AC14 OS 10.6.7 - Fonts Changing Size in Layout

[Eduardo Rolon]

AC14 build = 3636

After the last update to Mac OS 10.6.7 I found out that the text for "Layout Number" using "NCS Drawing Title 2 14" changes size automatically.

If it is the first time you open AC the text is one size.
If you close AC and reopen it the size shrinks.

If you try to edit only that text in the title by selecting all the drawings using "Drawing Manager" then AC also changes the length parameter, position and alignment of all the titles. In this project I already have more 200 drawings which presents a problem when trying to fix the problem globally.

[Achille Pavlidis]

seems everytime there is an OSX update AC has issues...
is this GS or Apple problem????

[Thomas Holm]

This solution may work for some fonts, and save you from having to downgrade to Osx 10.6.6:

On Apple's support page,
a user called KJK555 has posted a link to a "FontFix10.6.7" package, containing
this link is to the support page: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2792142?start=300&tstart=90
scroll down to user KJK555's post with the link to KJ's download page.
THe package installs the 10.6.6 AppleTypeServices framework binaries.

This may or may not work for you.

If you install it, I suggest you update OSX with the downloadable Combo 10.6.7 updater as soon as Apple releases a fix for this issue. Otherwise, you may be stuck with mismatching system software.

I have attached a Pacifist screen dump which shows the package contents.

gkmethy wrote:
Several sources confirm a bug in the 10.6.7 system update with Open Type Fonts. Here is a good review:
http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-20048314-263.html

This seems to affect output too, meaning that PDFs saved from ArchiCAD may not open on Windows, and may not print.

Apparently the workaround is to either use non-open type fonts or re-installing the system and installing 10.6.6 update (omitting 10.6.7)

[Erich]

gkmethy wrote:
I summed up what we currently know of this issue here:

http://archicadwiki.com/Bugs/Mac_OSX_10.6.7_Update_Causes_PDF_Font_Issues

Does anyone know if this issue has been fixed yet, or are we still waiting?

[Thomas Holm]

Erich wrote:
...Does anyone know if this issue has been fixed yet, or are we still waiting?

No news from Apple, if that's what you mean. But the fix that I linked to seems to work in the meantime. Just make sure you update your system with Apple's Combp update after Apple has released an official fix (I'd guess within a 10.6.8 update, since it seems it's not important enough for them to issue a specific in-between one).

[Karl Ottenstein]

Software Update has a patch for this today!

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4605

[Thomas Holm]

Karl wrote:
Software Update has a patch for this today!
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4605

OK. According to available reports, this fix works. So, just to be safe:

1. Backup your current system (Time Machine, Super Duper)

2. Apply Apple's 10.6.7 Combo updater for your system.

3. Apply the Snow Leopard Font Update.

4. Run your Software Updater (Apple menu) to make sure you've got everything.

You may find Apple's updates on this page: http://support.apple.com/downloads/#macosx106