Enabling 'SubFonts'?

[lettucemccabbage]

I've used Quark a bit before, but I usually don't.

So I'm having an issue with 'subfonts'

I have Berkeley-Book installed on my system as well as Berkeley-BookItalic (among others).

However, only Berkeley-Book shows up in the character/font menu - NOT the Berkeley-BookItalic font.

Does this mean that if I press the Italics button, it replaces the font with the Berkeley-BookItalic font?

If not is there a way to 'enable' subfonts?

I've tried Suitcase, reinstalling, etc to show the subfonts, but to no avail.

Anyone have a clue?

Thanks.

BTW: I'm using Quark 6.5 right now, but I had the same issue on Quark 7.1 too. . . On Windows XP.

 

[apepp]

>>> Does this mean that if I press the Italics button, it replaces the font with the Berkeley-BookItalic font? <<<

No, this is stylizing the normal typeface, and best avoided.

...do any other apps you have show this font OK?

Andrew

 

[lettucemccabbage]

Thanks for the reply apepp.

Yes, all the fonts in CS2 (InDesign, Illustrator) show up 'correctly'.

Normally pressing the bold or italic buttons do stylize the font, but it seems like Quark might be replacing the stylizing with the approriate font when needed.

 

[apepp]

...unlikely quark will replace a stylized font when printed, never seen that happen in all my days with quark, stylized fonts can cause printing problems in postscript rips...

...have you tried deleting the jaws folder in the quark folder? this is a cache folder that stores cached fonts installed for pdf jaws output, it can sometimes play up.

...you may also wish to update quark if not yet done so to 6.52:

http://www.quark.com/service/desktop/downloads/details.jsp?idx=655

http://www.quark.com/service/desktop/downloads/details.jsp?idx=654

Andrew

 

[lettucemccabbage]

It could be unlikely. I do know that printers have problems with stylized fonts.

I have deleted the jaws folder when I reinstalled Quark - which I did a few times.

I will try the update in a bit. I didn't realize there was a 6.52. Thanks.

My co-worker, who is using a Mac, has the fonts show seperately on hers. So I am also going to try to create a trial layout and see what happens with the font mapping.

BTW: I've tried Type 1 as well as OpenType fonts and both gave me the same issue.

Again thanks for replying.

 

[lettucemccabbage]

So I tried the 6.52 update to no avail. I tried deleting the jaws folder after the update and restart, but again no help.

I opened a quark file that was done on a Mac with the
'subfonts' on my PC. Quark 'stylized' them automatically. But I'm not sure if they were stylized or just Quark changing the font.

I'll see if it works the other way later (PC > Mac)

 

[MarcusStringer]

Quark can Substitute faux fonts if you have the Postscript version installed regardless if it shows up in the font menu or not.

eg you can go through and make every, lets say times italic, a fake italic then PDF the job the Italics will come out, because you have the Postscript itlaic loaded on your system...

If you don't have it loaded it will turn into the nearest it can find, most likley times roman.

Have you tried typing in the font name into the measurements pallet???

Does the Italics show up in the PDF???

If it does then in Acrobat go to:
File>Document Properties and see check to see if the font are embeded.

It gets listed in InDesign because InDesign will not let you use fake fonts.
Instead of making a word Italic you have to change the font to an Italic font.




Marcus

http://www.midlandtypesetters.com.au

 

[lettucemccabbage]

Marcus - there you go. The fonts were embedded in the .pdf.

I feel much more comfortable knowing this.

Thank you very much!