Lose Your Mind Development - Software Products

Printer's Apprentice

Printers Apprentice 7.5 is a comprehensive tool for managing TrueType, OpenType and Adobe Type 1 font files on Windows XP/2000/Me/98/95 systems. Printer's Apprentice 7.5 includes these exciting features: elegant, Explorer-style interface for reviewing the fonts on your system, view fonts from any media without installing them, view character sets and keyboard layouts on screen, font groups help manage large font collections, batch font install and uninstall with a wizard-style interface, shows copyright and other information embedded in TrueType fonts, use drag and drop to manage fonts, view and print font related information from the Windows registry, Printer's Apprentice has extensive printing capability and can output eight different font catalogs and nine different font sample sheets with customizable headers and footers. Muliple fonts can be printed at once. And Printer's Aprpentice can create catalogs using the fonts read from CD, CDR, Zip disk, etc. The package includes a full online help system, setup program and a complete uninstall. A complete feature list can be found at http://www.loseyourmind.com . This graphics software is listed under font utilities, font organizers, system utilities, general utilities.

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Virtual Font Folder

Virtual Font Folder synchronizes your installed fonts with the contents of another folder or network share. Virtual Font Folder watches a user specified folder or network share for changes. When one or more TrueType, OpenType or Type 1 files are added to the folder, they will be installed in Windows for use by applications. When font files are removed from this folder, VFF will also uninstall them from Windows. Multiple PCs can watch the same folder or network share. This is great tool for synchronizing font resources across a network. Here are a few scenarios where this can be useful. 1. You may want to keep the required fonts for a project in a separate folder. While working on the project, drag the required fonts to the secondary font folder and they will be installed. When you are finished with the project, drag them out of the folder and they will be uninstalled. 2. If you are a network administrator, you can ensure all the users on your network have the same set of fonts. Users install Virtual Font Folder on their workstations and point it to a network share. When fonts are added or removed from this folder, the changes will be replicated on the workstations in the network. Virtual Font Folder is for Windows XP and Vista. Includes a full help file and install / uninstall support. Requires .NET 2.0 Framework. Virtual Font Folder costs $15 for a single user license. Discounts are available for multiple licenses. graphic apps font tools shareware listed in graphic apps font tools section.

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FontReview

FontReview is an exciting new font viewing tool for Windows 9x/Me/NT4/2000. FontReview hooks into the Windows Explorer interface and lets you quickly and easily view both installed and uninstalled TrueType fonts. With FontReview installed, simply double click a TrueType file to see exactly what the font looks like. FontReview integrates smoothly with the Windows Explorer. (see picture, left) Right clicking on the TrueType file displays a menu with options to view, print or install the font. FontReview can print three professional looking sample sheets and a character set chart for any TrueType font. FontReview also distinguishes between TrueType and OpenType fonts. If an OpenType font is detected, it is displayed with the signature O icon. This O icon is also used by Windows 2000 to designate OpenType fonts. Other Features -Integrates into Windows interface as a replacement for the Windows fontview.exe tool -Windows shell interface lets you preview, print and install fonts from context menu -Other font files can be opened using drag and drop from Windows Exploer -Displays common characters and editable sample text from fonts -User can change point size of sample text -TrueType and OpenType fonts are distinguished by unique icons -Displays all 256 characters of ANSI set in a grid -Displays list of all kerning pairs defined in font files -Can print three professional font sample sheets -Can print chart showing all 255 characters of the ANSI set -Print outs can be customized with user defined text -Options allow user to change font sample colors -Character set grid size can be customized -Shell integration can be customized to work in conjuction with Windows fontview.exe -FontReview is a small and lightweight utility -Includes easy setup and uninstall programs -Complete on-line help. FontReview is a shareware categorized under font utilitites, system utilities tools.

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