Suitcase Fusion 2 is the next generation in professional font management. Updates in this release include:
- Improved set speed, even with large numbers of sets.
- Resolves some subtle user interface issues.
- Portugese is now a supported interface language.
- Other minor improvements.
Details about many of these updates and others can be found below.
- Mac OS X 10.4.11, 10.5.7, 10.6 or higher
- PowerPC G5, Intel or faster CPU
- 150 MB of hard disk space + space for
fonts
- 256 MB available RAM
- Safari 2.0 or Firefox 2.0 or higher
- DVD Rom Drive
To install Suitcase Fusion 2, double click the installer on the DVD, or if you downloaded the installer from the Extensis web site, double-click the downloaded installer.
For information about importing your Font Vault, settings and database from previous versions of Suitcase Fusion, see the information included in the Suitcase Fusion 2 webhelp and user guide.
Suitcase Fusion 2 is the next generation in single-user font management. With a completely redesigned user interface as well as a new code base, Suitcase Fusion 2 is the modern and professional font management solution that you need.
The following are the most prominent new features in Suitcase Fusion 2.
This release fixes a number of user interface, activation and set performance issues. For details, see the list of Fixed Issues below.
This release includes compatibility with Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard).
In addition, this release includes:
- Adobe InDesign and Illustrator CS2 plug-ins.
- Support for TrueType Collection (.ttc) fonts, including updated Snow Leopard system fonts.
- Import and export of font sets.
- Suitcase Fusion now accepts more fonts that can be manually installed and used at the OS level, even if they fail certain technical validation measures.
- General stability and compatibility improvements to the InDesign and Illustrator plug-ins
- Better support for remote deployment of plug-ins
- The Adobe InDesign plug-in now supports the use of multiple accounts on a single machine.
- Fonts auto-activate more reliably in layered PDFs.
This release fixes a number of issues, as well as adds a few new features to Suitcase Fusion 2. Most notably, this release adds support for Mac OS X v 10.4.11 (Tiger).
In addition, this release includes:
- Faster application launch and shutdown speed.
- Faster font activation and deactivation.
- Faster activation of permanently active fonts when launching Suitcase Fusion 2.
- Improved display of data in the plug-ins manager, as well as the ability to install plug-ins for multiple versions of a single design application.
- QuickFind searches now include Keywords.
- Updated plug-in management features, including more detailed plug-in information, as well as the ability to prompt to install and update plug-ins when they are available.".
- Now displays a complete list of corrupt fonts when they are added to Suitcase Fusion.
- New 'Libraries' column added to the fonts pane displays the libraries in which a font resides.
- Added the ability to search for fonts by the date they were added to Suitcase Fusion.
- Udpated the method by which Suitcase Fusion reports potential application issues back to Extensis.
- Updated the name of the core background process from SFCore to FMCore.
This release fixes an issue affecting some configurations of Mac OS X 10.5.6 that would prevent Suitcase Fusion 2 from launching. In addition, it includes a stability improvement, addressing a problem reported to Extensis by users through the crash reporter.
This release contains a number of improvements to the application stability as well as some speed improvements.
Modern technology
- Built for Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)
- Based on the Universal Type Client code base.
- The Suitcase Fusion Core™ keeps fonts active even when the Suitcase Fusion 2 is not running.
Auto-activation
- Auto-activation plug-in installation is now a breeze with the Plug-in install options built into Suitcase Fusion 2.
- To ensure a trouble-free workflow, the auto-activation plug-ins contain new features, including the ability to create document sets as well as check document fonts.
- Selective global auto-activation allows you to select which applications to have Suitcase Fusion 2 automatically activate fonts.
- Updated auto-activation plug-ins now include an XTension for QuarkXPress 8 and plug-ins for Adobe InDesign and Illustrator CS4.
Font organization
- Improved search options allow you to quickly locate fonts using very granular font information.
- Smart Sets dynamically filter and display fonts based on your own custom settings.
- Font libraries allow you to organize fonts the way that you want.
- A portable Font Vault allows you to quickly backup your entire font collection, easily switch to an entirely different database, and even move your Font Vault to another drive.
System font management
- Improved system font management features help you avoid font conflicts and other problems with system fonts. (Mac OS X 10.5, Leopard only)
- Easy identification helps you disable unnecessary fonts in your system folders.
Previewing fonts
- Enhanced font preview options, including automatic encoding detection for most Roman and non-Roman languages.
- Floating previews allow you to preview fonts as transparent document overlays.
- Easily customized previews allow you to quickly display preview text as you want it.
- Glyph View Window allows you to inspect the glyphs of a selected font and compare them to any other font in Suitcase Fusion 2.
Font corruption checking and repair
- Enhanced font corruption detection and repair.
We strive to create products that effectively meet customer
needs. Rarely, you may run into areas where the software may not
function as expected.
One known issue with this release has to do with system font management. When running Suitcase Fusion 2 under Mac OS X v10.4.11 (Tiger), system fonts can be viewed, but cannot be deactivated or overridden.
