A corrupted OS X font cache will cause all sorts of layout and display problems with fonts. Unfortunately there's no simple tool or utility available with OS X by default for cleaning up a font cache. That's why I developed a script to clean up a machine's font cache and force a reboot (which is important because deleting the font cache could potentially leave OS X in an unstable state if it tries to use the missing cache files). A bonus of this script is that you can run it on a remote machine via SSH since it's entirely command-line driven (e.g., a help desk can run it on a Mac in another building).
This script is written for OS X 10.3.x. It may or may not work with other versions of OS X. I don't have those available to test with at the moment.
As with any freebie, this is "use at your own risk".
The script is on my web site at:
http://mikesalsbury.com/mambo/content/view/99/2/
This script is written for OS X 10.3.x. It may or may not work with other versions of OS X. I don't have those available to test with at the moment.
As with any freebie, this is "use at your own risk".
The script is on my web site at:
http://mikesalsbury.com/mambo/content/view/99/2/