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March 3, 2017
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fontea plugin woes

  • March 3, 2017
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Has anyone attempted to install the plugin fontea for Photoshop ? It creates a folder that begins with com although when placed in the Program Files > PhotoshopCC 2017 > Plugins folder it doesn't get loaded when starting Photoshop ?

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    Correct answer S_Gans

    When the installation finished, you were prompted to run Photoshop and so you did. 

    Re-install the extension, except; do not run Photoshop when prompted.  Rather run Photoshop once the installation is complete. 

    When the installation is complete and I'm prompted to run Photoshop, I see the fontea extension in Windows > Extension.  Although, if I don't run Photoshop immediately after installation and run Photoshop thereafter the installation is complete; I don't see the fontea extension in the Windows > Extension list ?


    I'm sorry - I wasn't prompted to run Photoshop at all. I did so of my own accord, to see if the installation worked.

    From what you're describing, that last sentence appears to me to possibly be an issue with Photoshop, itself. You say it shows up at first, then disappears. Are you running any other extensions? If so, I'd suggest there may be a conflict, and so turning them all off (or removing them from the folder, temporarily) will answer whether there's a conflict. It's possible something else needs to be upgraded.

    Not long ago, Photoshop had a limitation on Filters - if you had more than 6 installed, only the first alphabetical 6 would show up. Perhaps one of your other extensions is making Photoshop act in the same way for this issue.

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    StrongBeaver
    StrongBeaverAuthor
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    March 5, 2018

    shoaibk97559232​ What error are you getting ? I think you don't need this extension anymore with 2018 let me find out.

    shoaibk97559232
    shoaibk97559232
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    March 5, 2018

    I got this error..... Photoshop CC 2018 has not all the google fonts..I need this extension to work for me....but vain in my efforts.

    StrongBeaver
    StrongBeaverAuthor
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    March 5, 2018

    It looks as if the error is related to only one font ?

    StrongBeaver
    StrongBeaverAuthor
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    July 26, 2017

    smarquina​ Exactly; this is what I tried to explain but no one would understand.

    StrongBeaver
    StrongBeaverAuthor
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    March 8, 2017

    Where is the location fontea was installed (2017 only) for everyone who posted in this thread ?

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    easygoing_fighter157F
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    July 20, 2017

    Mine went to the same place as R_Kelly stated (C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CC 2017\Plug-ins\Generator) but it does not show up....GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!

    shoaibk97559232
    shoaibk97559232
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    February 28, 2018

    I have the same problem I installed it to the both folders.in plug-ins folder as well as in C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CC 2018\Required\CEP\extensions.

    But I got error while applying font to my text layer. I have PS 2018 CC

    S_Gans
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    S_GansCommunity Expert
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    March 4, 2017

    I've found that you can't select a font before you have the text you want to convert to that font. If I select a font without text, I get your error above, if I select text, or a text layer, and then choose a font, it syncs and changes that font.

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    Trevor.Dennis
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    Trevor.DennisCommunity Expert
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    March 5, 2017

    That works for me, and makes it a pretty worthwhile extension. 

    shoaibk97559232
    shoaibk97559232
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    February 28, 2018

    HOw??? Please elaborate

    Trevor.Dennis
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    Trevor.DennisCommunity Expert
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    March 4, 2017

    I tried it and it showed up straight away in the Window > Extension menu, but I had to install it twice before the fonts displayed with correct previews, and clicking on any of the fonts brings up an error message, so I don't have it working so far.   Has anyone actually read the instructions?

    StrongBeaver
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    March 4, 2017

    When I originally installed the extension via the installation method of the extension it installed its self in \Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CC 2017\Plug-ins @S_Gans brought to my attention this path \Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CC 2017\Required\CEP\extensions.  Therefore I moved the folder beginning with COM to the second path; restarted Photoshop and nothing continues to be listed under Window > Extension ?

    StrongBeaver
    StrongBeaverAuthor
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    March 6, 2017

    I did. I'd had PS running, quit it, installed Fontea, and immediately ran Photoshop again to test it. Had to log in, and it worked.


    When the installation finished, you were prompted to run Photoshop and so you did. 

    Re-install the extension, except; do not run Photoshop when prompted.  Rather run Photoshop once the installation is complete. 

    When the installation is complete and I'm prompted to run Photoshop, I see the fontea extension in Windows > Extension.  Although, if I don't run Photoshop immediately after installation and run Photoshop thereafter the installation is complete; I don't see the fontea extension in the Windows > Extension list ?

    Jeff Arola
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    Jeff ArolaCommunity Expert
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    March 4, 2017

    Yes, it's under Window>Extensions as S.Gans said above.

    Photoshop cc 2017.0.1 on win 10 x64 shown below.

    S_Gans
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    S_GansCommunity Expert
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    March 4, 2017

    Hi. I installed this on my Mac. It doesn't create a regular plugin - it's actually found in the Window>Extensions folder. The files that got created were in my User folder - and in there, you'd find the com.madebysource.fontea folder in the Windows equivalent of the Application Support>Adobe>CEP>Extensions folder and I seem to also have one that's just mainly in the Application Support folder - free-floating. There's also a Fontea folder in the Application Support folder

    I didn't extract it - I used the installer, itself. Didn't your .exe file for the download have an installer in it?

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