For the most up-to-date information about known issues,
product updates and suggested workarounds, please visit the known
issues support page on the Extensis website.
http://www.extensis.com/en/support/sf2known
The following is a list of the fixed issues in this release. This list does not include all addressed issues, but contains the majority of changes in Suitcase Fusion 2.
| 35388 |
Added the keyboard command, Command-I to open and close the Information pane. |
| 36639 |
Improved set performance significantly so that even with larger numbers of sets, Suitcase Fusion continues to perform well. |
| 37024 |
Fixed an issue that prevented adding fonts to sets when viewing fonts by family. |
| 37507 |
Fixed a user preference issue that prevented Suitcase Fusion from warning about font conflicts. |
| 37848 |
Updated font corruption checking. |
37928
523 |
Scripts to automate InDesign are now able to suppress interaction dialogs when Suitcase Fusion auto-activation plug-ins are enabled. |
| 38274 |
Ctrl-click menu can now be used to deactivate sets. |
| 38347 |
Updated delete key functionality. |
38575
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38405 |
Installer now removes obsolete plug-ins during install, and stops any previous Suitcase Fusion Core before install. |
| A |
Fixed an issue in the Adobe Illustrator CS4 plug-in with documents having text boxes placed completely off the artboard. Attempting to open an affected document in Illustrator CS4 fails, with an "object label badly formatted" error. See this Extensis Knowledge Base article for more information. |
| 38148 |
Fixed an issue that caused blank/corrupted PDF documents when exporting encrypted PDFs from Illustrator. |
| 36828 |
Fixed an issue with the automatic update utility that was causing issues with updating the System Preference Pane for the Universal Type Core. |
| A |
Added support for Mac OS X v10.4.11(Tiger). |
| B |
Fixed an issue that caused Suitcase Fusion to close unexpectedly upon quitting the application. |
| C |
Fixed an issue where the Universal Type Core could potentially try to activate fonts twice at startup |
| D |
Addressed font deactivation speed. This was causing issues during system shutdown where the Core could be forced to quit by the operating system, resulting in an undesirable font database state. |
| E |
Addressed a local font database connection issue that could cause issues during system shutdown. |
| F |
Fixed an intermittant issue that caused the Core to fail to launch. |
| G |
Updated the font deactivation process so that fonts are deactivated in batches, thus dramatically speeding up deactivation |
| 35152 |
Fixed an issue relating to the activation and deactivation of PostScript Multiple Master fonts that caused the client to close unexpectedly. |
| 36030 |
Fixed an issue that slowed the application launch speed. |
| 36356 |
Fixed an issue where Suitcase Fusion, the SFCore and FontTool all required open incoming connections in the Mac OS X Firewall. |
| 36410 |
Fixed an issue that caused Adobe InDesign CS3 to close unexpectedly if outdated Suitcase Fusion plug-in frameworks were installed. |
| 36414 |
Addressed a plug-in issue with InDesign CS3 that caused the plug-ins to not be located for new users on machine when launching InDesign for the first time. |
| 36523 |
Fixed an issue that caused the Suitcase Fusion Core to prevent certain laptops from entering sleep mode. |
| A |
Fixed an issue when running Suitcase Fusion 2 on Mac OS 10.5.6. Suitcase Fusion 2 would fail to launch on systems with long computer and user account names |
| B |
Fixed an issue reported to Extensis by users through the crash reporter, resulting in a more stable application. |
| 35160 |
The Collect for Output command target location now defaults to the last used location, rather than the home folder. |
| 35425 |
Fixed an issue with glyph selection and display in the Glyph View window. |
| 35444 |
Fixed an issue with the QuarkXPress auto-activation XTension that caused the plug-in to be in both an enabled and disabled state at the same time. |
| 35523 |
Updated Suitcase Fusion 2 so that it quickly recognizes when the Suitcase Fusion Core is not running, and closes appropriately. |
| 35526 |
Updated the Glyph View window so that it closes quickly after viewing a font that contains a large number of glyphs. |
| 35527 |
Updated default QuickType text string in French and German. |
| 35529 |
Fixed a font activation/deactivation issue that could cause Suitcase Fusion 2 to close unexpectedly if activating fonts while importing a previous Suitcase Fusion database. |
| 35538 |
Fixed an issue that could cause the Suitcase Fusion 2 Core preference pane to improperly display core status. |
| 35582 |
Fixed an issue with the InDesign CS3 and CS4 plug-ins that caused the Fix Links dialog box to not display when required. |
| 35652 |
Fixed a plug-in issue that caused InDesign to close unexpectedly when certain files were embedded in the InDesign file. |
| 35708 |
Fixed an issue that caused the plug-in manager to not find QuarkXPress Passport v7. |
To reach us for technical support or general questions please
use the following method:
Web/email: http://www.extensis.com/support/
If you have an annual service agreement, you are entitled to priority
support. Please use the contact information on your service agreement.
(800)796-9798
© 2009 Extensis, a division of Celartem, Inc.
This document and the software described in it are copyrighted with all
rights reserved.
11/19/2009 JK
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