diff --git a/content/technical/2010/07/howto-install-consolas-font-mac.mkdn b/content/technical/2010/07/howto-install-consolas-font-mac.mkdn index 09214d8..9df8f03 100644 --- a/content/technical/2010/07/howto-install-consolas-font-mac.mkdn +++ b/content/technical/2010/07/howto-install-consolas-font-mac.mkdn @@ -1,23 +1,46 @@ I've [previously](/technical/2009/03/install-consolas-mac-osx/) [written](/technical/2009/03/consolas-on-mac-update/) [about](/technical/2009/09/font-smoothing-in-snow-leopard/) installing the -Consolas font on Mac OS X. This post aims to bundle up those previous posts -into a single concise reference. +Consolas font on Mac OS X. This post bundles up those posts +into a single reference. + +Installation +------------ 1. Download the Open XML File Format Converter for Mac from the [Microsoft Mactopia download page][download]. -1. Double click the disk image if it wasn't automatically mounted. You will +2. Double click the disk image if it wasn't automatically mounted. You will see an Open XML File Format Converter meta package (.mpkg). -1. Right click (or Ctrl-click) the meta package and choose "Show Package Contents". -1. In the Finder window that open "Contents", then "Packages". -1. Double click "OpenXML\_all\_fonts.pkg", which will run the installer. +3. Right click (or Control-click) the meta package and choose "Show Package Contents". +4. In the Finder window that opens, click "Contents", then "Packages". +5. Double click "OpenXML\_all\_fonts.pkg", which will run the installer. [download]: http://www.microsoft.com/mac/downloads.mspx +
+ Step 1: Show Package Contents +
Step 3: Show Package Contents
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+ Step 4: Navigating to the package +
Step 4: Navigating to the package
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+ Step 5: Running the OpenXML_all_fonts.pkg installer +
Step 5: Running the OpenXML_all_fonts.pkg installer
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+ +Fine Tuning +----------- + At this point Consolas is now installed but depending on your font smoothing -settings it may look a bit thing and ugly. This can be fixed by adjusting your +settings it [may look a bit thin and ugly][smoothing]. This can be fixed by adjusting your font smoothing settings. +[smoothing]: /technical/2009/09/font-smoothing-in-snow-leopard/ + For Mac OS X Snow Leopard its necessary to set the right value in the Terminal because Apple removed it from System Preferences: diff --git a/output/images/2010/08/open-xml-converter-all-fonts-installer-small.jpg b/output/images/2010/08/open-xml-converter-all-fonts-installer-small.jpg new file mode 100644 index 0000000..be1aa23 Binary files /dev/null and b/output/images/2010/08/open-xml-converter-all-fonts-installer-small.jpg differ diff --git a/output/images/2010/08/open-xml-converter-all-fonts-installer.png b/output/images/2010/08/open-xml-converter-all-fonts-installer.png new file mode 100644 index 0000000..95d4fa8 Binary files /dev/null and b/output/images/2010/08/open-xml-converter-all-fonts-installer.png differ diff --git a/output/images/2010/08/open-xml-converter-all-fonts-small.jpg b/output/images/2010/08/open-xml-converter-all-fonts-small.jpg new file mode 100644 index 0000000..1222e1c Binary files /dev/null and b/output/images/2010/08/open-xml-converter-all-fonts-small.jpg differ diff --git a/output/images/2010/08/open-xml-converter-all-fonts.png b/output/images/2010/08/open-xml-converter-all-fonts.png new file mode 100644 index 0000000..7453175 Binary files /dev/null and b/output/images/2010/08/open-xml-converter-all-fonts.png differ diff --git a/output/images/2010/08/open-xml-converter-show-package-contents-small.jpg b/output/images/2010/08/open-xml-converter-show-package-contents-small.jpg new file mode 100644 index 0000000..a47a6f9 Binary files /dev/null and b/output/images/2010/08/open-xml-converter-show-package-contents-small.jpg differ diff --git a/output/images/2010/08/open-xml-converter-show-package-contents.png b/output/images/2010/08/open-xml-converter-show-package-contents.png new file mode 100644 index 0000000..4528509 Binary files /dev/null and b/output/images/2010/08/open-xml-converter-show-package-contents.png differ