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Font Finagler - 0.5.3

troubleshoot garbled text font corruption

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All Time:	(4.3)
Version 0.5.3:	(3.0)
Selected Version:	0.5.3
Release Date:	2005-05-11
License:	Commercial
Downloads (version 0.5.3):	32,770
Downloads (all versions):	66,459
Price:	$10.00 (volume discounts available)

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Product Description:

If you're having problems on your system with text appearing "garbled" as in the image below, it could be caused by corrupt font cache files. What appears to be happening is that incorrect or corrupted encoding vector information is being used when mapping the character codes as input by your keyboard to the glyphs they represent in the problematic font. You can use Font Finagler's Font Cache Cleaner feature to purge these cache files in an attempt to restore normal behavior, and to help rule out a font cache corruption as the sole cause of the problem. If, however, you use Font Cache Cleaner but the problem remains, then it could be caused by a font conflict, by a corrupt or less-than-ideal-quality font, or by an underlying OS X font-handling bug. Try removing fonts to isolate the problematic fonts that are causing this behavior.

What's new in this version:

Revised the Administrator-Free Font Cache Cleaner feature for increased reliability during use. (The Administrator-Free feature in Font Finagler 0.5.2 proved to be somewhat unreliable). If you are using OS X 10.3.9 or OS X 10.4.x and a version of Font Finagler prior to version 0.5.3, you'll need to update Font Finagler in order for the Administrator-Free feature to work properly. Anyone using Font Finagler 0.5.2 who needs to use the Administrator-Free Font Cache Cleaner feature (regardless of what version of OS X you're using) should update to Font Finagler 0.5.3 for improved reliability.
A couple of minor interface enhancements.

Operating System Requirements:

This product is designed to run on the following operating systems:

Mac OS X 10.4 PPC
Mac OS X 10.3.9
Mac OS X 10.3
Mac OS X 10.2

Additional Requirements:

Mac OS X 10.2.x with BSD Subsystem; Mac OS X 10.3.x; Mac OS X 10.4.x
Tiger Compatible

Feedback Summary:

Version 0.5.3:
Overall Rating:	(3.0)	Features:	(4.0)	Support:	(3.5)
Ease of Use:	(5.0)	Quality / Stability:	(3.0)	Price:	(3.0)

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Serial Number - Version: 0.5.3, 1/24/2008 12:00AM PST

almaink

Current registered users beware. Make sure you have your registration number handy before you download and install this update! I didn't can't find it and now the older registered version no longer works. I emailed Mark so he's aware of this and am waiting on an answer now.

Problem - Version: 0.5.3, 1/24/2008 12:00AM PST

johnlh

I have just upgraded to the latest version of Font Finagler. I am running OS 10.4.11 on a G4 Powerbook and a G5 Desktop. Immediately after installation and running the application I had lost all my information on an application ISafe Pro 1.2 This is an application that stores all your passwords for websites such as banks, credit cards, etc. At the moment I have found no other problem but be prepared and backed up just in case.

I do have my complete HD backed up on an external drive so I will be ok. Have not decided but may revert back to the older version. I think after getting my iSafe Pro application working again I will run the new version of Font Finagler to see if the same problem occurs. Backup Backup.

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Problem

Excel and Word startup problems solved - Version: 0.5.3, 11/5/2006 07:21AM PST

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Ken C

My problem: Excel and Word 2004 would not start up. Each would crash every time. I thought the problem might be font-related, because Excel would tell me there was a corrupt system font (there really wasn't). FontBook was reporting similar problems.

Based on recommendations at the MacFixit web site, I installed Font Finagler 0.5.3 and ran it once. Excel and Word have since started up and worked without problems, the way they used to.

What more can I ask? And it's cheap, too, at $10.

I should add that my membership at MacFixit has paid for itself many times over, since I downloaded and read the members-only ebook "Be Your Own Mac OS X Troubleshooting Guru". It taught me many things, including the existence of easily corrupted font caches.