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Digital Disasta
05-15-2008, 02:43 PM
I am using Font Explorer X which by the way is the best FMS I've used so far, and it's free. I find it a lot better then Suitcase Fusion, but anyway, I have one question. My font collection has grown tremendously over the years, and I am looking for a way to print out like a font bible of all the fonts on my computer. Is there an easy way to go about this? I have been looking, but haven't been able to find anything.
SpamSandwich
05-15-2008, 02:51 PM
That there is a quick way to kill a forest. :p
Digital Disasta
05-15-2008, 03:18 PM
well I was hoping there was a way to get like three colums on one page with 30 lines thats 90 on one page, and it would be 180 if i did it back and front. It would take me 25 pages to get all my fonts out on paper, and it would make my life a hell of a lot easier. sitting down withsomeone flipping through a book would a lot better then flipping on a screen.
SpamSandwich
05-15-2008, 03:35 PM
I used to print out font books, but that was so many years ago. It's such a waste that I don't mind a little extra time spent scrolling through a my screen. Plus, if you have something like Adobe Illustrator, you can see the font names in the actual font... I can't really think of anything like you describe otherwise.
theGAR
05-17-2008, 05:14 PM
Plus, if you have something like Adobe Illustrator, you can see the font names in the actual font...
Yes, but only the activated fonts. If you have like many designers a zillion fonts on your computer, it's a little harder.
A solution might be Veenix Font Tools (http://www.veenix.com/FontTools.html). It prints a complete Type Book if you want. And you can safe the forest by making it a pdf instead.
Chucker
05-17-2008, 05:57 PM
How does Font Book's File -> Print not do exactly that?
Digital Disasta
05-19-2008, 10:50 AM
[QUOTE=Chucker;1252930]How does Font Book's File -> Print not do exactly that?[/QUOTE

Font Book leaves all of your fonts activated. If you have a lot of fonts, this is not the best thing in the world. That other app looks like an other FMS, I would hate to need to move to another one just to make a .pdf or print out a book. I guess I'll keep doing what I've been doing see if anything comes up. Thanks for the help though.