Button everything up and create a DMG to deploy out. So now I'm trying to create a new Font Vault. Then going through the setup, yadda, yadda, yadda. So I'm just pushing the pkg and then having the user activate the software. Yes I can push some plist later, but it's more of a pain now. So creating a highly customized package like before has been troublesome. It worked great and users loved that they had the ability to reset their font vault.Īpparently SF7 not needs a "cloud-like" activation. All of this has been tried and test without any issue.
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I've been able to capture SF plug-in prefs as well.Įven if some ones font vault is acting funny, I've create a SelfService install to "reset" their vault and plug-in prefs.
This works out great since we can ensure that ever user has the valid font vault library. I've even created a based font vault (licensed and seats accounted for) to be deployed out as needed. When you are suitably impressed, we’ll welcome you to the show.Okay so I've been able to create serialized packages for deployment in the past, not a problem. But we encourage you to look at the Web app now and again to see what we’re up to. In the meantime, we’ll keep the desktop app available. In the short term, we’re bringing the Web app up to the same level as the Suitcase Fusion you’ve been used to. We’ll even be able to add features that just aren’t possible in a desktop app. We’ll fix bugs quickly, and add features almost continuously. (Of course, right now that’s not true just yet, since the Connect Fonts Web app still requires the desktop app.)įor us, the benefit will eventually be that we don’t need to build applications for multiple operating systems. Cloud services can provide everything your organization needs to do business, in most cases easier and cheaper than running them from the office.Ī Web app is easy for IT departments to install and update: they don’t have to do anything. The cloud has stepped in (if clouds can step) to provide an easy way for organizations to stay in touch. Suddenly, maintaining an office network is more expensive, and more tedious for employees to access. Many people are working remotely, including network admins. We’ve been producing the best-selling font server for the last few years.īut networks are changing. The Web app lets us add network features that don’t require your organization to maintain a font server.Īnd we know what we’re talking about. Why did Extensis create a Web based font management tool? We are working to move the major features from the desktop app to the Web, soon you’ll be able to do everything you need in the Web app. Use these recommendations to select head and body fonts for your next project. Also, you can click on a tag (and other metadata items) to immediately show all your fonts with the same tag.įont Pairing: The Connect Fonts Web app can recommend fonts to “pair” with your selected font. Intelligent Font searching: The Web app’s Search field shows instant results. This gives you a head start on searching for fonts.
What you’re missing by skipping the Web app:Īutomatic Font Sense Smart Tags: We automatically add tags to fonts when you add them to the Web app. So, you can choose which app you would like to use. Well we have Good news! The installed Desktop application and the web application operate separately. Some people, who like the simplicity of Suitcase Fusion, are anxious about using Connect Fonts. If you have been using Suitcase Fusion and are ready to switch to cloud-based font management, see As Connect Fonts matures, most of these capabilities will be duplicated in the cloud application. Suitcase Fusion (and Suitcase TeamSync) have become Connect Fonts.Ĭonnect Fonts offers enhanced cloud-based team management and new font management capabilities.Ĭonnect Fonts includes a desktop app which matches many of the features of Suitcase Fusion.
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