Using Font Book
My apologies in advance for what is certainly a rank beginner's question, but Apple's documentation (printed or online) seems to offer no clue as to how Font Book should be used in practice.
I have carefully assembled a new font collection which includes only those 30 or so fonts I am likely to use in applications, and it shows up nicely in the Font Book panel. However, I can see no obvious way of making this collection (and only this collection) available in applications such as MS Word. When I load Word, the fonts available correspond to the entire standard "All Fonts" collection, so I still have to plow through dozens of unwanted fonts. I realise I could disable them all, but then what is the point of having different collections?
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Font Management in OS X
Advanced Typography with Mac OS X Tiger
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Sync Fonts (using Font Book) with other computers
Just purchased a new Intel iMac. Is there any method used to sync all my fonts from 3 other macs used at my studio. I would like to use Font Book and make it as easy as possible.
I use Photoshop CS2 and InDesign CS and I am sure they came with fonts loaded in both of those programs (at least I ASSUME they do...).
I want to sync the fonts so that if I bring up a photoshop file (or indesign file) that was created on one computer to another I don't get the message that I am 'missing fonts'.
Anyone know how to do this???It's not clear what you're asking about. There no fonts button to push. However, there is a preference setting for automatic font activation. AFAIK, font book is a font management and validation tool. If the fonts are located in /Library/Fonts/, then they should be available for all users.
Aside from Font Book help, these might point you in the right direction:
Font Management in OS X Tiger and Panther
http://images.apple.com/pro/pdf/L311277AFontTTv4.pdf
http://www.creativetechs.com/tips/SVC-fonts/Fonts-2007-SVC.pdf
http://dl.extensis.com/downloads/SC/EN/P/FontsBest_Practices_inOSX.pdf
http://www.macworld.com/article/44942/2005/05/julyworkingmac.html -
Shared network font library - using Font Book
I'm a trying to set up a "font server" on my company's OS X Server. I have created a folder within the SHARED ITEMS folder called Library, and placed all the fonts within a FONTS folder. I can now mount the folder on a clients/artists desktop just fine, so the shared point is working.
The problem is, I don't want to have to mount another "drive" to the artists desktop. I want the artists to use Font Book with a "Network" globe to which they can use the fonts.
I've been trying to figure out how to do this....and I think it may have somthing to do with the /Network/Library....it's an alias that seems to be broken. Shouldn't the "Library" alias be a folder???
Here is the Library alias info:
Kind: Alias
Size: 1kb on disk
Where: /Network
Server: nfs://automount%20-nsl%20%5B142]
Original: /automount/Library
It's interesting that it says "nfs://" because I've got it set up as "AFP" on the server.
Any suggestions?
PowerMac G5 Dual Mac OS X (10.4.8)
PowerMac G5 Dual Mac OS X (10.4.8)If you use Workgroup Manager and your clients are bound to the server via LDAP - try this, it works for us.
On your server, put a folder called "Library" wherever you wish (outside of System and Library for the Server itself and not inside another shared item). Put a folder called "Fonts" in the new "Library" folder
Open WGM
Go to Sharing
Select "All"
Find and Select your "Library" folder
Under General select "share item and contents"
Under Access set permissions - ours are Root rw, Admin rw, Everyone read only. Propogate permissions to the contained folders.
Under Protocols disable any protocols you don't plan to use. With AFP make sure it is called "Library" and that guest access is possible. We have all other protocols disabled.
Under Network Mount select "enable network mounting," choose AFP as protocol and make sure that the mount is Used for "shared library"
If your clients are bound to the server via LDAP, reboot them and the client machines will connect to the server and use your new shared "Library" there as an option after the "Library" folders in the client machine itself. The new library will not need to be mounted on the users desktop as it will already be mounted by the client itself. The fonts will show up in Font Book under Network.
