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X-Fonter 4.6 Release Notes - December 2004
Platform: Windows 98/Me/NT/2000/XP.
Copyright 2001-2004 BlackSun Software, All rights reserved.
Internet: http://www.blacksunsoftware.com
Email: support@blacksunsoftware.com
The use of X-Fonter 4.6 is free to try out. If you really like X-Fonter,
please register through our website.
Registration will unlock the following bonus features.
ò Preview Postscript Type 1 fonts
ò Print not-installed fonts overview
ò Create transparent GIF pictures
ò Blurred shadow effects
ò Outline font effects
ò Filter on not-installed fonts
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FEATURES
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- Browse through and preview any installed fonts (Truetype, OpenType, PostScript (Type 1), Raster, Vector)
- Browse through and preview any not-installed fonts (Truetype, OpenType, PostScript (Type 1))
- Install or uninstall fonts (Truetype, OpenType, PostScript (Type 1))
- Search for fonts on any drive/directory
- Font Filtering by Font Family, Codepages and Font Style
- Network support included
- Scalable Font Size up to 200 pixels
- Choose any Font Color and Background Color
- Choose any Font Style (Bold, Italic, UnderLine, StrikeOut)
- View Fonts in 3D mode
- Character map included with all ASCII codes
- Unicode Support (now also in 3D mode)
- Basic Image editor built in (with cropping)
- JPG and GIF output supported for 3D graphics
- Most settings are saved and reused in next session
- Very simple and intuitive interface
- No extra DLL's required
- Uninstall option
- Compare fonts in Dual pane
- View supported codepages
- select fonts by codepages
- print font overview
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HISTORY
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version 4.6 : released December 2004 (improvements in the X-Fonter 5.0 beta version were applied to X-Fonter 4.5)
- (changed) Screen Layout improved
- ( added ) Font files added for all font types
- (changed) Font preview grids modified
- ( fixed ) Installation bugfix
- ( added ) More Print Options
version 4.5 : released July 2004
- ( fixed ) Fixed parameter storage bug.
version 4.4 : released June 2004
- ( fixed ) Several bugs in font filtering for not-installed fonts.
- ( fixed ) minor bug for installed font list. Some fonts were displayed twice (once with full name and once with familyname)
version 4.3 : released May 2004
- ( added ) Font overview printing can be done with different codepages.
- ( fixed ) In 4.2 not all installed fonts were displayed.
version 4.2 : released April 2004
- ( added ) ability to copy the selection of an image instead of the whole image. (no need to crop)
- (changed) Improved layout of Image Creator
- (changed) Improved Font handling engine
- ( added ) Font Load/Unload possibility
- ( added ) Preview of Postscript Type 1 fonts (bonus option)
- ( added ) Print overview of not-installed fonts (bonus option)
- ( added ) Blurred effect in image creator (bonus option)
version 4.1 : released December 2003
- Opentype font files with .OTF extension are also supported.
- Postscript fonts (Type 1), Raster fonts and vector fonts are now also supported.
- Last printed text from 'Print Overview' is remembered.
- removed the 'fix' button, because it wasn't really relevant.
version 4.0 : released August 2003
- Improved handling of 3D drawing routines
- ASCII / Unicode mode changed (also unicode in normal 'Font View')
- Gradient Text Effect added
- Outline Text Effect added (registered)
- Antialiased pictures
version 3.7.7
- ALT-NUM keycodes removed for UNICODE
- 'Maximized' bug fixed
- 'Custom Texts' big fixed
- adjustments for 'large fonts' settings
version 3.7.6
- ALT-NUM keycodes added on character maps (ASCII and UNICODE)
- Filter screen improved for large font setting
- bunch of small tweaks for easier usage...
- character map color refresh after background color change
version 3.7.5
- Font filtering bug fixed
version 3.7.3
- 'Show font' access violation fixed
- CHARMAP behaviour improved
- more font info added
version 3.7.2
- colorpicker behaviour improved
- settings changed to Current_user hive in registry
- listview display improved
- 'ask before font uninstall' option added
version 3.7
- Filtering by supported unicode pages
- more font info displayed
- interface enhancements
- GIF support (additional to jpg)
- Opentype Support
version 3.6
- Few user requests/issues implemented/fixed
version 3.5
- Improved Interface (more font details)
- Print Dialog (select fonts and printer
version 3.02
- Unable to remove system fonts
- Option to highlight system fonts or fonts not in fonts-folder
- Highlight Not properly installed fonts plus option to fix this
- Registry entries for fonts fixed
- Show hidden fonts
version 3.01
- Uninstall routine enhanced (moves to 'uninstalled' folder instead of recycle bin)
- Filtering window added (filter on font family and supported codepages)
- Obsolete code removed (better performance)
- button for uninstalled folder added
- gauge added when reading fonts
version 3.00
- Dual pane added
- View supported codepages
- select fonts by supported codepages
- 3D mode by ASCII or Unicode
- smaller sizes for charmaps (ASCII and unicode)
- Print Font Overview
- improved install/uninstall routines
version 2.02
- unicode support in 3D mode
- small layout changes (better support for large font settings in windows)
- eyedropper for color picking in Hex Color Dialog
- Small bug fixes (improved performance)
- char map 16 characters wide instead of 32 for better overview
- Splash Window added
Version 2.01
- Unicode Support
- Small Layout Changes (better support for 640x480)
- Associate with TTF files removed (needs more coding)
- Installed Font list automatically refreshed after installation of fonts.
Version 2.00
- Search for Font files added
- Better memory management in 3D option
- Second shadow color added
- Better Font resource management
- Menus added
- Small bug fixed
- Small layout changes
Version 1.00 : released March 16, 2001
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KNOWN ISSUES
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-none (please let me know if you experience strange behaviour...)
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WHAT'S NEXT ?
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Version 5.0 !!!
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CREDITS
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A Special thanks to all people who shared their ideas with me and
contributed to the quality of my software.