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Default Font in Safari Won't Change After Upgrade to Leopard

Hey - I just upgraded my iMac from Tiger to Leopard and everything went great; however, when I use Safari, my default font is something random. I tried changing it to anything different but it stays the same (in Safari>Pref's>Appearance). I even tried re-installing it. Any suggestions?

Thanks!

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.5.4)

Posted on Aug 22, 2008 9:01 PM

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TildeBee

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Aug 24, 2008 6:56 AM in response to RookieMacGuy

Rookie --

You could try taking your errant User's font folder to the trash, but don't empty it.
Then restart Safari, and see if it works well.
If so, you can look through that font folder for the culprit.

RookieMacGuy Author

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Aug 24, 2008 8:17 PM in response to TildeBee

It wouldn't let me delete the Font folder.....said it was required by Mac OS X.

TildeBee

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Aug 24, 2008 8:25 PM in response to RookieMacGuy

Rookie --
I'm not talking about your System Fonts folder . . .

Go to the Finder icon on your Dock (Blue smiley rectangle).
Then look at the column on the left.
Choose Your AccountName (the one with the House Icon . . .
It's called the Users or Home account)
When that opens, select and open the "Library" folder.
Then take the "Fonts" folder to the trash, but just leave it there. Don't empty the trash.

Message was edited by: ~Bee

RookieMacGuy Author

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Aug 24, 2008 9:15 PM in response to TildeBee

(duh!!!) Sorry....thanks, Bee. That did it. I was able to find the font, and verify it. Sure enough, the Verify spit out errors and suggested I remove it. I did, and VOILA. All is well. I can't believe it. I feel like such a goofball. That's all it was - a messed up font.

Thanks to you and Mulder for ALL of your time...sorry for the hassle.

-ROOKIE

TildeBee

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Aug 25, 2008 7:28 AM in response to RookieMacGuy

Rookie --

I'm SO glad it was such a simple fix.
And you did a great job, once you knew how and where to find the culprit.
Plus, now you're less of a "rookie!"

🙂

Default Font in Safari Won't Change After Upgrade to Leopard