Tip
One: Fix
Garbled Fonts in Safari, Explorer or Mail.
 Garbled
fonts (like the example to the right) can be caused by a variety
of things. Here are some of the more common solutions:
A).
First and foremost, look at your fonts. A common cause of this problem
can be activating multiple versions of Helvetica. Mac OS X comes
with a Helvetica.dfont already installed in the system. Activating
another version of Helvetica can trigger this problem. (Also, if
you have the font Helvetica Fractions in your font collection, this
can potentially trigger this problem as well).
B).
If you are using Suitcase, turn off auto-actvation. (Found in Preferences,
under the Activation tab). This turns off general activation in
most Applications. It does not turn off activation in InDesign,
Quark or other programs that use a special Suitcase plug-in. This
will help prevent conflicting Helveticas from being activated without
your knowledge.
C).
If that doesn't help, it is possible that your computer's font cache
files are corrupt. There are several easy utilities that can be
used to clean these cache files. Kyle's favorite is Font Cache Cleaner,
which can be downloaded at the link below:
http://homepage.mac.com/mdouma46/fcache/fcache.html
[Source:
This tip is inspired by an email question from designer Alison Grevstad.
Answer provided by Kyle Pauley at CreativeTechs.]
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