Extensis Font Reserve Server
(v1.7.6)
Release Notes
November 2006
Thank you for using Font Reserve Server, the most powerful font management system for workgroups.
Extensis Font Reserve Server
Installation notes
  • Mac OS X Platform:
       Power Macintosh G4 or later
       Mac OS 10.3.9 or higher
       Mac OS X Server, version 10.3.9 or higher
       512 MB RAM

    Windows Platform:
       Pentium 3, 800MHz or higher
       Windows 2000 Pro
       Windows 2000 Server
       Windows 2003 Server
       512 MB RAM
Client System Requirements
  • The Font Reserve Client is now compatible with Intel-based systems though Rosetta. 
  • Note: This is compatibility for the Client only. The Font Reserve Server has not been updated and is not supported for use under Rosetta.
  • Mac OS X Platform:
       Power Macintosh G3 or later
       Mac OS X 10.2.8 or higher for PowerPC-based systems
  •    Mac OS X 10.4.7 or higher for Intel-based systems (runs under Rosetta)
       256 MB RAM

    Mac OS 9 Platform:
       Power Macintosh G3 or later
       Mac OS 9.2.2
       128 MB RAM 
Installing Font Reserve Server

Before you install Font Reserve Server and Font Reserve client, check the System Requirements listed above, then refer to the Font Reserve Server Quick Start Guide for instructions about installing the server and client. For more detailed information about Font Reserve Server, please refer to the additional PDF documentation, the Admin Guide and User Guide. To find out more about Font Reserve, including updates, please visit our website at http://www.extensis.com/

If you are upgrading from an earlier version of Font Reserve, you must have at least version 1.6 installed. If you are currently using an earlier version, please contact technical support for assistance.

Fixed issues
The following reported problems have been fixed in Font Reserve Server.  The list is intended to cite the most serious fixes known. It is not an exhaustive list of all fixed problems.

Fixed in Font Reserve Server (v1.7.6)

ID Description
A Fixed a problem where launching the Font Reserve Mac Client would sometimes cause Mac OS to switch to the USA input method.
21763
21898		 Fixed an issue that caused -608 errors when connecting to Font Reserve Server as administrator or when resuming connections
23404 The Font Reserve InDesign CS2 plug-in no longer suppresses the Missing Linked Image dialog box when opening an InDesign file that has missing linked images.
26157 The Preferences pane to launch the settings application now works properly on Intel Macs.
26309 Fixed an issue where some Eastern European input methods and keyboards would cause the Font Reserve Mac Client to close immediately when attempting to connect to the server.
26675 Font Reserve Server will no longer fail to launch in certain time zones.
26825 The Font Reserve Illustrator CS2 plug-in will no longer cause false error messages about missing linked files.
27042 The Font Reserve QuarkXPress plug-in was updated so that Quark Passport 6.5 will no longer close unexpectedly when opening a second document while the Master page of a first document is selected.
27130 The Font Reserve Illustrator CS2 plug-in will no longer cause false error messages about missing linked files.
27350
27356		 Font Sense data is now always saved into Illustrator CS & CS2 documents when the plug-in is enabled.

Fixed in Font Reserve Server (v1.7.5)

ID Description
A Fixed a problem where the Font Reserve Mac Client would fail to de-activate fonts when user was in off-line mode and would subsequently be unable to reconnect to a server.

Fixed in Font Reserve Server (v1.7.4)

ID Description
A
 Fixed problem where the Font Reserve Mac Client could timeout when connecting with -1712 or -608 errors if there were a large number of fonts permanently active.
B
 Fixed an installation error affecting QuarkXPress, where the QuarkXPress 6.5 XTension would be erroneously installed into QuarkXPress 6.0/6.1
C
 Fixed error in the Adobe Illustrator plug-in where fonts would fail to auto-activate in some circumstances.
D
 Fixed error in the Adobe InDesign plug-in which might cause Font Reserve to close unexpectedly when importing MS-Word documents.


