I'm in the process of converting files from Framemaker 7.2 to 12.0. Everything has gone fairly smoothly, except for the following font issue.
I have a character tag that uses Zapf Dingbats (named Dingbats 1655). It is then used in my paragraph tag (h2 head2), where the Autonumber code is set as: n n/t (n=the box symbol in Zapf Dingbats with a space between the two, the t for the tab). This gives me the double box for the h2 head2 paragraph tag (see below from Framemaker 7.2 layout).
When I open the file in Framemaker 12.0, it displays as below (with extra spacing between the two boxes). The character tab and paragraph settings are identical to 7.2:
However, if I act like I'm printing to a .pdf in Framemaker 12.0 (changing from my default copier to the .pdf setting, and actually "print" a page as a .ps or .pdf), it miraculously "fixes" the issue and appears on screen like it does in 7.2:
Am I to assume there is now an issue with my default printer (local shared copier) based on the fact that the appearance changes when a .pdf option is selected? How would I fix this? It's only an issue with the Zapf Dingbat font (Type 1 font) and I can't figure out why there would be a difference when it works in 7.2.
Regardless, I can work around it as mentioned above, but it's cumbersome and irritating to trick it everytime I work on a book (as h2 head2 is used in all 13 of the books I work on). Thoughts?