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FontExplorer X Pro is optimized for professional use; it's the solution that gives you the power you need to manage all your fonts.
Now you can more easily manage, activate and organize your existing font collection as well as find and experiment with new fonts. Whether you've got a hard drive full of typefaces or a few cherished families, FontExplorer X Pro handles your font library quickly, efficiently and reliably. And when you're ready to add to your collection, you can view thousands of classic designs and the latest releases from independent foundries using the
Now you can more easily manage, activate and organize your existing font collection as well as find and experiment with new fonts. Whether you've got a hard drive full of typefaces or a few cherished families, FontExplorer X Pro handles your font library quickly, efficiently and reliably. And when you're ready to add to your collection, you can view thousands of classic designs and the latest releases from independent foundries using the
What's New
Version 3.1.1:
New Features:
- When a font is intentionally removed from a System Font folder (via Finder), it can now be removed from FontExplorer X Pro via the context menu in the font list. Previously it could only be removed by using the "Conflicts" feature
- It is now possible to classify all the fonts in a set, folder or smart set by selecting the set, folder or smart set in the source list and start the classification
- Permanently activated fonts were not activated after a system startup or restart unless FontExplorer X Pro was started
- FontExplorer X Pro only started in the Mac user account that originally installed the software package. An "Unauthorized Bundle" message was shown when started by other Mac user accounts (e.g. after "Fast-user Switching" or "Quick Install" installations)
- An incorrect warning message was shown when exporting font previews
- Font Information Window: When the "Show missing characters" option in the "Characters" panel was activated, the missing characters were not shown in red
- Various user interface issues in the French language version of FontExplorer X Pro
- Generated "Smart Set" titles did not show detailed format information when using "Format" as the criteria
- Several issues around scanning PDF documents for fonts (crashes, no fonts found, etc.)
- When a communication error occurred while attempting to send feedback to Linotype, closing the error dialog with "Don't try" would also close the Feedback window containing your message
- After updating from version 1.2.3 to 3.1 an "Attempt to mutate immutable object…" error sometimes occurred which prevented FontExplorer X Pro from starting up when the system language was set to German
- Font Conflicts: Previous scan results were not cleared when a new scan was started for "Fonts listed in FEX but deleted in Finder"
- Kerning was not shown in the preview or detailed preview although the font contained kerning information. See also "Known Issues"
- Authentication was required to clean the system font caches although Admin-free mode was activated
- Mac OS X 10.7: If full-screen mode was active when FontExplorer X Pro was quit, the main window would open in a standard-size window when the application was restarted
- Fonts would occasionally sort incorrectly in Group Font Family view. This resulted in the inability to jump directly to a font by keying the first character in the name
- Mac OS X 10.7 only: System Font collections - Rename a collection, add a font, remove a collection requires a restart of FontExplorer X Pro before the changes are shown in the source list
- OS X 10.6 only: Fonts with # in their filename will not appear in FontExplorer X when they are located in /Library/Fonts. When imported into FontExplorer X Pro or FontExplorer X Server they cannot be activated nor will they display a preview. Resolved with Mac OS X 10.7.x
- OS X 10.6 and 10.7 only: Kerning is not shown in the preview on Postscript fonts and some pairs in some OpenType fonts. Kerning is correctly shown in the detailed preview
- After fast user switching FontExplorer X Pro refreshes the fonts in order to ensure that any System Font changes made by other users are available to all users on that machine. When doing this, the FontExplorer X Pro main window will always come to the foreground
- When attempting to overwrite FontExplorer X Pro with a newer version, a "Fatal Error … unauthorized bundle" message may appear when there is a problem with permissions on the file you are attempting to replace. Should this occur, delete the older version of FontExplorer X and re-copy the newer version to your Applications folder
- Mac OS X 10.5.x only (Resolved with Mac OS X 10.6): Removing font suitcases from a System Collection may cause FontExplorer X Pro to crash if some of the fonts in the suitcase are not activated. This may also occur when resolving conflicts and the font suitcase is contained in a System Collection when using Mac OS X 10.5.6 - Activate or deactivate the entire suitcase and then remove the suitcase from the collection when using Mac OS X 10.5.8 - Move the fonts you wish to keep to a new System Collection, then delete the System Collection containing the suitcase font
- Adobe Illustrator CS3, CS4 & CS5: If an Adobe Illustrator document contains a placed PDF or illustrator document with embedded fonts, an incorrect font request will occur with the status missing. Activate any fonts that the document may require and ignore the incorrect requests by clicking on the Done button.
