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FontExplorer X Pro - 2.0.2

Professional font management utility.

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All Time:	(3.5)
Version 2.0.2:	(2.7)
Selected Version:	2.0.2
Release Date:	2009-06-02
License:	Update
Downloads (version 2.0.2):	2,079
Downloads (all versions):	7,554
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 Plugin Manager would sporadically show the incorrect path to a plugin, usually on multi-partition machines.
An issue where sets and smartsets were missing after upgrading from Linotype FontExplorer X 1.2.3 to FontExplorer X Pro. The database will automatically repair itself when FontExplorer X Pro 2.0.2 is started.
An issue where activated fonts were not reactivated after restarting the system.
An issue where under Mac OS X 10.4 the setup assistant would activate each time FontExplorer X Pro started.
An issue where auto font activation in Adobe InDesign via plugIn would occasionally hang.
An occasional crash during font import.
An issue where FontExplorer X Pro would sporadically hang when opening the authentication dialog, e.g. when attempting to clean the font caches.
An issue where fonts that were automatically activated on import were not active after the user logged out and logged in to the mac although the preference setting under "Advanced" was set to "never deactivate".
Updating from Mac OS X 10.5.x to Mac OS X 10.5.7 resolves a problem where "Rare Ligatures" did not display. The Mac OS update resolves this problem in all FontExplorer X Pro versions (1.2.3, 2.0 and 2.0.1).

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 2.0.2:
Overall Rating:	(2.7)	Features:	(2.3)	Support:	(2.7)
Ease of Use:	(3.0)	Quality / Stability:	(2.3)	Price:	(3.0)

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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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