[X4U] Font Problem

Keith Whaley keith_w at dslextreme.com
Wed Apr 20 10:18:30 PDT 2005



Richard Nagle wrote:

> These are a few fonts I did in fact
> installed.... no the OS fonts.
> 
> Rick

Okay... It was worth a try.
Good luck on finding the problem.

keith

> On Apr 19, 2005, at 1:16 PM, Keith Whaley wrote:
> 
>> Richard Nagle wrote:
>>
>>> Well its very strange trying to delete fonts,
>>> from apple font book....
>>> Some delete, and some don't you have to manual
>>> find them in the font folder and remove them.
>>> Why?, I did repair all permission, and ran disk-warrior
>>> however, still the fonts don't want to delete,
>>> and did in fact use batchmod app as well... still several
>>> will not delete. So, had to remove that collection.
>>> Anyone ?
>>> Thanks-
>>> Richard
>>
>>
>> A wild guess from a store of knowledge I've amassed over the 
>> years...if it can still be trusted:
>>
>> A Mac depends on a small number of specific fonts for it's various 
>> warnings, announcments and other items of information about it's 
>> general health. Apple has essentially 'hard-wired' them into the ROM 
>> (I think is is...) and you cannot remove them by any normal means at 
>> all. That's why they keep appearing in spite of your best efforts.
>>
>> So I believe...
>>
>> keith whaley



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