- FontExplorer X Pro will not auto-start for an Adobe or Quark document when the Mac user account is ma
- Photoshop CS5 crashes when the FontExplorer X Pro plug-in is installed but FontExplorer X Pro or its license is missing. Solution: Remove the FontExplorer X Pro Plug-in
- Font activation with Adobe Photoshop CS3/CS4/CS5: Situation - Fonts have been activated by FontExplorer X Pro (automatically or manually) after starting the program Adobe Photoshop CS3, CS4 or CS5. Selecting a text layer in Photoshop will cause a message to appear stating that the fonts are missing for the text layer and font substitution will occur. Continue? This message should be responded to with "OK". Activated fonts will be correctly displayed and not substituted.
- Fonts uploaded to the FontExplorer X Server version 1.6 were sometimes missing after restarting the server. This could also be seen after restoring a backup or after server replication, both of which require a server restart
- Fixed an issue where login was slow when connecting to servers with many nested sets and folders
- Server error messages were not shown correctly when the language was set to French
- LDAP directory was not displayed correctly when accessing Open Directory (Mac client only)
- With "Hide Library" enabled, users with "Write" permissions on Sets were able to select File>Import
- Connection between server and client was periodically lost during font upload/download
- After a long connection (more than 8 hour) users were not notified that their login had expired and were forced to quit the client in order to log in again
- In the LDAP Configure Domains window, the Domain Name field allowed entry of IP addresses. An error is now displayed when attempting to save the configuration
- In the LDAP Configure Domains window, the Domain Name field was labeled "IP or Hostname" in the German and French translations. This has been changed to "Domain Name" (German: "Domänen-Name:" French: "Nom de Domaine")
- After upgrades of server with LDAP Authentication enabled, administrators were not automatically directed to LDAP Configure Domains window and instructed to enter domain information
- Windows server panel Backup Destination now allows selection of a network directory for backup
- Offline usage information in the small info panel is not displayed accurately when not logged in to the FontExplorer X Server
- LDAP Synchronization would occasionally assign users to the wrong group
- Due to changes to better handle concurrent user load, server upload and download times may be slower than those seen with FontExplorer X Server version 1.5
Version 3.1.1:
New Features:
- When a font is intentionally removed from a System Font folder (via Finder), it can now be removed from FontExplorer X Pro via the context menu in the font list. Previously it could only be removed by using the "Conflicts" feature
- It is now possible to classify all the fonts in a set, folder or smart set by selecting the set, folder or smart set more...
Requirements
- PPC / Intel
- Mac OS X 10.4 or later
- FontExplorer X Server version 1.6.x (for server connnect)
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| Version Downloads:1,035 |
| Type:Utilities : Font Tools |
| License:Demo |
| Date:31 Jan 2012 |
| Platform:PPC / Intel |
| Price: $79.00 |
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FontExplorer X Pro is optimized for professional use; it's the solution that gives you the power you need to manage all your fonts.
Now you can more easily manage, activate and organize your existing font collection as well as find and experiment with new fonts. Whether you've got a hard drive full of typefaces or a few cherished families, FontExplorer X Pro handles your font library quickly, efficiently and reliably. And when you're ready to add to your collection, you can view thousands of classic designs and the latest releases from independent foundries using the integrated store.
FontExplorer X Pro features an enhanced user interface with a configurable toolbar, activation control, comprehensive font information at your fingertips, customizable font previews, back-up functionality and access to FontExplorer X Server. Used together, FontExplorer X Pro and FontExplorer X Server are your complete solution for organizing, exploring and buying fonts and managing font licenses.
Now you can more easily manage, activate and organize your existing font collection as well as find and experiment with new fonts. Whether you've got a hard drive full of typefaces or a few cherished families, FontExplorer X Pro handles your font library quickly, efficiently and reliably. And when you're ready to add to your collection, you can view thousands of classic designs and the latest releases from independent foundries using the integrated store.
FontExplorer X Pro features an enhanced user interface with a configurable toolbar, activation control, comprehensive font information at your fingertips, customizable font previews, back-up functionality and access to FontExplorer X Server. Used together, FontExplorer X Pro and FontExplorer X Server are your complete solution for organizing, exploring and buying fonts and managing font licenses.
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neonapple reviewed on 06 Feb 2012
The current issue which is causing an annoyance is the Missing Font issue with certain CS5 products. The prompt comes up twice for each document stating you have a series of missing fonts. If opening 5 documents simulateneously, that's 10 prompts! They simply tell you to hit "Done" twice and ignore the issue. If you view their release notes much of the resolution for similar problems has been to simply ignore it. If it is so easy to ignore it, why not actually fix the problem!
When Illustrator CS5 requests a font which has linked pdfs/documens it makes font requests like "AYNBAA+FuturaStd." Six random characters followed by a plus then the Font name it is requesting. Why doesn't FontExplorer simply request and activate the font after the plus symbol?
Here is the actual release note that has plagued Font Explorer since 3.1:
Adobe Illustrator CS3, CS4 & CS5: If an Adobe Illustrator document contains a placed PDF or illustrator document with embedded fonts, an incorrect font request will occur with the status missing. Activate any fonts that the document may require and ignore the incorrect requests by clicking on the Done button.
