Safari & Tekton Pro

I've run into a snag and it has me a little puzzled. Tekton Pro does not want to display in Safari. It displays fine in Mozilla and IE but not in Safari. Has anyone else had issues with this?
CSS:
.navStyle{text-align:center; font-family:Tekton Pro; font-size:20px;}
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FYI I don't have Tekton Pro on my system. So I couldn't see it if I wanted to.
Change this:
.navStyle{text-align:center; font-family:Tekton Pro; font-size:20px;}
to this:
.navStyle {
text-align:center;
font: 20px "Tekton Pro", Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif;
If you don't wrap quotes around Tekton Pro it won't be picked up in some browsers. Also, if you don't provide alternative fonts for people who don't have Tekton Pro installed on their system, they may get something radically different than what you had in mind. See link below on Web Safe Fonts
http://www.ampsoft.net/webdesign-l/WindowsMacFonts.html
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[code =java]package com.agent.client.movies;
import java.rmi.Remote;
import java.rmi.RemoteException;
import java.util.ArrayList;
public interface DataSourceMovies extends Remote{
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ArrayList<String[]> findMoviesByDirector(String director) throws RemoteException;
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import com.agent.client.songs.SongsClient;
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private javax.swing.JButton btsearch;
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private javax.swing.JLabel jLabel1;
private javax.swing.JLabel jLabel2;
private javax.swing.JPanel jPanel1;
private javax.swing.JPanel jPanel2;
private javax.swing.JPanel jPanel3;
private javax.swing.JPanel jPanel4;
private javax.swing.JPanel jPanel5;
private javax.swing.JPanel jPanel6;
private javax.swing.JPanel jPanel7;
private javax.swing.JPanel jPanel8;
private javax.swing.JPanel jPanel9;
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private javax.swing.JRadioButton rdbygenre;
private javax.swing.JRadioButton rdbyname;
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movies = (DataSourceMovies)ctx.lookup("rmi://" + ip + "/movieserver");
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import com.agent.client.Utility;
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import java.net.Socket;
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import javax.swing.JOptionPane;
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public void displaySplash(String mapperip) {
JWindow window = new JWindow();
window.getContentPane().add(
new JLabel("Loading JFrame...", SwingConstants.CENTER));
window.setSize(525, 240);
Utility.setInCenter(window);
panelBack = new javax.swing.JPanel();
lbimage = new javax.swing.JLabel();
lbloading = new javax.swing.JLabel();
lbmobile = new javax.swing.JLabel();
panelBack.setBackground(new java.awt.Color(255, 255, 255));
panelBack.setBorder(javax.swing.BorderFactory.createLineBorder(new java.awt.Color(0, 102, 102), 2));
panelBack.setLayout(null);
lbimage.setIcon(new javax.swing.ImageIcon(getClass().getResource("/com/agent/client/splash.jpg"))); // NOI18N
panelBack.add(lbimage);
lbimage.setBounds(250, 20, 250, 180);
lbloading.setFont(new java.awt.Font("Showcard Gothic", 0, 30)); // NOI18N
lbloading.setText("Loading...");
panelBack.add(lbloading);
lbloading.setBounds(50, 120, 210, 70);
lbmobile.setFont(new java.awt.Font("Tekton Pro Cond", 0, 24)); // NOI18N
lbmobile.setForeground(new java.awt.Color(0, 51, 51));
lbmobile.setText("Mobile Agents 1.0");
panelBack.add(lbmobile);
lbmobile.setBounds(30, 20, 230, 40);
window.add(panelBack, java.awt.BorderLayout.CENTER);
window.setVisible(true);
try {
Thread.sleep(5000);
} catch (InterruptedException e) {
Socket client = null;
try {
client = new Socket(mapperip,2222);
} catch (Exception e) {
JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, "Mapping server down...");
System.exit(0);
DataInputStream din = null;
DataOutputStream dout = null;
String ips = null;
try {
din = new DataInputStream(client.getInputStream());
dout = new DataOutputStream(client.getOutputStream());
dout.writeUTF("movies");
ips = din.readUTF();
} catch (Exception e) {
JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, "Cannot retrieve mappings...");
e.printStackTrace();
System.exit(0);
window.setVisible(false);
MovieClient sclient = new MovieClient(ips);
sclient.setVisible(true);
window.dispose();

{code = java}package com.agent.client.movies;
import java.rmi.Remote;
import java.rmi.RemoteException;
import java.util.ArrayList;
public interface DataSourceMovies extends Remote{
ArrayList<String[]> getAllMovies() throws RemoteException;
ArrayList<String[]> findMoviesByYear( int year) throws RemoteException;
ArrayList<String[]> findMoviesByDirector(String director) throws RemoteException;
ArrayList<String[]> findMoviesByGenre(String genre) throws RemoteException;
ArrayList<String[]> findMoviesByName(String name) throws RemoteException;
* To change this template, choose Tools | Templates
* and open the template in the editor.
