Weird Font Problem in Quark 6 OSX

[bjohns]

I am using Suitcase X1 and Quark 6 on Mac OSX 10.2.8. Yesterday I had a problem with a job that contained the Futura Condensed font. The font was the correct font, and it was rendered properly, but the type had been altered from words to random characters. I opened the same file up in Quark 5 (running in Classic mode) and the font worked without any problems.

Has anybody else had a problem like this, that they have managed to resolve?

 

[7573]

Well, we seem to have the same problem over here, but we haven't found a solution yet. I noticed no one had responded to you yet, and I wanted to let you know that even though I don't have a solution, you are not the only one with this problem. Our problem is with Futura as well.

 

[jimoblak]

What format are these bad fonts? TT, PS1, OTF, etc...

What does Quark 6 say about their usage in Quark 6? Does Quark 6 recognize them as installed and available?

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Why is everyone in this forum responding to me as picklefish?

 

[7573]

In my case, the Futura font is PS1, and Quark 6 reads it and doesn't see any problems with it. However, it displays the characters as gibberish, which makes it impossible to work or edit with that font. Quark 5 however (along with other programs such as Photoshop 7 and Illustrator 10) sees and displays the font perfectly. It seems to only be a problem with Quark 6. Very bizarre!

 

[bjohns]

Yes, my setup is exactly the same as 7573. The font renders perfectly but the text is changed from words to random characters.

 

[Doogz]

Upgrading to OS X 10.3.2 fixed all my font weirdnesses.

 

[bjohns]

Good news. The 6.1 Patch fixed the problem.