font help

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  • camer

    Many of my font folders have AdobeFnt07.lst in them but no fonts.
    I'm keeping most fonts off my machine on a separate drive. I use Extensis Suitcase X1 to manage fonts. I keep getting problems. For example, I'll start my machine, activate a font, open illy, do something with the font, then save then quit illy.
    Now, next time I open the illy file, the font isn't activated because it says it's no longer linked in Suitcase. So then I double click the font in suitcase (the says missing font) and try and re link it. But it won't. I get to the folder and can't open the font.

    I've checked lot's of the font folders have fonts in them like this (Baskerville BQ> BaskeBQBol, BaskeBQIta, and some on...)

    But many more of my font folders just have adobeFnt07.list with nothing else in the folder.

    Have I managed to delete my fonts somehow? Why won't Suitcase re-link the file? What am I doing wrong?

    I was told that if you have tons of fonts that you should not keep them on your main hard drive because if the font gets corrupted it can screw up other system things do weird stuff starts to happen. Is this true? It seems easier to just load the fonts on the machine as you need them. Which reminds me, I've tried loading a font into a user folder but it won't show in illy or photoshop... WTF?
    Sorry for the long post...

    camer
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  • jkidwell0

    The adobeFnt07.lst files are cache files that Adobe applications create.

    If you are activating and deactivating fonts using Suitcase, you should see the fonts automatically activated in the apps. If you are using the auto-activation plug-ins that come with Suitcase, they can embed font slugs into the documents. This allows your design applications to open the correct fonts when you open the doc.

    Suitcase X1 is quite an old application. For the best compatibility with the newest OS releases, and Adobe applications, I would recommend upgrading to the newest version. Download a trial here:
    http://www.extensis.com/suitcase…

    Jim Kidwell
    Extensis

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    • version30

      i think that qualifies for the best help ever...

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