Put your fonts in the "Fonts" folder in the new "Library" folder on the server and all clients should now be able to access them. You can put other Library items in the network accessable folder just like the fonts and have them accessable to all bound clients.
hope this helps
- erich -
Finicky fonts -- using Font Book in system 10.4.4
About one year ago (system 10.2.x) i decided to make the switch from third-party font management software (i.e., Suitcase, etc.) to FONT BOOK. I really liked how simple it was, and that it was probably going to be more stable, since it was designed right into the system software. It worked "OK", but seemed to be overwhelmed at anything over about 250 fonts... even if some of them were "inactive". Now i've upgraded to a Dula 2.7 with 10.4.4 thinking the the second generation of Font Book would be that much better. I was hoping i could import 500+ fonts, having maybe 200+ open at any given time.
I'm having a few curious problems right from the get-go.
2 or 3 fonts will not open in the Main Library no matter what i do. BUT, if i create a second Library I can import them just fine. What gives here is beyond me. But it makes me nervous that something is going on that will saboutoge my fonts in the future. I even tried deleting the offending fonts and re-importing the originals... no dice.
I'm just a bit nervous that there's something going on here that could bite me later... anyone have any advice???
THANX!Why would you say I should not use RAID 1 to mirror my HDD?
As I see it, having the 2 disks split into 2 different kind of RAIDs is one problem, it's benefit is speed, but RAID1 one cuts that in half, then using the 2 second halves of each drive for PS shop is going to have both disks going crazy back & forth between the 1st half of 2 HDs to the second half of the HDs, therby reducing the speed and longevity of the HDs even more, add the difficulty of repairing RAIDs, the frequent total data loss, and well...
1. Make an instantaneous mirror of my HDD in case of disk failure?
Yes RAID1 is the only "instantaneous" method, but I've found many other more satisfactory/safer methods...
Get carbon copy cloner to make an exact copy of your old HD to the New one...
http://www.bombich.com/software/ccc.html
SuperDuper...
http://www.shirt-pocket.com/SuperDuper/
Or the most expensive one & my favorite, Tri-Backup...
http://www.tri-edre.com/english/tribackup.html
And once you have a complete clone/backup, then Incremental Backups of any new or changed files is fairly rapid, and with the one I use, (TB), can be set to do it automatically in the background how ever often, or at a specified time you choose.
I have large files for the work I do some in the vicinity of 1GB and to lose those files would set me back days in my work and if I do not have a mirror of my HDD I could also lose hours and hours of work.
Definitely, you need backups, not try ing to talk you out of it, just into a safer more reliable way... longest I've had a RAID setup last before implosion was 6 months btw.
I understood from all my research of discussion groups and forums that RAID is the system to use.
Might ask yourself why the need for RAID 5-10 if RAID 0-1 were so good!? -
Has anyone else had problems activating 'free' Open Type fonts using Font Book/Mavericks?
Lately I'm having trouble getting free fonts to activate in Font Book. Running 10.9.2. Anyone else experiencing the same issues?
I’d suggest uninstalling:
Blackberry software
the cycling74 driver
Any HP “utilities” (regarding the HP IO. Apple told developers to stop using Startup Items back in 10.3.)
any Adobe software you have (the “not loaded” ones are not loading because they’re incompatible.
the com.apple.CSConfig one.
facebook
google keystone agent
Unfortunately you have a lot of very questionable old, incompatible, and probably bad software on your Mac that is not playing well with Mavericks. Some of these can be difficult to uninstall, particularly if you are not familiar with poking around in Mac system folders.
You might consider cutting to the chase and doing a clean install:
backup your documents and passwords, network settings, etc.
Completely erase your hard drive
Reinstall mavericks and your apps from scratch (not from backups)
and finally replacing your documents.
