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Dwayne Harris
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Memberupdate: We have the Mac OS server software that allows one to designate that kind of stuff, and we have it set up that way.
MemberMichelle–Keep us posted on how you make out, okay?
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MemberThanks for explaining. Personally, I have no idea of how to give them URLs/links. And I’ve been on a Mac since the 80s.
Our server is set up the same way (i.e., accounts, marketing, job server, fonts, software, etc.).
I have access to all remotely.
But somehow they have it set up so one can access all of them when with the user name and password (I am authorized due to my job functions and trust), but others can only get to the job server as a guest and thus only acccess to the job server.
I’ll check with my boss on how it’s done, and maybe he will remember. But I’m pretty sure it was about each sharepoint and the permissions applied (i.e., read only, read/write, etc.).
Dwayne
MemberTo be honest–I’ve never heard of such a thing. If it’s possible, that is way over my head.
Are these physical servers or cloud servers (i.e., things like DropBox) or other file-sharing services? If the latter, once you upload the file, it should give you the URL for it.
I apologize but I don’t know what you mean by server sharepoints.
At my company we have remote users, but they have the IP address and password and connect directly to the server to get any files they need.
MemberI read the article, but that’s about full size standard pages. Not small sizes. There is no reason why a 3 x 3 inch PDF would not print correctly on any printer.
There is no printer that I know of that would have 2 or 3 inch margins (or more).
How are your files set up? For example, is the 3 x 3 one set up as 3 x 3 in document settings, or do you have set up as 8 1/2 x 11 with margins?
MemberWell, I had a nice post all typed up, but when I hit submit, the forum said I wasn’t logged in and thus my post disappeared. Here’s what I basically replied with.
It sounds like a font conflict. If your machine shows some files with the fonts tracking to the library font and others to the Document fonts folder, then that isn’t right. It means it’s being accessed from two places.
That’s why I keep my system and library fonts to a bare minimum. Just what’s required by the OS.
My guess is you can’t replace the font for those two files because InDesign doesn’t know where to grab the font from.
It would be interesting to know if those two files were done a PC or not. That would definitely narrow it down.
What happens if you remove Rosewood from your library font folder?
Also–just in case those other students are on Macs–maybe have them package the document with the fonts (it will create it’s own document fonts folder).
Fonts issues can be a nightmare.
I’m leaning towards a conflict.
MemberDid you make sure it’s called “Document fonts”? It is Upper/lowercase specific. The “F” in fonts has to be lowercase.
So far as why everyone else’s files are okay is beyond me.
I’m not familiar with the Rosewood font. My first thought is maybe it’s also a system font? Is it possible their file acccessed it from somewhere else?
Have your student open the file on his/her machine and go to the font usage and see where the font is coming from. Maybe it’s installed elsewhere and it’s a different version?
MemberIt definitely sounds like a corrupt font file. Like David said–see if you can get a clean copy of it. If not, you can always try Font Doctor (though it costs money) to fix it. I use it all the time.
MemberIf it’s just an occasional thing, there’s really no way to override it. Most likely the discretionary hyphen didn’t work because of the H&Js you have set up. You told it it’s allowed to break after the co-, but InDesign’s H&Js won’t allow it (possibly to avoid a loose line).
If it’s a break that you always prefer, you could set up a hyphenation except list which you could use for all documents. I have a list that I use frequently.
But for occasional stuff, you just have to break it by hand by either putting in a hard hphen and a soft return, tracking the paragraph, or using the no-break option that ThompsonText talked about.
I actually have a character style sheet that I call “no break” that I use a lot.
Are you using the Adobe paragraph composer or single-line composer? I’m guessing the former.
MemberHey Andy
I got your files and just send the converted files to you. Good luck and I’m glad I was able to help.
Dwayne
MemberHey Andy
I’ll have to use the Q2ID as I’ll be doing this from home as I have a few days off from work.
Go ahead and send me the files. I can get to it this afternoon sometime.
I don’t think I’ll need the fonts or art or anything as I’m just converting it and sending it back.
Can’t guarantee how well the conversion will go for your purposes, but it should be pretty decent.
Dwayne
MemberJust so you know–when it’s converted it’s not simply a matter of making minor corrections, especially if it’s a book with several pages and hundres of pages. The text will definitely reflow, H&Js will be similar but not exact when converted, tracking and kerning will differ a little. Basically most of your line breaks are going to change. If the Quark file has art with runarounds on it (called text wrap in InDesign), that will change as well.
I’ve had to convert plenty of Quark files and there is a lot of work to be done afterwards. Converting the files mainly is giving you something to work with–it ain’t perfect.
Also–all the style sheets will have the plus sign next to them, and if a style is based on another, it gets a little whacky. For example, if TXF (text with no indent indent) is based on TX (text with a paragraph indent), the TXF will have that paragragraph indent in the style sheet, though it won’t be indented in the actual story. So if you apply TXF to a new paragraph, it will have an indent. Does that make sense?
That is when you use Q2ID. A better method is to downsave through the various Quarks (i..e, downsave from Quark 8 to 7, open in 7 and downsave to 6, etc., etc., right down to 4 and then open a Quark 4 file. CS6 sucks at opening/converting higher Quark versions. You will have text boxes scattered all over the place.
I’m not sure how other forum members feel about such a thing, but I’d recommend downloading the demo version of the Quark the file was originally done in, and do your corrections that way. And if you know you will possible be getting more of those jobs, to buy the full version. But in the interim I’d download a demo of that version of Quark and use that, if you are familiar with Quark.
If not, I can convert the file for you. Email me at:
d w a y n e . h a r r i s @ g ma i l . c o m
(remove the spaces)
NOTE: I’m on a Mac, but there should be no problem with me converting and you opening the new file.
MemberIt has to be a setting somewhere. If it’s 3 inches 3 inches, it clearly would print on regular size paper and it should not change size. And anyone else should be able to print the PDF at the original size.
Have you printed from the InDesign file and compared to the output from the PDF? If the InDesign document prints correctly, then it’s got to be a PDF setting. If it also prints out wrong in InDesign, then InDesign is reducing it.
MemberHow many style sheets have you written for them. Or are you just going to them and applying by hand.
I would have two style sheets set up. The first one (for the number one) called NL1 or something. In it, you tell it to start at #1.
The second style sheet (for the subsequent numbers) called NL2 or something. In it, you tell it to continue numbering from previous number.
So far as I know, you need two separate style sheets to do it.
Or if you are using style sheets, you will need to tell #1 to start a #1, and tell 2-4 to continue numbering from the previous number.
Does that help?
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