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Version: 2008
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)
Processor: Intel
Hello all.
As I mentioned a moment ago on another post, please bear with me, as the last time I was in front of a Mac it was running system 7.
I recently installed Office for Mac 2008, and I've noticed that it messes around with the Mac font management set-up, as described by Microsoft here (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/948736). The installation of Office does not seem to have created any font problems for other applications on the computer, although I have noticed, in the Console application, that Word is the source of a multitude of identical error messages, of the form "cgbitmapcontextgetdata: invalid context". (These error messages are apparently solved by performing an update of Office, although I haven't tried this yet). To put it simply, although Office has not created havoc on the Mac, I just don't see the point of messing around with the way the Mac manages fonts on its own.
I'm thus considering uninstalling Office in order to reinstall it, for apparently it is possible during the Office installation procedure to stop Office from moving fonts around on the system. For example, Office has disabled fonts, moved them from their original location, and created the following folders: "Root_folder/Library/Fonts Disabled" & "Home_folder/Library/Fonts Disabled". I can’t understand why this is necessary, and I think that it may be better to let the Mac do its own job of managing the fonts.
So, here are my two questions:
(1) If I uninstall Office, will it clear up after itself by re-enabling the fonts it disabled and putting them back where they were initially? (I know, this does seem like a lot to ask of it). Or will Office just leave a mess behind, which I’ll be forced to clean up myself? Has anyone noticed font issues due to Office uninstalling improperly?
(2) Are there advantages associated with letting Office take over from the Mac at managing some of the computer's fonts? It seems to me (but remember, the last time I was here was in the days of System 7) that it might be better to let the Mac manage the fonts on its own system, rather than letting Office do the fiddling.
Any help anyone might be willing to provide would be much appreciated.
Stephen
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)
Processor: Intel
Hello all.
As I mentioned a moment ago on another post, please bear with me, as the last time I was in front of a Mac it was running system 7.
I recently installed Office for Mac 2008, and I've noticed that it messes around with the Mac font management set-up, as described by Microsoft here (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/948736). The installation of Office does not seem to have created any font problems for other applications on the computer, although I have noticed, in the Console application, that Word is the source of a multitude of identical error messages, of the form "cgbitmapcontextgetdata: invalid context". (These error messages are apparently solved by performing an update of Office, although I haven't tried this yet). To put it simply, although Office has not created havoc on the Mac, I just don't see the point of messing around with the way the Mac manages fonts on its own.
I'm thus considering uninstalling Office in order to reinstall it, for apparently it is possible during the Office installation procedure to stop Office from moving fonts around on the system. For example, Office has disabled fonts, moved them from their original location, and created the following folders: "Root_folder/Library/Fonts Disabled" & "Home_folder/Library/Fonts Disabled". I can’t understand why this is necessary, and I think that it may be better to let the Mac do its own job of managing the fonts.
So, here are my two questions:
(1) If I uninstall Office, will it clear up after itself by re-enabling the fonts it disabled and putting them back where they were initially? (I know, this does seem like a lot to ask of it). Or will Office just leave a mess behind, which I’ll be forced to clean up myself? Has anyone noticed font issues due to Office uninstalling improperly?
(2) Are there advantages associated with letting Office take over from the Mac at managing some of the computer's fonts? It seems to me (but remember, the last time I was here was in the days of System 7) that it might be better to let the Mac manage the fonts on its own system, rather than letting Office do the fiddling.
Any help anyone might be willing to provide would be much appreciated.
Stephen