The FontXChange Settings panel provides groups of related options that allow you to configure many of the features in FontXChange. You can open the Settings panel by clicking the Settings button on the tool bar of the FontXChange main window.
The Conversion Encoding popup menu sets the font encoding used when converting fonts.
All text printed or displayed by a computer is made up of computer codes. Font encoding is used to translate the codes into character images (or "glyphs") contained in the font. A font's encoding is like a lookup table which is used to match computer codes to the characters in the font. This is called the "encoding" of the font. Getting the right encoding can make the difference between pressing a key and getting the right character or the wrong character.
FontXChange provides these encoding options:
The Create Folders For Converted Fonts checkbox allows FontXChange to create font named folders for font files as they are converted into the selected output folder.
The Overwrite Existing Files checkbox allows FontXChange to replace any font files that have the same file name as the new converted font file and is in the same folder as the selected conversion folder. If this option is unchecked, FontXChange will add a number to the new filename instead of overwriting the existing file.
The Automatically Check for Software Updates checkbox allows FontXChange to check for any software updates. When checked, FontXChange will automatically alert you when a FontXChange update is available and ready for download.
Font Naming Options
These options set how FontXChange names a converted font. The font name is used in application font menus when a font is installed.
The Use Font PostScript Name option allows FontXChange to name a font using it's PostScript name (e.g. "Helvetica-BoldItalic"). Using this option will cause fonts to be shown in most application font menus as individual fonts:
The Use Family Name option allows FontXChange to name a font using it's family name (e.g. "Helvetica Bold Italic."). Using this option will cause fonts to be shown in most application font menus as a group of related fonts:
Windows Font Options
The Windows font options group provides features related to PostSCript font conversion for the Windows operating system.
The Generate Binary Format option allows FontXChange to create a PostScript font file as a binary file.
The Generate ASCII Format option allows FontXChange to create a PostScript font file as a text (i.e. "ASCII") file.
The Always Generate .AFM file option allows FontXChange to also create a font metrics file.
Web Font Options
These options provide features related to web font conversion.
The Generate Sample HTML File checkbox allows FontXChange to create a web page that shows a sample of the converted web font. The HTML file is saved in the same folder as the converted font.
The Show Sample HTML File checkbox allows FontXChange to automatically open the generated sample HTML file in your default web browser.