Font managing
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- MargauxL
So I've been using Linotype FontExplorer X for as long as I can remember and for some reason it's going ape on me. Any recommendations for other font managing systems. Would really appreciate it!
- TexJ0
Man I really hate how Adobe organizes my fonts, anybody got a fix for that?
- How does Adobe organize your fonts? They don't do shit to mine.monospaced
- exactlyTexJ
- utopian0
Suitcase Fusion
- duckofrubber0
Clean your font caches
- How does one do such a thing? How?boobs
- FontExplorer X has a Tools menu.monospaced
- CheDouglas0
FontExplorer X Pro is the best in my opinion. used suitcase up until the pro version of FE came out. What's the issue?
- MargauxL0
I'm not the most computer savvy... so on that note. When I try to go into FontExplorer now and manage fonts (add or activate), says "application not responding" and screen saying "Connection failed. There was an error connecting to the server. Check the server name or IP address and try again." No clue what to do. D'oh!
- Are your fonts stored on a network drive?********
- No. That's what I don't get about it. Why does an IP address have anything to do with it?MargauxL
- Are your fonts stored on a network drive?
- MargauxL0
I'm not the most computer savvy... so on that note. When I try to go into FontExplorer now and manage fonts (add or activate), says "application not responding" and screen saying "Connection failed. There was an error connecting to the server. Check the server name or IP address and try again." No clue what to do. D'oh!
- I'm liking the "not the most computer savvy..." with the double post.NoFavorite
- airey0
alrighty, so you're using the free version of fontEx.
what OS are you using and what's your comp specs?
- MargauxL0
Mac OS X Version 10.5.2
Processor: 2.6 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
Memory: 4GB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM
Does this help?
- raf0
Font Explorer X doesn't hold activations after cleaning font caches in Snow Leopard. And I need to clean font caches because fucking Firefox messes up Tahoma and occassionally Arial too, ie makes it bold or italic everywhere at its own discretion.
Looks like getting the Pro version is a hidden cost of running Snow Leopard.Also, what bugs me is that even the Pro version enables a bunch of Apple fonts I always disable – all the fancy Asian, Hebrew, Arabic, Webdings, webdicks and whatnot, plus the shitty bunch like Papyrus and all the Western style shit Apple crams in by default. It's about 150 font files I have to disable manually (I have them in one set for that now).
- MargauxL0
Okay as far as cleaning font caches.. had no clue what to do. Downloaded tweak freak. Not really sure what that did.
Then decided to download AppDelete and get rid of Linotype FontExplorer once and for all. Did have to go into my server and make sure that the FontExplorer folder had completely erased. (Of course backed up my fonts first).FINALLY...downloaded Extensis Suitcase Fusion 2. Let's hope this works. Will be a pain when reopen files and have to find all the fonts and activate again...but at least can use fonts again that are NOT system fonts.
Thanks all for input!
Love from the spaz-o!- Open FontExplorer. Tools (menu) > Clean system font caches > Clean application font caches...it's that easy.monospaced
- Oops! That would've been helpful a few hours ago. My bad but THANKS! Well giving Suitcase Fusion a go. Fingers crossed no f-ups!MargauxL
- BK0
Anyone have an opinion on the best FREE (as in not just a trial version) font manager?
- monospaced0
FontExplorer X (there is a free one)
- WeLoveNoise0
fontexpert 2009 ( with reccommendation from typist :) )
brilliant program
- johndiggity0
been getting good reviews:
http://www.fontshop.com/products…