*sigh* OK - not only am I in Catalog Hell, but the catalogs are all created in Freehand. In spreads. :blowup: We have to get the marketing girl to switch them to InDesign. So far, we haven't been able to tackle her before she starts the new season...
Anyhoo... Here's my dilemma: I create my page, save it, go on my merry way. Well, when I go back to open the page and make changes, FH tells me it can't open the file - not a VALID FH file. So, I wind up redoing the page. GRRR... I am wasting so much time. Why do I feel another migraine coming on???? Now, I can open the original pages SHE laid out to create MY pages from. I can open my pages from LAST year to grab graphics etc. Ugh. I am ready to run screaming down the highway.
Sounds like you are exporting these files as EPS files, and not going into Options and Saving Freehand File in EPS. Another thing could be extensions. Make sure you ALWAYS save files with an extension, IE: Document.fh8, .fh9, .fh10, .fh11 or fhmx. If you do not, hold the Option, and Command keys and drag the file ontop the version of FH you have... it will force the document to try and open regardless of tags. If it is valid it will work.
Nope. Not exporting. I will try the fh11. I swear I am just cursed this week. Oh wait - make that the last couple months. :blowup:
OK - tried the command/option thing. GRRR. Something is going corrupt in these files and I'll be damned if I can figure out what it is.
Maaaaan, that's the worst Chelle - sorry.
In fact, no FH joke as it would be in poor taste right now :cheesy:
Send me a corrupt file. You should still have my e-mail. If not PM me... WOW! Deja-Vu.
Let me finish redoing this one page and see if it corrupts again. Or if the next one I go to work on corrupts. :laugh:
OK... I think it's a font issue. Imagine that. Now to figure out which fracking fancy font it is.... :blowup:
OK... Explain this: What in MY version of FH would corrupt the darn font when I save the fracking file???? :blowup: :blowup: :blowup: :blowup: :blowup: I even saved it fh11
*runs screaming down the highway*
What font is it?
I just got back from my run down the highway. I am guessing ArrireGarde.TTF. It's the only new weird thing that I can see so far... I am going to try something quick, though... Hang on...
Hanging...
OK - I turned JUST the Arriere font to paths and left the rest alone... And my file is fine. Damn font. :blowup: BUT... the weird thing is that it doesn't affect ALL the pages. Oh... Yes... 32 page catalog and each spread is its own file..... :death:
Take back ALL those mean things you said about Freehand NOW!!!!! :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
Fine! Fine! I TAKE THEM ALL BACK!!!!!! :death:
:wink:
Is it too early in the day to start drinking???? :laugh:
Never too early... NEVER.
Good. Now I just have to figure out where the booze is hidden around here.... :laugh:
Quote from: Chelle on December 10, 2008, 02:12:11 PMIs it too early in the day to start drinking???? :laugh:
No. My boss ordered a CRATE of wine and it just arrived via UPS. She put a few bottles on her desk and is gazing at them lovingly.
Quote from: gnubler on December 10, 2008, 02:15:35 PMQuote from: Chelle on December 10, 2008, 02:12:11 PMIs it too early in the day to start drinking???? :laugh:
No. My boss ordered a CRATE of wine and it just arrived via UPS. She put a few bottles on her desk and is gazing at them lovingly.
OMG... I am so on my way to where you work. :laugh:
Seriously. These catalogs are maddening. Aside from the whole freaky font thing, 16 separate spread files are just going to make me completely homicidal. :death:
Quote from: Chelle on December 10, 2008, 02:21:17 PMQuote from: gnubler on December 10, 2008, 02:15:35 PMQuote from: Chelle on December 10, 2008, 02:12:11 PMIs it too early in the day to start drinking???? :laugh:
No. My boss ordered a CRATE of wine and it just arrived via UPS. She put a few bottles on her desk and is gazing at them lovingly.
OMG... I am so on my way to where you work. :laugh:
Seriously. These catalogs are maddening. Aside from the whole freaky font thing, 16 separate spread files are just going to make me completely homicidal. :death:
Why not merge the files together? Set up a 32 page single page layout, butt two pages together for all 16 spreads, copy and paste the single spread pages into the new layout? A small investment for a lot of time saved over the long run.
I used to make one file to run through Brisque, but now that we have Prinergy, it processes super fast. It's just a pain in my ass to have to open a separate spread to make changes on the pages. And these files are so damn big. Ugh. We WILL teach this girl to use InDesign. She has it... She said she used it to make a flier and it "scared her". :shocked:
ohhh she's one of "those" desighners!
pdf all the pages, merge to one pdf, impose, drink wine, get drunk, fall down - no problems.
