Font issues
Posted: Sat Feb 21, 2009 10:39 pm
I've had one or two users report an issue with fonts in the V1.50 version. The claim is that when V1.50 is installed alongside an older Digital Atmosphere version, that the Truetype font (which produces cloud symbols, weather symbols, etc) ceases working, and the older version has to be reinstalled. This was said to have occurred in XP.
I have sifted through the code but have been unable to figure anything out that would cause this. I did a test install of V1.50 on my system and had no font problems.
If you have had any positive or negative experiences in this area, please tell me so I can work on this problem some more, if necessary. Details are extremely important.
In lieu of any further reports I am going to require that the Digital Atmosphere installer from V1.51 onward be required to be installed from an Administrator account, as Microsoft requires that any font install in XP/Vista MUST be done from an administrator or power user account. While I am uncertain that this issue was the cause of the problems above, it would have the potential to cause problems for other users if not addressed.
Tim
I have sifted through the code but have been unable to figure anything out that would cause this. I did a test install of V1.50 on my system and had no font problems.
If you have had any positive or negative experiences in this area, please tell me so I can work on this problem some more, if necessary. Details are extremely important.
In lieu of any further reports I am going to require that the Digital Atmosphere installer from V1.51 onward be required to be installed from an Administrator account, as Microsoft requires that any font install in XP/Vista MUST be done from an administrator or power user account. While I am uncertain that this issue was the cause of the problems above, it would have the potential to cause problems for other users if not addressed.
Tim