Hello everyone, after installing FontCreatorSetup16.0.0.3054 and submitting the file to the company, the file failed to open with FontCreatorSetup15.
It’s fortunate I have a backup; I only lost one day’s work.
Please fix the error in the official version or add a “Save As” option for an older version.
I really can’t tell the company, which version to use.
Due to several new features in FontCreator 16, the Font Project file format is no longer backwards compatible. This means projects saved with FontCreator 16 cannot be opened with FontCreator 15.
However, FontCreator 15 should have shown a clear message explaining that the project was created with a newer version of FontCreator. The “Stream Read Error” message is not helpful, so we will look into improving that.
For now, please keep a separate backup of any projects you want to continue opening in FontCreator 15, and only save copies in FontCreator 16 while testing the beta.
I have just dowladed and installed FCv.16 for a trial… I was very pleased that I could change to a dark theme, which enaabled and easy view of all boundaries! I was NOT pleased todiscover that my desktop links to FCv.15 have been eradicated!!! For your final release, you must enable the user to determine the location of the program file(s), so as not to render all previous work as useless!!! Luckily, I have the necessary installation files to bring back my FCv.15, but… will doing so write over the FCv.16 installation? Please describe how to recover after the trial ends!!! For some, this could prove to be disasterous!!!
You opening notice for FCv.16 includes a notice of a printable manual being available, via a link. Bogus!!! The link brings one to the FCv.15 manual. Just how far into the future will you be extending the release of FCv.16???
FYI: I deleted FCv.16 from my Programs, and attempted to re-install FCv.15, but after locating the icon on my desktop and clicking on it, I was astounded to see the opening notice (again!!!) for FCv.16. So, I have re-installed the old version, after setting new folder names.locations. Now, I have a separate location for my FCv.15 programming. My next stunt will be to try to re-install FCv.16 with the Setup file that was downloaded. Stay tuna’d!!!
Thank you for testing the beta, and sorry for the confusion and concern this caused.
We will improve the installer so this won’t ahppen again.
If you want to go back to FontCreator 15 after testing version 16, you can uninstall FontCreator 16 and then reinstall FontCreator 15 using your existing installer and registration code. Do keep in mind that FontCreator 16 uses an updated project format, so projects saved with version 16 may not open in FontCreator 15. For that reason, it is always best to keep backups of projects before saving them with a newer major version.
Reinstalling FontCreator 15 should restore the version 15 shortcut. If the installer asks to uninstall or replace the existing version, please follow that process. It will not remove your font files or projects.
About the manual: you are right, the link currently still points to the FontCreator 15 manual. The FontCreator 16 manual will be made available with the official release, which is planned in two days. The link will be corrected by then.
Thanks again for reporting this. We will review the installer behavior and the wording around this, as it should be clearer for people who want to test the new version while still relying on their current production version.
