Application Description
Do you wish that the default font on your PDA were smoother or more readable? Or maybe you would like fonts that are smaller but still very legible... or bigger? Perhaps using real italics would look cool? Or do you have a favorite Windows font you want to use on your PDA (subject to patent/copyright/contract law)? Or maybe you would like to read Cyrillic or Eastern European texts? Easily make your ebook reader, browser and other applications look better than ever!
Smoothed fonts (antialiased fonts) decrease font "jagginess". FontSmoother lets you use smooth fonts in almost all applications on your hi-res OS 5 PDA (not lo-res devices like Treo 600 or some Zires). FontSmoother includes over two dozen free smooth font packages (including two Russian / Cyrillic ones and two Polish ones) and you can convert Windows TrueType fonts with the free EasyConvert utility available here or the included Quick Make Font utility (please ensure you do not violate your local patent or copyright laws or the font EULA). You can use the converter to generate Cyrillic or Eastern European fonts. There is also a collection of free fonts here and you can download dozens more via a link in the readme.html file in the download.
There is a free 8 day trial, after which all smooth fonts default to their non-smooth versions until registration is completed. Upon registration, you get free upgrades for the lifetime of the product.
Note 1: After the 8 days, font smoothing should remain in effect for free in the following applications: PalmBible+, BibleThumper, Bible Explorer with You, Bible
with You, OliveTree Bible Reader, Concordance with You, myBible, BibleReadme, Universalis Liturgy of the Hours, and Virtual Rosary.
Note 2: FontSmoother does not support Chinese / Japanese / Korean display systems.
You can use FontSmoother as a standalone program, or, if you like, in conjunction with the latest version of Fonts4OS5, FontHackV or FontSubst, if these work on your device.
Free additional downloads for FontSmoother:
Updated Description:
- 2.40: Add some of Lubak's non-smooth fonts (with his permission).
- 2.35: Improved highlighting. Included Cyrillic and Polish fonts.
- 2.32: Included Droid fonts from Android G-Phone.
- 2.31: Works better with VersaMail
- 2.30: Fix a display artifact. Added option to download more fonts.
- 2.25: Automatically insert euro character into smooth fonts when the fonts are missing it.
- 2.20: Better highlighting on Treos, fonts can be stored on card.
- 2.08: T3 bug fix
- 2.07: Better font switching between applications.
- 2.06: Reliability fix.
- 2.05: Fix for datebook with small fonts.
- 2.03: AvantGo improvements.
- 2.01: Bug fix for non-smooth fonts.
- 2.00: Standalone application without YAHM. Added font delete function in menu. Possibly better behavior in Calendar
application on some devices. Restored Smart List mode. Workaround for FontHackV
and FontSmoother interaction problem. Changed creator ID of registration code (old one still works)
so it doesn't delete with the app--this should make upgrades less painful.
- 1.79: Reduced download size by moving FontSubst and FontHackV fonts to separate packages.
- 1.78: Added italbold version of Utopia 16. Somewhat improved highlighting in some applications.
- 1.77: Can exclude small Palm fonts from substitution.
- 1.76: Add Larabie Forgotten Futurist font. Blazer light-on-dark fix. Remove Smart Lists (didn't do much, and caused problems).
- 1.73: Fix greenish fringes in newer devices agenda main screen (I recommend a light colored background); fix a potential crash bug.
- 1.70: Various fixes.
- 1.69: Added Windows installer. Added utility to create and install font at the same time. Fix bug when using Fonts4OS5 settings bug.
- 1.68: Fixed Fonts4OS5/FontSubst interaction bugs.
- 1.67: Fixed Bdicty/Mapopolis compatibility.
- 1.66: Added Sony small font support--see "Advanced" options.
Moved "Application options" from menu to "Advanced" panel (one fewer tap to access).
Renamed "Smart Layout" to "eBook Mode", but made it a touch smarter.
Can configure a separate font package for the "Clock Popup Window" (the window you
get by tapping on the statusbar clock) on the T3/T5/TX/LifeDrive in
the applications list.
Included new YAHM version (2.5.111) for Zodiac users.
Fixed two "Quick Make Font" naming problems.
