Bill's TrueType fonts always had problems with certain character slots (opt-shift-2, opt-shift-5, opt-shift-6, etc) and it doesn't surprise me that FontBook would report errors with them.
Cheers, - DJA ----- WEB: http://www.secretsocietymusic.org On 24 Oct 2011, at 11:28 AM, Eric Dannewitz wrote: > I dunno. I don't have the opentype font but the TrueType ones I got > from bill himself. They work fine on my Mac with 10.7.2 > > Sent from my iSomething > -- > Eric Dannewitz > Musician/Polymath/Evil Genius > http://www.ericdannewitz.com/ > iMessage [email protected] > > > On Oct 24, 2011, at 8:08 AM, Darcy James Argue <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Use the OpenType (.OTF) versions, not TrueType. >> >> Cheers, >> >> - DJA >> ----- >> WEB: http://www.secretsocietymusic.org >> >> >> >> On 23 Oct 2011, at 8:57 PM, Neal Gittleman wrote: >> >>> Thanks, Eric… Now the follow up. >>> >>> Opened Font Book, clicked on Add Fonts, chose the True Type ones, and got >>> this message from "Font Validation": "24 serious errors were found. Do not >>> use these fonts." (That would be one error for each of the 24 fonts.) >>> >>> What now? >>> >>> Neal Gittleman >>> >>> On Oct 19, 2011, at 12:15 AM, Eric Dannewitz wrote: >>> >>>> Use the True Type fonts and double click on them and that should bring up >>>> Font Book. Then install them. >>>> >>>> As for the templates and stuff….. you'd put them in ~/Library/Application >>>> Support/MakeMusic/Finale 2011/ >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Eric Dannewitz >>>> Musician/Polymath/Evil Genius >>>> http://www.ericdannewitz.com/ >>>> iMessage [email protected] >>>> >>>> >>>> On Tuesday, October 18, 2011 at 8:05 PM, Neal Gittleman wrote: >>>> >>>>> Greetings Finale-istas… >>>>> >>>>> Since the topic of Bill Duncan Fonts in 2k12 has come up I have a more >>>>> basic question… >>>>> >>>>> I'm still using FinMac 2k11, bought the BDF disc and can't for the life >>>>> of me, figure out where/how to install them. Any advice? >>>>> >>>>> Neal Gittleman >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Finale mailing list >>>>> [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) >>>>> http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Finale mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Finale mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Finale mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > > _______________________________________________ > Finale mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
