Working with Font Explorer

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Joe

#75
December 20, 2011, 11:41:27 AM
Linotype Font Explorer by a mile...and the free one still works fine for me.
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David

#76
December 20, 2011, 11:44:00 AM
same here, I use it exclusively, don't matter which Mac either  (Intel, Power PC, etc).

Oh, and FREE all the way!
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DigiCorn

#77
December 20, 2011, 11:50:40 AM
We bought Fusion, but had too many issues and abandoned it in favor of FEX (free version) on regular Leopard 10.5.8 here. Fusion Pro does not play nicely with Suitcase Fusion, but no issues with FEX.

Ironically, the 'q' doesn't play nice with FEX, so I have to quit out and launch SF for use exclusively with the 'q.' Lucky for me it doesn't happen that often; just 3 times this year.
"There's been a lot of research recently on how hard it is to dislodge an impression once it's been implanted in someone's mind. (This is why political attack ads don't have to be true to be effective. The other side can point out their inaccuracies, but the voter's mind privileges the memory of the original accusation, which was juicier than any counterargument ever could be.)"
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Farabomb

#78
December 20, 2011, 12:00:25 PM
FEX hands down. Free version here.

Yes, it does have issues with q but you can get it to work with a little hand holding.
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jimking

#79
December 20, 2011, 12:06:34 PM
I'm thinking I can not migrate Explorer from the G4 to the Power mac. Can you still download the free version?

Joe

#80
December 20, 2011, 12:24:06 PM
Quote from: jimking on December 20, 2011, 12:06:34 PMI'm thinking I can not migrate Explorer from the G4 to the Power mac. Can you still download the free version?

You can copy it from one to the other as long as you copy everything...prefs. font db, fonts etc...

But I have the installer if you need/want it.
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DigiCorn

#81
December 20, 2011, 12:25:33 PM
Quote from: jimking on December 20, 2011, 12:06:34 PMI'm thinking I can not migrate Explorer from the G4 to the Power mac. Can you still download the free version?
I posted it here --> http://www.sendspace.com/file/5z97z6
"There's been a lot of research recently on how hard it is to dislodge an impression once it's been implanted in someone's mind. (This is why political attack ads don't have to be true to be effective. The other side can point out their inaccuracies, but the voter's mind privileges the memory of the original accusation, which was juicier than any counterargument ever could be.)"
― Johnny Carson

"Selling my soul would be a lot easier if I could just find it."
– Nikki Sixx

"Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut."
― Ernest Hemingway

David

#82
December 20, 2011, 12:47:36 PM
Quote from: Joe on December 20, 2011, 12:24:06 PM
Quote from: jimking on December 20, 2011, 12:06:34 PMI'm thinking I can not migrate Explorer from the G4 to the Power mac. Can you still download the free version?

You can copy it from one to the other as long as you copy everything...prefs. font db, fonts etc...

But I have the installer if you need/want it.

As do I, I keep all my installers so I can replace or install anytime I need.
As Martha would say ...  "it's a good thing"...
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jimking

#83
December 20, 2011, 01:54:20 PM
Thanks all! Thanks for the download Digi. I got it up and rolling.  :grin:

DigiCorn

#84
December 20, 2011, 02:11:08 PM
Quote from: david on December 20, 2011, 12:24:06 PM
Quote from: Joe on December 20, 2011, 12:06:34 PMBut I have the installer if you need/want it.

As do I, I keep all my installers so I can replace or install anytime I need.
As Martha would say ...  "it's a good thing"...
I think we all do that... don't we?

Quote from: jimking on December 20, 2011, 01:54:20 PMThanks all! Thanks for the download Digi. I got it up and rolling.  :grin:
No problemo
"There's been a lot of research recently on how hard it is to dislodge an impression once it's been implanted in someone's mind. (This is why political attack ads don't have to be true to be effective. The other side can point out their inaccuracies, but the voter's mind privileges the memory of the original accusation, which was juicier than any counterargument ever could be.)"
― Johnny Carson

"Selling my soul would be a lot easier if I could just find it."
– Nikki Sixx

"Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut."
― Ernest Hemingway

David

#85
December 20, 2011, 03:09:00 PM
Quote from: DigiCorn on December 20, 2011, 02:11:08 PM
Quote from: david on December 20, 2011, 12:24:06 PM
Quote from: Joe on December 20, 2011, 12:06:34 PMBut I have the installer if you need/want it.

As do I, I keep all my installers so I can replace or install anytime I need.
As Martha would say ...  "it's a good thing"...
I think we all do that... don't we?

and we keep them next to our computer backups...   :ninja:
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frailer

#86
December 20, 2011, 04:39:06 PM Last Edit: December 20, 2011, 04:41:40 PM by frailer
Well, yeah, I'd love to open and use FEX, right now. GRRRRR.....>  :sad:

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t-pat

#87
June 06, 2012, 02:09:25 PM
Our in house dezinger has decided that he needs to manually put in every job he works on some of our "base fonts" - a set we've decided should pretty much be always loaded. Not "system fonts". We then put the job fonts in a "temporary" set while working on the job.

If I work on a job he's done his little OCD thing with then remove the fonts from "temporary" it also removes these fonts from "base fonts" set and pisses me off to no end. Since I can't seem to communicate with him that his stupid solution to whatever imagined problem he was having is no solution, does anyone know how to protect these "base fonts" from being removed?

I don't care if they get deactivated, just very sick of dragging them back into fex every time I work on a job he's messed with.

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DigitalCrapShoveler

#88
June 06, 2012, 02:13:53 PM
Quote from: t-pat on June 06, 2012, 02:09:25 PMOur in house dezinger has decided that he needs to manually put in every job he works on some of our "base fonts" - a set we've decided should pretty much be always loaded. Not "system fonts". We then put the job fonts in a "temporary" set while working on the job.

If I work on a job he's done his little OCD thing with then remove the fonts from "temporary" it also removes these fonts from "base fonts" set and pisses me off to no end. Since I can't seem to communicate with him that his stupid solution to whatever imagined problem he was having is no solution, does anyone know how to protect these "base fonts" from being removed?

I don't care if they get deactivated, just very sick of dragging them back into fex every time I work on a job he's messed with.

Kill him.
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David

#89
June 06, 2012, 03:12:58 PM
I have our base fonts as a set named "start up" and are always on, so they are left alone and any other fonts are added as a "temp". All of my guys have been trained to not jack with the stuff I set up.

I tend to get angry.
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