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RISC User - Font Directory Professional"All too often, upgrades appear with lots of hype but very little improvements and extra features. In the case of Font Directory Pro, this is certainly not the case. Not only has the program been greatly improved (no mean achievement considering how good Font Directory 2 was) but a significant number of extra facilities have been added that make the 'Pro' appendage truly deserved." "LOOKsystems introduced the first serious replacement for Acorn's font management system, and it has stood the test of time. They have introduced improvements only when necessary, and only after extensive testing." "Font Directory was the standard by which others were measured, and Font Directory Pro becomes the gold standard by which all font managers (not just on the Acorn platform) must be judged." "Overall, it would seem that Font Directory Pro is at least three times faster than Easy Font Pro at scanning and installing fonts." Archive - Font Directory 2"Font Directory's manual is instantly magnetic... it is certainly the best software handbook I have ever come across... With Font Directory this (viewing fonts) is a breeze, as all I have to do is toggle the Font Viewer icon on the button. And as if by magic, Font Directory loads the opens up a viewer window... (which) is very powerful indeed... it (document scanning) works a treat." "Font Directory 2 is simply the most sophisticated font management system on any personal computer." Archimedes World - Font Directory 2Performance: 5/5. Features: 5/5. Value: 5/5. Overall: 5/5. Last words: "If you own more than a handful of fonts, you must buy Font Directory 2." "Font Directory 2 is simply brilliant." RISC User - Font Directory 2"I will say at the outset that I am very impressed with this application... a very powerful and flexible tool indeed... installation (is) an extremely simple and painless affair... All of these options work instantly and intuitively... This must be the simplest and easiest way that I have ever come across to determine what a particular font looks like," "Of all the applications I've reviewed for RISC User over the last six years (former editor of magazine), only a couple have proven so invaluable that I would be lost without them... Font Directory will now join this elite band." "It has clearly been designed by somewone who understands what users want - usability - and is a great testament to the strengths of the Acorn platform. Every aspect of the program shows signs of careful thought, I don't think I can fault it in any way. It is fast, compact (the basic application only required 76k), and appears to be completely stable. If you ever cursed the complications of using a wide range of fonts on you Acorn, then you will never look back if you buy Font Directory 2." Acorn Publisher - Font Directory 2"This works beautifully... It's magic... This ingenious display method gets over the problem of unwieldly font menus... This (the WYSIWYG display) is a significant productivity enhancer... In common with every other feature of Font Directory 2, much thought has gone into the font-searching options... And joy upon joy, the body text (in the font viewer) reformats itself instantly..." "If there were Oscars for software, this one would sweep the board." "By now, it cannot have escaped your notice that I am somewhat enthusiastic about Font Directory 2 (I promise I don't have any financial interest in the company)." The software is simply brilliant. It is so intuitive that I operated it without reading the manual and got everything right, and was very impressed. When I was a teenager, my Aunt Jean gave me a subscription to Reader's DIgest (that's my excuse and I'm sticking to it). About the only thing I remember from that publication is the following doggerel:
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