-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Fonts
- From: "Sandi Beach" <sandib2@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2007 10:33:06 -0500
Thanks Mike for this information. I visited Sue Fisher's website yesterday
to check on The Font Thing. Her e-mail address was there so I sent a
message to her asking if her app works with Windows XP. Have not heard back
yet but she advised it might take a while as she gets lots of e-mail.
I am subscribed to the free version of Gizmo's. Lots of good stuff in there
but I could not, of course, access the one about the font managers.
Sandi
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike the mod" <mikebike@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2007 10:07 PM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Fonts
> Hi Folks,
>
> here is part of a newsletter I subscribe to:
> Gizmo's Support Alert
> http://www.techsupportalert.com/issues/al_current.htm
>
> This is in the paid edition:<(
> 2.8 The Best Font Manager (Premium Edition)
> edited Quote:
> This item was written by subscriber Peter McDonell,
> AKA "Font Pharos". Peter has had a consuming
> interest in fonts and typography for more than ten
> years and is a regular commentator on the subject.
> Peter and I had a long email discussion about font
> managers and in the end I asked if he would write
> up his recommendations. Here they are:
>
> Confused about the relationship between a font
> and a typeface?
> Then you had best read this (1) first.
>
> Well, what do I want from a font manager?
> Several things:
>
> I look for a utility which can present to me samples
> of fonts, probably using my own text phrase.
> I want to be able to check out True type (TTF),
> Type 1 (PFB/PFM) and Open Type Fonts (OTF),
> all whether installed or not.
>
> AMP Font Viewer 380 handles/browses all uninstalled
> and installed fonts (2).
>
> So what do I recommend?
> Among the free managers AMP Font Viewer is the
> best overall for average users, while for commercial
> managers Typograf is an easy first choice.
>
> (1) <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typeface>
> (2) <http://www.ampsoft.net/utilities/FontViewer.php>
>
> Best commercial program
> (7) http://www.neuber.com/typograph/index.html
> S N I P
>
> Mike the mod
>
>
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