Does any one know how to install just a system font (10.5.2)?

[Charles Dyer]

On 12 Apr 2008, at 04:30:29, Scott Anguish wrote:
>
> On Apr 12, 2008, at 12:25 AM, Charles Dyer wrote:
>> On 11 Apr 2008, at 22:51:31, i.am.list.boy at gmail.com wrote:
>>>
>>> On Apr 11, 2008, at 3:00 PM, macosx-talk-request at omnigroup.com  
>>> wrote:
>>>> 3 log in as root
>>>>
>>>> 4 move the font to the correct location
>>>>
>>>> 5 log out.
>>>
>>>
>>> Why does one need to log in as root?
>>
>> Because System/Library/Fonts can't be accessed by mere mortals.  
>> Yes, you could dig up Terminal and do command-line stuff and get  
>> much the same effect, but logging in as root is simpler. At least  
>> it is for me.
>
> most systems shouldn't even have a root account.
>
> just drag to that folder.. you'll be asked to authenticate as an  
> admin.  do it.  done.
>

Hmmm... Interesting. How long as that feature been around? I'm pretty  
sure that way back in 10.1 and 10.2 days it wasn't there.