Suitcase definately didn’t seem to like it too well - I accidentally had it open (never have a need to close it) since startup, and, with all my adobe apps just shutting down, Suitcase started acting squirrely. I have 10,000+ fonts, it took about 2-3 minutes for a transfer (G5 dual 2ghz, 4 gig RAM). You can manually adjust this, but I wanted to see the automated method. I second Ryan’s response, it copied my fonts (per my request) to a new location, cleaned up the fonts in my system folder, and dumped them in a desktop folder rather nicely considering. Just noticed, it registered with Growl, which is cool to see it interact with growl nicely. Posted at 2:00 pm in Design, Technology.Ok, I know I am getting way ahead of myself, especially for an app only in beta, but damn, a boy can dream. This could also open the doors to getting a larger selection of fonts available for websites. Perhaps a different way to use fonts entirely could be formulated, not unlike Rights Managed stock photography. Why? To bring down the font prices and help lessen piracy. Furthermore, like iTunes, find a way to add a decent DRM or licensing scheme to fonts. Soooo, connecting the dots, they could eventually make their app open to other font vendors and foundries. As of right now, LinoType only offers their fonts. So the app (and the store functionality) borrow heavily from a path already tread by iTunes. Has anyone put FontExplorer X through its paces yet? UpdatedĪfter thinking about this more, something dawned on me. I made that mistake (led by my blind faith in Apple) with Font Book. The problem is it takes so damn long to try switching over to a new font application, only to have it potentially crap out on you. Not many companies are better suited to understand a user’s font needs. I also like that it was made by a foundry. Well, the price is definitely right, and it looks very promising. Could this finally replace the stagnant Suitcase on my computer? Here is a comparison chart with other popular font apps. Hmm, very intriguing that it’s coming from a foundry. I’ve just come across Linotype’s new FontExplorer X, another font management application.
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