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in 1667mtuxo ihnp4!mtuxo!jasond complainst about different applications 
having different names for the same font

I also have had some wierd problems with fonts.  I recently was asked to
test an application that came with an "aux" file which included some
resources and data to customize the application for a particular task.
One of the resources was a special font the application used.  Unfor-
tunately, I already had a font defined, but non existant (San Francisco
9) with the same number in my system file.  I copied the application
and aux file to my hard disk (system 3.1.1/finder 5.2) and tried to
open the application: bizarre... the application asked for the font by
number I think, and the system, not having a SF9 to give it, made one
up by scaling SF18.  Font/DA mover thought the font was SF9 as well, and
ResEdit gave me SF9 to edit, although GetInfo in ResEdit knew the correct
name for the font!

My solution was to boot up ( minus harddrive) on the system the 
application came with, then make a new font file with just the special
font.   I then rebooted off my regular system, and used Font/DA mover
to first delete the font that was confusing the system in the harddisk
copy of the AUX file, then replace it by copying from the Font file on
the floppy.  This allowed Font/DA Mover to correctly create the FOND
resource in the aux file to redirect calls for that font, which got
renumbered to 16000 something!

So try poking around with Font/DA Mover and ResEdit, and try installing
the messed up fonts again.

Good luck
Dan Graifer