Fonts on system work fine but not in FMP5.5

[pubdss]

I am in charge of about 10 computers ranging from 7100s to G4s. All have an OS of atleast 9.0. Recently some of the computers have been reformatted with 9.1. We also use Adobe Type Manager Deluxe. The main database is on a remote server and each workstation connects to it. (We're in the process of finishing up a FMP Server). The file is displayed properly on the older macs however the fonts included do not register when on a mac with the new 9.1 OS. It defaults to Helvetica. The database is extremely large and complicated. To reformat it would takes weeks. The fonts register in all other programs and work fine. Its just FMP 5.5 which is causing a problem.

The files were converted from version 4 on a machine that displays it properly. The fonts even show up and work correctly under the "Fonts" menu but when my files are opened, the font does not register. I called FM and the technician was very little help. He told me my OS was the problem. I have seen another person with the same problem in this forum. He was never responded to (Similar Problem). Please help.

Gregory Firestone

[Vaughan]

Are the missing or errant fonts type 1 or truetype? Do all machines have the necessary fonts installed?

I could be a font corruption problem.

[pubdss]

Vaughan,

Thanks for the response. The fonts are type 1 postscript. I have tried using ones of the Font Folio 7 and Font Folio 8 CD as well as from a working station. I played around with it last night for several hours and at one point it was functioning correctly. I've been playing around with ATM and any font related files on the mac. This morning, I tested it by opening the file w/out the fonts active and then reopening it with the font active. This time it did not revert back to the correct version. It reverted it to a different style of minion. Very strange.

[Vaughan]

Is the ATM and associated PS font software all updated for compatibility with MacOS 9.1? Are you using Type Reunion?

Are you using the latest update for FileMaker Pro?

[pubdss]

Hi,

All the software is up to date: ATM Deluxe 4.61 & FMP 5.5. The font also works fine in the other programs. I somehow managed to get it to work. I've been playing and tweaking just about every font related file on my computer. I decided to test it by opening my file w/out the font activated. The font was substituted as expected. I then closed the file, activated the font, and opened the file up. The font was not correctly replaced and it actually substituted a different font.

I ended up spending a whole day and manually changing the typeface throughout the database. Is it bad to use PS fonts in FMP? I found the person before me mixed in Postcript with TT fonts that had styles applied to them [ e.g. bold, itatic, . . etc]. I made sure everything was conformed and used only the PS fonts. Sofar its working fine on all the computers.