FontExplorer X Pro and Snow Leopard
Update: Monotype Imaging has updated FontExplorer X Pro to work with Snow Leopard now.
There are some incompatibilities with the current release of FontExplorer X Pro and Snow Leopard. I wish I had time to research and accurately document all of them; I don’t. However, I know of at least two reproducible ones:
The “Clean System Font Folders” function attempts to disable protected fonts (as previously reported)
Fonts activated by FontExplorer X Pro which are not located in one of the default system font folders will not be available to the system-wide Fonts panel after a restart or re-login
A simple workaround for the second item is to launch FontExplorer X Pro, deactivate, then reactivate the fonts you want to be available to the Fonts panel.
I emailed Linotype about these issues and received a reply promising a new version of FontExplorer X Pro soon. To the question about whether or not the above workaround is the best way to ‘get by’ right now, they said this:
Our development department is trying to solve all compatibility issues as soon as possible and update a new version of FontExplorer X Pro. Please use this workaround until we fix this issue.
No release date or additional details about the update were given. So, I guess we just wait.
I’m glad I discovered this post. I thought I was going crazy. The second issue is a huge hassle for me, as it’s very time consuming to de-activate and re-activate fonts after restart or login. I hope they fix it soon!
§ Chris · 17 September 2009
i agree with Chris – thanx I am not alone with those problems about Fontexplorer
§ Thomas · 24 September 2009
Thanks for this info. I was going mad thinking I was doing something wrong with Fontexplorer.
§ magniwork free energy generator · 29 November 2009
I assume you all know that the new Snow Leopard-compatible version is out?
§ Chris · 30 November 2009
That’s a nice utility to keep up the pace with your fonts. I haven’t used it yet but a friend of mine who is a graphic designer cum animator recommended me to use this tool for effective usage with Snow Leopard. I would like people to comment here, once they use it! Chao!
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§ Smith Poul · 29 April 2011