Something wierd has happened to my font drop-down list in Illustrator -
it is empty!! [Not the main menu one, the one in the character pallette]
Has anyone had this happen to them?
I have a feeling that something is messed up with my system, but i am
not sure

thx

m c

Martin Chiselwitt wrote:
quote:

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> Something wierd has happened to my font drop-down list in Illustrator -
>    it is empty!! [Not the main menu one, the one in the character pallette
]
> Has anyone had this happen to them?
> I have a feeling that something is messed up with my system, but i am
> not sure
>
> thx
>
> m c


Windows of Mac? ATM? Suitcase?
--
Peter

Ph wrote:
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> Martin Chiselwitt wrote:
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> Windows of Mac? ATM? Suitcase?



Sorry, windows XP running ATM 4.1.. i did put a version of Suitcase on
.. maybe thats done for me??...

Try going to your Windows Fonts folder (e.g. C:\WINDOWS\Fonts) or opening
the Fonts applet of the Windows Control Panel. (You may need to switch to
Classic view from Category view to make the applet more obvious.) For each
font file you see in the applet, open it to verify that it's intact and
valid. If you find any that report being unreadable, remove them. Once
you're done, re-launch Illustrator to see if your problem is solved.

I just wrestled with another program and the solution ended up being the
removal of an invalid font file. It certainly wasn't the most obvious
solution; so, if this helps you, great.

-Caesar

"Martin Chiselwitt" <the.olde@shoppe.com> wrote in message
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> Ph wrote:
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pallette][QUOTE] 
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> Sorry, windows XP running ATM 4.1.. i did put a version of Suitcase on
> .. maybe thats done for me??...

i've tried all kinds of stuff like this.. been copying my fonts away and
back again...
i think solution may be to just reinstall

will let u know how it goes...


Caesar Whiddick wrote:
quote:

> Try going to your Windows Fonts folder (e.g. C:\WINDOWS\Fonts) or opening
> the Fonts applet of the Windows Control Panel. (You may need to switch to
> Classic view from Category view to make the applet more obvious.) For each
> font file you see in the applet, open it to verify that it's intact and
> valid. If you find any that report being unreadable, remove them. Once
> you're done, re-launch Illustrator to see if your problem is solved.
>
> I just wrestled with another program and the solution ended up being the
> removal of an invalid font file. It certainly wasn't the most obvious
> solution; so, if this helps you, great.
>
> -Caesar
>
> "Martin Chiselwitt" <the.olde@shoppe.com> wrote in message
> news:pTIBb.8$Jp5.32124@newsfep2-gui.server.ntli.net...
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> pallette]
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Try trashing your AIprefs file.

Stuart

Martin Chiselwitt wrote:
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> i've tried all kinds of stuff like this.. been copying my fonts away and
> back again...
> i think solution may be to just reinstall
>
> will let u know how it goes...
>
>
> Caesar Whiddick wrote:
> 

How do you do that>??
quote:

> Try trashing your AIprefs file.
>
> Stuart
>
> Martin Chiselwitt wrote:
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I am on Mac it is in the System Folder.

On Windows search for Adobe Illustrator Prefs.
It really is a cure sometimes.

Peter(AZ)


Martin Chiselwitt wrote:[QUOTE]
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> How do you do that>??
> 

Apologies, search for a file called AIPrefs, it will be in a different
place depending on the system being used. You will need to close
illustrator first then find the file and delete it then restart
illustrator. When illustrator restarts it automatically recreates the
file with default settings, so before you do anything check any settings
that you may have changed so you can reapply them  i.e. positions of
palettes, rulers on or off, type of units.

Stuart

Martin Chiselwitt wrote:
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> How do you do that>??
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