I truly hoped they would have fixed this in a minor update such as 3.1.1.
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Necki reviewed on 31 Jan 2012
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It appears that Macupdate and the developer no longer offer the free version. I suppose that way customers have no choice but to buy the full version, which is a shame.
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Otherwise, it seems to work fine for Roman character sets.
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Mertonian reviewed on 21 Jan 2012
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At today's exchange rate, $79 is £50.82. At checkout, the price is £59, which is close enough, but then adding German VAT (compulsory) it shoots up to £70.21. That's $109.12. Why do we have to buy it in Sterling and pay German VAT if it's available in the States?
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Heah, Angela Merkel has to get the shekels from SOMEWHERE for Germany to bail out Greece and the other hand-out countries! ;D
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Funny how all those major Mac font app players have similar problems. They all have similar bugs, they all refuse to fix anything, they all ignore their customers, they all charge $100 for their "software".
Oh wait, it's not funny.
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roof reviewed on 08 Jan 2012
Also Photoshop sometimes crashes becouse of font errors thru FE6.
Pretty sucking software.
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1. "The Operation cannot complete because of an unknown error" opens every time when i create a new document. When i quit FEX, then everything is fine.
Sometimes in photoshop CS5, when opening file with fonts, it hangs photoshop untill i quit FEX.
Also searches plain one layer png images for fonts, downloaded from net
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Smulderspj reviewed on 13 Nov 2011
Evaluated FontAgent and FontExplorer and am for some time now an enthusiastic user of the latter. It is a very solid, stable program with nice options. Font activation and deactivation from Adobe CS apps works nice and there are nice ways in organizing fonts logically in folders en sets.
Minor points for me are the long startup times and slow response during use (with a very large collection), otherwise it's fast enough. Support is slow in answering or not answering at all. That's a pity. (Based on 2 support requests).
Besides, a fontfile renaming function is missing.
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BigMapIdeas reviewed on 18 Oct 2011
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Since upgrading to version 3 from 2.5, whenever I create/edit/delete any font sets, folders, add comments or any other metadata, if I quit the program and restart my computer it undoes all of the changes I made during the previous session. FEX still remembers what fonts I've imported or deleted from my database but beyond that, I'm unable to make any changes to it.
I am running OS X 10.6.8 and managing around 20,000 fonts if that helps. 90% are keyworded using the comments field (I started before the Classify feature was added). I've invested thousands of hours organizing everything, so the thought of losing that work makes me very sad :(
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I completely removed FontExplorer and reinstalled it under a new admin account after doing a permissions repair. I've tried reimporting my fonts several ways, including restoring from a full backup and by importing them to a new database without any of the old metadata.
None of it seems to make a difference. I can still import and delete fonts from FontExplorer but beyond that, I can't do anything – add comments, category information, create, delete or add to font sets – anything.
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We are currently working on new versions of our plugins for Adobe CS5.5 applications. We do not currently have a time frame of when they'll be released.
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The vast majority of people using Suitcase, FontExplorer, etc. are using it in combination with at least 1 Adobe program. Why aren't Linotype, Extensis, etc. giving their developers pre-release beta versions of CS like many third-party developers to test on ahead of time? Plug-in updates should take weeks, not months.
I don't mean to sound rude, but CS5.5 cam out in April. FontAgent Pro released a compatible update in July. It's the middle of August – how much longer do customers have to wait before Linotype releases a FontExplorer update?
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Stephen Moye
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Dear Stephen Moye,
thank you very much for your email.
We tested FontExplorer X Pro 2.5 with MacOS X 10.6.3 and find out that it could happens after update that active fonts are not "visible" for system after update. What you can do is to create one smart set with "active fonts" parameter. Now deactivate all activated fonts and afterwards active them again. Now all your fonts should be "visible" to the system.
Should you have any questions or additional requests, please feel free to contact me.
Best Regards,
Dejan Grbic
Customer Support
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Downgraded the InDesing plugin and now efverything works just fine.
I am surprised that not a lot of people are experiencing this problem. Or not a lot of people are reading this and/or are not experiencing the same problem...
Anyway, no news from Linotype yet. I mailed the problem a few days ago so I guess there are not a lot of complaints and I'm sure its related to my system which is a Early 2009 Mac Pro Quad core 2.93 Ghz with Mac OS X 10.6.2 btw.
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I cleaned system and application font caches, repaired privileges, trashed InDesign prefs but to no avail.
Anyone else having this problem?
InDesign CS4 (6.0.4) / Fontexplorer 2.5
Anyone else having this problem? I'm on a quad 2.5gHz Mac Pro, 4GB RAM, 2X 500GB HD, OS X 10.5.5.
Thanks!
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there's a thread iver on apple's forums with others who are having the same issues.
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dublin-girl rated on 07 Feb 2012
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