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Feedback Summary:
| Version 1.6.2: | |||||
| Overall Rating: |   (2.0) |
Features: | (3.0) |
Support: | (2.0) |
| Ease of Use: | (4.0) |
Quality / Stability: | (3.0) |
Price: | (2.0) |
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Better - Version: 3.0.2, 2/7/2006 12:13PM PST
WhiteDog
The developer has removed the over-inflated claims for Typeset from the product description so I feel the need to amend my earlier comment a bit. The program now breaks up the font information with white space so it's easier to find what you need. Still, the developer apparently does not agree with me that font type is important enough to add to the information in the font display window, so if I wished to create collections based on the different font types - TrueType, Postscript, etc. (or any other criterion) I would need to scan the far right info panel for every font. This is a usability barrier, for me at least, to using Typeset to organize my fonts. Though Typeset is easier to use than Apple's Font Book, Veenix Font Tools is still superior in this regard and Linotype Font Explorer is even better. That said, I did pay for the upgrade to Typeset version 3.
A step backwards - Version: 3.0.1, 1/19/2006 10:00PM PST
grh-svo
The font utility I most wish i had is one that does what Key Caps tries to do (but fails) — tell me which key to hit to get a particular glyph in a non-standard font. Typeset version 1.61 used to do that for me. Typeset version 3.01 does not.
Better Solution - Version: 3.0, 10/25/2005 02:03PM PST
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WhiteDog
Typeset was one of the first type managers available for OS X. However, development has lagged and it now has some superior competition. I wasn't going to say anything, though, until I read in the "description" the claim that "there simply isn't a better solution on the market." This is patently untrue.
Linotype FontExplorer is a more robust font manager - and it's free. Veenix Font Tools has a broader tool set, though it is twice as expensive as Typeset. What I appreciate about Veenix is that the developer is very responsive to user input and quickly implemented two feature requests I made - to indicate the font type (TT, dfont, PS, etc.) inline with the font name (a feature I requested a long time ago for typeset which is still not available) and to color code the font types to make it easy to find the type of fonts you are looking for. The information is available in Typeset, but it's obscured in a cascade of font information which makes it all but useless.
For these reasons I have not paid to upgrade my copy of Typeset. The developer rested too long on his laurels and neglected user feedback, preferring to do things his way. So, if his product dies it will be by his choice and by his own hand.
Linotype FontExplorer is a more robust font manager - and it's free. Veenix Font Tools has a broader tool set, though it is twice as expensive as Typeset. What I appreciate about Veenix is that the developer is very responsive to user input and quickly implemented two feature requests I made - to indicate the font type (TT, dfont, PS, etc.) inline with the font name (a feature I requested a long time ago for typeset which is still not available) and to color code the font types to make it easy to find the type of fonts you are looking for. The information is available in Typeset, but it's obscured in a cascade of font information which makes it all but useless.
For these reasons I have not paid to upgrade my copy of Typeset. The developer rested too long on his laurels and neglected user feedback, preferring to do things his way. So, if his product dies it will be by his choice and by his own hand.
