![]() A new feature (Suitcase had this since when, forever?) that *did* surface in my testing was a ‘conflict resolver’ tool, which alerts you with a pop-up window if you’ve got multiple fonts butting heads with each other in your document. * Smart Activation Opens the Fonts You Need : Insider’s web site has the following on this: “Open documents and watch FontSavant™ auto-activate the precise fonts you need, or use MagicMatch™ artificial intelligence to rank and suggest alternatives.” I haven’t seen anything explicitly labeled as ‘FontSavant’ or ‘MagicMatch’, but the application did a nice job all the same of activating everything I needed in InDesign & Photoshop CS3. Needless to say I’m sort of in the dark on the whole purpose of including this property in the menu. However a new feature of note in this area is the ability to sort your fonts (using a drop-down menu) by slant, proportion, weight, font format, and ‘comment’ – although I can’t actually view the comments anywhere in the main application panel - for that I’d have to right-click and select ‘get info’ on a typeface. The new icons are nice, though, and the whole app did get a nice refresh from the previous version’s ‘pinstriped’ look which was very ‘Jaguar-esque’. * New User Interface Provides Easy Font Access : I’m not sure that the new interface makes accessing fonts ‘easier’, but then again I’m an original FAP user so I’ve always found their interface to be quite simple to get around in. Now that FAP creates the WYSIWYG images beforehand, it makes for a *very* noticeable difference in smoothness and speed when viewing your fonts this way. In the past FAP created these previews on the fly, and it would slow the program to a dead crawl while you scrolled through your library. What this means is that while you’re going back to work on your file, FontAgent is compiling a slew of data about the fonts you just imported – things like the degree of the slant of your italic (or oblique) fonts, proportion, and the weight of the individual faces as compared to the ‘roman’ or default fonts in the family: What FAP4 also does during this process is to create an image preview file of what each typeface looks like when you turn on the ‘WYSIWYG’ option above the library listing in the main panel. Let’s run down the new stuff as Inside Software displays it on their web site, shall we? (my comments & screenshots following): * More Font Data than Ever : I immediately noticed that FAP – after importing a batch of new fonts – ran a process in the background called ‘profiling’. ![]() Please have a look at our individual offer for Monotype Fonts or reach out to our sales team to learn more about Monotype Fonts.For those of you who’ve managed your font library with some earlier version of the program already, FAP4 doesn’t necessarily reinvent the wheel – it does, however, tack on some spiffy new features and makes auto-activation that much more reliable. Will Monotype offer a replacement for FontExplorer X Server? In the meantime, take a look at our cloud based individual offer from Monotype Fonts. We are working on an exciting new product! Sign up for our newsletter to be the first to know when it’s released. Will Monotype offer a replacement for FontExplorer X Client? Our full font subscription, Monotype Fonts, offers a variety of plans that include font activation, licensing, prototyping, and access to Monotype’s type library. What current alternatives does Monotype offer? Existing contracts will expire at the end of their lifetime. No, after June 30th, 2022, we will not accept any renewals. Can I renew or extend the lifetime of FontExplorer X licenses or service contracts? You can download your previously purchased license after you log-in to your account. What if I lost my FontExplorer X License? It is no longer possible to purchase new licenses for FontExplorer X client or server. Yes, the FontExplorer X client and server software will be available for download until June 30th, 2023 to use with already purchased licenses. Yes, you can use the software when you already purchased a license, however we will not offer any updates and/or support after June 30th, 2023. Longer available for purchase or renewal (End Of Sales) Can I use my existing FontExplorer X software after June 30th 2022? As of June 30th 2022, FontExplorer X products are no
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