Like many Windows users, my computer has more fonts installed than is sensible. Since the Windows font folder/font display doesn’t allow any sort of grouping/sorting other than by font name, I need another utility to help me select fonts for use. Ideally, the utility must support the following:
- Sorting/grouping by other than name. Specifically, I'd like to sort by the typical “class” of font, e.g., Serif, Sans-Serif, Monospace, Decorative/Script, Symbol/Dingbat - but a different/more granular set of classes doesn’t necessarily present a problem.
- Display of a sample of the font. At a minimum, it should support an English pangram in lower case at a text size (e.g., 12pt or 14pt) and a display size (at least 24pt); ideally, I should be able to select the text (including non-Latin writing systems) and size.
Additional features that would be nice, but not essential:
- Being able to group/sort by combination of classes, e.g., Monospace sans-serif. Grouping/sorting by Panose number would satisfy this.
- Display of multiple attributes in the text sample, e.g., normal, bold, italic, underline, etc.
- Being able to alter “header” data such as the font name and Panose number.
