Font problem in Leopard install

After installing Leopard on G4 iMac previously running Tiger, Mail and TextEdit would quit unexpectedly when I tries to access Fonts. Other existing login accounts, and newly created accounts, were unaffected. Solution was to create a temporary new login account, delete all fonts in yourhomefolder/library/fonts and /font collections, then copy new ones from that newly-created temporary login account (or another existing user's library). Remember to check the privileges to grant read-write access to yourself after the copy.

OS X already has a bunch of chinese fonts installed.
Do you not know how to input Chinese? If that is the problem, go to system prefs/language & text/input sources and check the box for the Chinese you want, plus the box for "Show Input Menu in Menu Bar", select Chinese in the "flag" menu at the top right of the screen, and type.
If the problem is something else, you must provide more detail for anyone to be able to help.
Also see this site:
http://www.yale.edu/chinesemac

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Anyone else have a problem printing after the Leopard install?
My printer and driver was recognized but I can't print. When I watch the print queue it say there are errors and fails.
Since HP never made a driver for this printer, I was using a Zenographics driver that worked great. That is, until I upgraded.
I unplugged the USB and power cords, and removed the printer from System Preferences. After plugging everything back in and adding the printer again, the printer seemed like it wanted to print, but still didn't work.
Please help.

Thank you for your answers. I was hoping someone would reply.
HP LJ 1000 is a great printer and I figured a few people had to have one. It is unfortunate as this printer hardly ever needed the toner changed, and I used it as my main printer. I swear I only changed toner four times in the last five years!
I looked everywhere for a driver and found nothing. HP said they had no updated driver for the Mac (as they told me a year ago, too) and they were not going to create one.
My final solution was to give up my printer to a good neighbor for $50 for her pc.
I researched printers from the Apple store and decided to go with the very Mac friendly HP Laserjet 1022:
http://store.apple.com/AppleStore/WebObjects/EducationIndividualCustom.woa/94340 03/wa/PSLID?mco=CC919B84&fnode=home/shopmac/macaccessories/printers&nplm=TC976LL/A&wosid=gG2dihO9R0Mg29v6f901bEeWNf2
Hopefully it will be a good printer. After returning the new toner I bought for the LJ1000, I thought Staples would have it in stock. However, after trying three different stores, it seems the best way to get a Mac-friendly printer is to go online.
I hope I helped you out as well.
Again, thank you.
-NdP

Curious appleworks font problem in leopard

After a lot of back and forth with Xerox software engineering, I've managed to get my ancient trusty Phaser 3400 up and running in leopard, with the single exception of appleworks. Printing is fine from all other programs, and in appleworks graphics and layout are fine, but all my fonts appear as a horribly jagged helvetica, as though the printer can find no fonts. Xerox was stumped by this and so am I.
Does anyone have any suggestions or has anyone run into this before? (I did an erase/install to leopard and copied over the appleworks app folder).
EDIT These same files print just fine from my Canon i9100, and equally badly from the phaser whether I use its ppd, the apple driver for the model that superseded it, or "generic post script printer."
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Hello Barbara
Glad to read from you.
Have you re-installed the fonts which you used in AppleWorks which are not available in Leopard?
The set of fonts delivered with Leopard is different to the one delivered with Tiger.
We may think that some fonts are not correctly identified by the coelacanthus named AppleWorks.
Maybe AppleWorks wants that they are available in the User's account Font folder.
Try to duplicate fonts whose name resemble to your original ones from
"Macintosh HD:Library:Fonts:"
to
"Macintosh HD:Users:<yourAccount>:Library:Fonts:"
Now, I will try to sleep.
Yvan KOENIG (from FRANCE mercredi 23 janvier 2008 3:22:11)

PROBLEM WITH LEOPARD INSTALL

I just received the LEOPARD Install DVD which I purchased from the Apple Store with the intend to upgrade my iMac OS X 10.4.11 which already was upgraded to TIGER last year.
As everybody knows - after inserting the DVD - you are prompted to press RESTART which I did.My iMac shuts off,then tries to restart,the Apple Logo appears with the little wheel spinning accompanied by a loud rumbling motor sound .This lasts for at least 2 minutes.Then the screen turns into a purple gray with the color wheel spinning and that is all ! The only way I was able to eject the DVD was to connect this iMac via Firewire to my Mac Book . After this DVD was ejected the iMac started perfectly in the old TIGER mode.
I tried 2 more times to install Leopard but with the same strange and frustrating result !
Can any of you Experts be so kind and give me a hint to what the problem is and what I can do ?

