So i think i may have solved it but i am not sure if this action accomplished that...
Awhile ago i had downloaded a font .psd (a psd that had a bunch of ornamental fonts in it) from
http://www.xeler8r.com and opened it. Potentially opening that file screwed things up (maybe i said yes to find replacements or something when ps couldnt find the fonts in the file.) as all i did was re-open that file and say no to replace fonts. Then i closed the file and opened a new one and tried using the font in question and others that hadnt been working, they worked.
could this file & me opening it been why it wasnt working? oh well, works now...
3 hours of my life spent troubleshooting this...
