Any other computers on your network licensed with FontAgent Pro Workgroup Edition will be able to see, preview, copy, and use any of the shared fonts (Figure 3).Īfter reading the review, I decided to give this another try, and was VERY impressed with everything. Then go to your font sets, libraries, or families, and click on the sharing icon. Sharing your fonts is a simple two-click process. Fontezvous is FontAgent’s own zero-configuration peer-to-peer sharing protocol based on and reliant on Bonjour. Using what Insider Software calls Fontezvous, FontAgent Pro Workgroup Edition lets you share any or all of your fonts across your network (as long as all your workstations have licenses). Bonjour lets you share printers, chat within your local network, and, using the Workgroup Edition of FontAgent, share your fonts as well. Bonjour!īonjour (once called Rendezvous) is Mac OSX 10.4’s zero-configuration networking protocol. But this was a rare occurrence in my testing. If for some reason the font manager can’t find the correct font in your libraries, you simply open the FontAgent browser and activate it manually. A small semi-transparent visual floater appears telling you which fonts are being activated. If a font present in one of your documents is not active at launch, FontAgent Pro activates it with alacrity.

After you install FontAgent Pro, almost all major design applications, such as InDesign and Illustrator, seamlessly tap into FontAgent Pro’s auto-activation power without any extra file orphans deposited in their plug-ins folders. Free from Plug-insĪuto-activation is easy: No plug-ins necessary, except for the QuarkXPress XTension Insider provides. When you do need to find a particular typeface or just browse, you simply click the three-paned browser. FontAgent Pro succeeds in all these aspects, and it does so without getting in the way. After all, you shouldn’t need to keep a font manager open as an active application when all you want is to activate fonts when you need them, close them if you don’t, and check and repair them when they don’t work correctly. But FontAgent Pro 3.1 takes an evolutionary step forward by virtually disappearing from view. Earlier versions of FontAgent Pro - in fact, all major font managers - acted as either visible applications or system utilities. The most impressive thing about FontAgent Pro 3.1 is that you don’t see it unless you want to. You can view WYSIWYG representations of each font, and sort the list by name, family, or foundry.įigure 2: You can filter fonts in many ways. In the FontAgent interface shown in Figure 1, the Font list pane is on the left. The interface is easy to understand partly because of that familiarity and partly because it’s spelled out for you with clearly labeled buttons, icons, and check boxes. Easy InterfaceįontAgent Pro’s paned window interface is similar to that of iTunes’ Playlist, Browse, and Songlist panes or Apple Mail’s Mailbox, Message, and Preview panes. The Standard Edition of this Mac-only app sells for $99.95 the Workgroup Edition is $129.95. It’s excellent for organizing, repairing, and activating your typefaces, and it’s very fast. With version 3.1, FontAgent Pro retains its childhood good manners while reaching full adulthood. In the past, Insider Software’s FontAgent Pro was like a stereotypical 19th-century child: Out of sight most of the day, speaking only when spoken to, polite and well-mannered.

This review is adapted from InDesign Magazine, issue 6Įditor’s Note: You may also want to read Andrew Shalat’s review of the competing Extensis Suitcase Fusion.

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