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PrivatePaths is a group of global options that specify the location of various system resources, including fonts and text messages. If these options are changed carelessly, Publicon may be unable to locate basic components that it requires for operation. If this happens, you may need to delete or manually edit your preferences file to restore the system.
"TextResources"
• "TextResources" is a global option that determines the directories to be searched for locating Publicon text resources.
• Text resources are ASCII files that contain the text of items such as dialog boxes, error messages, and menu commands.
• To change the setting for this option, click the square symbol at the right of the option to bring up a dialog box. Then click the appropriate button to add, remove, or edit a directory location.
• The directories are specified using the FrontEnd`FileName function. A typical directory that is included in the list is FrontEnd`FileName[{$TopDirectory, "System Files", "FrontEnd", "SystemResources"}].
"SystemResources"
• "SystemResources" is a global option that determines the directories to be searched for locating Publicon system resources.
• The directories are specified using the FrontEnd`FileName function. A typical directory that is included in the list is FrontEnd`FileName[{$TopDirectory, "System Files", "FrontEnd", "TextResources"}].
• To change the setting for this option, click the square symbol at the right of the option to bring up a dialog box. Then click the appropriate button to add, remove, or edit a directory location.
"AFM"
• "AFM" is a global option that determines the directories to be searched for locating Adobe Font Metrics files (Unix only).
• The Adobe Font Metrics files contain information about fonts.
• To change the setting for this option, click the square symbol at the right of the option to bring up a dialog box. Then click the appropriate button to add, remove, or edit a directory location.
• The directories are specified using the FrontEnd`FileName function. A typical directory that is included in the list is FrontEnd`FileName[{$TopDirectory, "System Files", "Fonts", "AFM"}].
"Fonts"
• "Fonts" is a global option that determines the directories to be searched for locating Publicon fonts.
• The directories are specified using the FrontEnd`FileName function. Typical directories that are included in the list are FrontEnd`FileName[{$TopDirectory, "System Files", "Fonts"}] and FrontEnd`FileName[{$PreferencesDirectory, "Fonts"}].
• To change the setting for this option, click the square symbol at the right of the option to bring up a dialog box. Then click the appropriate button to add, remove, or edit a directory location.
