Bernhard-Free Documents

Here I am trying to install the fonts from my goody folder.Besides the missing Bernhard Modern, which I now understand, I am unable to copy the Mydraid Pro or the Chaparral Pro fonts because they are damaged. What can I do?

I got the book and I think it is going to be great. However, you mention that some of the fonts must be loaded via the goodies disk. I don't not have a goodies disk :(. I downloaded the update from CS3 to CS4 Suite. How do I get the missing fonts? Jim

Greetings: This information is in regards to "Adobe InDesign CS4: One-on-One," ISBN 978-0-596-52191-2. My purpose for this post is twofold. First, I would like to document a few errors for the benefit of fellow readers, as well as for the improvement of future editions of this book. Secondly, I would like to know if there is a maintained errata page for this edition of the book--and suggest one be created if there is not already one. Reading the InDesign CS4 One-on-One book, I have encountered a few errors. Some errors are minor, such as the one on page 30, second-to-last sentence that says, "Or click the folder icon with the tiny magnifying glass....". Figure 1-39 corresponds to InDesign CS4 and is correct, however, there is no tiny magnifying glass as the text states. Again, this error is minor and does not impede the learning process. One error is particularly surprising, like the fact that pages 45-68 are off-kilter--each page was physically printed at a slant. The left side of the spread on the aforementioned pages is rotated counter-clockwise, enough to where the lower-left corner of the magenta box surrounding the page number touches the bottom of the page. The right side of the spread is rotated clockwise by the same amount. Fortunately, none of the information is lost and everything is completely visible on the page. Despite my expectation of a more perfect printing of a book of this caliber, this error is purely aesthetic, and I suspect it only affects my copy (and possibly a few of its cousins). Other errors are more problematic. Page 136 directs the reader to open "Quiz introduction.indd". The file does exist, but at least on my system, the file contains no visible type--there is no text to try out drop caps. The file opened error-free and contained no dialog boxes prompting me to substitute fonts. I suppose I could draw my own text box and fill it with placeholder text. Great idea--except for the fact that drawing a text box using the type tool did not work as it seemed to in other files provided on the CD. The point here is that I could not follow along with the lesson--learning was impeded. And now I am spending even more time composing this post--hopefully not in vain. I realize there is difficulty in publishing a book 100% error-free. Just as computer programs always seem to have bugs (evident by the seemingly daily updates my computer automatically downloads), books--especially the dynamic genre of computer texts--have errors, too. This is to be expected, and I propose under certain conditions, it is even acceptable. If only my book could receive automatic updates....which brings me to the subject of errata. Is there a maintained errata webpage for this book? I checked the publisher's website, and found this: http://oreilly.com/catalog/errataunconfirmed.csp?isbn=9780596521912 At the time of this post, there were only two posts. In the first post (concerning the "InDesign Shortcut Sets" folder location), the reader did not read far enough to know that s/he may need to create the folder. In the second post, there is a blob about the missing Bernhard font--this problem is resolved here: http://www.deke.com/category/free-tags/errata Just as updates are necessary for software, errata is necessary for books--especially technical literature. The established errata page at O'Reilly's website looks great, but it also looks unsupported. There is no official feedback as to whether the user-submitted errors are valid, and there are no confirmed errata. Even for the previous edition of the book (Adobe InDesign CS3: One-on-One), which has been out longer and--one might assume would have validated errata confirmed by the author or publisher--does not have any confirmed errata. If I could offer one suggestion, or even more influentially "decide Deke's fate," I would suggest adding a dedicated errata section for current and future books published by this author. The author's website looks great, and www.deke.com certainly could handle the additional content. An errata section might fit under "dekePRESS" where some of the books are listed. Or, one might argue that using the publisher's already established errata system is the better way. It would certainly be nice if there was a central repository where a reader could quickly download corrupt/missing files, and view corrections. It is important that errata be timely, supported by the author, accurate, and complete--this concept could be summarized by the keyword "maintained." It may seem that I'm being over-critical of a book that reads easy, is very well-written, has great video tutorials, and is just a blast to follow along with the provided exercises. Feedback, though, is my only mechanism to give back and (hopefully) enable the author/publisher to produce even better products in the future. If I were a publisher, I would certainly want customers to know that when they buy a book, it contains accurate information and functional content, and in the rare instances where mistakes occur (they do happen), help is available online via a maintained errata website. Keep on with the great series, and I look forward to reading more One-on-One books . Cheers.

Big thank you to Deke and David for quickly and elegantly addressing the missing font issue. You guys are the best! One little tip for others who might try the new Untitled Mabry file - I had to go to the CS4 goodies disk to load the Nueva fonts - they weren't automatically loaded with the software installation.