Extensis Font Reserve 1.7 Server FRS-19870 User Manual

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•  Server Instability: If a font is activated on the server and the server crashes, the client 

machines may “lock up” as the Mac OS, the print driver or other applications on the client 

machines attempt to access the necessary font data. 

To reduce server traffic and to speed access and activation, the Client maintains a cache of 

recently activated fonts on the client workstation. Since fonts reside on the workstation while 

in use, if the server goes down, users can continue working, uninterrupted, with their currently 

active fonts. 

Naturally, a significant concern of using a server-based solution is how the software handles a 

system or network problem. “What happens if my network goes down?” or “What about my 

PowerBook users who go on the road?” are frequent questions asked about the product. Font 

Reserve Server handles these situations elegantly by automatically putting the users into an 

Offline Mode. While in Offline Mode, all the fonts that were active prior to being disconnected 

from the server remain active—even across system restarts—and the user is given full access to 

their local cache (typically the last 500 or so fonts the user has activated) from which to activate 

and deactivate fonts. Once the server is back online, the user can easily reconnect. 

The “holy grail” in electronic publishing has always been complete workflow automation. For 

example, using AppleScript with QuarkXPress and FileMaker Pro, users are building entire real 

estate and office products catalogs. 

Unfortunately, the goal of moving a job through a series of processes, untouched by human 

operators, continues to be elusive—often because font problems require intelligent attention. The 

Font Reserve Server, coupled with Font Sense technology, solves this problem by ensuring that 

the correct fonts are available to specific jobs when they need them. 

If you have any specific questions about how Font Reserve Server could fit into your workflow, 

please visit 

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