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> >> Hi Michael, >> >> I think it could help us and you a lot to figure out what the problem >> is if you stay with one procedure after another. >> Installing Fink and scribus with Fink is only one way (btw the sw >> folder must exactly stay where put). >> If you want to install additional software with Fink you might need >> Fink Commander (the GUI for Fink), too. >> >> If it seems that there is a font related problem, this should be >> cleared out first, before you try different approaches. >> >> I really recommend to disable all privately installed fonts by >> temporarely removing them from the previously mentioned directories. >> After that: startup X11(or a prog that makes use of it) to let it >> rewrite its font cache. >> For this time you might leave fonts installed in the X11 directory >> untouched. > ? ?Jon, what is considered the fonts I need to leave? Is there a list > I should refer to? > ? ? ?Again, can you indicate for me where I need to look to move these > fonts? > ? ? ?Seems to me, there are 3 spots? One important note - I copied the names of my system fonts with a standard installation (10.4.8) - there might be minor differencies in yours. Have a look a the modification date and you can easily find out if there are others, but these do have to stay at least: system/library/fonts/ >>>>>>>>>stay where put:>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ????.ttf ????.ttf ?? Pro.ttf ???????? Std W8.otf ???????? Pro W6.otf ???????? Pro W3.otf ??????? Pro W6.otf ??????? Pro W3.otf ???????? Pro W4.otf ZapfDingbats.dfont TimesLTMM Times.dfont Times LT MM Symbol.dfont OsakaMono.dfont Osaka.dfont Monaco.dfont LucidaGrande.dfont LastResort.dfont Keyboard.dfont Helvetica.dfont Helvetica LT MM HelveLTMM Hei.dfont Geneva.dfont Geeza Pro.ttf Geeza Pro Bold.ttf Courier.dfont AquaKanaRegular.otf AquaKanaBold.otf AppleGothic.dfont Apple LiGothic Medium.dfont >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> /library/fonts/ >>>>>>>>>stay where put:>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Andale Mono Ayuthaya.ttf ArialHBBold.ttf ArialHB.ttf Arial Rounded Bold Arial Narrow Arial Black Arial NewPeninimMTBoldInclined.ttf Courier New CorsivaBold.ttf Corsiva.ttf Copperplate.dfont Comic Sans MS ????.ttf ????.ttf ????.ttf ?? Pro.ttf Zapfino.dfont Webdings Verdana Trebuchet MS Times New Roman Thonburi.ttf Skia.dfont Silom.ttf Sathu.ttf RaananaBold.ttf Raanana.ttf AmericanTypewriter.dfont NewPeninimMTBold.ttf NewPeninimMT.ttf Nadeem.ttf MshtakanRegular.ttf MshtakanOblique.ttf MshtakanBoldOblique.ttf MshtakanBold.ttf MarkerFelt.dfont KufiStandarGK.ttf Krungthep.ttf Kai.dfont InaiMathi.ttf Impact Hoefler Text.dfont Herculanum.dfont HelveticaNeue.dfont HelveticaCY.dfont Gurmukhi.ttf GujaratiMTBold.ttf GujaratiMT.ttf GillSans.dfont Georgia GenevaCY.dfont Futura.dfont EuphemiaCASRegular.ttf EuphemiaCASItalic.ttf EuphemiaCASBold.ttf Didot.dfont DevanagariMTBold.ttf DevanagariMT.ttf DecoTypeNaskh.ttf PlantagenetCherokee.ttf Papyrus.dfont Optima.dfont NISC18030.ttf NewPeninimMTInclined.ttf AlBayan.ttf #Gungseouche.dfont BigCaslon.dfont BiauKai.dfont Baskerville.dfont Baghdad.ttf #Pilgiche.dfont #HeadlineA.dfont AppleMyungjo.dfont Apple Symbols.ttf Apple LiSung Light.dfont Apple Chancery.dfont Cochin.dfont CharcoalCY.dfont ChalkboardBold.ttf Chalkboard.ttf Brush Script #PCmyoungjo.dfont AlBayanBold.ttf >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> /Users/xxxx/Library/Fonts/ >>>>>>>>>stay where put:>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> none >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sure - not all of these fonts are "really needed" by the system. >> Please use only scribus 1.3.3.7 and please remove the scribus >> frameworks from their locations (just to make sure there is no >> "forgotten" link in this >> scribus version - you should leave your ghostscript framework >> untouched) > ? ?Okay, indicate to me where I need to download scribus 1.3.3.7 from. > I might as well start all > ? ? ?over again, deleting everything Scribus to get a clean start, no? Why not - start over -may be we have a little more luck then, or at least can narrow this down. The ghostscript ( the uncompressed goes to Library/frameworks/ - as usual): http://downloads.sourceforge.net/scribus/Ghostscript-8.50- macosx.tar.bz2?modtime=1148916383&big_mirror=0 The scribus http://downloads.sourceforge.net/scribus/Scribus.Aqua -1.3.3.7.rc1.tar.bz2?modtime=1168615615&big_mirror=0 The link to the sourceforge repository (all files): http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php? group_id=125235&package_id=136924 >> This as a first try ... this way. >> >> Scribus shouldn't need more than a few seconds to scan folders with no >> more than about 100 fonts. >> Be carfeful not to clean out fonts wich are used by the system, again. >> >> Ah, yes you are right. If you encounter any continous problems with >> any >> app a proper procedure is always to disable haxies or extensions or >> startup items and see if the problem still exists. >> >> And please try to delete the folder .scribus first (I encounter hangs >> wich are gone after I let scribus regenerate it's prefs) this might be >> a false approach but it's worth a try (if the folder exists). >> >>> Open >> terminal >>> Show all items as list. type: >> ls -al >>> you get a list of your files in your User directory (see .scribus?) >>> if yes, rename invisble (dot)scribus to the visible scribus: type >> mv .scribus scribus >>> open your User dir in the finder >>> see the folder scribus? >>> delete it > > ? ?? Okay. It is deleted. I can't believe I remember how to do > Terminal. Back in the "Stone Age" I owned a Commodore Amiga 2000, > ? ? ?And I used to enjoy using the CLI. I had a friend teach me Unix > commands and it's been so long, and I'm old. I'm starting to remember > more Unix? ? > ? ? ?now as I'm doing this.? It's going to be a long night, and I'm > determined to get this?program running tonight! > > Michael > > >> My compliments for you, working so hard to get scribus running. >> >> Jon >> >> >>> Martin, >>> >>> ? I just had to "force-quit" Scribus Aqua after 45 minutes. I >>> disabled ALL the haxies and it still "hung" at Font Cache. I just >>> don't get it. I checked the font paths. I have no irregular paths. I >>> have Extensis's font Fusion, but's that's been disabled forever. The >>> next thing I'm willing to try is to disable all my login items. >>> >>> >>> Michael Crisci >>> >>> If you think dogs can't count, try putting three dog >>> biscuits in your pocket and then give him only two of them. >>> - Phil Pastoret >>> >>> >>> >>> On Jan 27, 2007, at 3:55 PM, Martin Costabel wrote: >>> >>>> Michael Crisci wrote: >>>> [] >>>>> ? I also have Font Card and Unsanity haxies running. Should those >>>>> be >>>>> disabled? >>>> >>>> It shouldn't be too hard to find out whether disabling them helps >>>> with >>>> your Scribus problem. If it does, it would be interesting to know >>>> which >>>> one of the haxies causes the problem. It might hint at a hidden bug >>>> in >>>> Scribus (or in the haxie). >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Martin
