[Framers] Perpetual Newbie Question #1

[louisek at mchsi.com]

Hi Dennis,

When I have missing fonts, I first do a search and replace with the Find Dialogue box. I check each occurrence and replace as appropriate with a font that's commonly used in the file (or you may need to get the font from your source, if it's truly needed). You generally don't want to do a global change to a para or char tag unless you're positive it will be ok, because it could wipe out a desired customization. You might need to use the char designer instead of the para designer to catch the missing font. I've found missing fonts only in the spaces between words at times. Save the file, close and reopen.

If I still get the missing font message, I generate a List of References > Fonts. The missing fonts are in the list and you can ctrl-click (or just click? I don't have Frame loaded currently) on the hyperlink. You'll land right on the missing font (have the char dialog box open) on the body page. If it's not there, then I check for it on the master and reference pages with the search and replace. Save, close and reopen.

If I still get the missing fonts message at this point, I'm sure it's an unused format or in a graphic, like Fred described below, and I know it's safe to do the fix he describes to get rid of the message. 

Kind of anal, but better safe than sorry.

Louise

Louise Kaufman1502 Meadowbrook Drive
Mason City, IA 50401
641.424.2138
louisek at mchsi.com


----- Original Message -----
From: Fred Ridder <DocuDoc at hotmail.com>
To: FrameMaker (List Server) <framers at lists.frameusers.com>
Sent: Tue, 07 Aug 2018 23:23:47 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Re: [Framers] Perpetual Newbie Question #1

Unavailable font specifications can also lurk on reference pages, in master page layouts, in unused paragraph style definitions, in top row and first column specifications that are embedded in table format definitions, and even in graphics (vector image formats contain editable text along with the font specifications for the text). It is not necessary for an instance of the font to appear anywhere in the body pages; the warning appears whenever the font's name appears in any format specification, even if unused.

There has been no mention of the first "fix" that should be tried to stop unavailable fonts warnings:

* First, in the FrameMaker Preferences dialog (that's where it used to be through at least FM9), *de-select* the "Remember missing font names" option. With this option enabled, FrameMaker will make substitutions for unavailable fonts that are for the current editing session only; when you save the file, the original, unavailable font names will be stored in the saved file. If you turn the option off, the file that you save will contain the names of the *substituted* font names and not the names of the unavailable fonts; in other words, the substitutions will be permanent.
 * Open the file. If you receive the unavailable fonts warning, just let Frame make its substitutions.
 * Save the file. With the "remember" option turned off, the substitutions should be saved.
 * Re-open the file and confirm the absence of the warning.
 * Remember to turn the "remember" preference back on, because under normal circumstances it is a very good thing.

-FR


> > On Aug 7, 2018, at 17:14, Dennis Brunnenmeyer <
> dennis.brunnenmeyer at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > I've used FrameMaker 7.2 on and off over the last 8+ years, yet I still
> > remain somewhat of a newbie. Please forgive me for asking a basic
> question
> > or two now and then.
> >
> > When opening one or more of my documents, I sometimes encounter the
> message
> > that my document contains one or more fonts that are not available on my
> > system. The two that appear are Liberation Serif and Times. In both
> cases,
> > FrameMaker says it will replace these with Times New Roman.
> >
> > I'm rather uncomfortable receiving these warnings and would rather not
> have
> > to concern myself with the meaning and possible impact on my work.
> >
> > I saved the *.fm file as a *.mif document and found numerous appearances
> of
> > the Liberation Serif, but none related to Times. Replacing the Liberation
> > Serif occurrences with Times New Roman, followed by saving the file with
> > the changes made no difference. The *.fm file, when reopened, still says
> > that the font substitution (Liberation Serif > Times New Roman) took
> place.
> >
> > I scoured the Reference Pages for the document but could find no
> references
> > to either Times or Liberation Serif.
> >
> > I'm at a loss as to how to eliminate this unsettling message when opening
> > this document. Your suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.
> >
> > Dennis..
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