Re: Manually repairing fonts

Daniel L. Snyder <snyds_remove-this_@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

I am systematically trying to resolve some problem which has lead to
multiple applications crashing. Using the advice from thexlab.com, I am
investigating whether font problems are the culprit.

I downloaded Font Doctor and attempting to use it in demonstration mode
($70 a bit pricey for me as I just paid my quarterly taxes, and will be
on fumes for the next few weeks).

Font Doctor diagnosed several problems, among them duplicate fonts.
Sometimes I find duplicates in the Library (OS X), System Folder (OS 9),
and in various User folders. However, Font Doctor seems to suggest that
I delete the fonts in Library and User files, and not System Folder.

That does not make sense to me, since I rarely use OS 9 - sometimes in
Classic mode, and sometimes directly booting into 9 to run certain apps
that are not available in OS X. But I don't see any need to keep rarely
used fonts on OS 9 when I have been encountering problems with apps
under OS X.

I thought I would inquire here before proceeding.

In my mind, I should trash duplicate fonts that reside in System Folder
and User folders, and leave the files alone on the OS X Library folder.
Doesn't that make more sense?

Also, can someone help me out with why OS X has fonts in both Library
and User folders. It makes me wonder if I might be wise to trash all
the fonts in the User folders and leave the Library files intact.

Anyhow, any guidance would be appreciated, so that as I work my way
through the steps of resolving multiple application unexpected crashes,
that I do not majorly screw up on one of the steps.

You don't need Font Doctor to find duplicates, and you don't need to
trash anything. Font management is built into Mac OS X - it's
rudimentary, but it's good enough for what you're talking about. Just
use Font Book to find duplicates and to disable one of each pair until
no duplicates are left. I suggest you disable all the OS 9 System Folder
fonts, since you don't need them when you're in Mac OS X. (This has no
effect on what happens when you use OS 9.)

My Tiger ebook gives more elaborate instructions, or if you really want
to dive deeply into this stuff, check out the new Take Control of Fonts
books.

m.

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