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Mac OS X 10.4: Font issues: "Fuzzy" type, more
Several readers have reported issues with fonts and font management utilities after upgrading to Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger).
The most common issue is distortion of type displayed on screen, particularly in Safari and Mail.app. When the issue manifests, characters begin to overlap, and often cannot be seen clearly below a certain font size.
MacFixIt reader TJ reports an issue with Extensis Suitcase, as well as a possible solution.
TJ writes:
"I dad huge issues with Suitcase after installing Tiger. Issue: Adobe products would not recognize typefaces installed with suitcase. I did an 'upgrade' install. Would get multiple 'warnings' regarding 'font ID' conflicts. Fonts would show up in 'text reader' but not in Photoshop for example. Indesign would act very erratically.
"The solution was to search and delete all Suitcase files on your computer (especially those in your system 9 folder if you still have it). Reinstall Suitcase from scratch. Install your typefaces without using the 'check for corrupt fonts' option.
"Restart, then go to suitcase and check for corrupt fonts and enjoy Tiger, Suitcase and Adobe applications working in harmony again."
Resources
1) the user desktop darkens after login, and,
2) when playing DVD's the screen is too dark to make out characters during
night scenes.
A temporary but unsatisfying fix:
1) can be adjusted with display calibration, and
2) with DVD color/contrast the overly dark scenes are rectified but no fix on the
fuzzy type. <p>---<br>Charles Ridley
- by Notaclone May 16, 2005 6:23 AM PDT
- I wouldn?t mind a little clarification on that solution. Are you suggesting the
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(3 Comments)font files themselves are getting ruined by scanning for corruption and need
to be replaced from a backup copy? Or just that one should clear all
SuitcaseŽ application created directories and preferences and start with a
fresh install?
Myself, (still on Panther) I have always found problems with dfonts and same-
named user owned postscript fonts not playing nice together. For a sound
print design workstation, I remove every single Apple font possible, then
gather up all the resulting font directories into a fonts folder, delete Suitcase
preferences, clear the font cache, and start fresh. I add Postscript fonts first
to Suitcase, then only the bare minimum of Apple's fonts. For Classic, the OS9
folder gets only the ?cities?, plus Arial, Arial Black and Times New Roman.
Many thanks to the Tiger pioneers!