Thank you for purchasing Suitcase Fusion 2, the next generation in professional font management.
- Windows XP Professional SP3 (32-bit version only),Vista SP1 (32 or 64* bit) or Windows 7 (32 or 64* bit)
- 1.6 GHz or faster processor
- 256 MB of available RAM
- 150 MB of hard disk space + space for fonts
- Internet Explorer 7 or Firefox 3.0 or higher
- Adobe Reader 7 to view PDF documentation
- Microsoft .NET 3.5 or higher
* 32-bit emulated mode only.
To install Suitcase Fusion 2, double click the installer on the disc, or if you downloaded the installer from the Extensis website, double-click the installer.
For information about importing your Font Vault, settings and database from previous versions of Suitcase for Windows, 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 compared to its predecessor, Suitcase for Windows version 11
The following are the most prominent new features in Suitcase Fusion 2.
- Updated auto-activation plug-ins provide improved font activation using Font Sense.
- Improved font corruption checking.
- Auto-activation plug-ins for InDesign and Illustrator CS4, and QuarkXPress 7 and 8 (joining the updated CS3 and CS2plug-ins).
- Auto-activation plug-in installation is now a breeze with the Plug-in install options built in to Suitcase Fusion.
- To ensure a trouble-free workflow, the auto-activation plug-ins contain new features, including the ability to create document sets, check document fonts, and collect fonts for output.
- Tear-off floating previews allow you to preview fonts with transparent document overlays.
- Easily customized previews allow you to quickly display preview text as you want it.
- Glyph Viewer allows you to inspect the glyphs of a selected font, compare them to any other font in Suitcase Fusion, as well as copy glyphs for use in any other application.
- Enhanced font preview options, including automatic encoding detection for many Roman and non-Roman languages.
- New search capabilities allow you to quickly locate fonts using very granular font information.
- Smart sets dynamically filter and display fonts based on your own custom settings.
- The font family model of the Suitcase Fusion 2 interface is more like your favorite creative applications, not limited to the traditional Windows four-member family.
- The built-in font classification system also automatically classifies thousands of common fonts, giving you additional ways to search and filter.
- You can tag fonts however you like, and add classifications for newer fonts.
- Support for multiple font libraries and multiple Vaults allows 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.
- Collect for Output gives you the fonts you need, where you need them.
- Activate and deactivate fonts located in the system's Fonts folder.
- Easy identification helps you weed out unnecessary fonts in your system folders.
- Built on the same code base as the Universal Type Client (for Windows and Mac OS) and Suitcase Fusion 2 for Macintosh, Suitcase Fusion 2 has an entirely new user interface.
- The Suitcase Fusion Core keeps fonts active even when the Suitcase Fusion is not running.
- Auto-update capability keeps you on top of the latest releases.
- Includes FontDoctor 2.6 for Windows.
- Suitcase Fusion 2 is now compatible with Windows 7 (32 or 64 bit)
- Support for the True Type Collection (TTC) font file format.
We strive to create products that effectively meet customer
needs. Rarely, you may run into areas where the software may not
function as expected.
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.
| 608 |
Fixed an issue with plug-in installation where previous plug-ins were not removed, causing auto-activation issues. |
| 38021 |
When migrating from a previous version of Suitcase, fixed an issue that caused extra sets to be created for any missing fonts. |
| 38552 |
Fixed an issue that caused Suitcase Fusion to conflict with iTunes 9. |
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.
10/20/2009 JK
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