I type some text and then want to change the font to some other font and the program crashes.
I have tried two ways. I click on the text and then go up to the font bar and scroll down to the font I want to use, but before I even get a chance to scroll much the program crashes. The second way is I highlight the text I want to change, and again go up to the font bar and start to scroll down to the font I want, and the program again crashes and closes.
Any suggestions what the problem could be? I use Windows XP.
seems a problem with your fonts on Windows. How many font have you installed? More than 200? Do you use Font Navigator?
I have over 1,100 installed, I'm bad, and it isn't a problem.
A corrupt font could be; as they are rendered in the list. But it could be anything.
Make a folder, copy all the fonts from windows/fonts to that folder and delete everything by the basic windows needed fonts.
If it still crashes go to my half finished troubleshooting page on the wiki and start working through the list...
http://community.coreldraw.com/wikis/howto/troubleshooting-computer-says-no.aspx
The page I'm waiting for some of you to spot and start adding to.
Ideally you should troubleshoot starting with hardware > OS > application
That could come from a memory error, disk error, virus, bad font, OS file damage or Draw issue.
If it's not a simple font issue start at the 'bottom' and work to the 'application'.
<Yani> wrote in message news:48723@coreldraw.com... Ted, I wrote a old fashioned batch file and copy all the fonts on the CD to a single folder so you are not trying to manage fonts in a-z folders. In Vista you can just double click a font and it installs. I avoid font manager. Maybe that's why I have 1200 fonts installed. Actually I just checked I have 1739 fonts installed. I really don't think font numbers are a big issue, clearly. YaniCurrently running on instant coffee, milk no sugar http://community.coreldraw.com/forums/p/11910/48723.aspx#48723
Ted, I wrote a old fashioned batch file and copy all the fonts on the CD to a single folder so you are not trying to manage fonts in a-z folders. In Vista you can just double click a font and it installs. I avoid font manager. Maybe that's why I have 1200 fonts installed. Actually I just checked I have 1739 fonts installed. I really don't think font numbers are a big issue, clearly.
Edward Thurston said:BFN "Search for new fonts", I get all the contents instead of the A -Z folders right away.
Yes, without BFN it's difficult.
Anyway I think the go is if you have cut the font list to the minimum and still have an issue I'd be looking somewhere else. I'm not using any Postscript fonts and I have Draw set to ignore any that might be laying about. I've been curious for a bit if anyone bothers with PS fonts.
<Yani> wrote in message news:48850@coreldraw.com... Edward Thurston: BFN "Search for new fonts", I get all the contents instead of the A -Z folders right away. Yes, without BFN it's difficult. Anyway I think the go is if you have cut the font list to the minimum and still have an issue I'd be looking somewhere else. I'm not using any Postscript fonts and I have Draw set to ignore any that might be laying about. I've been curious for a bit if anyone bothers with PS fonts. Yani Ned's Mother -- You gotta help us, Doc. We've tried nothing and we're fresh out of ideas! ( The Simpsons, Hurricane Neddy -- Season:8 Episode:8 First Aired:12/29/1996 ) http://community.coreldraw.com/forums/p/11910/48850.aspx#48850
Edward Thurston: BFN "Search for new fonts", I get all the contents instead of the A -Z folders right away.
Ned's Mother -- You gotta help us, Doc. We've tried nothing and we're fresh out of ideas! ( The Simpsons, Hurricane Neddy -- Season:8 Episode:8 First Aired:12/29/1996 )
This is why I put them in one folder, makes it easy to merge font sets with new versions.
I wonder why there are less fonts and what is missing?
Not that it matters as despite my huge install I only use my favorites unless I have to match something that is bad taste.
You haven't noticed my new byline!
<Yani> wrote in message news:48889@coreldraw.com... You haven't noticed my new byline! Yani Ned's Mother -- You gotta help us, Doc. We've tried nothing and we're fresh out of ideas! ( The Simpsons, Hurricane Neddy -- Season:8 Episode:8 First Aired:12/29/1996 ) http://community.coreldraw.com/forums/p/11910/48889.aspx#48889
I'd like to see what the font limit really is but I don't have enough fonts.
I wouldn't be doing it if I ran Adobe apps that read through the whole font list every time you start the program. One of the benefit of Draw being 100% is they can optimize without compromise.
I've posted some more general troubleshooting bits on the wiki. We need to get issues down to a slick trouble shoot process based on history and what is available and move away from random solutions. That only works when someone can say "oh I've had that it was this". I come from a place were collective writing is the norm and I don't want this page to become 'Yani's tips' but 'community chest'. I know how things work here once one other person gets that everyone follows up.