Master MainType, tips and tricks...
Posted: Thu Jan 12, 2006 11:49 am
This tutorials shows you several basic and advanced features to get the most out of MainType.
Filter
Change the Filter through the Filter window available through View -> Filter. This filter is very powerful, when you are looking for specific fonts in a large font list.
Fast font sorting
Click on a column header to sort the font list. Click the same column header to change the sort order.
Export font data to HTML
With MainType you can easily export font data to HTML. Here is the output of a collection of over 4000 fonts:
MainType web export output
Preview Text
The preview text items are used as preview text in the Fonts pane. Go to the Options window to change, add or delete preview text items.
Looking for a character?
You can search for a character in the selected font by its character name as defined in the Unicode Character Database. Select Find on the Edit menu to open the Find Character window.
Drag and Drop
Select one or more fonts and drag them onto another group or browse folder. During the drag and drop operation hold down the Ctrl key to copy the selected fonts or hold down the Shift key to move the font selection or or hold down the Alt key to create shortcuts. You can even drag and drop between MainType and other applications that fully support drag and drop (like Windows explorer).
More tips and tricks are welcome...
Filter
Change the Filter through the Filter window available through View -> Filter. This filter is very powerful, when you are looking for specific fonts in a large font list.
Fast font sorting
Click on a column header to sort the font list. Click the same column header to change the sort order.
Export font data to HTML
With MainType you can easily export font data to HTML. Here is the output of a collection of over 4000 fonts:
MainType web export output
Preview Text
The preview text items are used as preview text in the Fonts pane. Go to the Options window to change, add or delete preview text items.
Looking for a character?
You can search for a character in the selected font by its character name as defined in the Unicode Character Database. Select Find on the Edit menu to open the Find Character window.
Drag and Drop
Select one or more fonts and drag them onto another group or browse folder. During the drag and drop operation hold down the Ctrl key to copy the selected fonts or hold down the Shift key to move the font selection or or hold down the Alt key to create shortcuts. You can even drag and drop between MainType and other applications that fully support drag and drop (like Windows explorer).
More tips and tricks are welcome...