[HOWTO] get around Microsoft Office corrupt font issue

[joshfree]

Suitcase Fusion v.12.1.4 has a known bug that conflicts with MS Office's font menus. I just got off the phone with Extensisi Tech Support and they are working on a fix. V.12.1.5 should be out in a few days. Meanwhile, to revert to 12.1.3 which works fine, delete the database by deleting the entire Suitcase folder you'll find at ([username]/Library/Application Support/Extensis/Suitcase. If you have a backup from before 12.1.4, you can replace the database with that. Otherwise, Suitcase Fusion wlll just build a new one. Then trash the updated Application (Suitcase Fusion) and install 12.1.3 from a fresh download.

[Thank The Cheese]

Originally Posted by bethrosengard

You should know by now if you've read the above: It controls the font optimization process; it allows WYSIWYG for fonts; it warns you when fonts are corrupt (and probably more that I'm not aware of).>

good riddance. I am not getting these corrupt font errors, but I might delete FontCacheTool just to get rid of the optimization. I can't tell you how many times I have been forced to stare at the "optimizing font menu" screen while loading a Word doc.

How does FontBook do it? seems to work far smoother than Office. Is it an API that other apps can use? If so, MS really should be using that rather than creating a slow, unstable version.

[tmcalis566]

JASON AND BETH!!!! I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YALL FOR EVERYTHING!!!!!!!! I just copied over 1000 fonts and their families to my LIBRARY/FONTS folder (from my external HD) AND OFFICE WAS ACTIN' CRAZY....Optimization Crap!!!! Well, instead of deleting the file I called mine: "CULPRIT_FontCacheTool"!

I understand that this file is not to be a pain in the butt, but, I can just use Font Book to check my fonts for corruption, by selecting "validate fonts" under it's "File Menu". Thanks a bunch!

Tai

[smallina]

Thank you, thank you, thank you for this post.