I have read in these forums that the Font Navigator is not the font management application of choice. So, what would one use instead of Font Navigator?
Today, I was working on a small project, and I wanted a "70's" style loopy font. I have purchased better software, and going through my own learning curves and used Font Navigator for the first time, in fact, the first time I used a font management application. But, I didn't like it much. I had to arrow key through all my fonts, one at a time (but at a fast speed) to see if I had anything like what I was imagining, which was actually slower that just creating text and selecting a font dropdown menu to see the rendered fonts!. The style and artistic filters in the Font Navigator with CD didn't help much. I selected three runner ups, and printed samples, and - the text was small, only one sided, and print options would produce three single side pages for each font with small text and a small text sample.
I went to the internet, and found just what I was looking for, Funkydori. And, the font itself also has some 13 stylistic sets.
So - is there another font management application others prefer to use, that one can browse several fonts at one time, compare selected fonts, and print out comparisons on paper? As well as viewing the different style sets of a font together, with better print options? I can search the web for font managers, but I believe there are a lot of professionals and professional amateurs here with better experience that can make good suggestions.
Have a look at FontExpert: http://www.proximasoftware.com/fontexpert
Although FontNavigator looks quite old (it's almost the same since many years) still is a good and useful option. i if you open a CorelDRAW document and some fonts are missing, FontNav ask you if you wnat to auto-install the fonts, permanent or only while the document is open. What other font manager can do the same? and this is just one example, not the only use
Ariel said: Although FontNavigator looks quite old (it's almost the same since many years) still is a good and useful option. i if you open a CorelDRAW document and some fonts are missing, FontNav ask you if you wnat to auto-install the fonts, permanent or only while the document is open. What other font manager can do the same? and this is just one example, not the only use
I agree, which is why I continue to use FontNav.
What the OP needs to remember when saying "I have read in these forums that the Font Navigator is not the font management application of choice" is that view represents the opinions of some members only. That's not to put them down in any way, but neither is it a blanket endorsement.
There's nothing wrong with preferring something else if it suits your way of working better, whether it's font management or even a graphics program, but what's wonderful for one person can be a burden for someone else depending on system, working style, number of fonts, or a dozen other reasons.
Ariel said:FontNav ask you if you wnat to auto-install the fonts, permanent or only while the document is open. What other font manager can do the same?
Hi.
All could easily do this Corel would make the plugin available for developers of other font programs. This is not a hard task. Corel only gives this ability to FontNav. Maybe they have a contract. You would think so or they would have opened up to this very basic idea long ago.
~John
Which begs the question John .. It it a CorelDraw function that lists the missing fonts or a font navigator one. I think it must be a corel code that lists what is missing. I'm sure a macro could list what was missing when a preexisting file was opened. So the corel code already has that part. It just needs to have a ADDIN that talks to what ever font manager one selects as prime.
Which then raises my other question. Which I may start in a different thread. HAS ANYONE figured out how the add-in manager works? I click it on and have none. I go to The file where they are and I have a bunch.
What makes them run? I have tried to create some put them in the file and have no way of knowing other than nothing happens. It is like they are sent off to the Imperial Vortex. Could be if we new better how these things worked we could create a interface that would let our various font managers at least TRY to pick the fonts we need.
Does Font Navigator need to be running for this feature, or only need to be installed?
Just open FontNavigator, and the program will search for fonts on your computer. You can go to File/Find fonts if you change the folders or add new fonts (don't need to search the entire disk again, just select the folder with the fonts). That's all. Open CorelDRAW and i some fonts are missing and exist on your computr, the program will ask if you want to install the fonts. Useful, right?