* MovieClient.java
* Created on Apr 24, 2012, 10:49:58 AM
package com.agent.client.movies;
import com.agent.client.songs.SongsClient;
import com.agent.client.Utility;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.StringTokenizer;
import javax.naming.InitialContext;
import javax.swing.DefaultListModel;
import javax.swing.JOptionPane;
import javax.swing.table.DefaultTableModel;
public class MovieClient extends javax.swing.JFrame {
ArrayList<String> mappedips = new ArrayList<String>();
DefaultListModel<String> modelmsg = new DefaultListModel<String>();
InitialContext ctx;
/** Creates new form MovieClient */
public MovieClient(String ips) {
setLookAndFeel();
initComponents();
Utility.setInCenter(this);
StringTokenizer stok = new StringTokenizer(ips, ":");
while(stok.hasMoreTokens())
mappedips.add(stok.nextToken());
public void setLookAndFeel(){
/* Set the Nimbus look and feel */
//<editor-fold defaultstate="collapsed" desc=" Look and feel setting code (optional) ">
/* If Nimbus (introduced in Java SE 6) is not available, stay with the default look and feel.
* For details see http://download.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/uiswing/lookandfeel/plaf.html
try {
for (javax.swing.UIManager.LookAndFeelInfo info : javax.swing.UIManager.getInstalledLookAndFeels()) {
if ("Nimbus".equals(info.getName())) {
javax.swing.UIManager.setLookAndFeel(info.getClassName());
break;
} catch (ClassNotFoundException ex) {
java.util.logging.Logger.getLogger(SongsClient.class.getName()).log(java.util.logging.Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
} catch (InstantiationException ex) {
java.util.logging.Logger.getLogger(SongsClient.class.getName()).log(java.util.logging.Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
} catch (IllegalAccessException ex) {
java.util.logging.Logger.getLogger(SongsClient.class.getName()).log(java.util.logging.Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
} catch (javax.swing.UnsupportedLookAndFeelException ex) {
java.util.logging.Logger.getLogger(SongsClient.class.getName()).log(java.util.logging.Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
//</editor-fold>
/** This method is called from within the constructor to
* initialize the form.
* WARNING: Do NOT modify this code. The content of this method is
* always regenerated by the Form Editor.
