  Re: Simonetta (font) for RISC OS released Theo Markettos <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> - 2012-09-28 00:27 +0100
    Re: Simonetta (font) for RISC OS released "Dave Plowman (News)" <dave@davenoise.co.uk> - 2012-09-28 09:45 +0100

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