Yup. I've done the "pdf, make one pdf" thing - but without the "drink wine" part. For some reason they won't let me bring my wine to work.
then go to the pub
err bar/diner - or whatever you guys n gals have
better still - just find and English pub, go in and say "pint of ya finest australian spring water please" and repeat until comatose
Hmm... Maybe that's what we need here. An English pub. I should open one. THEN I could drink at work. :laugh:
YEAH GOOD IDEA
unlike caps lock which is noisy
Let's save the Love Connection for the Game Show Network folks... this is a Freehand Thread. :tongue: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
neh - eat my crashing distiller app :tongue:
But, it looked good on my screen. :tongue:
well done. very good
Quote from: DigitalCrapShoveler on December 11, 2008, 08:55:35 AMLet's save the Love Connection for the Game Show Network folks... this is a Freehand Thread. :tongue: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
Isn't FH sort of like a Game Show? Fun, fun and more fun? :laugh:
... and I'm Bob Barker! :laugh:
who is bob barker :embarrassed:
Quote from: beermonster on December 11, 2008, 10:31:26 AMwho is bob barker :embarrassed:
Game show host - The Price is Right. He was actually born in South Dakota.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Barker
The host of The Prices Right for the better part of 4 decades. American thing, apparently. He was the guy Adam Sandler got into a fight with in Happy Gilmore during the Celebrity Charity Golf Tournament. "The Price is right bitch!"
(http://www.radaronline.com/features/01-Bob-Barker-74428666_10.jpg)
eggh yeah i know the show - we got it over here years ago - loada crap
Quote from: beermonster on December 11, 2008, 10:38:29 AMeggh yeah i know the show - we got it over here years ago - loada crap
You will not speak of this show in this manner! INFIDEL! I was a only boy of 8 when I first realized how hot Dianne was....
:givebeer:
neh - eat my distiller
which one is she? lemme guess - the barbie doll one?
Nope, those are the off the shelf models he got at Toys R Us when the originals sued Bob for Sexual harrassment. Here she is...
(http://www.geocities.com/jkslammz/HotDian.jpg)
Quote from: beermonster on December 11, 2008, 10:38:29 AMeggh yeah i know the show - we got it over here years ago - loada crap
Okay, listen ... you can insult the president, the president-elect, the pope, the Dali Lama, whatever,
BUT DON'T YOU DARE crack on Bob Barker & the Price is Right. Your statement, sir, is unacceptable. Keep it up, and we may be forced to 'liberate' your country.
THANK YOU!!!
ohh purleez - ya couldnt even beat a bunch of hobo's in teepee's/tents - and that wyatt erp (twerp) was a poofter, billy was just - well - a kid - and as for butch and sundance - camp as anything.
I was named after Wyatt Earp... my Dad's name was Wyatt, and my Great-GrandFather. I got stuck with the middle name, so does my oldest... I have no idea why, but true.
Most of those guys were cattle rustlers and thieves. I sure hope you don't think you're offending anyone with those dinosaurs. We're talking Bob Barker here! :tongue:
moi?
offend?
non non non monsiuer - err je voudrais - err mon petit pois, un pomme-du-terre et un litre au lait
see - we're all friends again
Don't speak French Brother. Translate?
"not monsiuer - err I would like - err my garden pea, a apple-of-ground and a liter with milk"
WTF
Thanks Tap. Beer's just wasted again.
haaa well apple of ground is a potato
haaa nice one
you got such a way with words :grin:
Quote from: beermonster on December 12, 2008, 07:14:12 AMnon non non monsiuer - err je voudrais - err mon petit pois, un pomme-du-terre et un litre au lait
Translation:
Prepare yourself you know it's a must
Gotta have a friend in Jesus
So you know that when you die
He's gonna recommend you
To the spirit in the skyThat's for your crack on Bob Barker (genuflect) and The Price is Right.
BOOOOO-YAAAAAA! The Price is Right BEEEOOOTCH! :tongue:
Quote from: youston on December 11, 2008, 11:04:25 AMBUT DON'T YOU DARE crack on Bob Barker & the Price is Right. Your statement, sir, is unacceptable. Keep it up, and we may be forced to 'liberate' your country.
I was jolted into consciousness early this morning, half listening to NPR's Morning Edition and hearing the news that today is Bob Barker's birthday. I was like, "Whoa!" - and I believe there is a cosmic connection between me, Youston, and Bob Barker. Then I thought, "Isn't that doosh dead yet?" He sure looks like a corpse in his pic.
