Cannot add/delete/modify text sample ?? [Solved]

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Cannot add/delete/modify text sample ?? [Solved]

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Hi there,

I just found this powerful font manager days ago and have been playing with the free edition recently. Most of the functions are ok except one thing that I am not sure if it is a bug or not. I simply cannot add/delete/modify any "text sample", from the Tools > Options dialog. There is no error message of any kind when I do the change, but once I close the dialog and reopen it, my change is gone completely and only those default text samples are still there.

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In comparison, I can easily change the "preview text" without any problem from the Tools > Options dialog.
Is there anyone can help?

Many thanks,
David ...
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Click on "Apply".
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Hi, thanks for your prompt reply.

Sure I tried that before. "Apply", "OK", etc.
I even tried to start MainType using "Run as administrator" (I am running Win 10) ...
Well, result is the same.
Strangely, changing "preview texts" is ok, like I said.

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If preview text is working, then the sample text should too. No problem here...
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Hi,

I understand, and I do consider both of them are similar ...
But that is what I see on my pc, and I don't know how to explain it :(

Is there any logfile or something like that ??
Or could I manually change the text sample from any config file ??

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Try checking for updates.

I could not find any configuration files or Windows registry options for this.
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It should always work, so I don't know what goes wrong.

I assume you are running version 8, so I'll contact you to see if we can solve this issue.
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Hi,

Nice to hear that. I am running MainType 8 on Win 10.
Just let me know if you need any info or details.

Many thanks,
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+1

Me too. Just paid my - not trivial - fee for this tool and now I want to create a custom sample text for a minority language.

The window lets me work my sample text, but nothing gets stored. All my work just lost every time I try. This is a bad bug.
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Can you add a basic sample text like:
Test
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Please paste the desired sample text to a forum post so that we can test it.
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On my installation, no sample has worked so far. I can type anything I want into the box, but upon "OK" or "Apply" it never gets saved or applied.

If you want a sample try this:

===
Heinz Zaske. agkec ilI bongo
===

If you want a real example - also not working, try this:

===
ɖƉ ŋŊ ǝƎ ɛƐ ɩƖ ɔƆ ʊƱ á à â aŋɛɛma
===
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It works just fine here, so it is hard to find a solution if we can not reproduce the issue. We will contact you to see if we can further look into it.
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What is your Windows version please?

Mine is Version 1909 build 18363.1082
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Erwin Denissen wrote: Tue Oct 13, 2020 8:13 pm It works just fine here, so it is hard to find a solution if we can not reproduce the issue. We will contact you to see if we can further look into it.
Where are those default sample texts stored?

And where would my custom sample texts be stored by MainType?

My setup is such that all my Windows and all programs are on a SSD on C:\ and all my documents are on a large HDD on D:\ which is a perfectly legal way of running things, and all my other programs cope fine. Just wondering whether MaintType is making a "wrong assumption"...
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