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• • July 17, 2010 at 2:40 pm #56381
    TimPrice

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    I recently lost my computer. I was using CS2. Everything was backed up but I have to use another computer while my new one is coming…

    The other computer has CS4. When I open the documents I was working on I get an immediate font “not installed” window. Also much of the copy is “highlighted.”

    I looked at the list of fonts available on the pull down menu on the character pallet. All but one of the fonts, warned as not being installed, are on this pull down menu.

    What do I have to do to “install” these fonts or get the program to recognize the fonts in the document as being the same as those ready on the pull down menu?

    I am confused!

  • July 17, 2010 at 3:23 pm #56382
    Theunis De Jong

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    It's possible your new system has slightly different versions than your original one — I cannot think of another reason ID would think a font is different, even if the name is the same.

    If so, you can safely (almost) use the Find Font dialog to replace the old with the new ones. It's almost safe, because another version of the same font may have different characters (although usually more rather than less), different kerning (again — usually better than worse), and perhaps even different OTF features.

    (I was going to say those small difference might cause your text to re-flow, but then I realised you are upgrading documents from CS2 to CS4 — the paragraph composer also was improved in CS4, so your text most likely will re-flow. Fortunately, it's only to get a better spacing.)

  • July 17, 2010 at 3:35 pm #56383
    TimPrice

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    Upon the advice of a good friend, I was able to choose replacements for fonts on the charatcter menu for every font except one. I chose the exact same font as what was listed as being on the font in the former production.

    The only problem is that while I can choose font in the one case I can't choose regular. It only offeres me choices of Italic, Bold…

    What do I do?

  • July 17, 2010 at 3:38 pm #56384
    TimPrice

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    Jongware, thanks… Can you offer another option after my last post? Thanks for taking the time…

  • July 17, 2010 at 6:48 pm #56386
    Theunis De Jong

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    That sounds like there is an internal conflict somewhere in your fonts. Check if you have two different font files that have the same name … (I think ID takes the safe route and ignores it altogether).

    If you cannot find duplicates, try deleting the Adobefnt*.lst font cache files on your system (the star stands for 'any number' — you might find more than a single file). On my Mac I find these files in my InDesign application folder, but you might want to search everywhere, just in case.

    You can safely delete these files, as they will be re-built and updated on the next start of InDesign.

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