Error font box
Using the character settings dialog to set the font causes the same error as before, but unchecking the box that forces the choices to be limited to the category fonts and using the drop down to directly select the desired face does work. The effect is not limited to text blocks, either, although with the new font-selection dropdown used for expression text, there is a workaround there. It doesn't change the way Finale behaves. I have no way of knowing what will work and what won't.Īnd yes, I have tried the "include printer-only fonts" option, which was supposedly a workaround for the issue. Fonts that are produced by professional, large foundries (Adobe, Monotype, etc.) fail to work while cheap, poorly-made fonts work fine - and vice-versa. While this behavior is consistent from font to font, knowing which fonts work and which don't is a chore because it seems completely arbitrary. If I select the same element of text and try to change it again, the correct font will show up in the selection window (and will even render properly), but the words "error selecting font" will display at the bottom of the window and Finale's output will not change.
#ERROR FONT BOX PDF#
Attempting to print or export the document to PDF will not result in the chosen font being rendered it will simply fall back to Arial or Times New Roman. The window will display and render the font face properly but when applied, the font will display as either Arial or Times New Roman (whether the font is sans-serif or serif). I go to select those fonts from within Finale's interface for text blocks on the page. Anyway, I've got the text fonts I need on hand to replicate the style.
#ERROR FONT BOX SERIES#
Sometimes that's as simple as having Times New Roman on hand, but other times, not so much (e.g., old Hal Leonard Woody Herman Series charts used URW Continental or Gill Sans, depending on the era). In order to replicate the look of a particular publisher's style, I need certain text fonts. I pride myself on being able to reproduce the look and appearance of various publishers' styles, so as to make things appear uniform when parts are collected. One of the things I do is recreate parts for groups that play in my area. Maybe there's someone out there who's run into this and knows what's happening. This is a problem I've had since Finale 2008, and updating to Fin 2012 still has not addressed this problem. MakeMusic Forum > Public Forums > Finale - Windows - FORUM HAS MOVED! > Error Selecting Font