It used to be a matter of installing files for both screen viewing and printer fonts. If support was only available to 18 point and you needed to view and print something larger, then it was extrapolated; sometimes with varying results.
> On Aug 8, 2019, at 9:44 AM, Robert Patterson <[email protected]> > wrote: > > A further update. While different fonts behave differently, it appears that > any font can cause the problem if you set the font size big enough. > >> On Wed, Aug 7, 2019 at 8:18 PM Anne Erickson <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> You’re right- the 1983 quote is “never trust those city-named fonts” >> alluding to the old Mac system fonts. >> >>> On Aug 7, 2019, at 8:47 PM, Robert Patterson < >> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> I actually the problem is the opposite of what you stated. I believe that >>> certain fonts see the problem whereas more mainstream fonts don't. For >>> example, neither Times nor Helvetica/Arial see the problem but New York >>> does. New York is a fairly obscure font, but it happens to be the one I >> use. >>> >>> I would not say the problem is solved. But at least the steps to >> reproduce >>> it have been refined and narrowed. >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Aug 7, 2019 at 7:16 PM David H. Bailey <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>>> On 8/7/2019 2:55 PM, Robert Patterson wrote: >>>>> I have been following up on this with Makemusic. It turns out that if I >>>>> change the font of my Lyrics to Times then I can see the entire block. >>>> For >>>>> those on this thread who have experienced this problem, I thought you >>>> might >>>>> like to know that it depends which font you use as to whether you see >> the >>>>> problem. >>>>> >>>> >>>> I'm glad they've solved the problem, however it seems to me it's pretty >>>> poor programming when what is visible depends on the font. I can >>>> understand a character-count limit, or a line limit, but to not function >>>> properly with any font other than Times seems like somebody in the >>>> development team dropped the ball. >>>> >>>> Thanks for sharing the solution with us, Robert! >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> ***** >>>> David H. Bailey >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://www.davidbaileymusicstudio.com >>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Finale mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale >>> >>> To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: >>> [email protected] >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Finale mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale >> >> To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: >> [email protected] > _______________________________________________ > Finale mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > > To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: > [email protected] _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: [email protected]
