Triple ⁂
Maybe one day the Finder (or any other file browser) will allow to sort fonts by their panose: proper sorting by width / weight etc.
May 22, 2025 at 6:52pmWeb
Show threadDavid JONESMay 22, 2025

@triple I suppose that was what Font Managers used to do, but they have all fallen.

Do people still set Panose properly?

Show threadTriple ⁂May 22, 2025
@drj Good question, maybe not. And I’ve heard some are relatively happy with the newer generation of font managers.
Show threadNicolas Folliot ⏚🔻May 22, 2025
@triple @drj Yup, Typeface works pretty fine.
Show threadDavid JONESMay 23, 2025
@nicolasfolliot @triple oh I didn't realise that font managers were still a thing. I thought big A had killed them all off.
Show threadNicolas Folliot ⏚🔻May 23, 2025
@drj @triple Depends a lot on your workflow and ethics I guess. I'm trying to use mainly, if not exclusively, fonts from independent designers and foundries. And I'm also working almost full-time on Affinity, when I'm not forced to use Adobe stuff for occasional clients. So managing my fonts with an independent software like Typeface just makes sense for me.
Show threadTypefaceMay 23, 2025
@drj @nicolasfolliot @triple no A is big enough to crush us all :) *runs for cover*
Show threadRutherford CrazeMay 22, 2025
@triple Is panose reliable enough? I’d gladly settle for just width/weightClass
Show threadTriple ⁂May 22, 2025
@mass_driver I would too
Show threadJohn ArmstrongMay 22, 2025
@triple I’ve done quite a bit of font sorting lately. I’ve found that Panose is not reliably set in the fonts I’ve looked at. Plus, variable fonts can span multiple weights, widths, and may have other axes. It’s certainly an interesting problem
Show threadTriple ⁂May 23, 2025
@jlarmstrongiv You're right. I said Panose because that's what suppose to help with this issue but I agree, there is no perfect tool for (non-VF) font sorting.