Font management in OS X
Finally got around to upgrading to OS X and am now running 10.1.2. As a typographer, one of my key concerns is font use. I have about 1000 fonts, which obviously I cannot load permanently.
In OS 9 I used to run ATM deluxe, but as they are not supporting OS X I bought a copy of Suitcase 10 and downloaded the 10.1 upgrade.
Well it doesn't really work (and less I have told Extensis about it). Basically it will enable fonts in carbon/cocoa apps, but it won't turn them on correctly in classic. I am gradually moving my applications over to OS X native, but I still have some classic applications, which I am going to *have* to use for a while longer. Like Quark XPress for example.
So any ideas people?
In OS 9 I used to run ATM deluxe, but as they are not supporting OS X I bought a copy of Suitcase 10 and downloaded the 10.1 upgrade.
Well it doesn't really work (and less I have told Extensis about it). Basically it will enable fonts in carbon/cocoa apps, but it won't turn them on correctly in classic. I am gradually moving my applications over to OS X native, but I still have some classic applications, which I am going to *have* to use for a while longer. Like Quark XPress for example.
So any ideas people?
Comments
I have no problem with ATM Deluxe running in Classic mode. For OS X, though, it looks like the best replacement is going to be <a href="http://www.diamondsoft.com/" target="_blank">Font Reserve</a>, particularly if you are on a LAN with other designers.
I suppose there might be a problem with both programs trying to access the same files at the same time, but I have OS X on a separate hard drive from OS 9, and my font collection exists on both drives. Not really a problem, considering how cheap HD space is these days.
[ 02-09-2002: Message edited by: KidRed ]</p>
In OS 9 Font Reserve is great.