On 25 Jul 2005 at 6:17, dhbailey wrote: > Phil Shaw wrote: > > > > > > > I just tried to install Finale 2003 on a couple of computers, > > so I can work on a project for someone who requires it. > > > > On a computer that has Final 2004, Finale 2003 installed > > successfully. But when I install on a computer that > > has no Finale, Finale 2003 has a font problem: when I > > open an mus file, the notes have stems but no heads. > > > > Anybody know how I can move the required fonts from > > the one machine to the other? Or get the required > > fonts? > > They should have installed with the program. The fonts are all > included on the installation CD. You didn't mention whether you're > installing them on Macs or PCs. I seem to recall some discussion of > font problems on Macs, which involved trashing some file or other and > letting the computer rebuild it, but I don't know Macs at all and may > be remembering incorrectly. > > On a PC, I can't think of why you wouldn't be able simply to install > Finale2003 and have everything work. Maybe the original .mus file is > looking for some non-Finale music font, in which case you simply have > to copy that font file from some computer that has it.
Well, on Windows, I believe that if your Finale files use PostScript fonts, you have to install Finale while your PS printer is set as the printing default. If you don't have a PS printer set as default, the PS fonts won't get installed. -- David W. Fenton http://www.bway.net/~dfenton David Fenton Associates http://www.bway.net/~dfassoc _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
