Font Organizers Review, Part I

Do you know how many fonts are currentlyPanel, Adobe Type Manager (if installed), and the
installed on your PC? What is the differenceRegistry Editor; and the ability to see the
between OpenType, TrueType, PostScript Typekeyboard layout of each font.Additional
1 and Printer fonts? If the answer is 'No', it's timeInformantion: for Windows 95, 98, NT, 2000 and
to consider getting a font organizer.TypografThisXP can convert TrueType and PostScript Type1
extremely well-done 32-bit app lets you preview,fonts between Macintosh and PC platforms. The
print, and manage TrueType and Type 1 fonts.program converts PostScript Type 1 fonts
You can use it to view font samples, whether thebetween Windows PC and Macintosh as well as
fonts are installed or not; sort font previews byTrueType fonts between Windows PC and
filename, directory, font name, size, date, kerningMacintosh. It also generates missing supporting
pairs, copyright, and more; display a font'sfont files (AFM, PFM, INF, PFA, etc.) and supports
properties, including general, metric, and kerningOS X data fork fonts (.dfont).When CrossFont is
information; and check out a typeface to seeused, character outlines, metrics and hinting are
what (if any) extended characters it has.You canpreserved. You can also drop font files and
also use Typograf to compare fonts, print severalfolders onto main window for easy recognition. In
types of sample pages, organize fonts into aaddition to that, the program automatically
database, and place fonts into groups that can bedetermines font file types and automatically
instantly activated and deactivated. If you're asearches folders and subfolders for supported file
real font fanatic, you'll appreciate the excellenttypes (and automatically assigns kerning if it
typeface tutorial in the Help file, complete with aexists, too).Other handy features include right click
typeface history. Other features include the abilitymenu for fast operation and recorgnition for files
to search for duplicates; shortcuts to Controlfrom Mac file systems on NT (SFM Services).