Comments on: Episode 22: Custom Glyph Sets (VIDEO) http://www.theindesigner.com/blog/episode-22-custom-glyph-sets-video information. instruction. insight. Thu, 22 Sep 2011 20:29:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Michael Murphy http://www.theindesigner.com/blog/episode-22-custom-glyph-sets-video/comment-page-1#comment-185 Michael Murphy Sun, 11 Jun 2006 17:21:16 +0000 http://www.theindesigner.com/blog/episode-22-custom-glyph-sets-video#comment-185 Great tip, Anne-Marie. I did not know that. Of course, if I find myself having to delete or re-build preferences, I'm probably so miserable from whatever caused me to do that I might not even notice that I lostt my glyphs. :) Great tip, Anne-Marie. I did not know that. Of course, if I find myself having to delete or re-build preferences, I’m probably so miserable from whatever caused me to do that I might not even notice that I lostt my glyphs. :)

]]> By: Anne-Marie http://www.theindesigner.com/blog/episode-22-custom-glyph-sets-video/comment-page-1#comment-184 Anne-Marie Sat, 10 Jun 2006 19:14:53 +0000 http://www.theindesigner.com/blog/episode-22-custom-glyph-sets-video#comment-184 Hey there Michael! Great videocast as always. Would like to add one tip re glyph sets; that as soon as you rebuild ID's preferences (a common troubleshooting thing), you lose your glyph sets. It's another reason to keep back-ups of healthy ID prefs ... I keep them in a folder ("v4 prefs backup") one level above where the actual InDesign Defaults (the prefs file) is stored. So instead of rebuilding prefs, I copy/paste the back-up over, replacing the damaged file. Doing so resurrects your glyph sets, along with any pref customization you might have done. AM Hey there Michael! Great videocast as always.

Would like to add one tip re glyph sets; that as soon as you rebuild ID’s preferences (a common troubleshooting thing), you lose your glyph sets.

It’s another reason to keep back-ups of healthy ID prefs … I keep them in a folder (“v4 prefs backup”) one level above where the actual InDesign Defaults (the prefs file) is stored. So instead of rebuilding prefs, I copy/paste the back-up over, replacing the damaged file.

Doing so resurrects your glyph sets, along with any pref customization you might have done.

AM

]]> By: The InDesigner http://www.theindesigner.com/blog/episode-22-custom-glyph-sets-video/comment-page-1#comment-183 The InDesigner Fri, 02 Jun 2006 21:12:20 +0000 http://www.theindesigner.com/blog/episode-22-custom-glyph-sets-video#comment-183 I stand corrected. I guess I just never bothered to check for new versions of those old OS9 utilities when I made the switch. I stand corrected. I guess I just never bothered to check for new versions of those old OS9 utilities when I made the switch.

]]> By: Storm http://www.theindesigner.com/blog/episode-22-custom-glyph-sets-video/comment-page-1#comment-182 Storm Thu, 01 Jun 2006 20:35:45 +0000 http://www.theindesigner.com/blog/episode-22-custom-glyph-sets-video#comment-182 Hi Michael - I use PopChar™ X Version 2.1.2 and if I click a character, PopChar X inserts it in the text document. It remembers the five most recently inserted characters and displays them with a yellow background. I can choose if I want "remember font/styled" or not. Until I get used to the custom Glyph Sets I'll keep it, but I certainly like InDesign to handle Glyphs "natively" without having to use another utility/app. :-) Nina Hi Michael – I use PopChar™ X Version 2.1.2 and if I click a character, PopChar X inserts it in the text document. It remembers the five most recently inserted characters and displays them with a yellow background.
I can choose if I want “remember font/styled” or not.
Until I get used to the custom Glyph Sets I’ll keep it, but I certainly like InDesign to handle Glyphs “natively” without having to use another utility/app. :-) Nina

]]> By: The InDesigner http://www.theindesigner.com/blog/episode-22-custom-glyph-sets-video/comment-page-1#comment-181 The InDesigner Thu, 01 Jun 2006 19:03:23 +0000 http://www.theindesigner.com/blog/episode-22-custom-glyph-sets-video#comment-181 Thanks, Nina. I was curious as to whether everyone else already knew about Glyph Sets (since I discovered it only recently)...or if it would be too specific a function to have a lot of appeal. Glad you liked it. PopChar, huh? Wow...that takes me back. I loved that little utility. Sadly, when OS9 went, so did PopChar. What's great about Glyph Sets -- and something PopChar couldn't do -- is the ability to have characters to double-click on that are not in the currently active font. It's a great little place to store many glyphs from many different typefaces. Thanks, Nina. I was curious as to whether everyone else already knew about Glyph Sets (since I discovered it only recently)…or if it would be too specific a function to have a lot of appeal. Glad you liked it.
PopChar, huh? Wow…that takes me back. I loved that little utility. Sadly, when OS9 went, so did PopChar.
What’s great about Glyph Sets — and something PopChar couldn’t do — is the ability to have characters to double-click on that are not in the currently active font. It’s a great little place to store many glyphs from many different typefaces.

]]> By: Storm http://www.theindesigner.com/blog/episode-22-custom-glyph-sets-video/comment-page-1#comment-180 Storm Thu, 01 Jun 2006 18:47:26 +0000 http://www.theindesigner.com/blog/episode-22-custom-glyph-sets-video#comment-180 Great information about the Glyph Palette - I have gone through the Character Palette and used PopChar - never used the actual Glyph Palette... Thanks. Great information about the Glyph Palette – I have gone through the Character Palette and used PopChar – never used the actual Glyph Palette… Thanks.

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