what is this error ‘readWFNontHdr.error1’ please?

[Brian Hays]

What version is it Brian?

Sounds like something is corrupt, maybe re installing will be in only solution. 😮

[Brian Little]

hi Brian and thanks for getting back …its 4.95…..its just recently been reinstalled after comp had probs and up to to day its been great > just another question you may be able to answer when you install the fonts where do you put them ? I notice when i open up a customer file .theres a whole lot of fonts in there that are not in the job

rEGARDS BRIAN

[Brian Hays]

You lost me a bit there mate…

When you install signlab it copies them into a fonts directory…

on 4.95 I think it was something like C:\signlab\fonts

When you copy a font to your computer you have to install the font via File & Install Fonts in Signlab. If you install the program it does this automatically anyway.

Are you saying it’s changing the font from the one it was designed in? Does it come up with a message saying xxx font is not on your system?

[Brian Little]

ye it does brian ….and i Know how to do that ….but for some reason its not loading Antol_cp and many of the fonts similar to it .Even directly from the disk

Regards Brian

[Brian Hays]

How do you mean not directly from the disk?

Are you saying you can’t copy the font from the cd to the hard drive? Why not what happens when you try?

Or if you can is it listed when you search for VEF font’s in the font installer?

[Peter Normington]

sorry to but in, but if you just had a problem with the computer, have you upgraded the op system? if you have it may not be compatable with 4.95?

[Brian Hays]

Good point Peter, Signlab 4.95 won’t run properly on Windows Xp Brian…

[Brian Little]

no im still on 98….but ill try what Brian sugests & re-install ill let you know how it gos

Regards Brian 😀

[Frank Droog]

Ive seen that problem befor many times in sl495. The WFN fonts that you are trying to use maybe corrupted somehow. If you installed the WFN fonts to the harddrive, is suspect you will find that some are 0 Bytes in length. Find what folder you installed them to, (search for *.wfn) and delete any that are 0 bytes.
If you reinstall the fonts, then recheck for any that are 0 bytes.
Try to get a Font CD and manually copy them to the harddrive

hope this helps.
frank at cadlink.

[Brian Little]

Thanks Frank a million!!!!!!!!

it seems to have solved the problem ……could this have happened if ive accidently installed a font thats already in the system?…theres some VEF fonts with the same problem i take it i just type in *.VEF

Regards Brian 😀 😀 😀

[Frank Droog]

I cant say i ever saw the problem with VEF fonts , but yes, any font that is 0 bytes in length is corrupt and must be deleted.

I only ever saw the problem with WFN font in Signlab 3.2 and 4.95
People would go to File/Install fonts, select WFN and for whatever reason, it would install the fonts to the harddrive but they where 0 bytes in length.

I used to get end users to copy/paste them Off of the CD onto the harddrive, or just email them a zip file with all the uncompressed wfn fonts.

Never saw the problem with VEF fonts.
frank at cadlink

[Brian Little]

yep there is def VEF fonts Frank ive checked …..ive deleted the 0 byte ones and reinstalled them and they seem to be ok ..

Thanks for your help

Regards Brian

[Brian Little]

mmm los like i spoke to soon every time i turn the comp back on im having to re install certain fonts ….do you think id be better to re install signlab ??…..antol -ni VEF seems to be a big problem for some reason .
Dont understand it its a font i use a lot .

Regards Brian 😀

[Nicola McIntosh]

brian if your having bother just keep the font & clipart disk in the cd-rom drive and run everything from the disk!! 😛

nik

[Brian Little]

mm ok nik ive done that its a mistery …its been working fine ….

Regards brian

[Robert Lambie]

andrew runs his comp with all fonts etc installed but me being old hat ive never got round to it and always run it off my signlab fonts CD.

frank, was there a major reason why coroporate logos were dropped from the fonts & clipart disk?

also, i used to have (many moons ago) signlab vehicle outline library. again, never saw/heard of it again.

i know why its not used these days, but remember a batch of floppy disks to load signlab… how we progress eh?

just some blasts from the past there… trip down memory lane. :lol1: 😉

[J. Hulme]

Create a folder on your desktop, name it fonts, add fonts/clipart to folder when signab asks for fonts/clipart direct it here, problem solved.

[Brian Little]

eh robert im stilll installing signlab from these floppy disks :lol1: I dont know what the hell ive done .The version on the cadlink disk is 1996 pity i cant by a replacement disk .Even tho i know a certain font is in the comp because ive used it to build up the file,it has probs finding it and i have to find it manually. Ive done what Frank sugested and it did work with the wfn files.But im still having probs with vef fonts .

Regards Brian 😀

[Brian Little]

another problem that seems to be happening ,when i try to print from signlab it comes up *can not find printer scale ” this only happens when printing from Signlab

Regards brian

[Nicola McIntosh]

quote signs elite:

eh robert im stilll installing signlab from these floppy disks

are you installing from the original floppy’s or from back-up copys?

brian i’ll be in perth on monday morning if you want me to help you out? 😀

Nik

[Brian Little]

hi nik …no its been installed from the original floppys . kind of you to offer but it seems to have sorted itself out …but your welcome up for a coffee 😀 😀

Regards Brian

[Nicola McIntosh]

oh well, glad you got it sorted , but i would make copys of your signlab disks though for back up, just incase the originals get corrupted !! 😀
and only use the copys and keep originals in a safe place!! 😛 if i’m passing your way i’ll pop in!! 😛

Nik

[Frank Droog]

Id try to get a hold of a 4.95 CD if possible and a Font CD.
Or burn a set of good floppies to a CD.

If you can get the WFN fonts to install without being 0 bytes, find what directory they are in and Zip them up and burn them to a CD.
The same with the VEF fonts if you install them to the harddrive.
That way you dont have to worry about the Install Font problem.

I also remember the “unabe to calculate priter scale problem”
As i recall we had users edit the Signlab2.ini file with notepad and Delete
the Printer Configuration section, then restart Signlab.
This is going back about 8+ years.

Robert.
I think the Logos where droped for legal reasons but dont know for sure.

frank at cadlink

[Brian Little]

Thanks frank i preciate your help and everbody else who gave there advice . ive solved the prob . just gos to show what a great site this is , i feel we all turn into “service engineers”…and its a great help …(no that sounds a bit cheesy 😳 😳 😳 but i mean it )

regards brian