It can be a good thing. Spring cleaning. If you want to go this route, let me know, I can give you some more detailed suggestions for how to do it. The advantage is you can get Mavericks running really fast and reliably, and then be more selective about what you reinstall. A lot of the stuff you have on there is probably from apps you don't even use anymore (like for your Blackberry), or that really aren't necessary. -
Applescripting automator to use Font Book
Automator has Font books settings to create a work flow (have made a simple automator flow to disable). The problem is you need to select the collection to be disabled.
Is there a script command I can use to select a collection, and pass it through to the Automator to automatically disable?
*creating an app in XCode. If it could be totally scripted that would be better
Thanks for any helpMe too I tried to do the same thing but with a specific font and Automator randomly failed on execution. This is very very frustrating. The error I get randomly is this one: "An error (Font Book got an error: NSReceiverEvaluationScriptError: 4 (1)) occured in Deactivate Fonts". Someone can explain to me why?
If AppleScript work without problems can you give the code to disable for example "Skia" font?
Thank you in advance for the help!
Power Mac G5 Dual 1.8 GHz Mac OS X (10.4.6) -
I just updated my MacBook Pro and iMac desktop to Yosemite 10.10.2.
Now I am having font problems. I tried to add fonts I have used for years using FontBook, but it says 'FOND' font association usability and warns me to not use these fonts.
This happens on both my laptop and desktop.
Any idea what to do? I use these fonts (about 12-15 fonts from the Times, Helvetica Neue and Giovanni families) regularly in my work.
Thanks,
ScottI just updated my MacBook Pro and iMac desktop to Yosemite 10.10.2.
Now I am having font problems. I tried to add fonts I have used for years using FontBook, but it says 'FOND' font association usability and warns me to not use these fonts.
This happens on both my laptop and desktop.
Any idea what to do? I use these fonts (about 12-15 fonts from the Times, Helvetica Neue and Giovanni families) regularly in my work.
Thanks,
Scott -
What can I use font book for? I read the description but still don't get it. Does it contain fonts that are not already installed on my new Mac? Thanks.
Disabling (turning off) a font will make it unavailable for use in any font menu. You can alwasy enable the font(s) again - they're not gone permanantly. DON'T disable System fonts, though -> that's just asking for trouble.
Here's -> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdR6-4lnF5A - a good video tutorial about using Font Book.
Clinton -
HT2509 How can I use Favorite fonts from Font Book when using e-mail?
How can I add fonts from Font Bood to e-mail fonts?
You dont use Font Book to change fonts in Mail.
open Mail > open a new message > Show Fonts
click in the text message pane
click on the font, size and colour you want to use
type your text -
Type Lovers, is Font Book now fit for use?
When I installed 10.3 I was told Font Book wasn't a program written for graphic designers who use lots of fonts and keep them open often. So, I listened to the advice from some of the type gurus on these forums, got rid of lots of the fonts apple includes but I didn't need, etc., I bought Font Reserve and that has worked fine so far.
When I upgrade to Leopard, do I need to figure font management software into my budget ?
Any graphic designers out there with experience?...I mean I don't need thousands of fonts open at a time...but I do like to keep a healthy variety open and active...and what about programs like Photoshop, Illustrator, and Indesign working with Font Book...do they play nice together?
Thanks
MHi
Whomever told you this was talking nonsense. How well Font management applications perform depend to a large degree on the quality of the fonts you have. 1st and 2nd generation copies of your font library should work well with any font management application you may want to use, which includes Font Book. Certain applications can cope better with larger and more complex font lists than others. How much resources in terms of RAM, CPU/Bus Speeds as well as hard drive are all factors that need to be taken into account. For example I've successfully installed (using Font Book) nearly 1,800 fonts, however it took Quark about 30-40 minutes to load with all that information. On the other hand I've installed between 30-40 fonts (Using Suitcase this time) and it crashed Quark on launch. That's because one of the 30-40 fonts was damaged/corrupted.
Of all the font management systems that I have used the best one by far is Linotype FontExplorer X (as already mentioned)
http://www.linotype.com/fontexplorerX
The best thing about it apart from it being FREE is its ability to clear out system and application font caches, something other font management systems don't do.
