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Chelle · January 15, 2009, 11:21:08 AM

I know I asked this somewhere before but for the life of me can't find it right now. So... Awhile back I was having FH issues and had to reinstall. My fonts then chose NOT to print unless changed to paths. After a couple weeks or so, they magically started to work. Yesterday, I got my pretty, shiny new iMac and copied everything over to it, and guess what???? Again, the freaking fonts won't print! Any ideas? Do I try to reinstall? Or do I just float along and see if FH starts to cooperate in a couple weeks again....

DigitalCrapShoveler · January 15, 2009, 11:24:44 AM

What kind of Font Management software are you using?

Chelle · January 15, 2009, 11:28:12 AM

Font Book. I'm NOT really a fan.

PrepressCrapFixer · January 15, 2009, 11:30:25 AM

Try FEX

gnubler · January 15, 2009, 11:32:36 AM

Font Book is the devil. At least it was when I tried to use it a few years ago.

DigitalCrapShoveler · January 15, 2009, 11:36:23 AM

That is the problem... NOT Freehand.

Go get a free copy of Linotype Font Explorer and start living free.

Chelle · January 15, 2009, 11:36:59 AM

If FEX free? And I'll have to run this by my supervisor before I dl and install something on the pretty, shiny new machine. Dammit anyway. Of course, like I said - the last time this happened, it straightened itself out after a couple weeks. :angry:

DigitalCrapShoveler · January 15, 2009, 11:38:52 AM

Did your clean your font caches? In Quark TOO? Chelle, if you don't, you are going to see things like this continue, even wih FEX.

Joe · January 15, 2009, 11:44:39 AM

FEX is no longer free.

DigitalCrapShoveler · January 15, 2009, 11:58:44 AM

The New version isn't. The original one that we run is.

Chelle · January 15, 2009, 11:58:54 AM

OK - I just got the go ahead on Font Explorer. Since I'm feeling a bit stupid today - maybe my brain is frozen - just refresh my memory on cleaning the font cache.

DigitalCrapShoveler · January 15, 2009, 12:12:13 PM

Quote from: Chelle on January 15, 2009, 11:58:54 AMOK - I just got the go ahead on Font Explorer. Since I'm feeling a bit stupid today - maybe my brain is frozen - just refresh my memory on cleaning the font cache.

You will need a program like ONYX to do this.

Joe · January 15, 2009, 12:30:10 PM

Yes, but with anything else, we in prepress need to stay current on software.

Here is a link to the old free version if anyone needs it:

http://fex.linotype.com/download/mac/FontExplorerX123.dmg

Chelle, you can clean the font cache with FEX after you install it. Requires system reboot afterwards.

Chelle · January 15, 2009, 12:32:12 PM

Quote from: Joe on January 15, 2009, 12:30:10 PMYes, but with anything else, we in prepress need to stay current on software.

Here is a link to the old free version if anyone needs it:

http://fex.linotype.com/download/mac/FontExplorerX123.dmg

Chelle, you can clean the font cache with FEX after you install it. Requires system reboot afterwards.

Here is a link to the page that I dl'd it from... Same thing?

http://www.linotype.com/2631/freedownloadmac.html

PS - have not installed yet - going to pop back to the break room and eat lunch quick...

DigitalCrapShoveler · January 15, 2009, 12:33:14 PM

Quote from: Joe on January 15, 2009, 12:30:10 PMYes, but with anything else, we in prepress need to stay current on software.

Here is a link to the old free version if anyone needs it:

http://fex.linotype.com/download/mac/FontExplorerX123.dmg

Chelle, you can clean the font cache with FEX after you install it. Requires system reboot afterwards.

Tell that to my Jew boss.

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