Linotype FontExplorer X - 1.1

The update of Linotype FontExplorer™ X to version 1.1 delivers overall improvements in nearly every area and is recommended for all users.

New features:

• Activation of single fonts in a suitcase (Mac OS X 10.4 only)
• Duplicate import
• Labels
• QuarkXPress 7 Plug-In (Universal Binary)

Updated features:

• Collections can now be hidden via a checkbox in the Sources list
• Conflict table columns are now customizable
• Easier way to select the hotkey to bring FontExplorer X to front
• Extended the contextual menu in the preview area
• Improved font import
• Improved Illustrator CS/CS2 Plug-Ins
• Improved InDesign CS/CS2 Plug-Ins
• Improved style linking view
• Improved WYSIWYG view
• Monitoring preferences now include an option to warn before deactivating a certain number of fonts
• Monitoring preferences now include an option to warn if importing fonts from a removable media
• More information will be stored: The number of activations and the last activation date of a font
• Plug-Ins can now be installed, updated and removed via the new Plug-In Manager
• Redesigned the Conflicts
• Smart Set performance has been improved
• Smart Set titles can now be generated automatically
• Smart Sets now include Designer, Description, Number of activations and Last activated options
• The Font Detector now shows links to the Linotype Font Store
• The import dialog now lets you choose font formats you want to import
• The status text in the main window now contains the current search term

Bug fixes:

• (De)activating fonts in Mac OS X 10.3.9 was slow sometimes
• A WYSIWYG-font was not shown under certain circumstances
• Adding a new preview sample in the preferences did not update the samples list in the preview area in Mac OS X 10.3.9
• Corrected some incorrect tooltips
• Creating a new Set by dropping fonts on the sources list did not update the information area correctly
• Dragging fonts out of the font list sometimes did not work correctly
• Dragging non-font files in the Sources list did create a Set for each file after restarting FontExplorer X
• Exporting font information as text file did not include copyright information
• Exporting Sets or fonts with a slash in the name or a dot as prefix did not work correctly
• Fixed a bug when (de)activating fonts and using Fast User Switching
• Fixed a bug when dragging fonts from the font list
• Fixed a bug when importing a configuration file with no options selected
• Fixed a bug when launching FontExplorer X from a Plug-In
• Fixed a bug when switching between multiple font requests in the font request dialog
• Fixed a bug where a file called "AdditionalInfo.db" did appear after a restart in the trash
• Fixed a bug which prevented fonts from InfiniType from being imported
• Fixed a crash regarding Smart Sets
• Fixed a sorting bug in the preview
• Fixed disappearance of the preview when changing rating or switching Sets
• Font Detector report did include incorrect information
• Font formats were displayed incorrectly in the style linking view
• Fonts stored on a network volume could not be revealed in Finder
• Getting font information in the store for a font without a character map did not work
• Growl notifications did contain the number of suitcases and not of fonts when importing or removing fonts
• Importing fonts with read-only access with the option to manage font files by moving them enabled did not work correctly
• Importing in an empty Set did remove the Set if no fonts were imported
• Key combinations for some characters were incomplete in the information window
• Last imported fonts did not include fonts which were already imported
• Pressing the backspace/delete key when customizing the preview text in the detailed preview tab in the information window did not work correctly
• Pressing the command key while dragging fonts from the Finder into the Sources list did not change the drop destination on Intel Macs
• Pressing the option key in the Conflicts did not highlight the Set(s) the selected font is contained in
• Removing a font from a Set did remove the Set too if it only contained one font
• Removing a Set did not update the information area correctly
• Renaming a Set/Smart Set did not update all visible "Contained in" information
• Restarting after cleaning the system font caches was prevented by the confirm quit preference
• Saving a configuration file did not work if font request rules weren't changed before
• Smart Set rules disappeared when loading a configuration file with the option to replace the current configuration
• Smart Sets containing rules for different vendor names couldn't be created
• Some menu entries in the "Font" menu were enabled when no font was selected
• Sorting after format did not work in the style linking view
• Sorting did not work correctly in the Sources list if a Set contained a slash in its name
• System fonts were always displayed in Smart Sets regardless if enabled or not
• The Contextual menu item "Go to Conflicts" did not work correctly
• The currently edited value was not saved when closing the preferences window
• The HTML code for a character in the information window was not displayed correctly
• Umlauts weren't shown correctly for the information in Mac PostScript fonts

• Many other internal fixes and improvements