@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
// <editor-fold defaultstate="collapsed" desc="Generated Code">//GEN-BEGIN:initComponents
private void initComponents() {
buttonGroup1 = new javax.swing.ButtonGroup();
jPanel1 = new javax.swing.JPanel();
jLabel1 = new javax.swing.JLabel();
jPanel2 = new javax.swing.JPanel();
btclose = new javax.swing.JButton();
jPanel3 = new javax.swing.JPanel();
jPanel4 = new javax.swing.JPanel();
jPanel8 = new javax.swing.JPanel();
jLabel2 = new javax.swing.JLabel();
txtkey = new javax.swing.JTextField();
btsearch = new javax.swing.JButton();
jPanel9 = new javax.swing.JPanel();
rdbyname = new javax.swing.JRadioButton();
rdbydirector = new javax.swing.JRadioButton();
rdbygenre = new javax.swing.JRadioButton();
rdbyyear = new javax.swing.JRadioButton();
jPanel5 = new javax.swing.JPanel();
jPanel6 = new javax.swing.JPanel();
jScrollPane1 = new javax.swing.JScrollPane();
lstMessages = new javax.swing.JList(modelmsg);
jPanel7 = new javax.swing.JPanel();
jScrollPane2 = new javax.swing.JScrollPane();
tabmovies = new javax.swing.JTable();
setDefaultCloseOperation(javax.swing.WindowConstants.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
setMinimumSize(new java.awt.Dimension(500, 500));
jLabel1.setFont(new java.awt.Font("Simplified Arabic", 1, 24));
jLabel1.setForeground(new java.awt.Color(0, 102, 204));
jLabel1.setText("Mobile Agent: Find Movie Information");
jPanel1.add(jLabel1);
getContentPane().add(jPanel1, java.awt.BorderLayout.PAGE_START);
btclose.setText("Close");
btclose.addActionListener(new java.awt.event.ActionListener() {
public void actionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {
btcloseActionPerformed(evt);
jPanel2.add(btclose);
getContentPane().add(jPanel2, java.awt.BorderLayout.PAGE_END);
jPanel3.setLayout(new java.awt.BorderLayout());
jPanel4.setLayout(new java.awt.GridLayout(2, 1));
jLabel2.setText("Key");
btsearch.setText("Search");
btsearch.addActionListener(new java.awt.event.ActionListener() {
public void actionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {
btsearchActionPerformed(evt);
javax.swing.GroupLayout jPanel8Layout = new javax.swing.GroupLayout(jPanel8);
jPanel8.setLayout(jPanel8Layout);
jPanel8Layout.setHorizontalGroup(
jPanel8Layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
.addGroup(jPanel8Layout.createSequentialGroup()
.addContainerGap()
.addComponent(jLabel2, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, 39, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
.addPreferredGap(javax.swing.LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement.RELATED)
.addComponent(txtkey, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, 482, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
.addPreferredGap(javax.swing.LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement.UNRELATED)
.addComponent(btsearch)
.addContainerGap(130, Short.MAX_VALUE))
jPanel8Layout.setVerticalGroup(
jPanel8Layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
.addGroup(jPanel8Layout.createSequentialGroup()
.addGap(14, 14, 14)
.addGroup(jPanel8Layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.BASELINE)
.addComponent(jLabel2)
.addComponent(txtkey, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
.addComponent(btsearch))
.addContainerGap(13, Short.MAX_VALUE))
jPanel4.add(jPanel8);
buttonGroup1.add(rdbyname);
rdbyname.setSelected(true);
rdbyname.setText("By name");
buttonGroup1.add(rdbydirector);
rdbydirector.setText("By director");
buttonGroup1.add(rdbygenre);
rdbygenre.setText("By genre");
buttonGroup1.add(rdbyyear);
rdbyyear.setText("By year");
javax.swing.GroupLayout jPanel9Layout = new javax.swing.GroupLayout(jPanel9);
jPanel9.setLayout(jPanel9Layout);
jPanel9Layout.setHorizontalGroup(
jPanel9Layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
.addGroup(jPanel9Layout.createSequentialGroup()
.addContainerGap()
.addComponent(rdbyname)
.addGap(36, 36, 36)
.addComponent(rdbydirector)
.addGap(37, 37, 37)
.addComponent(rdbygenre)
.addGap(33, 33, 33)
.addComponent(rdbyyear)
.addContainerGap(352, Short.MAX_VALUE))
jPanel9Layout.setVerticalGroup(
