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Product: Toaster Flyer Lightwave

Revs: 3.x 4.x 5.0

Platforms: Amiga

Problem: Fonts will not load.

For problems in loading fonts which shipped with the product:

1. PostScript Fonts in CG: incorrect POST.LIBRARY and/or PSNF.LIBRARY.

   The problem of incorrect libraries can occur if you have other software which uses post.library or psnf.library files, and installing that other software overwrites the Toaster/LightWave version; or if you are running both 3.x and 4.x Toaster software on your system, and did not make provision for the fact that these two versions use different libraries.

   If you are running 3.x software, and the libraries have been overwritten, a complete re-install must be done. If the problem was that the libraries were overwritten by another application, such as Alpha Paint, then you may need to preserve the library version for that other program, and devise a means to switch libraries at need (our FTP site has the files libswap.sfx and Iconkit34.lha that provide examples to work from. These are located in the subdirectory Flyer/Utilities).

   If you have 3.x and 4.x Toaster software on the same system, then you can use the retrofit CG from the 4.x Retro_Support folder to replace the 3.x CG. The retrofit CG uses the same libraries as the 4.x CG, but is otherwise unchanged from the original 3.x CG. Alternatively, if you wish to use the original 3.x CG, you should download and use Iconkit34.lha from our FTP site. Instructions for setup and use are included in the kit.

2. Incorrect CPU library.

   Install correct libraries (68030, 040 ETC...)

3. Corrupt font files.

   Re-install fonts. 4.x users can simply copy the fonts from the PSFonts directory on the install CD. 3.x users who have a disk-based 3.x install set must do a complete re-install of the software, starting with the 3.0 disks. 3.x users who have the 3.5 or 4.3 install CDs can copy the 3.x fonts from the CD.

4. The cause may be a conflict with some other software, or a corrupt file in other software on the system.

   Shut down all other programs in the system before you run the Toaster or LightWave software. Re-install Workbench software; if no change, re-install the NewTek software.

For PostScript fonts which were not shipped with NewTek product:

1. The Fonts are not an acceptable type.

   The fonts must be MS-DOS PostScript Type 1 fonts, in order to load into Modeler, and must be either MS-DOS PS Type 1 or Type 3 in order to load into the CG.

2. The fonts are an acceptable type, but will still not load.

   Some type-making programs seem to produce files which do not work well with Lightwave or CG. Sometimes a font that refuses to work can be corrected simply by loading it into font-making program which can reliably produce compatible fonts, and resaving it. On the Amiga, TypeSmith, from SoftLogik, has worked reliably.