Bitstream Font Navigator 5.0 that comes with Corel Draw 12. It’s a maginificent, super-fast font manager. I have about 70,000 fonts in my database and Font Navigator takes 8 seconds to start. Extensis Suitcase took 5 minutes (!) to start with that database on the same machine.
But when Linotype releases FontExplorer X for Windows, I’ll migrate.
I think you will find using Version Tracker to be very useful. I don’t know why no one has responded. I’m a Mac user, but a quick search there gave returned these choices.
While my library certainly isn’t as enormous as Adam’s I’ve been quite happy with Suitcase 9.0 for the last couple of years. I tried 9.2, but went back to 9.0 as it allows for temporary activation. The only downside to Suitcase (for me, at least) is no auto-activation, which Linotype’s FEX is supposed to address, although I’ve heard that auto-activation is more or less impossible in the Windows environment. We’ll see.
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29.Nov.2005 9.27am
Bitstream Font Navigator 5.0 that comes with Corel Draw 12. It’s a maginificent, super-fast font manager. I have about 70,000 fonts in my database and Font Navigator takes 8 seconds to start. Extensis Suitcase took 5 minutes (!) to start with that database on the same machine.
But when Linotype releases FontExplorer X for Windows, I’ll migrate.
Adam
29.Nov.2005 9.31am
I think you will find using Version Tracker to be very useful. I don’t know why no one has responded. I’m a Mac user, but a quick search there gave returned these choices.
29.Nov.2005 9.31am
Ah, good Adam posted as I was posting. :^)
29.Nov.2005 9.53am
Adam,
Any clue on when that comes out? It looks awesome! Thanks Miss Tiffany, I’ll check those out too.
29.Nov.2005 11.26am
While my library certainly isn’t as enormous as Adam’s I’ve been quite happy with Suitcase 9.0 for the last couple of years. I tried 9.2, but went back to 9.0 as it allows for temporary activation. The only downside to Suitcase (for me, at least) is no auto-activation, which Linotype’s FEX is supposed to address, although I’ve heard that auto-activation is more or less impossible in the Windows environment. We’ll see.