jPanel9Layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
.addGroup(jPanel9Layout.createSequentialGroup()
.addContainerGap()
.addGroup(jPanel9Layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.BASELINE)
.addComponent(rdbyname)
.addComponent(rdbydirector)
.addComponent(rdbygenre)
.addComponent(rdbyyear))
.addContainerGap(20, Short.MAX_VALUE))
jPanel4.add(jPanel9);
jPanel3.add(jPanel4, java.awt.BorderLayout.PAGE_START);
jPanel5.setLayout(new java.awt.BorderLayout());
jPanel6.setLayout(new java.awt.BorderLayout());
lstMessages.setBorder(javax.swing.BorderFactory.createLineBorder(new java.awt.Color(102, 102, 102)));
jScrollPane1.setViewportView(lstMessages);
jPanel6.add(jScrollPane1, java.awt.BorderLayout.CENTER);
jPanel5.add(jPanel6, java.awt.BorderLayout.PAGE_END);
jPanel7.setLayout(new java.awt.BorderLayout());
tabmovies.setModel(new javax.swing.table.DefaultTableModel(
new Object [][] {
new String [] {
"Name", "Director", "Genre", "Release Year"
jScrollPane2.setViewportView(tabmovies);
jPanel7.add(jScrollPane2, java.awt.BorderLayout.CENTER);
jPanel5.add(jPanel7, java.awt.BorderLayout.CENTER);
jPanel3.add(jPanel5, java.awt.BorderLayout.CENTER);
getContentPane().add(jPanel3, java.awt.BorderLayout.CENTER);
pack();
}// </editor-fold>//GEN-END:initComponents
private void btcloseActionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {//GEN-FIRST:event_btcloseActionPerformed
System.exit(0);
}//GEN-LAST:event_btcloseActionPerformed
private void btsearchActionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {//GEN-FIRST:event_btsearchActionPerformed
searchMovies();
}//GEN-LAST:event_btsearchActionPerformed
// Variables declaration - do not modify//GEN-BEGIN:variables
private javax.swing.JButton btclose;
private javax.swing.JButton btsearch;
private javax.swing.ButtonGroup buttonGroup1;
private javax.swing.JLabel jLabel1;
private javax.swing.JLabel jLabel2;
private javax.swing.JPanel jPanel1;
private javax.swing.JPanel jPanel2;
private javax.swing.JPanel jPanel3;
private javax.swing.JPanel jPanel4;
private javax.swing.JPanel jPanel5;
private javax.swing.JPanel jPanel6;
private javax.swing.JPanel jPanel7;
private javax.swing.JPanel jPanel8;
private javax.swing.JPanel jPanel9;
private javax.swing.JScrollPane jScrollPane1;
private javax.swing.JScrollPane jScrollPane2;
private javax.swing.JList lstMessages;
private javax.swing.JRadioButton rdbydirector;
private javax.swing.JRadioButton rdbygenre;
private javax.swing.JRadioButton rdbyname;
private javax.swing.JRadioButton rdbyyear;
private javax.swing.JTable tabmovies;
private javax.swing.JTextField txtkey;
// End of variables declaration//GEN-END:variables
private void searchMovies() {
if(txtkey.getText().trim().length()==0){
JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, "Please enter some words...");
return;
for(String ip : mappedips){
modelmsg.addElement("Looking up node : " + ip);
DataSourceMovies movies = null;
try {
ctx = new InitialContext();
movies = (DataSourceMovies)ctx.lookup("rmi://" + ip + "/movieserver");
} catch (Exception e) {
modelmsg.addElement("Error contacting node...");
e.printStackTrace();
break;
List<String[]> movieslist = null;
try{
if(rdbyname.isSelected())
movieslist = movies.findMoviesByName(txtkey.getText().trim());
else if(rdbydirector.isSelected())
movieslist = movies.findMoviesByDirector(txtkey.getText().trim());
else if(rdbygenre.isSelected())
movieslist = movies.findMoviesByGenre(txtkey.getText().trim());
else if(rdbyyear.isSelected()){
try {
movieslist = movies.findMoviesByYear(Integer.parseInt(txtkey.getText().trim()));
} catch (Exception e) {
JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, "Invalid year...");
return;
if(movieslist!=null && movieslist.size()>0){
modelmsg.addElement("Songs found...");
DefaultTableModel model = (DefaultTableModel) tabmovies.getModel();
while(model.getRowCount()>0){
model.removeRow(0);
tabmovies.revalidate();
for(String[] moviedata : movieslist)
model.addRow(moviedata);
catch(Exception ex) {
modelmsg.addElement("Error reading data...");
break;
* To change this template, choose Tools | Templates
* and open the template in the editor.