Hope this helps, Tony -
Hello!
I am needing some help. I own a Mac Book Air with OS X 10.7.5. This computer belongs to the school district I teach for, so I do not have permission to do a huge wipe that would uninstall programs such as Word. When I first got my computer, I added all my fonts. I did this by putting them into a fonts folder. The fonts were not all showing up in Microsoft Word, so I was told to use Font Book. All of my fonts show up and are installed in Font Book; however, they do not show up in Word. I have restarted my computer. All the fonts are validated. I have tried almost everything I could think of after researching answers online. Another problem--my bullet points are messed up. When I click the bullet button, instead of an open circle it's an open rectangle. This doesn't concern me as much, but I thought it might help as a clue as to what is wrong. The fonts also do not show up in the Format > Font box.
Also, I want to point out that my colleagues, using the exact same computer, network, etc, are able to download and use all the fonts. They have tried to fix mine, also.
Any help is much appreciated! Maybe there is some way to wipe out my fonts and start clean?
Thanks so much!There's a whole lot to read in your post, and frankly I have not read it all.
Having said that, this troubleshooting guide should help:
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1538
In particular, pay attention to the mobile device support sections near the bottom, assuming you have already done the items above it. -
We recently started using Font Book instead of Suitcase Fusion for our font management program. We are unable to activate our postscript type 1 font (Helvetica Neue Black) It seems since hel neu is a system dfont that Font Book thinks we already have it activated but HelvNeueBlack is not part of dfont. So even though I have it in my fonts folder the font is grayed out and am unable to activate. I might add that HelveBlack is also a problem. I've read the article by Kurt Lang on Font Management. I followed his directions on how to remove dfonts from system but caused more problems than it solved. I would appreciate a certified way to handle these particular fonts. Do I need to purchase the Open Type fonts to solve problem.
What I did to fix was remove Helv Fractions that cleared up the problem.
It's been quite a while since I've seen that one come up. When you mentioned that some of the type looked like jumbled fractions, that should have jogged my memory. Yes, Helvetica Fractions is long known to be a bad font. Delete it from the hard drive and never reinstall it.
The HelvNeuBlack and HelvBlack fonts you sent are indeed creating conflicts. Here are screen shots of their internal names. HelvBlack first, and HelvNeuBlack second.
In Helvetica Black, the menu name is just Helvetica, which leaves nowhere for the regular Helvetica font to display in your font lists. It also then creates a cross reference between the two fonts. It is also reporting two other different names to the OS for the same font. Helvetica Black, and Helvetica-Black. You can technically get away with doing that, but it's bad practice.
Helvetica Neue Black is the same type of bad naming. The menu name is just Helvetica Neue, which leaves nowhere for the real Helvetica Neue to go in your menu lists. Then they rather oddly threw in Helvetica 95 Black for the full name, as opposed to HelveticaNeue-Black for the other two spots.
Just some really sloppy work here by someone for what I would guess were Type 1 PostScript fonts converted to Mac legacy TrueType. If you don't have the software to fix the names, the only good suggestion is to throw these fonts out and purchase new ones from a vendor who builds fonts correctly. And while they're kind of pricey, that means either Adobe or Linotype. -
Font Book problems under 10.5.5
After updating to 10.5 and completing Software Update immediately to 10.5.5, I have noticed some quirks in Font Book. I did not use Font Book after the installation/upgrade from 10.4.11 to 10.5 until 10.5.5 was operational.
1) I have over 400 font families, but all but about 50 are normally inactivated. The new Font Book is slow as molasses to show any fonts the first time it is opened on a fresh boot. Former versions would start showing some of the fonts and add to the list as the files were read from the library by Font Book. Now it sits and sits until all have been read to display anything (close to 15 seconds). At least before one knew if it was working and not just showing a spinning beach ball. Doesn't seem a change for the better.
