Font Folder Location(s)

My system has a font folder in 2 locations,
one for each Library.
What is proper location
so all apps will see the same fonts?
I have run into probs
with some of my pro apps
not seeing some of them.

/System/Library/Fonts/
Fonts in this folder are basically only for system use, though all users can see all but a few of them in all apps and use them if they wish.
/Library/Fonts/
Fonts in this folder can be accessed by all users. Only a one or two are actually required for the OS to function properly.
~/Fonts/
Refers to the Fonts folder of whatever user account you're in at the time. Fonts in this folder can only be seen and used by the account which is logged into at the time. You cannot see or use fonts in any other user account.
For more info on the subject than you can shake a stick at, see my article, Font Management in OS X.
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