Strange numbers

Sometimes Photoshop automaticly change my font sizes to uneven numbers. For instance 12 pt changes to 11,98 pt.
Why and what could be done to avoid this?
Also XY positions of objects in Illustrator get changed to sligtly different numbers like 9,98 px.
Feels like a bug that have been in the CS suit for years?
Viktor

Hello Mike, thank's for your reply.
I have the same settings in PS as you. And in AI the stuff you suggest are under control.
The problem with changed values is often not present at the beginning of a project. But when I have worked with the files a couple of days values change slightly.
The problem is that integer values change a little bit and turn into decimal numbers.
My guess is that Adobes programs have some sort of issue with how values are rounded. Or I have had some strange setting on for years or maybe having some bad habit that I'm unaware of.
Cheers!

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Since updating iTunes to version 11.1.3.8 yesterday, some strange numbers and letters have appeared in the Programmes view of TV programs in iTunes.
The numbers appear on the left hand side by each episode of any given TV series. It happens to all of them and does not seem to correspond to anything in particular.
A screenshot would be ideal but I don't think you can post one here?
The numbers appear in a column with the letter E above them.
like this:
E          <episode title>
2           <episode description>
6
Sometimes the middle number is missing, like this:
E           <episode title>
            <episode description>
6
The numbers don't correspond to Season, or Episode or Track number or anything.
Anybody have any idea what they are or how to get rid of them?!
I am running iTunes on a 64bit Windows 7 PC.

Those are samplers. They feed data to the Info panel.
You can select the Color Sampler Tool from the tools panel by clicking and holding...
You can remove them once you have selecting the Color Sampler Tool by pressing the button in the Options bar...
-Noel

Adobe PDF maker add-in for Word 2010 adding strange numbers to headings

Hi everyone,
I used the Adobe PDF maker add-in for Word 2010 to export a Word document to pdf. After saving the pdf, I noticed that the headings that are displayed in the navigaton pane now contain strange numbers, eg.
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1.1 Second level heading
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Does anyone know if this is a known bug with the pdf add-in and if yes, if there's any way to remove the numbers?
Thanks in advance.

I am experiencing a somewhat similar problem. In my case the unwanted numbers are being prepended to the running headers at the tops of the pages.
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Strange Numbers Sync Issue to Icloud

It's strange that even if i don't make any changes to a Numbers document, it tries to sync itself to icloud every time I open > view > close a document.
Anyone have this issue and help me?
Thank you.

kozmikoda wrote:
Thank you, but previous version of Numbers didn't has this issue.
I opened, viewed and closed. There was not any syncing when I didn't change anything in the document.
I think this is a bug developers don't know.
I suppose it is possible, but as far as I know if you are using iCloud, it has always behaved this way. There has never been a strictly manual sync.
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Strange numbers show below in movie section in front row

I have front row working on my mac mini, for some strange reason when i goto the movie section of front row I get iTunes Top films/ThTrailers/Movies folder(My movies). But under this I get a whole list of files named with numbers and letters? I'm not sure where these come from.
any ideas
lister

Basically it's before that.. When I first start up frontrow and head to movies i get a list to choose from:
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012568456888H1H34887HEN9
014153668NMK8H14088710U9
012568456888H1H34887HEN9
014153668NMK8H14088710U9
etc...
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Bookmark Bar - Strange numbers Next to Titles

For some reason in my bookmark bar there are numbers in parenthesis next to the titles. For example I see "News (260)" where before it was just "News". They seem to come and go. I have gone in and tried to rename. But after I do the number is still there in parens next to the title. Not a major annoyance but I'd like to rid of them. Any thoughts? Suggestions on how to get rid of it.

Hi,
The number by the side is an indication of how many unread RSS news articles you have in that folder.
Do you have any RSS feeds present in the News folder? They will have an icon that looks like a newspaper.

Strange numbers calling my Skype number and leavin...