Quote from: gnubler on December 12, 2008, 10:22:19 AMQuote from: youston on December 11, 2008, 11:04:25 AMBUT DON'T YOU DARE crack on Bob Barker & the Price is Right. Your statement, sir, is unacceptable. Keep it up, and we may be forced to 'liberate' your country.
I was jolted into consciousness early this morning, half listening to NPR's Morning Edition and hearing the news that today is Bob Barker's birthday. I was like, "Whoa!" - and I believe there is a cosmic connection between me, Youston, and Bob Barker. Then I thought, "Isn't that doosh dead yet?" He sure looks like a corpse in his pic.
I brought up Bob Barker. Sorry, Gnub as much as you wish you had a connection with the Brain Boy for repopulation of the species... it's still just me, and I KNOW that pains you. :kiss:
Quote from: DigitalCrapShoveler on December 12, 2008, 10:29:36 AMQuote from: gnubler on December 12, 2008, 10:22:19 AMQuote from: youston on December 11, 2008, 11:04:25 AMBUT DON'T YOU DARE crack on Bob Barker & the Price is Right. Your statement, sir, is unacceptable. Keep it up, and we may be forced to 'liberate' your country.
I was jolted into consciousness early this morning, half listening to NPR's Morning Edition and hearing the news that today is Bob Barker's birthday. I was like, "Whoa!" - and I believe there is a cosmic connection between me, Youston, and Bob Barker. Then I thought, "Isn't that doosh dead yet?" He sure looks like a corpse in his pic.
I brought up Bob Barker. Sorry, Gnub as much as you wish you had a connection with the Brain Boy for repopulation of the species... it's still just me, and I KNOW that pains you. :kiss:
Maybe she preferred my emotional and eloquent defense of Hizzoner General Sir Bob Barker to your ham-fisted and dispassionate one. FFS, DCS, it was like you were just going through the motions.
Quote from: DigitalCrapShoveler on December 12, 2008, 10:29:36 AMQuote from: gnubler on December 12, 2008, 10:22:19 AMQuote from: youston on December 11, 2008, 11:04:25 AMBUT DON'T YOU DARE crack on Bob Barker & the Price is Right. Your statement, sir, is unacceptable. Keep it up, and we may be forced to 'liberate' your country.
I was jolted into consciousness early this morning, half listening to NPR's Morning Edition and hearing the news that today is Bob Barker's birthday. I was like, "Whoa!" - and I believe there is a cosmic connection between me, Youston, and Bob Barker. Then I thought, "Isn't that doosh dead yet?" He sure looks like a corpse in his pic.
I brought up Bob Barker. Sorry, Gnub as much as you wish you had a connection with the Brain Boy for repopulation of the species... it's still just me, and I KNOW that pains you. :kiss:
No, actually it's the only thing that keeps me from blowing my head off. Well, that and the fact that I haven't had to use Quark for well over a year.
Quote from: youston on December 12, 2008, 10:31:48 AMQuote from: DigitalCrapShoveler on December 12, 2008, 10:29:36 AMQuote from: gnubler on December 12, 2008, 10:22:19 AMQuote from: youston on December 11, 2008, 11:04:25 AMBUT DON'T YOU DARE crack on Bob Barker & the Price is Right. Your statement, sir, is unacceptable. Keep it up, and we may be forced to 'liberate' your country.
I was jolted into consciousness early this morning, half listening to NPR's Morning Edition and hearing the news that today is Bob Barker's birthday. I was like, "Whoa!" - and I believe there is a cosmic connection between me, Youston, and Bob Barker. Then I thought, "Isn't that doosh dead yet?" He sure looks like a corpse in his pic.
I brought up Bob Barker. Sorry, Gnub as much as you wish you had a connection with the Brain Boy for repopulation of the species... it's still just me, and I KNOW that pains you. :kiss:
Maybe she preferred my emotional and eloquent defense of Hizzoner General Sir Bob Barker to your ham-fisted and dispassionate one. FFS, DCS, it was like you were just going through the motions.
I liken him to myself in regards to Freehand if it were a gameshow... and I am dispassionate? Hummmm. Okay. HE IS A GOD! Bow to him Cartoon Boy who NEVER changes his clothes!
naaaaah he's an amateur. an amateur imposter of gameshow hosting.
behold Bruce Forsyth, Dale Winton, Richard Whitely, Des O'connor!
true masters! bow to the masters
Quote from: beermonster on December 15, 2008, 07:03:40 AMnaaaaah he's an amateur. an amateur imposter of gameshow hosting.
behold Bruce Forsyth, Dale Winton, Richard Whitely, Des O'connor!
true masters! bow to the masters
We are SO TOTALLY changing the locks on this place while you're gone. :angry:
:laugh: