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Aporia · 2009-04-09, 12:18

I'm looking for a program that can browse uninstalled fonts and display custom text for comparison, including Japanese characters. Ideally freeware

Basically I want an aid to matching onscreen text without having to install thousands of fonts. What do you use? Also, feel free to recommend any other typesetting related tools.

neshru · 2009-04-09, 12:53

Try AMP Font Viewer. It should be freeware too.

Aporia · 2009-04-09, 13:23

Thanks, it's a nice program but it doesn't handle Japanese characters.

Any other suggestions?

getfresh · 2009-04-09, 14:13

linotype is your only real option. linotype can manage the fonts in the background while you use aegis, and aegis will detect the managed fonts as being installed when they are not.

linotype is not free. The free applications are mostly all just font viewers, and are not very flexible. What you want is a font manager. Honestly I have never come across a font manager that is freeware which I'd consider worth 2 shits. The only one that comes close is x-fonter, and that application is a resource whore as well as glitchy.

Starks · 2009-04-09, 14:57

I vaguely remembering ssatool having something like this.

I'm most likely very wrong though.

Deddo · 2009-04-09, 20:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aporia

Thanks, it's a nice program but it doesn't handle Japanese characters.

Any other suggestions?

If you install eastern language pack from Control Panel, Amp will handle the Japanese fonts as well. I've been using it for months.

raziel666 · 2009-04-11, 02:41

Isn't linotype for MAC only?

getfresh · 2009-04-11, 19:23

No, I use it on Win XP.

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Aporia Member Join Date: Jun 2008	Recommend typesetting tools I'm looking for a program that can browse uninstalled fonts and display custom text for comparison, including Japanese characters. Ideally freeware Basically I want an aid to matching onscreen text without having to install thousands of fonts. What do you use? Also, feel free to recommend any other typesetting related tools.

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Starks I see what you did there! Scanlator Join Date: Apr 2004 Age: 36	I vaguely remembering ssatool having something like this. I'm most likely very wrong though. __________________ My list of garbage anime

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raziel666 Cogito, Ergo Sum Fansubber Join Date: Jul 2006 Age: 43	Isn't linotype for MAC only? __________________ Brighter Death Now エルゴプラクシー死の代理人 Ergo Proxy The Agent Of Death

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neshru Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008	Try AMP Font Viewer. It should be freeware too.

2009-04-09, 13:23	Link #3
Aporia Member Join Date: Jun 2008	Thanks, it's a nice program but it doesn't handle Japanese characters. Any other suggestions?

2009-04-09, 14:13	Link #4
getfresh done Fansubber Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Yokosuka, JP Age: 43	linotype is your only real option. linotype can manage the fonts in the background while you use aegis, and aegis will detect the managed fonts as being installed when they are not. linotype is not free. The free applications are mostly all just font viewers, and are not very flexible. What you want is a font manager. Honestly I have never come across a font manager that is freeware which I'd consider worth 2 shits. The only one that comes close is x-fonter, and that application is a resource whore as well as glitchy.

2009-04-11, 19:23	Link #8
getfresh done Fansubber Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Yokosuka, JP Age: 43	No, I use it on Win XP.