Added menu white-space fix to "Use Fonts4OS5's fonts" mode. Fixed compatibility
problem between Silverscreen and some earlier OS 5 devices. Fixed bug in FontHack-style
font handling, and renamed FontHack_fonts to eReaderPro_fonts.
- 1.60: FontSmoother can now configure which font packages and options are active for which applications
without the use of an external font manager. All users need to set new configuration options.
Note that some advanced options have been moved to a menu--press the menu silkscreen or statusbar button
to see them in the control panel.
- 1.54: Fixed bug for apps with long names.
- 1.53: Fixed some bugs in text metrics and in aliased font selection.
- 1.52: Improved application launch detection. Fixed FontHackV compatibility. Removed some buggy fonts.
- 1.50:
Added Larabie Goodfish font.
Speed optimization: up to about 60% faster with common text operations.
Overhauled font remapping method, to make it more reliable for NVFS devices like the TX.
Added special Fonts4OS5 mode. Removed safe mode option. Reduced heap memory usage on NVFS devices.
Removed -std- fonts (except for fixed width). Improved quality in Versamail. Fixed control
panel app list bug (also in Force16). Fresh trial period for users who tried a previous
version.
- 1.49c: No need for msvcr71.dll.
- 1.48: Made Force16 more reliable on T5/LifeDrive/TE2. Fixed text of one dialog.
- 1.47:
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User Reviews
6755 of 13931 people found this review helpful:
01-Jan-06 by Stephan Jou
Not only is this an excellent and robust program, the developer was extremely responsive at fixing the few bugs I was able to run into. Within hours of reporting an issue, I had fixes in my inbox -- all while the developer was on "vacation" at a ski lodge during the Christmas holidays! Thanks, Alex!
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7151 of 14178 people found this review helpful:
23-Dec-05 by Steven Miao
I have tried this program and, wow, it is bravo!
Compare a Palm with this utility and one without, you will definitely find the differences. What can I say? With this utility turned on, Palm becomes more attractive. There are times I turn on Palm for nothing, just to see how elegant the smoothed fonts now looks!
With this utility, Palm has finally got a fantastic feature that Pocket PC has since 2003. Great utility!
There are some unperfect things, however.
One is it is still not compatible with CJK (Chinese Japanese Korean) OS. Although the compatibility increases with updates, I really hope the author can finally solve all the conflicts.
Another is about font making utility. It gives you the ability to convert the fonts that you like, but I notice that all the fonts I make can not display symbols correctly. With the fonts the author provides, there is no problem. Either my fault or the font generator's fault, still no idea.
All in all, this is a utility you really should have a try!
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7038 of 14085 people found this review helpful:
11-Sep-05 by Michael Harrolle
Over all this is an excellent program! I use it on my Zodiac 2 and it has made the look and feel of the text as good as the graphic capability of my Z. It works flawlessly on 95% of my apps. Also the ability to import any font is a plus. If you want your Palm software to look as good as it can, this is the way to go. Well worth the money!
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7141 of 14311 people found this review helpful:
31-Jul-05 by David Cole
AWESOME program for not just introducing anti-aliased text but for allowing custom fonts as well!
I will say that "Smart Layout" isn't always so smart as it occasionally drops letters off the end of icons; but disdabling that cured the problem straight away. I never saw any huge advantage with it enabled anyway.
And as convertd fonts are honkin' huge (average 400kb per typeface@pt size), be conservative on how many typefaces you wish to use. It's not the program but the fonts themselves. Also, don't be fooled by the Palm's screen. Don't bother with 8pt at all. :-)
I use a Palm T3 and would recommend this to ANYBODY. Even despite the "smart layout" ssue (for 1.46 does that issue apply) this is worthy of 5 stars.
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7122 of 14101 people found this review helpful:
03-May-05 by shawn Boyle
i tried this on my T5
The fonts look nice but, in most applications the text would be incmplete or missing letters. example "john" would read "joh " in agendus.
I tried many different fonts and styles and sizes, seems everyone of them had some quirk. once I went back to native font and OS the problems went away.
It looks pretty but is it 100 percent compatable?
I need to be able to accuratel y read all of the text in my PDA.
I can' reco end th s t this tim .
Ma be whe I can read al the chara te s I wil b y it.
:)
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