Main Type Screenshots

[faerywings]

I had posted a little bit about Main Type and I took a few screenshots to show you a few things it can do. At least - a few of the things I have figured out so far.
If you are familiar with ACDsee Photo Manager you'll notice that the tagging is very similar to the tagging of kits/elements in that. It also has the Preview/Load/Install features that Nexus Font/FontBase have.

One of the neat things is the variety of panels (in ACDSee they are called Panes). Not only can you choose what panels you want to see you, can configure the panels by dragging them to different areas and resizing them. You can then save the different Layouts the same way you do with Workspaces in Photoshop. I have two layouts so far- one for when I scrap and the other is for when I am tagging the fonts
This is my Tagging Layout:


My Scrap Layout looks like this:

You can toggle between them with the Layout Manager.

 

[faerywings]

To actually organize your fonts you add Folders which the then program monitors. I have all of my uninstalled fonts on my E Drive and it sees that folder and all of the subfolders. The Icon in the red box is how you add your Folders to be watched


Once it sees your fonts, you can tag them. To create your tags you use the Tag Manager to Create/Delete/Merge Tags. Here is mine

Last --here is my Tagging LO again.

I have it set up that I can see the Font Previews nice and big- you can adjust the size in the Name Bar depending on how good your eyes are. (Mine-- not so good LOL) I have my Tags on the Right side and since I have a lot of tags, I made it as long as I can make it.

I select the Font Folder I want to work in (Groups in the middle image/left side), and that Previews the fonts in that folder. Then I select the tag(s) I want and that info then shows up in the Right Column in that main, center panel.

WhenI am scrapping, I can search by Tags and then it will show all of the fonts with that tag. I can then load the ones I want to work with and they are immediately available in Photoshop.

I am still learning how to use this but thought that anyone who wants to give it a try, I can share this for now

 

[taxed4ever]

Very cool @faerywings ! You have been very busy learning and so nice of you to share this with us!

 

[LSlycord]

Oh this could be really helpful! I always just go back to a few of my old favs because I can never quickly find what I want. Thanks @faerywings.

 

[scribler]

I think I am gonna have to give this a try.

 

[wombat146]

Oh thank you Chris! I have been using Nexus but it tends to freeze up my pc if I use for too long so gave up on it a while back. This looks great, and thanks for the step by step explanation!!

 

[faerywings]

Oh, I am soooo glad this was helpful to you!
So far, I haven't had any issues with it freezing or slowing PS down at all. I know there are a lot more features in it that I haven't figured out. When/if I do- I will post some more screenshots or hints.
And if you use it and pick up any tricks, can you post here as well? Thank you!

 

[*sylvia*]

Sounds good, Chris. Thank you for sharing with us.

 

[zanthia]

thanks chris - will have to give this a try

 

[Cherylndesigns]

I need to do something with all of my fonts. Thanks for sharing.

 

[faerywings]

You are all so welcome!
I discovered yesterday that you can back up the tags/notes that you make in the program. You can also rate fonts too, although ATM, I am not sure why I would do that. But as another similarity to ACDSee, the information is stored in a database that you can back up and restore- always helpful if you move from computer to computer.

Another neat thing you can do is close panes that you are;t used to at the time but can rest the Layout when you need it back. For example, if I don't want to see The Quick Brown Fox while I am tagging, I can close out that panel which will make the Font Preview panel larger.


If you want it back go to View> Load Layout and it will reset