I’m addressing a challenge related to Extensis Suitcase/Universal Type Client fontsense data. This is data saved into each layout that improves auto font activation, even when multiple versions of a typeface may be available to choose from.
The problem: we have thousands of ‘older’ files that contain fontsense data for “yyzFace”, but “yyzFace” is no longer used in the layout. Even when we save as or save as idml the fontsense data is kept in the file, and we receive numerous ‘font not found’ messages for these ghost fonts.
Viewing File Information/Raw Data tab reveals the xml data for each typeface:
<rdf:li rdf:parseType=”Resource”>
<ExtensisFontSense:Family>yyzFace</ExtensisFontSense:Family>
<ExtensisFontSense:Version>1.001</ExtensisFontSense:Version>
<ExtensisFontSense:OutlineFileSize>0</ExtensisFontSense:OutlineFileSize>
<ExtensisFontSense:KerningChecksum>0</ExtensisFontSense:KerningChecksum>
<ExtensisFontSense:Foundry>–</ExtensisFontSense:Foundry>
<ExtensisFontSense:FontKind>OpenType – PS</ExtensisFontSense:FontKind>
<ExtensisFontSense:Checksum>3695082371</ExtensisFontSense:Checksum>
<ExtensisFontSense:PostScriptName>yyzFace</ExtensisFontSense:PostScriptName>
<ExtensisFontSense:FontSense_1.2_Checksum>3695082371</ExtensisFontSense:FontSense_1.2_Checksum>
</rdf:li>
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Is there a way to manually revise the raw data file associated with an InDesign layout?
Alternatively, is there a way to strip all fontsense data from a document so it can be resaved with the correct and current data?
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I’ve tried accessing through InDesign (no way to edit), via the metadata panel in Bridge (fontsense data isn’t visible — maybe it’s not really metadata), etc.
And, yes, I’ve been working extensively with Extensis support with zero success.
Any input as to how I might do this — especially if it may be programmatic — is appreciated.
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