I had the same problem when I went to upgrade my iMac. Which I am using right now. The way i found to do it was boot it up using target disk mode. mainly you have to have another mac. boot that other mac with the leopard disk, then with them plugged into eachother with a firewire cable start up your imac holding T. then on the other mac choose disks and choose the imac's hard drive. Install it that way and you'll be fine.

Fan problem after Leopard install

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I've been using Lion since it's release, it's fine. Don't know what's holding you back.
Did you take a higher res screenshot and run it through what the font? From a glance I'm guessing at Conceilian outline, White Wolf. And upgrading won't solve this problem because the font will still reside on the system. An OS upgrade does not remove your custom fonts. It's going to be a process but you might just have to go through every outline font on your system.

IStat Font problem in Leopard

I have installed iStat pro in Leopard. The font in istat appears to be bigger than normal. I have tried to reinstall but the problem still persists.
The other account in the same machine (macbook) does not experience this problem. It works fine.
Here is the screenshot.
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a25/iteamna/Picture1.png
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ps. I clean installed Leopard.

Yes. It is the 4.2 version.
As I said, the other account on the same machine does not see this problem.

Screen Problems after Leopard install.

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I believe the default settings for labels and text in Finder windows, if that's what you mean, is 12 point. You you can change font size through View Options. Text sizes for menus, etc. is fixed; I don't know what the size is specifically. For Firefox, text size for web pages is specified by the web site generally, but you can change the size Firefox will default to in the Firefox Content preferences.
I hope I've answered the question you were asking. Regards.

Imac G5 Sound problems after Leopard install

Hi All, This is my first post and I hope someone can help. I have just installed Leopard and on restart I now have no sound on any applications. I am also having some problems with my Netgear wireless router as the wireless card drops the connection on ocassions.

I am having the same problem but it's periodic. One day I went to work with some video and there was no sound so I hit the sound button on my powerbook, assuming I just had the sound turned off and the icon came up on my screen with the universal cicle with a slash through it indicating no sound. It was like this for a couple fo days and then all the sudden one morning my laptop "spoke up" by telling me the time. It has done that 2 additional times since there.
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Help please:
Hardware - iMac PPC 1.25GB system memory 80GB hard disc
Was running Tiger (fully updated) OK with no problems except hard disc getting full.
Did two things - upgraded to Leopard then moved iTunes content (about 38GB) to external hard drive (with hindsight realise should have moved the music first and done a clean install). I've got the external drive partitioned with Time Machine backing up to one volume and iTunes on the other. All seems to be working OK.
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Hi,
My hard drive crashed. I'm travelling and am in a small village in rural India. No Mac shops around. I've managed to get a new HD (WD 80GB), now I'm having trouble with the installation of the OS.
Although I have my data backed up onto an external HD, I don't have the OS itself backed up. I have my Mac OSX Leopard installation disk with me. I thought this would cover me for exactly this sort of problem. But it doesn't seem to.
I've got the new HD in and it seems to be working. It's been formatted and it shows up ok when I boot up with the Leopard disk. I get past the question about language and accepting the licence terms.
Then it goes into checking source disk mode. When it gets to about half way I get a message saying it can't continue, Disk is dirty and it needs to be cleaned.
Well, I've taken it out and it looks ok. I don't see any deep scratches. Still, this has now happened twice.
I tried to copy the disk on another PC but it returned a message saying 'corrupt files'. So it seems as though something is wrong with the disk, even though it's not apparent when you look at it.
Now I'm stuck. My very original 10.4 disks that came with the machine are thousands of miles away, and inaccessible for all practical purposes.
The Powerbook has been registered with Apple since I bought it years ago, although it's not eligible for support any more.
1. Is there a way I can download the OS X I need to get the show back on the road, whether from Apple or from a third party?
2. Which version of the OS do I actually need for a complete new installation?
3. What can I do about my apparently damaged Leopard dvd? Although I'd prefer to continue with Leopard, it wouldn't really worry me going back to Tiger for the next few months till I'm back in Apple-Mac-land. The main thing is to get the computer running.
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Elle