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Hi, MarthBee, and welcome to the Community!
Please check this first: in the Windows version of the Skype client software,
Tools -> Options -> Calls -> be sure that Allow calls to my Skype number(s) from... anyone is ticked or checked in -> Save.
Please try your tests again, ensuring that your mobile phone is not already signed on to Skype at the same time.
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ITunes is putting strange numbers in the BPM & play count

I've noticed that iTunes has been putting odd values in the BPM and play count fields. They almost always seem to be some multiple of 64. I found a bunch of songs with 256 or 512 play counts added to them. I have also had iTunes put 192 in the BPM for all the songs on 4 different CDs. I think it happens when I update my iPod. Both iTunes and the iPod Video are up to date. Any ideas? I plan on taking the time to complete the BPM field and i don't want iTunes messing it up.

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Are you paying for a tethering plan? This has to be activated by your carrier and is generally NOT free.

Strangeness on iWeb Pages When Published

I have multiple pages in iWeb that are all the same look but different text content. All the menus are the same. The colors are the same. I will only be changing text and the page name. So, I create the page the way I want and then duplicate the pages. I publish it to make sure all the links work but to my amazement, some of the page look right but many of the pages are different. I should add that I am not using the built in navigation menus--I created my own using text block with hyperlinks because I needed them to look a certain way. The menus are distorted (stretched, size reduced, position shifted), some of the menus (text blocks with hyperlinks) have switched locations/order, the body regions (with graduated fill) are shifted down or even non-existent. I have a set of links in a text block (paragraph is a link) and the text formatting is also changed in different ways on each page (spacing is off, colors are different, link underlining could be on or off).
These are just one page duplicated and the page names changed with all the hyperlinks added.
I did notice that early on in my development, some page names also caused similar problems. If I named a page "About Us", I had similar problems but "About Me" worked, as did "ABOUT US". On some of the pages, the order of stacking (Send to back, Send to front) changed to menus in different ways. I know this sounds strange but this is my experience yesterday/today. I am so confused
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Yes, you must use only the basic characters for site and page names. The following gives some info on page naming and characters not to use.
Renaming a website or webpage
You can rename a site or page at any time by double-clicking its name in the site organizer and typing the new name.
The page name appears at the top of the visitor's browser.
The site name is included in the website's address (URL):
http://web.mac.com/your account name/
or
http://web.me.com/your account name/
Renamed pages and sites (as well as the site's URL) change online the next time you publish.
IMPORTANT: If you rename a site, previously created links to your site won't work; be sure to notify your visitors, especially your blog or podcast subscribers.
iWeb now converts spaces in site names to "_". Also avoid non-Roman characters; many get converted to numbers when you publish.
Other characters that aren't recommended for use in website names are: forward and backward slashes (/ \), brackets ([ ]), tilde (~), exclamation point !, question mark (?), "at" sign (@), number sign (#), dollar sign ($), ampersand (&), asterisk (*), colon (:), equal sign (=), comma (,), and single and double quotation marks (' "). Using these characters may result in names with strange numbers in them.

What are all these strange .plist's I'm seeing?

Just took a look in my HD > USER > LIBRARY > PREFERENCES FOLDER ... and I see a lot of strange "repetitive" plists.
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... and this kind of "duplicate" .plist occurs with many other preferences in the "Preference Folder" as well.
Some are fine, others have one or more duplicates with strange numbers and characters after them.
I can see that the top .plist icons are using the "textwrangler" icon, and that all others that follow, don't have the "textwrangler" icon ... but are instead "blank" white page icon.
DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT"S GOING ON HERE ... and why ALL these "duplicate" .plists are being created
AND HOW TO FIX THIS ISSUE?
Any help would be greatly appreciated, as I know this is not normal OSX behavior

This is the basic explanation for these "strange .plists:
(Read the CNET link in the above discussion window above)
Temporary plist files
Part of the way the system manages preferences files is a protection method for preventing corruption from happening if an error occurs when the system is writing preference files. For instance, if you are saving settings for a program and the system suddenly loses power, then the preferences file being written to may get corrupted and won't open properly when the system is restarted, which would result in all your settings being lost. To combat this, the system creates a temporary file to save the new settings, and when the file is properly saved, it then replaces the old file with the new one.
In OS X 10.6 or earlier, if you look in the preferences folder you may see a number of property list files with a string of eight characters after their names, such as the following:
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Message numbering error

