FontXChange 2.0 Released

FontGear, Inc. of Charlotte, NC announced today the first release of FontXChange for Macintosh version 2.0. 

FontXChange is a powerful, easy to use font-conversion application that will convert fonts between common font formats.

FontXChange can easily convert fonts to OpenType (PS), PostScript Type 1, and TrueType for both Macintosh or Windows.

Useful features include:

- Robust batch processing for converting entire font libraries

- Font inspection window with preview

- Support for many font encodings, including Adobe Standard, Unicode, Mac Roman, and Windows ANSI, and European.

What's new in version 2.0

- New folder naming options

- New file naming options

- New feature to choose how a converted fonts are named in application font menus

- Updated support for previewing different font formats

- Updated support for how certain platform names are read from Name tables

- Updated support for complex contours in Type 1 fonts

- Updated support for the UniqueID field of the Name table

- Updated user interface

- Fixed a bug that could cause problems with resource-fork fonts (e.g. suitcases)

- Fixed a bug that reported a convernsion error when a batch conversion was cancelled

- Fixed a bug that caused FontXChange to skip some font files because it thought they were duplicates

- Fixed a DOS file naming issue when converting to the Windows platform.

- Fixed a problem that caused a failure to convert when a filename had "gf" on the end

- Fixed a crash when loading PFM/PFB files into the main window

- Fixed support for file/folder drag-n-drop onto the application icon

FontXChange supports conversion of many font formats: Macintosh PostScript Type 1 (font suitcases and printer font files), Macintosh TrueType font suitcases, Apple dfont, Multiple Master, PC TrueType (.ttf), PC PostScript Type 1 (.pfb), and OpenType (.otf).

* FontXChange requires Mac OS 10.3 or higher.

* A free demonstration version can be downloaded from FontGear.net

* FontXChange is available for $99.00/Single User License or can be purchased as a software bundle with FontDoctor (our leading font diagnosis & repair tool) for $129.00 

• FontXChange can be ordered and downloaded from our website at www.FontGear.net using all major credit cards, or by calling 1-800-583-2917.

FontGear Inc. is a leading professional software development company for Macintosh and Windows, specializing in font application tools for graphics professionals and the printing industry. FontGear Inc. is located in Charlotte, North Carolina.

FontGear Inc.

8124 Grahamson Ln.

Suite 102

Charlotte, NC 28269

Main office:

1-800-583-2917

For purchase/ordering

1-800-583-2917

E-Mail: info@FontGear.net

Internet: www.FontGear.net