Mac Pro - font spacing all messed up

collywobbles · collywobbles #1 (**permalink**)

08-19-2009, 05:55 AM

the font on my entourage email, apple address book and a few other randoms seems corrupted.
it upsets the signature only on my emails. Anyone ever encountered this?

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Kevriano · Kevriano #2 (**permalink**)

08-19-2009, 06:15 AM

Oooh, weird. Try verifying permissions in Disk Utility (from your install discs).
I don't think it's a font issue, as it's more the layout that's corrupt.

collywobbles · collywobbles #3 (**permalink**)

08-19-2009, 06:17 AM

dont that several times to no avail.

collywobbles · collywobbles #4 (**permalink**)

08-19-2009, 08:03 AM

my spec.

Model Name: Mac Pro
Model Identifier: MacPro3,1
Processor Name: Quad-Core Intel Xeon
Processor Speed: 3.2 GHz
Number Of Processors: 2
Total Number Of Cores: 8
L2 Cache (per processor): 12 MB
Memory: 32 GB
Bus Speed: 1.6 GHz

collywobbles · collywobbles #5 (**permalink**)

08-19-2009, 08:09 AM

universal access is also disabled before anyone asks and also its the spacing, not the font.

collywobbles · collywobbles #6 (**permalink**)

08-19-2009, 10:02 AM

anyone?

Kevriano · Kevriano #7 (**permalink**)

08-19-2009, 10:04 AM

Ok. Just on the offchance that a font has upset Entourage, why not rum Fontnuke:

jamapi.com :: FontNuke - A FREE tool for removing font cache files on Mac OS X

It will clear out the font cache and highlight anything corrupt. This may help.

D3v1L80Y · D3v1L80Y #8 (**permalink**)

08-19-2009, 11:02 AM

NOTE: Nothing to do with Desktop Hardware. Moving to Software.

collywobbles · collywobbles #9 (**permalink**)

08-21-2009, 04:44 AM

Cheers for the link man, but it didnt work.... this is extremely annoying

Kevriano · Kevriano #10 (**permalink**)

08-21-2009, 05:12 AM

Ok. I had a look around the net and it seems there were some problems caused by Entourage ("Kerning").
A little later I'll look into it more.

Kevriano · Kevriano #11 (**permalink**)

08-21-2009, 11:27 AM

Right, lets try this, just to test if the problem is Entourage, or something in the OS. ( I Copy and Pasted this from another site)

Test it as a new user to see if the font issue is with your base fonts or if the problem is in your User's folder.
Go to System Preferences --> Create a New User in Accounts. Switch to the
New User by logging out/in or use Fast User Switching. Test Entourage
there. You don't need to enter account info, just test for the problem.
If the problem goes away, then go back to your regular User. Drag your Main Identity to Shared. Switch back to your test User and drag (it actually
copies) you Identity to the Microsoft User Data folder. Be sure to set
Entourage to work offline or set to leave on server under the options tab in
accounts for the test.
If the problem returns with the Identity, then you know it's your database.
If it goes away then your database is good and the problem is in your User's
folder.

collywobbles · collywobbles #12 (**permalink**)

08-24-2009, 09:25 AM

cheers mate, I'll give that a go. bit busy at the mo so will try later

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Member Since: Jul 02, 2006 Location: Crawley, England Posts: 4,560 Mac Specs: 20" Intel iMac 2.4 Ghz/3G Ram/320HD, Snow Leopard. PBook G4, 1.5Ghz/1.5 Ram/250 HD, Leopard 10.5.6.	08-21-2009, 05:12 AM Ok. I had a look around the net and it seems there were some problems caused by Entourage ("Kerning"). A little later I'll look into it more. Try my custom Mac Forums Search Engine: Mac Forums Google Search Please use the reputation system if you consider any help given useful (it's the little ✓/✘ on the left <---)
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Kevriano #11 (permalink)
Member Since: Jul 02, 2006 Location: Crawley, England Posts: 4,560 Mac Specs: 20" Intel iMac 2.4 Ghz/3G Ram/320HD, Snow Leopard. PBook G4, 1.5Ghz/1.5 Ram/250 HD, Leopard 10.5.6.	08-21-2009, 11:27 AM Right, lets try this, just to test if the problem is Entourage, or something in the OS. ( I Copy and Pasted this from another site) Test it as a new user to see if the font issue is with your base fonts or if the problem is in your User's folder. Go to System Preferences --> Create a New User in Accounts. Switch to the New User by logging out/in or use Fast User Switching. Test Entourage there. You don't need to enter account info, just test for the problem. If the problem goes away, then go back to your regular User. Drag your Main Identity to Shared. Switch back to your test User and drag (it actually copies) you Identity to the Microsoft User Data folder. Be sure to set Entourage to work offline or set to leave on server under the options tab in accounts for the test. If the problem returns with the Identity, then you know it's your database. If it goes away then your database is good and the problem is in your User's folder. Try my custom Mac Forums Search Engine: Mac Forums Google Search Please use the reputation system if you consider any help given useful (it's the little ✓/✘ on the left <---)
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collywobbles #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Aug 19, 2009 Posts: 7	08-19-2009, 05:55 AM the font on my entourage email, apple address book and a few other randoms seems corrupted. it upsets the signature only on my emails. Anyone ever encountered this? ImageShack Gallery
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collywobbles #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Aug 19, 2009 Posts: 7	08-19-2009, 08:03 AM my spec. Model Name: Mac Pro Model Identifier: MacPro3,1 Processor Name: Quad-Core Intel Xeon Processor Speed: 3.2 GHz Number Of Processors: 2 Total Number Of Cores: 8 L2 Cache (per processor): 12 MB Memory: 32 GB Bus Speed: 1.6 GHz
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collywobbles #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Aug 19, 2009 Posts: 7	08-19-2009, 08:09 AM universal access is also disabled before anyone asks and also its the spacing, not the font.
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collywobbles #6 (permalink)
Member Since: Aug 19, 2009 Posts: 7	08-19-2009, 10:02 AM anyone?
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collywobbles #9 (permalink)
Member Since: Aug 19, 2009 Posts: 7	08-21-2009, 04:44 AM Cheers for the link man, but it didnt work.... this is extremely annoying
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collywobbles #12 (permalink)
Member Since: Aug 19, 2009 Posts: 7	08-24-2009, 09:25 AM cheers mate, I'll give that a go. bit busy at the mo so will try later
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