ITunes update screws text. Official solution: remove all your third-party fonts

http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3042

by cesare • 17 years ago

63 32 17 years ago

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w1ntermute• 17 years ago

It's not a bug, it's a feature.

buugs• 17 years ago

Well that is terrible, why would that be an official solution rather than reverting back to old font rendering system or removing a specific font that is causing issue.

This is like setting a banking website to use a non readable font using css and asking the user to remove that font or disable css to use online banking. (Though Itunes should be less important than banking it is the only example I could think of.. maybe email would be better).

alttab2• 17 years ago

Maybe whomever created that page meant "temporary work around." this is definitely better than nothing, but is definitely laughable at best if it's not followed up with a patch.

clicks2• 17 years ago

(whoever*; 'whomever' would be used if it was on the receiving end of the action, e.g., 'I will vote for whomever they endorse')

stilist• 17 years ago

Honestly, nobody cares about ‘whom’. It’s dead, along with ‘thou’ and a bunch of other archaic nonsense.

In the real world it’s just ‘who’.

watt• 17 years ago

Cure seems to be worse than the disease.

elblanco• 17 years ago

I'm not sure I understand how this could happen - it certainly can't be a bug since, I dunno, installing and running the software would show this behavior, and Apple must have some kind of rudimentary QA in place for one of their flagship products.

Maybe I'm not understanding Apple's attention to detail and design concept (as usual) in this case.

kqr2• 17 years ago

In order to take into account various computer configurations, e.g. the use of 3rd party fonts, they should conduct external beta tests before releasing it to the general public.

maxklein• 17 years ago

I actually tried this, because I have the problem, and it does not solve the problem on Windows 7. The text is still garbled.

sanitybit• 17 years ago

Unofficial Solution: Remove iTunes.

dbz3• 17 years ago

There is plenty of good music playing software; furthermore, one may end up saving money by not paying the itunes store =]

I like this unofficial solution.

ugh• 17 years ago

Um, you have to use the iTunes store? Why does everyone always assume that as soon as one uses iTunes, music is also bought that way? I used iTunes for a long time without ever buying anything there.

nailer• 17 years ago

Syncing to Apple devices not using iTunes works at best and is a nightmare at worst.

legooolas• 17 years ago

Depends how old your Apple device is. I've got 4 ipods of various vintages (mostly given to me after their owner upgraded or some part of them broke), and they all work fine to sync to Linux boxes using gtkpod.

(Newest one is a 3rd Gen 30Gb, so I don't know about newer ones, but I suspect it's not too terrible)

telemachos• 17 years ago

And, the winner of the "most unintentionally ironic" disclaimer on a webpage is:

Important: Mention of third-party websites and products is for informational purposes only and constitutes neither an endorsement nor a recommendation. Apple assumes no responsibility with regard to the selection, performance or use of information or products found at third-party websites. Apple provides this only as a convenience to our users. Apple has not tested the information found on these sites and makes no representations regarding its accuracy or reliability. There are risks inherent in the use of any information or products found on the Internet, and Apple assumes no responsibility in this regard. Please understand that a third-party site is independent from Apple and that Apple has no control over the content on that website. Please contact the vendor for additional information.

JangoSteve• 17 years ago

I got halfway through reading all the comments on this thread and forgot what the original story was about (hint: it's not about the proper use and history of the English language). Hopefully this comment will find its way to appear halfway down the comment thread (strategic up/downvoting please), so that it can perform its public service of reminding you, "You are currently reading the 'iTunes font removal solution' comment thread."

ITunes update screws text. Official solution: remove all your third-party fonts

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