Path: utzoo!utgpu!mnetor!frank
From: frank@mnetor.UUCP (Frank Kolnick)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: upgrading to NFNTs
Keywords: Adobe fonts compatibility
Message-ID: <5048@mnetor.UUCP>
Date: 17 Jul 89 13:48:02 GMT
References: <5046@mnetor.UUCP>
Reply-To: frank@mnetor.UUCP (Frank Kolnick)
Organization: Computer X (CANADA) Ltd., Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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In article <5046@mnetor.UUCP> frank@mnetor.UUCP (Frank Kolnick) writes:
>I've just received my screen font upgrade from Adobe (16 diskettes!)
>and updated my system. This may be regarded as a flame...
>... Cricket Draw
>also forgot the fonts, but now IT DOESN'T RECOGNIZE ANY OF THE NEW FONTS!!!
>I.e., it's font menu is *very* short now (just the three or four standard
>Mac screen fonts). This, of course, renders it useless. If anybody has
>a work-around, I'd certainly appreciate some help. (Canvas is OK, btw.)
>
>Flame not quite off, but cooling...

I just phoned Cricket tech. support. While the support person was not
rude, I felt he was arrogant. The relevant quote was "we have no intention
of supporting an unannounced font technology". Cricket Draw recognizes
only the first 256 font IDs. Period. Given that this product is still
version 1 since its release (three? four? years ago), I see no hope
for a resolution. I'll be changing all my Cricket files (shudder) to
Canvas (I also phoned Deneba, who were much more receptive and have a
new release planned for late this summer. Previously, my experience with
Deneba tech. support has been less than favourable. A new leaf?)

-- 
Frank Kolnick,
consulting for, and therefore expressing opinions independent of, Computer X
UUCP: {allegra, linus}!utzoo!mnetor!frank