ATSFontGetFileReference failed: error -50

srhaber · 12-17-2010, 01:09 PM

I am trying to convert an ePub to a PDF. Unfortunately, the process keeps failing with the following error message:

<Error>: ATSFontGetFileReference failed: error -50.

After doing some research, I discovered that the Apple Type Services for Font References has been deprecated.
http://developer.apple.com/legacy/ma...ce/ATS/ATS.pdf

This note particularly caught my attention:
"Important: Apple Type Services for Fonts is deprecated in Mac OS X v10.6 and later. Please use Core Text instead."

Has anyone else run into this issue?

I am running Calibre v0.7.33 on a MacBook Pro 17", 3.06GHz, 10.6.5 (Snow Leopard)

kovidgoyal · 12-17-2010, 01:28 PM

you have a font on your system that fontconfig/Qt is unable to handle.

srhaber · 12-17-2010, 02:34 PM

Do you have any suggestions how I can further debug this (find the font at fault)?

kovidgoyal · 12-17-2010, 02:44 PM

Not really, I don't know an awful lot about OS X.

But what I would do is assume its not a system font, rather a user installed font, so look in locations like

~/.fonts

~/Library/fonts

or wherever else user fonts are stored in OS X

12-17-2010, 01:09 PM	#1
srhaber Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2010 Device: iPad	ATSFontGetFileReference failed: error -50 I am trying to convert an ePub to a PDF. Unfortunately, the process keeps failing with the following error message: <Error>: ATSFontGetFileReference failed: error -50. After doing some research, I discovered that the Apple Type Services for Font References has been deprecated. http://developer.apple.com/legacy/ma...ce/ATS/ATS.pdf This note particularly caught my attention: "Important: Apple Type Services for Fonts is deprecated in Mac OS X v10.6 and later. Please use Core Text instead." Has anyone else run into this issue? I am running Calibre v0.7.33 on a MacBook Pro 17", 3.06GHz, 10.6.5 (Snow Leopard)

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12-17-2010, 01:28 PM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,842 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	you have a font on your system that fontconfig/Qt is unable to handle.

12-17-2010, 02:34 PM	#3
srhaber Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2010 Device: iPad	Do you have any suggestions how I can further debug this (find the font at fault)?

12-17-2010, 02:44 PM	#4
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,842 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Not really, I don't know an awful lot about OS X. But what I would do is assume its not a system font, rather a user installed font, so look in locations like ~/.fonts ~/Library/fonts or wherever else user fonts are stored in OS X

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