Font Source Folder Column

[melvin3082]

I like to keep my fonts in folders that indicate their source. When importing fonts (from multiple folders), is there a way to add the originating folder in one of the columns, like state, preview, family,style, etc.?
thanks, mel

[Bhikkhu Pesala]

The way to go is to let MainType create Font Groups from your folders.

The way that MainType works, though, makes the use of folders a bit redundant. It creates a database of all fonts and the various views are just filters of that database.

[melvin3082]

Bhikkhu,
Thank you for your response....
This really will not work for the folders (some purchased, some free) since I have 'mixed' font groups within. I was hoping that, for example, the 'Foundry' (which I do not use) column could serve that purpose. I presume there is no way to edit that column externally.
Mel

[Bhikkhu Pesala]

The font's foundry is not editable. The only practical way is to use the Rating columns to identify your fonts in some fashion to suit your purposes, e.g.

• Purchased fonts = five stars
• Windows fonts = 4 stars
• Home made fonts = 3 stars
• Good Free fonts 2 stars
• Rubbish free fonts 1 star

[Erwin Denissen]

One thing that is very high on out to-do list is font tagging, which allows you to specify one or more tags to a font. Tags can be anything e.g. Cars, Cartoon, Serif, Free, Funny.