Not recognizing spacing

LiveFonts should recognise the space bar.
Close LiveType. Open the Finder and go to: your user name/Library/Preferences.
Trash the file com.apple.LiveType.plist.
Launch LiveType again. Any improvement?

Info: I use FCP Studio 2 (LiveType 2.1.3) at the moment, I use Aperture 3, and recently upgraded to iLife 11. I have the most up to date OS X update.

I've been using Pro Series "Bar" LiveFont for some time. This "Loss of Spaces" problem is happening to me also. I've done all the recent updates, I've even recently installed iLife 11. One of the distinct problems I'm having is that previous titles created in LiveType that I know were OK are now converting to "No Spaces" as soon as I open them. Although I'm seeing spaces in the text in the inspector window, the text in the canvas has lost all it's spaces and everything is just all together. Returns work OK, but the next lines do the same...No Spaces???

I hope this problem is tackled quickly by Apple.

Steve,
Bethlehem, Pa.

You have installed new software


One thing I always do after installing any new software is to repair permissions.

In a nutshell, when you install software it contains a list of files with the proper permissions for each file.

Repairing disk permissions checks the files and compares and corrects differences.

Give it a try.

To repair permissions Go to: Applications/Utilities/Disk Utility

Select your system disk

Click on the Repair Permissions button

Wait for the permissions to be repaired

Restart your computer

I just tried what you recommended and although stuff had to be fixed, the problem with lost spaces persists...

Problem continues...

Same here ! - Last night I installed Mac OS 10.6.5 and today the spaces are missing on LiveType titles that had already been correct. And I can't fix them. I hope Apple acts quickly because I have to get this project out and I'm totally screwed right now.

Same here. I currently half way through a project using "Bar" and I'm in a holding pattern now.

Oh please I hope they fix this one right away...

Steve

I just got off the phone with an Apple tech support specialist. He said that Apple no longer supports LiveType (They're converting to Motion), and the spacing problem is simply a quirk of the upgrade to latest Mac OS. We're screwed.
One temporary work-around: You can select letters and words in the CANVAS and physically slide them apart to create spaces.

Same problem here.

I've been using sort of a sloppy workaround, but it gets the job done for me. I use an underscore character ( _ ) as a placeholder for the space, then I go into the Inspector's text window and highlight the underscore, then on the "Style" tab set "Character:" to "Invisible". It can take a while, given that I have to do this for every single space, but...

Hope that helps. I know I'm using an older version of LiveType (v2.1, I think).

I've never had a problem with livetype doing this until now. Very disappointed that the reason for it is that Apple is phasing out LiveType for a better OS. Not all of us have the time to familiarise ourselves in alternative software programs and just want to be able to finish our work!

F.Y Apple, I used to be a big fan but your doing more and more things to frustrate me these days, very close to switching back to PC.

And another unhappy user here! Going to try the underscore tip.

Ian.

You are a star, thanks. Although I used '.' as '_' gave too much space, but it is nice to know that the different characters give us options.

Swingbop wrote:
I just got off the phone with an Apple tech support specialist. He said that Apple no longer supports LiveType (They're converting to Motion), and the spacing problem is simply a quirk of the upgrade to latest Mac OS. We're screwed.
One temporary work-around: You can select letters and words in the CANVAS and physically slide them apart to create spaces.

I don't understand why Apple no longer supports LiveType even though they still sell it with Final Cut Express 4.0. Why stop supporting a product they still sell bundled with FCE?

I'm using Gust and Freehand to simulate writing - is there any tutorial or direction from Apple, if they are suggesting replacing LiveType with Motion, on how to accomplish the same things in that program?

I've used Motion for a lot of effects, but for quick titles and simple text animations, LiveType is far easier to work with.

Thanks,
Matt