I have just installed PgS 5.0.4.4pro on my PC running Vista Home Premium. I entered reg/password and selected the fonts directory at C:\Windows\Fonts. I have to do this because if I don't the only font that appears is Arial. I open a new document, create a text frame, select a font from the pop-up, click in the text frame. As soon as I type a character PgS crashes with the details below. If I type a frameless text object, that works fine. If I try to load any documents, I see the same crash. AFAIK the docs I am trying to load have text frames. Problem signature: Problem Event Name: APPCRASH Application Name: PageStream5Pro.exe Application Version: 0.0.0.0 Application Timestamp: 4717c09c Fault Module Name: SoftLogikDisp.dll Fault Module Version: 0.0.0.0 Fault Module Timestamp: 4717bcbc Exception Code: c0000094 Exception Offset: 0002123e OS Version: 6.0.6000.2.0.0.768.3 Locale ID: 3081 Additional Information 1: 6dd4 Additional Information 2: 43c9eebbc714a0ec7ca875b176d5d892 Additional Information 3: 8fdd Additional Information 4: 5c859ba210dd573793e7e2182e3e50d1

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I have just installed PgS 5.0.4.4pro on my PC running Vista Home Premium. I entered reg/password and selected the fonts directory at C:\Windows\Fonts. I have to do this because if I don't the only font that appears is Arial.

I open a new document, create a text frame, select a font from the pop-up, click in the text frame. As soon as I type a character PgS crashes with the details below.

If I type a frameless text object, that works fine. If I try to load any documents, I see the same crash. AFAIK the docs I am trying to load have text frames.

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This comment from Dirk Harlaar in the PgS Support ML was the solution for me too:

Quote:

http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/PageStreamSupport/message/19273

It's really a workaround for a fundamental issue with fonts under Vista.

Note about the Arial font appearing: using a fresh PgS install Arial does not appear. I think it may have in my case because of the font substitution file from my XP install I had copied across.

I think what you are saying is that having a default font that is not available causes PageStream to crash. Otherwise this is a repeat of bug #210.

This actually has been fixed in a recent Mac release and was a global problem with default fonts specified that did not exist. Also, the fact that you get Arial Regular instead of Arial when you add that font using PageStream's font prefs is also fixed.

Related, you can remove font paths that contain fonts that are currently in use things don't fall apart (why you would want to do that I don't know

Thanks for the report!

[Status updated to 'Fixed in 5.0.4.6' on Wed, 16 Jan 2008 22:20:16 -0500]

Thanks!