Re: Font metrics message

[ERIC Lawson - x52010 <eric@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

This is somewhat out-of-date, but seems comprehensive enough:

        http://w1.184.telia.com/~u18407300/fonts/unavailable.html

This also might be worth looking at:

        http://www.microtype.com/resources/FAQpointers.html#anchor919434


On Fri, 2 May 2003, Dov Isaacs wrote:

> 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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