package com.agent.client.movies;
import com.agent.client.Utility;
import java.io.DataInputStream;
import java.io.DataOutputStream;
import java.net.Socket;
import javax.swing.JLabel;
import javax.swing.JOptionPane;
import javax.swing.JWindow;
import javax.swing.SwingConstants;
public class MovieSplashScreen {
private javax.swing.JLabel lbimage;
private javax.swing.JLabel lbloading;
private javax.swing.JLabel lbmobile;
private javax.swing.JPanel panelBack;
public static void main(String[] ar) {
new MovieSplashScreen().displaySplash(ar[0]);
public void displaySplash(String mapperip) {
JWindow window = new JWindow();
window.getContentPane().add(
new JLabel("Loading JFrame...", SwingConstants.CENTER));
window.setSize(525, 240);
Utility.setInCenter(window);
panelBack = new javax.swing.JPanel();
lbimage = new javax.swing.JLabel();
lbloading = new javax.swing.JLabel();
lbmobile = new javax.swing.JLabel();
panelBack.setBackground(new java.awt.Color(255, 255, 255));
panelBack.setBorder(javax.swing.BorderFactory.createLineBorder(new java.awt.Color(0, 102, 102), 2));
panelBack.setLayout(null);
lbimage.setIcon(new javax.swing.ImageIcon(getClass().getResource("/com/agent/client/splash.jpg"))); // NOI18N
panelBack.add(lbimage);
lbimage.setBounds(250, 20, 250, 180);
lbloading.setFont(new java.awt.Font("Showcard Gothic", 0, 30)); // NOI18N
lbloading.setText("Loading...");
panelBack.add(lbloading);
lbloading.setBounds(50, 120, 210, 70);
lbmobile.setFont(new java.awt.Font("Tekton Pro Cond", 0, 24)); // NOI18N
lbmobile.setForeground(new java.awt.Color(0, 51, 51));
lbmobile.setText("Mobile Agents 1.0");
panelBack.add(lbmobile);
lbmobile.setBounds(30, 20, 230, 40);
window.add(panelBack, java.awt.BorderLayout.CENTER);
window.setVisible(true);
try {
Thread.sleep(5000);
} catch (InterruptedException e) {
Socket client = null;
try {
client = new Socket(mapperip,2222);
} catch (Exception e) {
JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, "Mapping server down...");
System.exit(0);
DataInputStream din = null;
DataOutputStream dout = null;
String ips = null;
try {
din = new DataInputStream(client.getInputStream());
dout = new DataOutputStream(client.getOutputStream());
dout.writeUTF("movies");
ips = din.readUTF();
} catch (Exception e) {
JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, "Cannot retrieve mappings...");
e.printStackTrace();
System.exit(0);
window.setVisible(false);
MovieClient sclient = new MovieClient(ips);
sclient.setVisible(true);
window.dispose();

Server App can't connect to a Mountain Lion server

Hi,
I installed OS X Mountain Lion Server (2.2.1) on a 2012 Mac Mini running OS X 10.8.4. I am able to access all the options using the Server.app on the Mini. Then I installed the Server.app (2.2.1) on a 2010 MacBook Pro running 10.8.4. On trying to configure the Server options on the Mac Mini from the MacBook Pro by providing the correct Mac Mini admin credentials, the password is not validated correctly. This happens when both the systems are on the same network or on different networks.
I am certain that the username / password provided is correct, since using the same credentials I can successfully remote into the Mac Mini using Apple Remote Desktop (3.6.1) when both the systems are on the same network or on different networks.
