Font validation warning in Font Book

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Font validation warning in Font Book

I have installed a font called Lucida Bright Math Symbol. Font Book is giving me this "yellow light" warning:

The font does not appear in the font list within Text Edit or Pages. Primarily, I am trying to use a couple of symbols from the font in a music notation program called Finale.

I'm pretty confident that the font itself is okay. Someone sent it to me, and it works fine in his Mac system.

I have tried "Resolve Duplicates", but there are nor duplicates.

I'd be very grateful for any help with this.

MacBook Pro with Retina display

Posted on Aug 24, 2017 6:56 PM

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Answer 1

tygb

Level 9

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Aug 25, 2017 12:02 AM in response to Grey Larsen

As per this article : Font Book for Mac: Validate fonts in Font Book

Select a font, then choose File > Validate Font.
In the Font Validation window, click the disclosure triangle next to a font to review it.A green icon indicates the font passed, a yellow icon indicates a warning, and a red icon indicates it failed.
To resolve font warnings or errors, select the checkbox next to a font, then click Install Checked or Remove Checked.

Tip: To find warnings or errors in a long list of fonts, click the pop-up menu at the top-left corner of the Font Validation window, then choose Warnings and Errors.

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Answer 2

Grey Larsen Author

Level 1

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Aug 25, 2017 5:48 AM in response to tygb

Thank you for your reply, but this is not really helpful. I am aware that Font Book says there are some problems with the font, but this tells me nothing about how to solve the problem. Removing the font just leaves me back where I started.

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Answer 3

Eric Root

Level 10

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Aug 25, 2017 8:02 AM in response to Grey Larsen

Try asking the person that sent you the font where they got it. You might be able to download a new copy that won't give you the error.

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