Safari on Windows: font problem
Recently Apple launched a beta version of Safari for Windows. This
version works in the traditional Mac style, which can be confusing for
those of us who have not had the pleasure of using a Mac before.
There are of-course some issues with the this beta implimentation.
The main one I have found is, that none of the fonts appear either in
the page or on the application window.
Luckily there is a solution (discovered by Grupenet.com) which,
I will precis below:
- Navigate to this directory:
C:\Documents and Settings\%USERNAME%\Local Settings\
Application Data\Apple Computer\Safari (Windows XP)
C:\Users\%USERNAME%\AppData\Local\Apple Computer\
Safari (Windows Vista) - Download this Fonts.plist file [right click: Save Target As...]
- Replace the old Fonts.plist with the one you just downloaded
- Set the properties file of Fonts.plist [ right click: Properties] to “Read-Only”
If that doesn’t work:
- Unclick ”Read-only” of Fonts.plist
- Open Fonts.plist in Notepad
- Edit the location of the fonts to match your system
- Save and reset the properties of Fonts.plist to ”Read-only”
If it still doesn’t work:
- Navigate to: “C:\Program Files\Safari\Safari.resources”
- Make sure it contains: “Lucida Grande.ttf” and “Lucida Grande Bold.ttf”
- If not, download them and put them in the “Safari.resources” folder