Fonts, Sounds, and Other Movable Resources

As described in the previous section, the Finder for System 7.0 provides the

services previously performed by the Font/DA Mover. You can now distribute

fonts, sounds, keyboard layouts, and script system resource collections in

individual, movable resource files.

Like desk accessories, movable resources such as fonts, keyboard layouts, and

sounds are represented on the screen by icons. To install these resources, the

user drags their icons to the System Folder icon, and the Finder puts them in

the System file. By double-clicking the System Folder to open it and then

double-clicking the System file so that it opens like a folder, the user can see

which movable resources are installed.

(For a description of the new organization of the System Folder, see

The System Folder and Its Related Directories.)

To make one of these resources visible on the screen, assign it one of the

special file types defined by the Finder for movable resources. The following

list shows the resources that can be moved, their assigned file types, and their

icons.

File Large black-

Resource type and-white icon

Font 'ffil'

TrueType font 'tfil'

Sound 'sfil'

Keyboard layout 'kfil'

Script system 'ifil'

resource collection

Note: You can not provide your own icons for these file types. Even if you

define icons in a movable resource's bundle, the Finder displays the file

using one of the icons shown above. You or your users can give customized

icons to these file types (as described in Customized Icons) as long as the

files are not moved into the System file; but as soon as users install them

into the System file, the Finder displays them using the icons shown in the

previous list.

The user can still store fonts and desk accessories in files that have suitcase

icons, which is how they were previously distributed for installation or saved

by the user using the Font/DA Mover. A suitcase file that holds desk accessories

is of type 'DFIL', and a suitcase file that holds fonts is of type 'FFIL'. All

suitcase files have a creator of 'DMOV'.

In your documentation, tell users to install fonts, sounds, or script system

resource collections by dragging their icons to the System Folder icon. A dialog

box appears asking the user to verify that the resource should be installed in

the System file. The user clicks OK to accept the installation. The user also has

the option to click Cancel to prevent the installation.

Note: If users drag icons to the open System Folder window instead of to

the System Folder icon, the Finder copies or moves the files into the

System Folder directory instead of installing them into the System file.

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