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10.5.2 update problems with Linotype FontExplorer
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Feb 11, 2008, 10:40 PM
 
Anyone else having problems with Linotype FontExplorer under 10.5.2? I'm on a PowerPC machine. The problem isn't with FontExplorer itself, but if it's running, it wreaks all kinds of havoc...Dock freezes, MS Office apps won't load, Safari sometimes freezes. If you kill FontExplorer (e.g. from Terminal), the other apps instantly become unstuck. The problems began as soon as I downloaded 10.5.2.

[Added: I have interception of font requests turned off, so it isn't related to that.]
     
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Feb 11, 2008, 10:51 PM
 
Yes, it's been reported a few times in the other v10.5.2 thread...

http://forums.macnn.com/90/mac-os-x/...2/#post3600356
     
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Feb 12, 2008, 02:59 AM
 
Got this too. With FontExplorer running my dock freezes, the machine runs dog slow, skype won't launch and I can't run any of my CS3 apps.

Quit FEX and it's all good to go...apart from not having automatic access to my fonts.

Looks like it's back to 10.5.1 until Linotype can fix this.
     
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Feb 12, 2008, 06:24 AM
 
LFX is an amazingly wonderful app, I'm sure the Lino guys will have a fix out toot-sweet.
     
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Feb 12, 2008, 09:42 AM
 
I wouldn't count on that. They haven't made an update since August. They still aren't fully compatible with CS3 and they haven't done any updates for Leopard yet.
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Feb 12, 2008, 09:50 AM
 
They surprised me. FEX 1.2.3 is out now. Hopefully it fixes all the other problems I've been waiting on since their last update in August.
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Feb 12, 2008, 10:03 AM
 
looks like they had a heads up from Apple?
     
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Feb 12, 2008, 10:09 AM
 
phew Good job Linotype guys! That seems to work!
     
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Feb 12, 2008, 10:13 AM
 
Originally Posted by Art Vandelay View Post
I wouldn't count on that. They haven't made an update since August. They still aren't fully compatible with CS3 and they haven't done any updates for Leopard yet.


They released an update just to spite you.
     
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Feb 12, 2008, 10:25 AM
 
     
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Feb 12, 2008, 10:52 AM
 
Originally Posted by rickey939 View Post


They released an update just to spite you.
They can spite me all they want as long as they fix their problems. Hopefully, they've fixed their asinine way of handling network home directories in this release.
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Feb 12, 2008, 01:25 PM
 
Nope, network home directories is still asinine with 1.2.3.
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