10.5.2 & Linotype FontExplorer X

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10.5.2 & Linotype FontExplorer X

Anyone else having issues with Linotype's FontExplorer X?
Safari refuses to load certain pages when FE is running [daringfireball, pitchforkmedia, for examples.]
iPhoto wouldn't start up.

Quitting FE fixes the issue, but then of course I have to use Font Book...

I turned off extraneous fonts, cleared caches, reset safari, checked for obvious conflicts, etc.
All to no avail. Only thing that works is quitting FontExplorer, and that seems to instantly do the trick.

Thoughts?

G4 Quicksilver, G5 Dual core PowerMac, MacBook, MacPro (early '08), Mac OS X (10.4.9)

Posted on Feb 11, 2008 3:54 PM

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Answer 1

scb

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Feb 11, 2008 3:58 PM in response to BirdBrain

Yep. I have these issues, too.

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BirdBrain Author

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Feb 11, 2008 4:08 PM in response to scb

Glad it's not just me : )

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Godefrid

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Feb 11, 2008 4:09 PM in response to BirdBrain

Same issue here. I will try a reinstall of FontExplorer to see if that works.

Godefrid

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Feb 11, 2008 4:13 PM in response to BirdBrain

I'm noticing problems as well, Finder just hangs until I quit FontExplorer X. I may try and install the 10.5.2 Combo update, someone in another thread said that this sometimes helps with problems caused via Software Update updates.

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BirdBrain Author

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Feb 11, 2008 4:21 PM in response to megatron5150

Please post back results of various re-installations!

Gracias

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scb

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Feb 11, 2008 4:24 PM in response to BirdBrain

I did that. No help. The issue is Lino

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Feb 11, 2008 4:44 PM in response to BirdBrain

Seems that the Combo update didn't help, so it must be FontExplorer.

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Answer 8

Feb 11, 2008 4:45 PM in response to BirdBrain

same issue here....

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Alan Woo

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Feb 11, 2008 4:47 PM in response to BirdBrain

With FontExplorer running, my dock was crashing whenever I clicked my download stack. Works now that I've closed FontExplorer... Aperture also seemed to lock up while running FontExplorer.

Really hope something is resolved soon? FontExplorer is a pretty important program...

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Feb 11, 2008 4:49 PM in response to BirdBrain

10.5.2 seems to have broke fontexplorer. and, what's worse, this problem seems to have taken down my cs3 apps. so far, after effects 8.0.2 and pshop 10.0.1 freeze on launch while initializing the type engine. i'll come back with any fixes

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Answer 11

Feb 11, 2008 4:57 PM in response to BirdBrain

Same here.

Posted on FX forums. Hopefully this one will get fixed soon - this is going to be a long week!

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Answer 12

Feb 11, 2008 4:58 PM in response to Rik Bogusz

Rik Bogusz wrote:
10.5.2 seems to have broke fontexplorer. and, what's worse, this problem seems to have taken down my cs3 apps. so far, after effects 8.0.2 and pshop 10.0.1 freeze on launch while initializing the type engine. i'll come back with any fixes

photoshop cs3 also won't launch with fontexplorer running. it works fine once i quit fontexplorer

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rusto

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Feb 11, 2008 5:02 PM in response to BirdBrain

I'm getting the same problems as you all... posting here so I get notification of a fix/workaround...

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Answer 14

Feb 11, 2008 5:26 PM in response to rusto

Same thing, no cs3, iphoto, dock lockup with d/l folder.
Left an email with the linotype folks.
Just might have to use the Hanna Montana font book program.
Maybe the free thing was just too good?

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Answer 15

Feb 11, 2008 6:40 PM in response to BirdBrain

No problems here. Weird.

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