Missing Font error - how to fix?

I support Bekin's recommendations. But note that the AppleScript Language Guide hasn't been updated since 1999 and covers version 1.3 The current version is 1.10. Having said that, it's still a good reference.

Matt Neuberg's "AppleScript: The Definitive Guide" is the best reference, but not really the best starting point if you're both new to AppleScript and programming. Make sure you get the 2nd edition.

Dale

Thanks!

Kurt

Like I mentioned earlier in this post, there is value to keeping Microsnuffed fonts activated. Arial is a standard font in many docs.

Kurt

I'll go with Kurt's suggestion that the font is used by a list style. Here's a little script that will collect the names of fonts used by list styles (if any). I leave altering the script to replace one font with another as an exercise for the reader. As noted previously, the exact font name matters. It might be something like "ArialUnicodeMS". This script should help determine if the font is in a list style, and what its exact name is.<PRE>set listFonts to {}
tell document 1 of application "Pages"
repeat with ls in every list style
repeat with ll in every list level of ls
if font name of character style of ll exists then
set listFonts to listFonts & font name of character style of ll
end if
end repeat
end repeat
end tell
return listFonts</PRE>If your document is large enough that you're having timeout issues, you could always bracket the script with <PRE>
with timeout of 0 seconds
-- script goes here
end timeout

Titanium PowerBook Mac OS X (10.4.6)

Hello all,

I too am having an issue with Arial Unicode MS giving me an error when I open a particular file in Pages. I tried the script that is posted here and got this Syntax error:

Expected “, ” but found “text”.

As I don't do a lot of scripting, I'm unclear as to what exactly this means. Any help is appreciated.

LQM

Generally, this error means you have split a line in the original script across two lines. Check that each line of the script matches its appearance in the thread here.

If this doesn't fix the problem then you'll have to identify which script you're using (there's more than one script in this thread that includes the word "text") and on which line it stopped working? Also, which version of Mac OS X are you using and what version of Pages are you using?

I had a similar "missing font error" message. I recently upgraded to MS Office 2004 from Office X. Unknown to me, the install updated TimesNewRoman from v2.90 to v3.05. When I attempted to open a document created in MS Word (vX) in Pages, I got a font error message about TimesNewRoman font being missing. If I open this file in MS Word (vX or v2004) no error results.

I went into Font Book and diabled v3.05 of the font. The document opens in Pages without any error message. Pages does not recognize that v3.05 of TimesNewRoman is the same font. I notice several other postings of what I suspect is essentially the same problem.

I'd like to have Pages either substitute the new font for the old automatically or to give the user the option to substitute another font from the font book for the missing font. Obviously, MS Word does the former, and the user is unaware of the change. If Apple chooses to not make this substitution automatic, an easier solution is warranted.

PW

Mac OS X (10.4.6)

On Os 9 I have blast with Font Reserve and Appleworks. Font Reserve automatically activates a font when it is called for. This allows me to keep many fonts deactivated.

Font issues have been around for a long time. Most publishers can tell you that Times is not always Times. There are a zillion Helveticas floating around there as well.

In my version of Pages missing fonts render as other fonts. What I like about the scripts is that they allowed me to change which font is substituted so I can find the examples easily.

Kurt

tell application "Pages"
tell front document
set aRef to a reference to (every character of body text whose font name is "Arial Unicode MS")
set font name of aRef to "ArialMT"
end tell
end tell

Dale Gillard,

Above is a copy of the script I used. When I try to compile it, it stops in the 3rd line, inside the parenthisis at the word 'text'.

I've expant to full screen to make sure the script has room for a full line.

I'm using the latest PPC version of OSX, and Pages v1.

Thanks
LQM

I'm using the latest PPC version of OSX, and Pages v1.

Hi LQM

The script does not work because Pages v1 does not support AppleScript. Sorry.

Dale

Well of course, I knew that, Dale. I was just testing you folks. 🙂

I guess I'll have to live with the font errors for now. Soon there will be a new Mac in my future, and new issues. (I hope not)

In the mean time there's OpenOffice and Appleworks. I can work with them.

Thanks for the help. I appreciate it.

LQM