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Windows Vista introduces enhanced security. All programs by default are running in Windows Vista with limited privileges even if the current user is a member of Administrators user group. Click here to learn more about running FontExpert as Administrator and as a Standard user in Windows Vista Tips ...

Thank you for suggestion, we will investigate the possibility to create a plugin for Xara Xtreme (if they allow us). But I must say that the Adobe Illustrator will have higher priority, as it is more popular product.

Version 8 doesn't have the feature of backup/restore (but the following version(s) must have this feature.) But you can move your font groups collection to another computer manually. FontExpert 2006 ver 8.0 uses Font Groups root folder as regualar folder on local disk. So you can copy entire group r...

The release of version 9 is postponed to April or May.

But we plan to issue ver 8 release 4 that will include support to XP x64 and Vista (32-bit and x64).

The release of version 9 is postponed to April or May. But we plan to issue ver 8 release 4 that will include support to XP x64 and Vista (32-bit and x64).

Thanks! Yes, it is planned to cache font files in the database.

We are aware of this problem, thank you for pointing to it. Earlier one registered user of FontExpert has described exactly this problem in a message to us and we hope to fix this issue.

You can copy or move your folder with fonts to FontExpert Groups view and make it a new Group folder. For example, you can drag and drop the folder from Windows Explorer to FontExpert Groups view. (Tip: Hold Ctrl or Shift key on keybord to Copy or Move the folder.) Another way is to choose your fold...

Version 8.0 and earlier versions of FontExpert use font smoothing built in Windows. You should turn on anti-aliasing (Font Smoothing): Control Panel, Display Properties, Appearance, Effects, [x] Use the following method to smooth edges of screen fonts: <choose method: Standard or ClearType>. Default...

Yes, FontExpert can install as many fonts at once, as operating system allows. It can browse the list of 5000 fonts and display font face of each font. But in fact, loading (activating) 5000 fonts at 1 time is very bad idea. I'd recommend to split your collection into smaller groups and activate onl...

The following topic describes the problem with temporarily activated fonts and Adobe products. Adobe productes doesn't detect temporarily activated PostScript fonts located in the arbitrary folder (this behaviour is incorrect, because Windows allows activation of fonts in any folder): "Can’t se...

Another useful tip: You can hold Ctrl or Alt key while dragging files from one group to another, so you can control how files will be "transferred": copied, moved or short cuts will be created. (Mouse pointer changes when you press Ctrl or Alt while dragging files.) You also can drag and d...

This error has been fixed in version 8 Release 4. Description: FontExpert will copy incorrect symbol to Clipboard if selected unicode range is "* All Defined Characters" or any Unicode range. Correct symbol is copied when "* Windows Characters" is selected. Applied to: FontExper...

Traditionally we released new versions every year in the middle of the year, between May and August. But we will plan/try to release new version 9 (FE 2007) in March but not earlier.

3MB !? (But how many fonts are listed there in this case? I think 5000 fonts or more.) FontExpert uses Microsoft XML parser, and it seems it fails on this big file. Usually XML file is completely loaded by XML parser to memory, then the file is parsed. You can split this XML file into 2 parts. XML f...