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How to Play Overdrive Media Books on an iPod Shuffle 4th Gen

Hi,
Many libraries use Overdrive Media to manage audio books in various formats. Once you have downloaded the book to the Overdrive Media Console on your computer, you can then choose to transfer it to a device (such as an iPod or other mp3 player). When transferring WMA files with an iPod shuffle 4th Gen (I'm not sure about other gens) this creates a number of files with bizzare titles. When you go to the book section on the iPod it will play the first section and then it will just continually loop and you never go on to the next section. After working with this for a while I've figured out how to make this work. This is not what I consider a satisfactory solution but more of a work-around. I hope that Apple will produce a fix that will remedy this situation as a lot of people download audio books from the library.
1. When you transfer WMA audiobook content to your iPod, Overdrive Media does it via iTunes. I believe it usese iTunes to perform a file conversion. Once the conversion is complete, it transfers the converted file to your shuffle. If you watch this occur, you will notice that while it is converting the file, it assigns it a strange number like 10347. As each part of the book is transferred, write down its number. You have to catch it during the conversion as once the part is converted it reverts to its title (something like "Where the Red Fern Grows Part 01"). But that title is never transferred to the iPod. It retains the strange number.
2. You will notice that as each file is converted, the number goes up. So as you write them down, they will look like 10347, 11671, 12003, 12865... etc. I have no idea what these numbers mean but they become your section titles on the audio when the Voiceover button is pressed. One other thing, sometimes the numbers restart like so: 18567, 19325, 345, 907... Again, not sure why but you must keep the order they were converted and transferred as this is the order in which you'll want to play them back.
3. Now you will have a list of numbers indicating the different parts of the book. Turn on your iPod and use the Skip Forward button to until you hear the book start. Listen to the fist section until you hear it start to repeat. There will be no pause or anything so sometimes it is hard to pick up where the part ended. Once the part has ended, hold the Voiceover button and listen to the strange number. Next press the Skip Back button and listen to the other strange numbers which will be in order, last-to-first. When you get to the number indicating the next part, press the Play button and you will now be on the next part.
NOTE: if you press the play button on the wrong part (strange number), it will shuffle that part to the end of the playlist. But if you have the part numbers written down in order this won't be a problem. Also, if you hit the forward skip or backwards skip while playing a part, it will skip to some place in that part. You can get back to your original spot by skipping again a few times more in the same direction.
EXAMPLE:
Let's say you are transferring a 4 part book to the iPod. During this transfer you note the strange numbers during conversion like so:
Part 1 = 11278
Part 2 = 11942
Part 3 = 12512
Part 4 = 13398
Now your book is on the Shuffle. Turn on the Shuffle and listen for the start of the book. If it is playing something else like music or a podcast, press the Skip Forward button until you hear the audiobook begin. This is usually accompanied by music and has the title of the book, etc. At this point you can press and hold the Voiceover button and you will hear "11278" pronounced. Release the Voiceover button and let this part of the book play to the end.
You will then at some point hear that part of the book start over. Press and hold the Voiceover button and start using the Skip Back button. You will hear in this order: "11278, 13398, 12512, 11942". When you hear "11942" press the Play button and Part 2 of the book will begin. Continue this process for each part until you reach the end of the book.
I've listened to several books using this method and it has worked fine. It is sort of fiddly and you have to do some things that I think iTunes or the Shuffle should do but until Apple does something about this, it is the only way that it will work that I've been able to find.
Regards,
medinabrett