2) Font Book used to show all fonts quickly once it had been opened under a current startup of system. Now there is a lag in the display (8-10 sec), but not nearly as bad as current initial openings, but longer than the previous system version.
This next point is REALLY annoying:
3) When inactivating a duplicate of a font face (i.e. inactivating the TT version when want only the PS1), I can click on the style to be inactivated and before I can get down to click to inactivate BOTH styles become highlighted so I will deactivate/activate both if I don't watch what is happening. This happens virtually every time I do this procedure and never occurred in versions prior to 10.5.5. (Since I didn't use anything on the computer until I updated to 10.5.5, I don't know at what point of the 10.5 cycle this might have begun.)I am in publishing and have a true postscript laser printer. Font are not just regular type, but phonetic, language and music fonts. Given a choice, I will take PS over TT anytime and I have a large investment in Adobe fonts..
Bad fonts aren't installed and I disable duplications when they occur with PS/TT/OT fonts.
I still make the point that I am using exactly the same fonts that were used with 10.4.11 - nothing added or deleted, the same ones active or inactive. Font Book did NOT behave this way until I upgraded to 10.5.5 from 10.4.11.
(For those that don't remember their history, TT was developed by Apple and adopted by Microslop because they couldn't conveniently deal with PS.) -
FONT BOOK 2.0.2 - Problems installing fonts
I am having problems loading fonts into Font Book 2.0.2 - I have been using Font Book 1.0.2 on two other macs and have had no problems loading any fonts. Using my new Mac (OS X 10.4.3) with the latest version of Font Book is proving to be very problematic as fonts such as INTERSTATE just will not load into the software.
Does Font Book 2.0.2 not work with some fonts that do work in previous versions of the software?...
Do you have to run OS Classic for some fonts to work in Font Book...?
Very fustrating..! - Thanks in advance to anybody for their help with this.
Dancho
i Mac G5 (Dec 05) Mac OS X (10.4.3)I am having problems loading fonts into Font Book 2.0.2 - I have been using Font Book 1.0.2 on two other macs and have had no problems loading any fonts. Using my new Mac (OS X 10.4.3) with the latest version of Font Book is proving to be very problematic as fonts such as INTERSTATE just will not load into the software.
Does Font Book 2.0.2 not work with some fonts that do work in previous versions of the software?...
Do you have to run OS Classic for some fonts to work in Font Book...?
Very fustrating..! - Thanks in advance to anybody for their help with this.
Dancho
i Mac G5 (Dec 05) Mac OS X (10.4.3) -
Lion Font Book problem with Adobe FontFolio 11
I have a fresh install of Lion. My problem is with FontFolio 11. It installs well, finds duplicates etc. The problem happens only after i deactivate all of the fontfolio fonts. After they have all be deactivated, if I click on any other font collection, fontd jumps up to 99% CPU usage and Font Book not responding. After 5 minutes of this Font Book's Real Mem usage slowly starts to increase, sometimes up to 3 gigs. Eventually, I am able to click through collection with no delay, however, after a system restart or just a Font Book restart, the process starts over and i have to wait.
I have tried:
Clearing every font cache file I can think of.
Using Font Finagler to clear font caches.
Restarting in safe mode.
Creating a new user.
Nothing has made this problem go away.
So, what exactly is happening? Why is Font Book fast and responsive with my 427 fontfolio fonts active, but when i deactivate them it slows to a crawl and goes through the same CPU/memory cycle every time? I have research and experimented for a solid week. I can't waste any more time on this. I'm this close to giving LION and Font Book the big thumbs down and buying something that actually works.
I never had a problem with snow leopard using Font Book and the same version font folio.Same here. My thread: https://discussions.apple.com/message/15995212#15995212
I've had no replies. Have you looked at Activity Monitor while this is happening? check it out. I think i'm just going to go back to Leopard, don't know what else to do. Do you have an SSD in there?
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