David--
 
We had to change font technologies a bit in both 9 and 10 in order to work in 
OSX. The new technology does not support the ".bmap" font suitcases. Instead 
ATSUI, the new technology we have to use, does not support the old skool screen 
fonts. The old fonts cause problems with OSX applications, so we remove them if 
they exist. What you will want to do, is after installing Finale 2005, go back 
and install your fonts from Finale 2003. AFAIK, the older installer will not 
replace the newer fonts, but add the .bmap fonts. I would also recommend using 
a font management utility so that the .bmap fonts are only available in 
PageMaker (This will screw up display in Finale 2004+), and make sure that you 
use the new fonts (other things were changed in Maestro, etc to make them OSX  
compliant) as you create new graphics.
 
I hope this helps.
 
Allen
 
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        -----Original Message----- 
        From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of David Froom 
        Sent: Wed 12/22/2004 12:54 PM 
        To: [email protected] 
        Cc: 
        Subject: [Finale] MacFin 2005 and fonts
        
        

        Hello,
        
        I have a question about fonts.
        
        I installed MacFin 2005 yesterday (Powerbook with 10.3.7).  I work by
        exporting EPS files to Pagemaker, which is a wonderful layout tool.
        
        Since installing 2005, when I open a Pagemaker file (one that uses pre
        MacFin2005 EPS files), I see garbage instead of Maestro.
        
        I did a few experiments.  If I import the old finale file to 2005 and
        re-export EPS files, the problem goes away.  If I print with the old EPS
        files, the problem doesn't show itself.  If I import an old EPS file 
into
        Preview, it shows up just fine.  So the problem seems to be with the 
Maestro
        screen font only, and only with EPS files made with versions of finale
        before 2005.
        
        Pagemaker is a classic application.  Somehow, installing MacFin 2005 
screwed
        up the Maestro classic screen font.  Everything else seems to be fine.  
I
        tried reinstalling just the fonts from my MacFin 2004 disk.  The 
problem is
        still there.  I tried dragging an old saved copy of the Maestro fonts
        (including the Finale Screen Fonts)  to my classic folder, and the 
problem
        is still there.  The MacSupport guy told me that I should reinstall the
        fonts from 2004 while booted in 9.  Unfortunately, my computer is one of
        those new ones that won't boot in 9.
        
        Anyone have any ideas?
        
        Thanks,
        David Froom
        
        
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