Fixed in Font Reserve Server (v1.7.2)

ID Description
A Stability Improvements: Fixed several server stability issues. These include server crashes on dual processor Mac OS X servers, as well as various other server crashes on both Mac and Windows platforms. This also includes cases where the server would no longer accept client connections, resulting in the server needing to be restarted. These cases generally took place under certain heavy load conditions.
B Reorganized Workgroup tables within the SQL database. These changes result in significant overall performance improvements when working in the Admin Users and Workgroups area.
C Significant overall performance improvements when running the server on a Mac OS X platform.
D Fixed compatibility issue with Norton Anti Virus on a Mac OS X client. This would result in "File is Busy" errors when previewing or deactivating fonts.
E Fixed Font Reserve Server 1.7 issue whereby on certain installations the Font Reserve Settings dialog would not launch correctly from System Preferences menu.
F Fixed Font Reserve XTension issue with QuarkXPress 6 whereby placing an image into QuarkXPress 6 with Font Reserve plug-in working would cause the image not to display until refreshed.
G Fixed numerous other issues.

Fixed in Font Reserve Server (v1.7)

ID Description
A
 Added Support for Panther (Mac OS 10.3): Both the Font Reserve client and server were updated to support Panther (Mac OS 10.3).
B
 Auto-activate From All Workgroups: Users can activate fonts from all workgroups when using auto-activation plug-ins for QuarkXPress 4/5, QuarkXPress 6, InDesign CS, or Illustrator CS when the user permission is set.
C
 Auto-activate Font Families: Users can now activate entire font families when using auto-activation plug-ins for QuarkXPress  4/5, QuarkXPress 6, InDesign CS, or Illustrator CS when the preference is set in the plug-in.
D
 Database Defragment Feature: The Font Reserve server database can now be defragmented after the next backup when set in the backup configuration in Font Reserve Server Manager.
E Stability Improvements: Database table level locking was changed to row level locking and user connection handling was modified to improve stability under heavy user load.
F Performance Improvements: Database tables were indexed in order to improve performance.
G Numerous Bug Fixes: Numerous bugs were fixed in the Font Reserve Client, Font Reserve Server and the following auto-activation plug-ins: QuarkXPress  4/5, QuarkXPress 6, InDesign CS, and Illustrator CS.
Known issues
The following issues are known, but have not yet been addressed in this version of Font Reserve. The list is intended to cite the most serious problems known. It is not an exhaustive list of all known problems.

ID Description
A A second user cannot run Font Reserve via fast-user switching in OS 10.3 and 10.4. In order for the second user to run Font Reserve, the Font Reserve Proxy process must be quit, by logging the first user out of the Mac, shutting down Font Reserve via the System Preferences panel in OS X, or quitting the Font Reserve Proxy process via the Activity Monitor under OS 10.3 (see Activity Monitor in the Utilities folder in OS X).
B Activating entire font families via the QuarkXPress 4/5, QuarkXPress 6, InDesign CS, or Illustrator CS plug-ins can be time consuming. 
C In heavy load environments, it is recommended to run with Verbose Logging turned OFF in the Font Reserve Server Manager unless using the setting for a short period of time to specifically troubleshoot an issue.
D Due to changes in OS X, you may notice that certain fonts that worked fine with Mac OS 9, specifically some picture or symbol fonts, may not render correctly in Mac OS X.
Contacting Extensis
To reach us for technical support or general questions please use the following method:
Web/email:  http://www.extensis.com/support/

If you have an annual service agreement, you are entitled to priority support. Please use the contact information on your service agreement.

For customer service please use one of the following methods:
Web/email: http://www.extensis.com/customerservice/
Phone:(800)796-9798

 © 2006 Extensis, a division of Celartem, Inc. This document and the software described in it are copyrighted with all rights reserved.


09/21/2006 JK