derosa@motcid.UUCP (John DeRosa) (09/28/90)
I was investigating a problem that I was having with Edit
V2.1. This editor was hanging when I invoked the tool. I
tracked the problem down to (I thought at the time) Suitcase.
I then tried using Font/DA Juggler to see if that would
fix the problem.
Now Edit was starting up OK but two other problems
surfaced. Edit kept starting up in some obscure
font and ATM stopped working altogether.
(ATM is Adobe Type Manager for those not in the know)
The ATM problem was tracked down to ATM not being able to
find the necessary outline fonts. The ATM manual states
that the outline fonts will be found if they are in the same
folder as any open font suitcase or in the system folder.
Placing all these outlines in the system folder can create
quite a mess so I kept my suitcases and
outline fonts in a folder call "fonts" in the system folder.
To get ATM to find the outline fonts (with Font/DA Juggler)
I had to remove my outline fonts from my "fonts" folder
and move them to the system folder, what a mess! I have
31 font families that makes for 52 outline fonts! Now
the only remaining problem was edit and the odd font.
Well.......the whole problem was with Edit 2.1, not
with ATM, Suitcase or Font/DA Juggler. I posted
a notice about Edit starting up with some off the wall
font (instead of Monaco) and someone sent me a
patched Edit that I call V2.1a. The problem with
Edit 2.1 is it's inability to handle a huge list of
fonts (31 families, remember?). I believe that
the patch forces Monaco to be used.
Now all was well with the world except for having a clogged up
system folder (with outline fonts) so I reverted
to using Suitcase again. Voila, back to where
I started from. Happy again!
Version Information
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System 6.0.5
Suitcase II V1.2.6
Font/DA Juggler Plus V1.03
Edit 2.1 (patched)
Adobe Type Manager V1.2 (I now use V2.0 but I have not
retested this problem, would you?)