Comments on: Suitcase Fusion 5: Ready for takeoff!

By: James

James — Sun, 01 Sep 2013 13:25:26 +0000

I’m not sure how Suitcase changed how they handled fonts—as I don’t really see a fundamental difference going back to the OS 9 days. They did add the “vault” method of saving your fonts, but it’s an option. You can still have Suitcase leave your fonts right where you put them if you wish.

As far as comparing it to FE. I used to use FE quite a bit. But I found it to be clunky in comparison to Fusion. As far as features, it can’t even compare to Fusion. Quick Match alone makes Fusion worth the price.

But you should download the trial of the latest version of both apps and decide for yourself.

By: Jerry Bernard

Jerry Bernard — Thu, 29 Aug 2013 19:41:59 +0000

How does this compare to Linotype FontExplorer? I used to be a diehard Suitcase fan until they merged with Fusion several years ago and the whole paradigm of how Suitcase handled font management took a change for the worse.

By: Max

Max — Thu, 15 Aug 2013 15:17:54 +0000

Niiiiice. Thank you, Sir.

By: James

James — Thu, 15 Aug 2013 15:04:15 +0000

Yes. It does.

By: Max

Max — Thu, 15 Aug 2013 12:21:07 +0000

Hmmmm…. interesting, Jim. I haven’t used Suitcase since version 8. Does it unit font families nicely within the CC suite like the old ATM used to? I just want to avoid miles of scrolling!