Mac Font Bug? Help!
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the problem is the standard fonts required for the "insert clever/stupid developers name for part of OSX that runs the text engine" part of OSX. Can't remember what it's called but look it up online. "font conflicts mac OSX". I've basically figured out that there are certain fonts that crash certain apps. For eg, address book needs helvetica (that's helvetica standard NOT HelNeue gotit!), but if you have certain versions of helvectica or even some vs of helNeue it'll crash it at start up. Same deal with mail.app.
First thing to do is find out the list of standard fonts ie the ones that come pre-installed with OSX and the ones that "that" kernal part needs. Then turn off everything else, all of your crazy fonts.Then switch em back on one at a time, you'll need a notepad, until you find the culprit, then trash it. In mac's wisdom they allow us eccentric designers to actually turn off certain essential fonts, causes big probs with essential apps.
hope that helps.
I have problems all the time with wacky fonts, but I just know now which ones screw things up.