Zapf Dingbats mystery

[Lin Sims]

As I recall, I had the same problem with that until I actually copied
the old Dingbats.pfm/pfb font files from my home computer to the
windows\fonts folder on my work machine. Prior to invoking the sneaker
net, I was able to see the symbol I selected in FM documents when I
was at home, but couldn't at work. In both cases, the machines are
Windows XP, SP3, with FM 8.277.

I can probably send you a zip of those files if you want.

On Fri, Feb 27, 2009 at 10:48 AM, Steve Rickaby
<srickaby at wordmongers.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> I raised the ATM issue with Brian...
>
>>Thanks for persevering.   Update to info below.
>>
>>I have just uninstalled ATM and restarted PC & App but it has made no
>>difference. I am using Adobe Acrobat 3D v7.0.7.   My new PC has Win XP Pro SP2. All programs have been clean installed and fonts reinstalled.
>>
>>I do not think FM7.1 is seeing the symbol/zapfdingbat fonts even though
>>it is listing them. I have just added some symbols using ANSI code and it works OK on Standard Character Set but gives either nothing or the wrong symbol when it comes from the Symbol and Dingbat Sets.
>>
>>Having read the comments below re Open Type I am beginning to wonder if
>>it is loss of functionality in FM7 that was restored in later versions.
>>What do you and your gurus think?
>
> [I have replied that my FrameMaker installation, 7.0p577 for Mac, has no problems with OpenType fonts.]
>
>>If this is indeed the case, I will have to put a case forward to our
>>management as we are using FM7 as the global standard and most of our
>>legacy manuals & templates use zapfdingbats/symbols.
>>
>>Other than in the Designer, is there anywhere else in Fm that can alter
>>where the program looks for fonts?
>
> --
> Steve



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Lin Sims