We run OS 10.3.9 on an older Mac (family use). I’ve installed various fonts via Fontbook.
– In Mail, I can access all fonts.
– In TextEdit, I see “Baskerville” only in the font’s palette while the text gets rendered in some Helvetica (?).
The more odd, the proprietary Mac fonts palette appears differently in both applications:
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Not sure why you are only seeing Baskerville, but the palette’s appearance depends on the size of the window. If you make it larger, the missing Collections column, effects sliders, etc. will appear. If there isn’t enough room, some of the less essential interface elements are hidden.
The appearance of the standard Fonts palette at different sizes:
You probably have corrupt font caches. Blast the font caches and restart.
… font caches
Where am I to identify these?
Thanks to all of you folks, I think I’ll get it done.
:-)
A:S
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