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Q: Safari in Lion not displaying site's header copy...

Like in http://www.tuaw.com/

 

same w/ this site:http://macperformanceguide.com/index.html All header fonts shown w/ black and cap "A" symbol.

 

It's shows as rows of "blocks" w/ a cap "A" inside, looks like letter blocks lined up.

Firefox shows it fine, and the othe rmacs in the house are showing that page fine in Lion's Safari....?

 

Insight appreaciated!

 

Thanks, T

Mac Pro (2010) Westmere 3.46 GHz(OWC upgrade), 24 GB RAM, Mac OS X (10.6.6), Dual displays: LaCie 730,Eizo CG241W,Wacom Intuos4

Posted on Jul 20, 2011 4:09 PM

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  • by SYT,

    SYT SYT Jul 20, 2011 4:34 PM in response to Tim3308
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    Jul 20, 2011 4:34 PM in response to Tim3308

    I have the same problem. Alot of 'A',s in blocks. Font problem??

  • by Tim3308,

    Tim3308 Tim3308 Jul 20, 2011 4:39 PM in response to SYT
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    Jul 20, 2011 4:39 PM in response to SYT

    Not alone then. I can say, I have never seen this before w/ any browser? It sure smacks of a font issue. You see the same when you go to the 2 sites I listed above? It's not a hyperlink thing because some of the smaller fonts are hyperlinked and they display correctly.

  • by Tim3308,

    Tim3308 Tim3308 Jul 20, 2011 4:47 PM in response to SYT
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    Jul 20, 2011 4:47 PM in response to SYT

    So far on these two pages it is the font family Myriad Pro which is not dsiplaying (Blocks w/ A in the middle shown instead). I have this font and firefox shows it fine... hope this helps the experts.

     

    T

  • by ~Bee,

    ~Bee ~Bee Jul 20, 2011 7:00 PM in response to Tim3308
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    Jul 20, 2011 7:00 PM in response to Tim3308

    Capital A's in boxes usually means the System has lost track of the LucidaGrande System font.

    Sometimes it's because of other Lucida fonts (L. fax, L. calligraphy, etc.) and there's a duplicate somewhere.

    Or your Font Cache needs clearing.  Here's what our resident Font expert, Kurt Lang, said about this:

     

    A’s with boxes around them is always a sign of trouble with the main system

    font, Lucida Grande.

     

    Quick possible fix is to remove ALL font cache files from the system to see

    if it's just bad cache data. For that, you need to use OnyX or other utility

    which will remove both system and user cache files. A Safe Mode boot won't

    work since it only removes cache data from the user account you do a safe

    boot to.

     

    If after that the problem returns, then Lucida Grande itself is damaged and

    needs to be replaced.

     

    I have not loaded on Lion yet, but for the past 5-6 years, this problem has been a symptom of System font confusion.

  • by SYT,

    SYT SYT Jul 20, 2011 7:42 PM in response to ~Bee
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    Jul 20, 2011 7:42 PM in response to ~Bee

    That did the trick! Thanks for the insight, I knew it was a font issue, but you nailed it!

  • by SYT,

    SYT SYT Jul 20, 2011 8:07 PM in response to SYT
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    Jul 20, 2011 8:07 PM in response to SYT

    Ooops, spoke too soon. It worked on some of the pages that were probably cached but when I go to an entirely new page I still get the blocked A's.

     

    I cleared the system and user font cache. Where can I get a new clean version of the LucidaGrande system font?

  • by Tim3308,

    Tim3308 Tim3308 Jul 20, 2011 8:19 PM in response to SYT
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    Jul 20, 2011 8:19 PM in response to SYT

    I just ran Cocktail for lion(beta). Did not work for me, still the block A's. SYT, could you load the pages I listed above(the font is not Lucia, it's myriad). Let me know. Thanks.

  • by SYT,

    SYT SYT Jul 20, 2011 8:24 PM in response to Tim3308
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    Jul 20, 2011 8:24 PM in response to Tim3308

    Same problem blocked a's with those sites as well. Still looking for "the fix"

  • by Tim3308,

    Tim3308 Tim3308 Jul 20, 2011 8:38 PM in response to SYT
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    Jul 20, 2011 8:38 PM in response to SYT

    Thanks, SYT,

     

    Holding my breath... downloaded the Lion version of Onyx. Ran the automation section and under "Cleaning" had all checked. Restarted, loaded Safari and the pages above .... drum roll.... no Blocked A's. So I think I'm fixed...?

  • by SYT,

    SYT SYT Jul 20, 2011 8:47 PM in response to Tim3308
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    Jul 20, 2011 8:47 PM in response to Tim3308

    I did that as well. Worked for a few sites, but then problem came back on pages that I don't normally visit.

  • by Tim3308,

    Tim3308 Tim3308 Jul 20, 2011 8:51 PM in response to SYT
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    Jul 20, 2011 8:51 PM in response to SYT

    post the URL's, I'll try 'em.

  • by John Toffoli,

    John Toffoli John Toffoli Jul 20, 2011 9:40 PM in response to Tim3308
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    Jul 20, 2011 9:40 PM in response to Tim3308

    I have a similar issue with a slight variation. All type seems to be replaced with the 'Last Resort' font in pages like Yahoo. If I log out and then log back in, Safari appears to work correctly and all fonts load as they should but when I quit Safari and then restart it, the problem returns. I'm not sure why logging out creates a temporary fix but it doesn't seem to stick. I recall this happening with Snow Leopard as well and I remember someone posting a fix although I believe that problem had to do with Helvetica Neue.

     

    MacBook Pro, OS X 10.7, 2.4GHz, Intel Core Duo

  • by Tim3308,

    Tim3308 Tim3308 Jul 20, 2011 9:59 PM in response to SYT
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    Jul 20, 2011 9:59 PM in response to SYT

    No problems w/ this page, SYT, for me. Cache cleaning, so far, seems to have worked for me. I have quit safari several times, and still no issues anymore...?

    T

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