Lose Your Mind Development

A lengthy list of feature request for Windows 7 is making the rounds. I have yet to spend time reading it. But my good friend Tyler brought this to my attention.

Note # 246736 – “Request for an integrated Font Manager”

Basic font functionality really needs to be updated in the OS. Some of the font related dialogs boxes XP have not been updated since Windows 3.1.

Try this: Start > Control Panel > Fonts > select Install Fonts from the menu. The resulting dialog is a real gem.

So Microsoft, if you are listening, I might have some font management code to share. Drop me a line.

If you are interested in taking a look at a technical demo of Printer’s Apprentice 8.0, drop me a note at helpdesk at loseyourmind dot com. Please include your full name.

I’m working to put together a demo that shows off the core technologies behind Printer’s Apprentice. This includes the basic user interface, font reading routines, install and uninstall font tools and the print engine. The outline below details, at a very high level, what is implemented and what is not.

Implemented

• Main user interface, menu and options dialogs
• Font install and uninstall routines and dialogs
• Print engine and XML based catalogs & sample sheets
• Several font sample sheets and catalogs (not all the catalogs and sheets from previous versions are implemented yet)

Not Implemented

• Font groups
• Font file management (move & copy font files)
• Print outs such as ANSI charts and a few catalog styles
• Font Registry editor

So if you are interested in taking a look, please send me an email with your full name and I will add you to the list. (Your email address will only be used to communicate news about the demo.)

I don’t have an exact release date for the demo. But I hope to have it in the next few weeks.