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Printer’s Apprentice 8.1.0008 for Windows 7, Vista & XP has been released and published on the Lose Your Mind Development web site.

Printer’s Apprentice is always available for you to try directly from our web site. And if you like the software, we hope that you will purchase a license. Use the link below and you can get Printer’s Apprentice 8.1 for $20. This is a 20% discount off the regular price

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This is a major upgrade and includes the following changes:

• This version uses a new installer. Instead of the setup tool built into Visual Studio,  we are now using Advanced Installer Professional from Caphyon Ltd.
• Added new behavior for Windows 7. By default, fonts set as "hidden" in the Windows 7 Control Panel > Fonts window will also be hidden in Printer’s Apprentice.  A new "Show fonts hidden by Windows 7" checkbox in the Options dialog can override this behavior. If fonts are hidden, but visible in Printer’s Apprentice, then the Installed Fonts tab will show them in grayed out text (just like the Windows 7 Fonts folder).
• Added protection for Windows system fonts to prevent accidental uninstallation. If you try to uninstall a font that ships with your version of Windows, Printer’s Apprentice will alert you to the fact with a new dialog box. This can be turned off using the new  "Warn before uninstalling Windows fonts" checkbox in the Options dialog. The list of fonts shipped with each version of Windows can be found at the following URL:

  http://www.microsoft.com/typography/fonts/product.aspx

• Uninstalling fonts – Under Windows 7 and Vista, some fonts are protected by the OS through the TrustedInstaller account. These fonts cannot be uninstalled, even by an administrator. If a font is protected by this account, it is now noted in the  log_uninstall_fonts.txt file.
• Startup speed has been improved. The software now uses a background task to read the fonts installed.
• The Character Set tab has been optimized so there is not so much flicker present when resizing the main Printer’s Apprentice window.
• Options set on the Print dialog, such as Catalog, Sample Sheets, etc are now saved and restored when you reopen the Print dialog.
• Added additional information to install fonts and uninstall fonts logs for debugging purposes.
• Fixed a problem with printing catalogs of Postscript based fonts. The rendering engine was not drawing the lines of text property.
• Updated the Help file. The Options reference section is now up to date.
• Fixed the "Check for New Version" dialog so it no longer appears in the Windows Taskbar.
• Fixed an Object Not Found bug in the Copy Fonts dialog.
• Fixed a bug that could lead to an "Length of argument ‘String’ must be greater than zero." crash on startup.