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by hlff
Sat Dec 17, 2016 8:56 pm
Forum: MainType - Requests and Enhancements
Topic: Feature Request: floating type sample
Replies: 6
Views: 16471

Feature Request: floating type sample

Thanks for a great product. One feature I enjoyed in a competing product is the ability to generate a "floating" type sample. Basically, it's a transparent (no background color) "popup" containing the user's selected sample text that can be overlaid over anything else on-screen. ...
by hlff
Sat Dec 17, 2016 8:53 pm
Forum: MainType - Requests and Enhancements
Topic: Feature Request: clean application font caches
Replies: 1
Views: 5779

Feature Request: clean application font caches

Thanks for a great product.

It would be very helpful if the application could include a utility to automatically clean font caches of applications like Adobe CC, Quark, Microsoft Office, etc.
by hlff
Sat Dec 17, 2016 8:50 pm
Forum: Implemented Feature Requests
Topic: Feature Request: option to prebuild cache of previews
Replies: 7
Views: 15699

Feature Request: option to prebuild cache of previews

Hello, In my line of work, speed of delivery is very important. The MainType interface is high-performance, but I find that I often have to wait several seconds when scrolling through a font list for the previews to be rendered. I would like an option which allows the program to pre-build and cache ...
by hlff
Sat Dec 17, 2016 8:44 pm
Forum: MainType - Requests and Enhancements
Topic: Comparing fonts
Replies: 19
Views: 37633

Re: Comparing fonts

Thanks for some great software! I agree with the request to facilitate *easy* direct visual comparison between fonts. I do not like the workaround that requires tagging. It should be an immediate feature that, as a user selects fonts in the fonts list, a comparison can be seen. My favorite implement...