It sounds like the Windows Media security update in Para x, below, may not have been done and your music setting may have been on Repeat. As a review, here is a list of steps that may help clear the problems up.
Many libraries worldwide now use Overdrive Media Console, which comes in Mac an Windows versions http://www.overdrive.com/Software/omc . Some find the mobile device transfer process confusing. To load or delete a WMA or MP3 (Macs can only download MP3 books) audiobook onto an Apple mobile device see the "How to Transfer to a Portable Device" video in the guides at Step 7, then do the following.
1. For Windows versions, you must first do a security update of Windows Media Player (even though you won't be using it) using Internet Explorer at http://drmlicense.one.microsoft.com/indivsite .
2. Open iTunes, plug the mobile device into the computer USB port and open the Overdrive Media Console.
3. Highlight the mobile device in the left hand menu of iTunes and insure the "Manually manage music and videos" box is checked in the Summary Tab. If the mobile device storage is full, transfering will delete that portion of music necessary for the ebook.
4. Highlight the book you want to transfer in the Overdrive Media Console and click the Transfer Button. A window opens permitting you to click the boxes for parts of the book you wish to transfer.
5. After the book has been transfered, when you click the disclosure triangle (arrow) to the left of the iPod, iPhone, or iPad in the Device section of the left hand menu of iTunes, MP3 books will show up under the Music subsection and WMA books will show up in the Books subsection. Once the mobile device is disconnected from iTunes, MP3 books will show up in the Songs list of the mobile device and WMA books will show up in the Books list.
6. To remove a book from a mobile device plug the device into the USB port and open iTunes. Click the disclosure triangle to the left of your iPod, iPhone, or iPad in the Device section of the left hand menu of iTunes so that you can see the device’s subcontents. For an MP3 book select the Music subsection, right click on the book and choose Delete. For a WMA book, select the Book subsection, right click on the book and choose Delete.
7. The Overdrive Media Console Guided Tour (videos) is at http://www.overdrive.com/Solutions/Libraries/tour/MenuWelcome.html . The "Portable Devices" and "How to Transfer to a Portable Device" videos are there.
8. To find a nearby library for ebooks search http://search.overdrive.com . You can download the software, search for books and see tutorials without an account at the website of any library that uses Overdrive, however, you need a library card to download books. At this library site, for example, the software and guided tour are at the bottom of the left hand menu.
http://washoecounty.lib.overdrive.com/539A4B98-B41A-49DE-8EC1-A22F66E4C0F6/10/41 9/en/default.htm .

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Problems with iOS 5 in Kuwait. ID calling issue with names not being recognised. I just downgraded to 4.3.5. Waiting for a fix from apple

After installing ios 5 here is my Concerns (Kuwait):
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3- Kuwait is not found when trying to associate my apple id to a region to apply for any of the new apple services like i messages , home sharing for music and videos or any location based service
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My connection to the internet is 100% without the AE, so obviously something is wrong with my iBook airport card or the AE itself.
Yesterday I uplaoded the newest software 6.2 then reset the AE and actually it worked 2 sessions, then I got back on later in the evening and was having all the same problems...
so I read on these discussions that going back to 6.1.1 was what was helping others, well so far it has made no difference here.
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Glen,
I feel your pain buddy - same issue here. I have a PG G4 running AE as well. I have internet through Comcast which is coming from the wall, into the modem, and then to the AE. I have faced similar problems as you at least twice in the past three days. Tonight I went to check my e-mail after reading for a couple hours and my drop-down showed a check next to my network, the AE status light was green, and it looked fine. However, when I went to check e-mail I was not connected and same thing with internet. I finally launched Airport Admin Utility and my base station did not show up in the source list - hmmmm?
I am a little concerned about this myself because it is frustration. If you push the reset button on your base station while it's still plugged into power and hold it down for five seconds it will go through a "hard" reset (keep in mind this is not the same as a "factory default" reset). Have you done this before? It takes about 45 seconds. When done and the status light is back to green, you can join the Apple network _______ (some strange numbers) from your airport drop down and then launch Apt. Admin Utility. When you double click on your base station from the admin utility it will come up with a list of profiles. It will allow you to select your previous saved profile from a list. Click on your previous profile, click OK, and the AE will reset with your previous settings. This has gotten mine back up and running, but it's a littl disconcerting that it's happened so much
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