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FontExplorer X Pro - 2.0.1

Professional font management utility.

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All Time:	(3.5)
Version 2.0.1:	(2.7)
Selected Version:	2.0.1
Release Date:	2009-02-26
License:	Shareware
Downloads (version 2.0.1):	1,893
Downloads (all versions):	7,563
Price:	$79.00

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Product Description:

Experience an ultra-intuitive interface, a reliable architecture and a powerful feature set that provides quick access and control over your fonts. FontExplorer X Pro is also your command center when connected to the new FontExplorer X Server solution. Using FontExplorer X Pro, you're able to control your local library from one location, as well as use and manage all server-based fonts assigned to you. Administrators are able to easily distribute fonts and assign usage rights.

What's new in this version:

Resolved

An issue where the FontExplorer X Pro "Check for Update" did not function.
An issue where FontExplorer X Pro would sporadically crash when changing the input source.
An issue where scrolling did not work in the kerning dialog.
An issue where permanently activated fonts were not reactivated after a system restart.
An issue where FontExplorer X Pro would crash when resolving duplicate fonts that were contained in an Apple Font Collection.
An issue where FontExplorer X Pro would automatically launch when opening an image document in Adobe Photoshop CS3 or CS4.
An issue where FontExplorer X Pro would crash when exporting fonts as images using extremely large point sizes when too little memory was available.
An issue where fonts were erroneously moved to the trash during the "Clean Organized Fonts Folder" process if the font filename contained accented characters.
The Adobe InDesign CS 3 plug-in now installs and functions correctly under Mac OS 10.4.
Simplified the installation procedure when using the Quick Installer to install FontExplorer X Pro on multi-user machines.
Added support for iWork 09 and Adobe Creative Suite 4 in the "Clean System Fonts Folder" function.
Added an alert when Font Book Preferences are set to allow automatic font activation.
The FontExplorer X Pro User Guide has been updated.
Please note that the terms of the Software License Agreement have been updated.

Operating System Requirements:

This product is designed to run on the following operating systems:

Mac OS X 10.5 Intel
Mac OS X 10.5 PPC
Mac OS X 10.4 Intel
Mac OS X 10.4 PPC

Feedback Summary:

Version 2.0.1:
Overall Rating:	(2.7)	Features:	(4.5)	Support:	(2.0)
Ease of Use:	(5.0)	Quality / Stability:	(3.0)	Price:	(2.0)

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Buggy but indispensable - Version: 2.0.2, 9/17/2009 04:42PM PST

(5 of 5 users found this comment useful)

rjc70

Being a graphic designer, having some sort of font management tool is a must for me. I started using FEX back in the free days, and bought it when it went Pro, mainly because I didn't want to start over from scratch, and because I wanted to thank the developers for keeping it free for so long. I was expecting that the program would then grow and get better. I was wrong.

Unfortunately, I've had issues with crashing when trying to delete or remove fonts (it happens about 90% of the time), none of which have been resolved by communicating with the developers. I'm stubborn, so I just relaunch and keep trying until I wipe them out.
Other issues: painstakingly slow to activate/deactivate fonts when you have many in the library (and I have a monstrous load of them), no printing options, doesn't recognize duplicates unless certain information is exactly the same, occasionally all fonts (except system fonts) are deactivated after a crash, and so on. I've also run into some problems using the InDesign plug-in, which I just leave off now.

On the plus side, auto-activation is nice (aside from InDesign issues), it's easy to browse through a preview of all your fonts, and you can view all the font characters and font information.

I've tried so hard to like this for so long, but I'm thinking it will be time to try out other options soon.

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Buggy but indispensable (1 replies)

Bummer - Version: 2.0.2, 7/23/2009 08:27PM PST

(5 of 8 users found this comment useful)

dressed2kell

I'm not quite sure where or when it was that FontExplorer took a turn for the worse, but it definitely has and this version definitely blows. This application is now officially a pain in the rear to use.

Best font management Program for the Mac - Version: 2.0.2, 6/2/2009 11:53AM PST

(3 of 6 users found this comment useful)

darylalt

I have installed FontExplorer X Pro on all of our 50 some production computers and it has been running great. No Licensing issues, and full support for CS4. After having several major issues with Suitcase, FontExplorer X Pro has been a much more effective program. The only thing that I wish it could have done is import our old font sets from Fusion.

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