problems creating pdf files from FM11

[Ken Poshedly]

The subject line says just what it is.

Background:
	* I'm on a Windows XP terminal with FM8 and Adobe Acrobat 9 Professional.
	* The other three writers are on Windows 7 terminals with FM11 and Adobe Acrobat 10 Professional.
	* We create pdf files by printing to the Adobe "printer" to get a ps (postscript) file, then running that through Distiller.

All worked OK through Wednesday, but not today (Thursday).
While I _can_ continue to successfully create pdf files as described, at least two of the other three guys can't.

What we've done:
	* Saved a sample file down to mif version 7 onto our network drive for me to open in FM8.
	* I open the sample file in FM8 but still can't create a ps file (always "0 kb" file size results) from that sample file.
	* This is true whether I try it straight from the mif file or save it as an FM8 file and then try it.
Nobody had consciously changed anything on their terminals over the course of Wednesday to cause this today.

And yes, I've made sure that the "Rely on system fonts only" checkbox is UNchecked when they and I try to create a ps file using the sample FM11 file.

My suggested fix is for the three to remain on Windows 7 but reinstall FM8 since we here only output pdf files for hardcopy distribution anyway. That's a losing battle, however, even though it would increase our productivity immensely -- at least in the short term.


Help please.

-- Ken in Atlanta






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>Sent: Monday, August 19, 2013 3:38 AM
>Subject: Re: OT:  Font suggestions for book?
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>We use Arial for headings and Century Schoolbook for the paragraph text. Generally san-serif fonts are better for onscreen reading and serif fonts are better for print. Century Schoolbook is a serif font that is similar to Times New Roman but less compressed. It's very comfortable for onscreen reading and when printed. 
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On 19-Aug-13 2:04 AM, Scott Turner wrote:
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>I have a fondness for Minion or Garamond. I think you can find a free font that is similar to these. However, the cost is relatively small, so purchase should be considered.
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>>The advantage if Minion and Garamond is that they both have a relatively low height to width ratio, making them very readable. If you opt for a free font, look for that. Avoid Times, it's narrow, designed for newspaper columns.
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>>On Aug 15, 2013, at 17:22, "VLM TechSubs" <TechSubs at VibrantLivingMinistries.org> wrote:
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>>>Greetings everyone,
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>>>I’m working in FM 8, Win 7 x64 on a book that will be published this Fall. I’ve now been asked to do the book design, in addition to most of the writing and basic template design. The subject matter is primarily financial … it’s a book about the history of taxation. It’s not a scholarly work at all, but rather one designed to “wake up” American teens and young adults to some of the issues involved. Footnotes are used here and there, but more for explanation of background/details than in a traditional sense as references. The book will be published in a standard 6x9 format, paperback. 
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>>>All that having been said … What are people’s favorite or recommended fonts for such a project. And since this is being published on a shoestring budget with a nonprofit/educational bent, suggestions of free fonts would be most welcome. 
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>>>Well, thanks in advance!
>>> 
>>>Best regards,
>>>Elchanan
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