Illustrator can't find new font

Question

I am trying to use a new font I just downloaded online. When I try to use the font it doesn't show up in the selection. I looked and the font is located in my user > me > library > fonts folder but still won't find it. I even tried to put it in Macintosh HD > Library > Fonts with also no luck. I tried this with multiple fonts to see if I have the same issue...sure enough, I did.
These are .ttf files.
It's funny because all the Adobe programs refuse it but programs like TextEdit, and Font Book seem to find it fine.
Any help?
System: Mac OS X Version 10.6.2

Answer 1

Jacob should probably not be giving advice to someone on the Mac system because no matter how many times this is posted he always tells it his way.
But when trashing the preferences on a Mac what you really need to do is trash the entire Settings folder, as is probably true of the Windows platform…because the folder itself can become corrupt. Also as has recently been posted so can the permissions for that folder and its content.
This is how you find the Adobe Illustrator settings folder
1. Quit Illustrator.
2.Go to User/username/Library/Preferences/ Adobe illustrator CS4 Settings and trash the settings folder, the whole folder not just the contents of the folder..
3. Start Illustrator. Illustrator creates a new preferences file.
4. Also you may on occasion have to trash the com.adobe.illustrator.plist file also in the same User/username/Library/Preferences/ directory but a little further down.
Then check the permissions you do that by using the disk utility and then manually checking it by right or control clicking on the Illustrator icon and going to get info to the bottom you will see where you can change the sharing and permissions you may have to change the permissions for all the users listed though on my Mac it works fine this way.
However if it is a question of the fonts not showing up it may not be the settings for Illustrator depending on what font manager you are using it maybe the font manager or something wrong with the fonts or the system itself.
i have had this happen to me as well after updating software but for sure I do not recall what software it was that causes this.
But I use Font Agent Pro and by quitting and restarting Font Agent Pro seemed to always fix it.
I suggest getting a font manger other than Font Book though some users are happy with Font Book.
If you add your fonts with font book they will show up in your applications.
Trying to load them yourself is probably not so helpful as you might think best to use something like FAP or Linotypes free type manager I think it is called font Explorer.