In order to use a correct install disc, it would have to be either the
version that shipped with the computer (when new) or a retail
version newer than that which shipped with it, in order for the disc
to function in the computer.
In some cities, there are companies who resell CDs and DVDs
and they have a machine or tool that helps polish out scratches
so they can still make use of those discs; or at least not toss
away a potential profit. There may be a company or computer
user with the kit to polish scratches out of the readable side
of a DVD or CD disc. (They sell these, in many countries, too.)
+In the middle of nowhere, you may have to improvise; or find+
+someone with basic skills and simple tools. If only a lightly+
+scratched Installer disc is the problem, simple polishing skills+
+would probably make it more readable to the laser in the Mac.+
• How to fix a scratched DVD with items you may have at home:
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/67659/howto_fix_a_scratched_dvd_withitems.html
• To fix a scratched DVD... (avoid toothpaste, etc.)
http://www.yelp.com/topic/new-york-to-fix-a-scratched-dvd
{a google of the topic may help, if you can access outside
of just one region, and if google isn't blocked, etc.}
Perhaps if the issue is only with the Leopard DVD install disc
you have, it may be cleaned professionally. IF you go there,
ask if there is a reduced fee for this (they polish the surface)
if for some reason, it still won't work after they are done.
In the states some shops that bought & sold DVDs & CDs
would pay much less for scratched-up ones, & clean them.
This would include the device or careful hand-power, to
get the surface layer of plastic as unscratched as possible
so the laser-beam reader can pass through the bad places.
The idea of getting a downloaded version would be an illegal item;
and also those methods often get you malware or virus laden junk.
You could probably use the serial number of your computer and
visit one of the 'info by serial number' online services, to see what
version OS X your computer (and its original specs, build date, etc)
would have shipped with; so as to get a newer OS X retail disc.
That, if no other option were available.
An unused (not currently being run in a computer) official OS X
install disc, not one from a different computer model, and not
one too old, since older or equal (ie: 10.4.2, for a mid-2005 iBook
would require a newer than 10.4.2 retail installer for Tiger, etc.)
So, you see there is some kind of logic to getting a disc newer
than the one you don't have; or an exact replacement.
Someone who no longer has need for or uses the correct version
Installer could give or sell you their disc. But, a download is certainly
not something we'll go further into, since it would be illegal.
Sorry for the longish reply, it is going on 1AM here in the farther
north western northern hemisphere; and I should be asleep.
Maybe someone else will post a timely reply, given your location
and time differences. A real city may have authorized Apple sellers
with a service department or customer relations who may offer
some advice in regard to other services available. But almost
any place that can polish scratches out of a CD may be of help.
And try to not act too anxious about it; that may add to the cost.
Or a piece of fine chamois cloth (fine suede) and light rouge may work.
Polish in a spoke-wheel pattern from the center; not all in one direction.
And hope the optical drive isn't also dirty; as they eventually get that way.
Some places that rent movies on DVD may be able to clean/polish DVDs.
Good luck & happy computing!
+{edited 3x}+

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Picture of Pages Template Chooser
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I hope I've answered the question you were asking. Regards.

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thanks
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I installed Leopard on Thursday as well. It worked fine yesterday and it was restarted a couple times since installation. I usually just close the computer's lid and put it away. I typically run on battery until I get the warning and then plug in (4.5 hours) I left it on charge last night and thought I'd put it into sleep by closing the lid. This morning when I went to use it, the battery was charged but it wasn't on. I had to press the power button and wait for it to boot. Once it booted, everything seemed to be fine. I did a shut down before taking it to work. When I went to use it at work, I booted it up on battery (which was at 99% after boot) and I used it for a while. I left the lid open idle for about half an hour and went back. Pressing the space bar brought the screen up but it was locked up. The clock was stuck at the wrong time, the cursor would move, but the keyboard did nothing and I couldn't click at all. I had to step away for about five minutes, came back, and dashboard was up. (I'd pressed F12) It wasn't scrolling smoothly in Finder (icon, list, column view) and Safari and Mail hung so I restarted. By this time, my battery was at 54% which seemed reasonable. Everything seemed fine and I closed the lid to standby. I went back to it three quarters of an hour later and it would not wake from standby. Pressing the power button did nothing. I plugged in and I started it up to discover it was a bit warm and my battery was at 0%. I worked on it for two hours or so and the battery was almost fully charged. I closed the lid to put it in sleep and put it in my bag. I took it home and went to use it an hour later and it was burning hot out of the bag. I've had it since March and it's never been that hot no matter what I've been doing. The battery was totally depleted and I turned it on and the fans ran at high speed for about twenty minutes. I could tell there was CPU throttling as scrolling was rather sluggish again. There was no abnormal CPU activity and it has cooled off to a reasonable level after about half an hour on. I didn't have any power/sleep issues in Tiger and everything was just fine before I did the upgrade.
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