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

63 pointsby cesareover 15 years ago

9 comments

alttabover 15 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.
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sanitybitover 15 years ago
Unofficial Solution: Remove iTunes.
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JangoSteveover 15 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."
elblancoover 15 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.<p>Maybe I'm not understanding Apple's attention to detail and design concept (as usual) in this case.
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maxkleinover 15 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.
telemachosover 15 years ago
And, the winner of the "most unintentionally ironic" disclaimer on a webpage is:<p><i>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.</i>
wattover 15 years ago
Cure seems to be worse than the disease.
buugsover 15 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.<p>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).
w1ntermuteover 15 years ago
It's not a bug, it's a <i>feature</i>.