Re: Font metrics message

[Dov Isaacs <isaacs@xxxxxxxxx>]

Will need to see whether any of the UNIX experts on the lists can assist
here. Way out of my area of competence when it comes to printing and fonts
under any of UNIX flavours. Sorry!

        - Dov


At 5/2/2003 10:22 AM, Ron Teplitz wrote:
>Dov,
>
>I'm running FM 7 under UNIX/Solaris. No change in printer setting. Should have
>mentioned that in my original post.
>
>Thanx,
>Ron
>
>Dov Isaacs wrote:
>
>> Ron,
>>
>> If I was a betting person, I'd bet that a different printer is selected
>> as the current or default printer starting at the time you received the
>> alert, if you are running under Windows and that the identified font
>> is installed on your computer, but is also indicated as a resident font
>> in the PPD for the printer. If that is the case, you want to follow my
>> advice in terms of eliminating font references in the PPD. See
>> <http://www.adobeforums.com/cgi-bin/webx?50@97.vfA2aIedOBi.588249@.ef4dc6a>
>> and read the entire posting including the "furthermore" section!
>>
>> If you are on the Mac, it is possible that you have multiple versions of
>> the same named font on your system. For example, Apple's TrueType Helvetica
>> versus the Adobe Type 1 Helvetica. Delete the TrueType duplicates of the
>> Type 1 fonts in that case.
>>
>>         - Dov
>>
>> At 5/2/2003 10:03 AM, Ron Teplitz wrote:
>> >When I open some Frame docs, starting yesterday, Frame displays the alert about
>> >font metrics:
>> >"Document named <name> is formatted with different font metrics (for example,
>> >different character widths or kerning). To reformat the document using available
>> >font metrics, click OK."
>> >What does this mean, and why would I get it for the same file in two successive
>> >work sessions?
>> >
>> >Ron


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