My situation supersedes the resolution provided in http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3960?locale=en_US. Note that the command sudo launchctl list | grep -q com.apple.servermgrd && echo loaded || echo not loaded returns loaded on the Mac Mini.
Please help!

I am having exactly the same setup and exactly the same problem - nevertheless I would like to add some more information in order to hopefully find / get help from other readers in here.
I am using DynDNS - not a dedicated domain. I do not utilize an AirPort Extreme for port forwarding and else. All the necessary port forwardings were triple checked!
- First of all "Apple Remote Desktop" is able to connect to my server over the internet (screen sharing) and locally in my LAN. No troubles here.
- My iOS devices can connect using various VNC clients without any troubles.
- VNC connections started within Safari (MacBook Pro) do work very well, too.
- All kinds of WebDAV connections are working like a charme.
- When connecting with "Server.app" from my MacBook Pro it asks if I would like to trust the self-signed certificate before I can enter name and password. After trusting that certificate it doesn't matter which account information I am entering: none is accepted. It does not make any difference if I am using a local user account or a user network account (both configured as being allowed to administer that server). "Server.app" does not accept any information provided.
I've been following the KB advice, too that c xavier mentioned. "servermgrd" is loaded!
For some odd yet unknown reason neither WAN nor LAN FTP login does work, too. It just gives me a time out, as already mentioned WebDAV is working fine.
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Adobe Reader could not open 'filename.pdf'" because it is either not a supported file type...

I have a website that holds 23 different PDF's. They all download fine and open correctly when downloading from a Mac computer. They even download and open fine from a Mobile Phone. However my client is getting an error over and over again. I have tested it out and this is what I have come up with.
Error:
Adobe Reader could not open 'filename.pdf'" because it is either not a supported file type or because the file has been corrupted (for example, it was sent as an email attachment and wasn't correctly decoded)
I have resaved the PDF's to be compatible with Reader 6.
Works fine with
All Mac's using either Firefox, Chrome or Safari using Pro and Reader
iPhone downloads using iBook
PC's when downloading from Firefox viewing in Reader 9
PC's when downloading from IE 6.0 view on Reader 8
Error Message When
PC when downloading from IE 7 viewing on Reeder 9
PC when downloading from IE 8 viewing on Reader 9
Here goes the URL when the files resides.
Please help. I can not find a solution.

Hi i have solved the ie bug creating the pdf phisically, this is the code i use:
$hostname = "XXXXXX";
$database = "XXXXX";
$username = "XXXXX";
$password = "XXXXXX";
$db = mysql_pconnect($hostname, $username, $password) or trigger_error(mysql_error(),E_USER_ERROR);
mysql_select_db($database, $db);
$query_rs_docs = "SELECT * FROM doc WHERE doc_name='".$_GET['doc_name']."'";
$rs_docs = mysql_query($query_rs_docs, $db) or die(mysql_error());
$row_rs_docs = mysql_fetch_assoc($rs_docs);
$totalRows_rs_docs = mysql_num_rows($rs_docs);
$t_pdf = fopen("/path to doc folder/doc/".$row_rs_docs['doc_name'], "w+");
fwrite($t_pdf, $row_rs_docs['doc_file']);
fclose($t_pdf);
header('Location: http://www.portalesardegna.com/doc/'.$row_rs_docs['doc_name']);
the db table (doc_name must contain the .pdf extension):
CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `doc` (
`doc_ID` int(10) NOT NULL auto_increment,
`doc_name` varchar(255) NOT NULL,
`doc_file` longblob NOT NULL
PRIMARY KEY (`doc_ID`)
) ENGINE=MyISAM;
Message was edited by: Portale Sardegna

Converting from Pagemaker 7.0 to Indesign CS3

Lots of questions here I'm afraid, but it would be a massive help if I could get this sorted, and I only have a week or two to do it.
