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Jon-M-Spear
Jon-M-Spear
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Strange change in typeface

Sep 13, 2012 12:43 AM

On my workstation, my text edit mode (except the title) in all Adobe Forums has suddenly changed to Times New Roman - even though it posts in the correct font.  My laptop is unchanged  - showing the correct display font.

 

This is a new and extremely unwelcome development.  Have I unknowingly toggled something?

 

Thanks.

938 Views   12 Replies   Latest reply: Bill Hunt, Sep 22, 2012 10:46 AM
 
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  • able123
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    1. able123,
    Sep 13, 2012 9:08 AM   in reply to Jon-M-Spear
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    I'm just guessing...but I think it has to do with mobile devices being able to get these forums easily with smaller screen size etc.

    PC sales are down, while mobile devices are up. So the market is changing dramatically.

    What you see I also see on my desktop.

    I imagine changes will continue as the forums are fine tuned for mobile ( smart phones, tablets, etc ).

     

    If you 'reply' to a post ( and get the open window to enter text for a reply ) and then look at the source code for the webpage you now have...you'll see tons of stuff referring to the font sizes and plugins and all sorts of stuff ( stylesheets ( css ) ) etc...that is what is changing.

    It's not cause YOU did something.

     

     
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  • Jon-M-Spear
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    2. Jon-M-Spear,
    Sep 13, 2012 9:16 AM   in reply to able123
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    Thanks for the reply.

     

    As I said, the text editor only appears in New Times Roman on my workstation.  It displays correctly on my laptop and, subsequently tested, iPad.

     

    Methinks that some my screen font has somehow become corrupted on the workstation, and I cannot find a way to restore it.

     

    It displays correctly once posted!

     
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  • Bill Hunt
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    3. Bill Hunt,
    Sep 13, 2012 5:45 PM   in reply to Jon-M-Spear
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    This thread: http://forums.adobe.com/thread/1065238?tstart=0 in the Forum Comments Forum might prove useful.

     

    Good luck,

     

    Hunt

     
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  • Jon-M-Spear
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    4. Jon-M-Spear,
    Sep 13, 2012 11:30 PM   in reply to Bill Hunt
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    I don't think that's the issue, Bill.  It seems like local corruption (that's Portsmouth for you!) or a setting I've toggled. Capture.JPG

     

    As previously stated, it appears correctly on other devices.

     
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  • Jim Simon
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    Sep 18, 2012 9:34 AM   in reply to Jon-M-Spear
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    Seeing this myself now.  It's a serif font in the advanced editor, but changes to the standard non-serif when I Post.

     

    Weird.

     
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  • Bill Hunt
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    6. Bill Hunt,
    Sep 18, 2012 2:23 PM   in reply to Jim Simon
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    Yes, in the editor, I have Times New Roman, or very similar, that then translates to Adobe Free, when the post is uploaded.

     

    Hunt

     
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  • shooternz
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    Sep 18, 2012 2:43 PM   in reply to Bill Hunt
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    Same here.

     

    When will the tinkering end!

     
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  • Jon-M-Spear
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    8. Jon-M-Spear,
    Sep 18, 2012 9:07 PM   in reply to shooternz
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    Well, on one hand, I'm sorry you're suffering too but, on the other, thank God I'm not alone. 

     

    It's still behaving correctly on my mobile workstation and iPad!

     

    Strange.

     
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  • Bill Hunt
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    9. Bill Hunt,
    Sep 19, 2012 9:13 PM   in reply to shooternz
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    When will the tinkering end?

     

    Not sure that it will.

     

    Adobe is trying to come up with a format, for the forums, that will unify ALL product forums. Some changes might be for the better, but some will likely not improve things.

     

    Fingers X'ed in AZ, USA.

     

    Hunt

     
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  • Bill Hunt
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    10. Bill Hunt,
    Sep 19, 2012 9:14 PM   in reply to Jon-M-Spear
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    Jon,

     

    While there ARE some oddities, that one experiences in one browser, but not another, things ARE changing, and probably not for the better.

     

    Hunt

     
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  • Jon-M-Spear
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    11. Jon-M-Spear,
    Sep 22, 2012 6:16 AM   in reply to Bill Hunt
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    D-oh!  Now my laptop has started editng in the serif face!

     

    WTF is going on Adobe????

     
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  • Bill Hunt
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    12. Bill Hunt,
    Sep 22, 2012 10:46 AM   in reply to Jon-M-Spear
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    Exactly? I do not know.

     

    However, I know that the Adobe Forum Team (not the design, but the implementation team), is working on standardization of the forums. This is an on-going process, and will likely affect every Adobe forum, at some time. Their goal is to have all forum main pages look, and function the same.

     

    I can only assume that there are other changes, beyond just the main pages.

     

    My guess,

     

    Hunt

     
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