Missing Lucida Grande font
Posted: Mon Sep 20, 2021 2:32 pm
Hi,
When I open Mellel for iPad there is an immediate pop-up message that the Lucida Grande font is missing. A search of App Store whence missing fonts are said to be available does not find anything. Some sources say Apple now uses Helvetica Neue as the alternative for Lucida Grande. Apple’s default font for iOS, iPadOS, tvOS, and macOS is reported to be their own San Francisco or SF.
Document appearance is OK, but I’m wondering what is happening behind the scene. Does Mellel just substitute what it deems to be a suitable font? Does it default to the system default font? Should the default for the provided Mellel documents be updated to a current font, if it matters in any way? Is there any importance for finding and installing Lucida Grande, perhaps for compatibility importing and exporting Microsoft Word documents from collaborators? A bunch of related questions, mainly motivated by necessity of working with collaborators who write in Microsoft Word.
Thank you for insights and perspectives,
Mark
When I open Mellel for iPad there is an immediate pop-up message that the Lucida Grande font is missing. A search of App Store whence missing fonts are said to be available does not find anything. Some sources say Apple now uses Helvetica Neue as the alternative for Lucida Grande. Apple’s default font for iOS, iPadOS, tvOS, and macOS is reported to be their own San Francisco or SF.
Document appearance is OK, but I’m wondering what is happening behind the scene. Does Mellel just substitute what it deems to be a suitable font? Does it default to the system default font? Should the default for the provided Mellel documents be updated to a current font, if it matters in any way? Is there any importance for finding and installing Lucida Grande, perhaps for compatibility importing and exporting Microsoft Word documents from collaborators? A bunch of related questions, mainly motivated by necessity of working with collaborators who write in Microsoft Word.
Thank you for insights and perspectives,
Mark