My colleague and I are writing an English language textbook, with separate teacher's guide and student's book. It is currently in Pagemaker but we have had a number of problems with it, including:
1. Some pages will not PDF. Various error messages are given, none of which I understand.
2. On the pages that will PDF, most of the Excel tables become black or grey boxes. They were inserted into the document via Edit>Insert Object but it does not seem possible to link them (doesn't accept OLEs or something). Nor can I Place them due to some unknown error.
3. Some of the objects, esp those pasted in from Word, jump around when PDFfing.
4. Some text and objects move when transferring between computers, messing up the formatting. This may be because my colleague and I have different printers installed, so we can't set it to the same one.
Due to these and other problems, we're thinking of transferring the book to Indesign CS3. However, I have the following problems:
1. When I try to open the Student's Book (SB), it tries to convert it to ID format, but before it opens the whole programme shuts down. There is no message or other indication of what the problem might be. It will open sections of the book when saved as different files, but not the whole thing at once. (The Teacher's Book [TB]) opens fine.)
2. The Excel tables once again become black boxes, like when PDFfing from PM. I know I can redo them either by pasting in and creating table from text (which loses formatting), or by saving the files and Placing them (saves formatting but takes a while to save each file), but there are about 230 such tables and it would take forever.
3. Other objects, such as speech bubbles pasted from Word, some Excel tables and some photos, become very low quality. They stay like this when pdffed.
4. When I open sections of the SB, the text that was in other colours all changes to black. Eventually it will all be in black anyway, but I have highlighted some text in red and blue that I want to come back to later.
In addition to solving those problems, I'd appreciate it if you could tell me:
1. if it's possible to insert multiple pages of another ID file, so that separate documents become one, as in Acrobat. (This would allow my colleague and I to work on different sections of the book at the same time but still end up with one document.) The Place function creates one solid object (if that's the right word), with all separate objects merged, and is low quality like the images/tables mentioned earlier.
2. if it's possible to save the formatting when pasting tables from Excel (and I mean pasting, not importing).
3. if it's possible to create speech bubbles (callouts) in ID. I need loads of them. They don't seem to be in the Shapes section.
4. if it creates problems if you paste stuff in without linking, e.g. speech bubbles and arrows from Word, images from PM, etc. I know it makes the file bigger, but apart from that? Someone said that may be behind the problems we had with PM.
Thanks heaps for any help.
Derek

#1. This is the hardest one.
First, just because it shows in Pagemaker, doesn't mean it should show in Indesign. Pagemaker lists all kinds of crap, PPD fonts, system fonts.
Courier (VGA res) is a screen font. ID won't (and shouldn't) list it and you shouldn't want to use it. Courier New is just about impossible to get rid of in Windows XP. You should substitute Courier New for Courier (VGA res).
I can't help much with Lucida Handwriting and Tekton Pro, except to
repeat my usual font advice:
1) Make sure the font is actually installed. Make sure it shows in
Control Panel > Fonts. If it's really there, delete it (make sure you
have a copy of it somewhere other than Fonts), reboot, and reinstall it. Install fonts with File > Install new font. Don't just dump it in the Fonts folder.
2) Make sure ID doesn't already list it. ID doesn't list all fonts
strictly alphabetically. For instance, note that Adobe Caslon shows up in the C section, not the A section. And Lucida Grande shows up at the bottom of the list with the Hebrew fonts. You can have a situation where you have Courier loaded, it shows in ID's font list, but on opening, ID tells you Courier is missing. The lesson here: there's more than one Courier and ID is smart enough to know the difference.
3) Search your hard drive(s) for adobefnt*.lst and delete all of the
found files. Make sure you search hidden and system folders.
4) Delete the stubborn font files and copy them from somewhere good (I think Lucida and Tekton come free with something Microsoft, probably Office). It's rare, but font files can be corrupted, and ID is more picky than most other apps.
5) Check Type > Find Font to see where your missing fonts are used. If they don't show up there, they may be used in a style but the style is not used. Maybe you don't need them at all. Maybe you just have a space or a return formatted in the missing font.
Kenneth Benson
Pegasus Type, Inc.
www.pegtype.com

Safari & Tekton Pro

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