Font substitution in Menues

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Bob_Weideman
Nov 30, 2006
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Does anyone know what font PS uses in its windows such as the Info window. I recently had font problems and replaced the Microsoft fonts in my system folders. Photoshop is now using a large font size in the info window that is very hard to read. Any ideas on which font may be the problem or how to fix it?
Thanks,
Bob
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Ram
Nov 30, 2006
What EXACT version of the OS and if Photoshop are you running?

You wouldn’t by any chance be a Windows user inadvertently posting in the Adobe Photoshop Macintosh forum by mistake?
BW
Bob_Weideman
Nov 30, 2006
Hardly. I’m running OS 10.3.9 and Photoshop CS2. Entourage messages were using jumbled fonts, so I thought I would reinstall the Microsoft fonts.
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Vinod Balakrishnan
Nov 30, 2006
It is Tahoma on Windows and Themefont on Mac ( Lucida Grande ) for English application

-Vinod
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Bob_Weideman
Nov 30, 2006
I have LucidaGrande.dfont installed in /system/library/fonts. I scanned and repaired my fonts with Suitcase, and restarted PS, but I still have the wrong font displayed. Any ideas?
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Ram
Nov 30, 2006
Your problem could very well be Suitcase. :/
AS
Ann_Shelbourne
Dec 1, 2006
Make sure that you still have "Geneva" installed and active.
BW
Bob_Weideman
Dec 1, 2006
I cheched and I have Geneva.dfont in both:
library/fonts
system/library/fonts
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Ram
Dec 1, 2006
Duplicated fonts can cause as much grief as bad or corrupted ones. That’s a BIG no-no.
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Ann_Shelbourne
Dec 1, 2006
Geneva.dfont only needs to be in system/library/fonts.

Try removing any other copies, or versions, of Geneva then re-boot your Mac.
BW
Bob_Weideman
Dec 1, 2006
Which directory should the dfonts reside. The "library/fonts" ? Should I remove them form "system/library/fonts" and "users/myname/library/fonts" ?
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Ram
Dec 1, 2006
Bob,

We’re going around in circles here. :/

Read Ann’s post #9:

Geneva.dfont only needs to be in system/library/fonts.

The ",dfont" suffix is BY NO MEANS determinant of where a given font can or should reside.

Make sure you do NOT have any other duplicate of any font anywhere.
AS
Ann_Shelbourne
Dec 1, 2006
Put the Geneva .dfont in system/library/fonts and remove any duplicates from all other locations.

Then run Cocktail to clean-out all caches and reboot your Mac.
BW
Bob_Weideman
Dec 1, 2006
Thanks for all the input into my font problems. I think it was duplicate fonts that were the problem. I decided to get Font Doctor, ran that to get rid of duplicate fonts, then I ran Font Finagler to clean the font caches, and rebooted and the problem is fixed! I probably could have gone through all the fonts by myself, but since I have many, I decided to let Font Doctor do it.

Thanks again!
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Ram
Dec 1, 2006
Bob,

Be aware that Font Doctor misses some bad fonts.

FAP (FontAgent Pro) is excellent at ferreting out bad and problem fonts. There is a fully functional 30-day trial version available for download.

In any event, DO NOT let Font Doctor "repair" any font. Any fonts that get flagged as problematic should be deleted and re-installed from the original media.
BW
Bob_Weideman
Dec 1, 2006
Thanks for the info. I will download FontAgent Pro.

Font Doctor has come out with version 7.3 which supposedly fixed many of the bugs. Do you know if that version is still a problem?
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Ram
Dec 1, 2006
Bob,

I stopped looking at Font Doctor myself a very, very long time ago.

However, I know of others who have used recent versions of Font Doctor, only to realize that FAP finds some bad fonts missed by Font Doctor.

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