Q: How can I deploy multiple fonts with the ProfileManager

Any news about this issue?

I've tried to pack more fonts of same family to .SUIT or .TTC file (with FontForge), but any of these file format is supported by Profile Manager.

Thanks, Morgan

I spoke to Apple's Enterprise support today about this problem, and the representative said that he is going to report this "issue" to Engineering. Not sure what this means, but I thought I would let you know.

If you are trying to deploy multiple fonts to iOS devices, they suggested that I use Apple Configurator, which is available for free in the Mac App Store...

Hi,

i tried the new OSX Server Version (4.0.0). The problem with the deployment of multiple fonts with the profilemanager is still there.

Has anyone new information from apple or an workarround?

greetings from bremen

"Use this section to specify the TrueType and OpenType fonts you wish to install on the device"

That's "fonts" - plural.

C'mon, Apple. Your server app and profile manager are a bug-riddled mess.

Same thing in the german translation.

There still doesn't seem to be a way of adding more than one font (using Server 4.1.5 on Yosemite 10.10.5). I added one font, then updated the computer via profile manager, then changed the profile to add a different font and repeated many times to add many fonts. The fonts were left by profile manager on the computer when the setting changed to add the new font, i.e., it doesn't remove the font if you change to a different one.

Not such a slick way of getting many fonts onto a computer, but it worked for the relatively small number of fonts that I had.

Hello,

 

Thanks for your feedback. This is indeed a known issue, although unfortunately I can't comment on when a fix might be available.

 

I will push for an update to the documentation if the original problem can't be addressed.

 

Thanks,

-Server Team

 

Hi everyone,

I have found a solution to this problem! It's a little bit messy but doesn't involve hunting around and editing files in the terminal.

First you need to turn on the Develop menu in Safari: go to Preferences > Advanced > Turn on Develop Menu

Now log in to your Profile Manager web page and go to add a font.

Go to Safari's Develop menu and select Show Page Resources

On the left side of this new pane, open up the Stylesheets folder and select the stylesheet inside it.

Now scroll down (not all that far) and find the entry:

.sc-hidden {

    display: none !important

}

and change it to the following by cutting and pasting:

.sc-hidden {

    color: white !important

}

As you can see, it's a little messy but you will see there is now a + button.

Hope this helps some people out there. I was determined to get this working as this is really all I wanted the Profile Manager for!

Regards,

Jim.

Jim,

as it turns out, it's a brilliant idea but the wrong fix. Please do not edit the CSS in the way mentioned, I've been able to add multiple fonts seamlessly like this:

1. Enable the developer menu in Safari as Jim suggested
2. Open the profile manager, navigate to the font settings
3. right-click the minus-button in the upper right corner, select "Inspect element" from the menu
4. the web inspector will highlight a div class="left" element inside a div role="button" element. The latter is the one defining the minus button
5. next comes another element div role="button" with a class attribute. This is the plus button we're looking for.
6. The class attribute contains a number of classes, separated by a blank. One of them is sc-hidden. Remove it.
7. The plus button should now be visible and fully working. Add your font.
8. Repeat steps 3 to 6 for any other font you need to add.
9. Clock OK when done, and save your settings. Fonts will be pushed to the devices thereafter.

HTH. Regards

Christian

Peter,

I'd like to send a bug report to Apple, too. Is there a email address for this, or do I need to enter it into Apple Radar? Regards

Christian

Hi Christian,

I just went into the Server-menu and chose "Provide Server Feedback...". That resulted in this mail-to address: OS-X-Server-Feedback@group.apple.com

Best regards

Peter

Just tried your work around... worked like a charm!

Thanks a lot christ.aust :-)

Best regards

Peter