Suitcase Fusion 3 User Guide for Mac OS - Extensis

Ornamental: An Ornamental typeface, such as GiddyUp, is unusual or ornate, and either doesn’t
fit cleanly into other categories or is really only suitable for use at display sizes. This includes
inline, outline, and engraved typefaces. Examples include Desdemona, Colonna, and Edda.
Sans serif: A Sans serif typeface, such as Arial, is characterized by little to no contrast and no
serifs. The sans serif classification includes only sans serif fonts that do not fit in the grotesque
and humanist classifications. This includes geometric designs such as Avant Garde, and Art Deco
faces such as Bodega Sans and ITC Anna.
Script: A Script typeface, such as Zapfino, is based on hand lettering, whether with a broad-edge
pen, a flexible steel nib, or a brush. This includes everything from children’s handwriting to
beautiful and ornate Elizabethan roundhand. Common Script typefaces include Shelley, Brush
Script, Present Script, and Mistral.
Serif: A Serif typeface, such as Cochin, is characterized by the finishing strokes on characters
that help lead the eye across a line. The Serif classification includes only serif fonts that do not fit
well into a sub-classification such as Oldstyle, Transitional, Modern, Clarendon, or Slab. This
includes typefaces with unusual serifs, such as the triangular serifs of Versailles.
Slab serif: A Slab serif typeface, such as Courier, is characterized by block-like rectangular
serifs, sticking out horizontally or vertically with the same thickness as the body strokes. The
serifs join with an angle rather than a rounded join. The letters have little or no contrast, and they
often look like sans serif letters with slab-like serifs tacked on. Rockwell and Glypha are common
Slab serif typefaces.
Symbol/Pi: A Symbol/Pi typeface, such as Zapf Dingbats, is a collection of symbols or pictures
assembled into a font. Wingdings is a common Symbol/Pi typeface.
Transitional: A Transitional serif typeface, such as Baskerville, is characterized by vertical stress
and slightly higher contrast than oldstyle typefaces, combined with horizontal serifs and greater
symmetry. Baskerville is a common Transitional typeface.
Sorting Fonts by Classification
By default, the Fonts pane includes a Class column that shows the classification applied to each font. If you do
not have a Class column, choose View > Columns > Class, or right-click a column heading and choose Class
from the shortcut menu. Click the Class column’s heading to sort fonts in the library according to classification.
NOTE: To rearrange columns in the Fonts pane, click and drag the column headings.
Finding Fonts by Classification
To find fonts in the current library with specific classifications, choose Edit > Find Fonts, or press Command-F.
Use the Find controls to display the fonts that match any combination of classifications.
If you search for the same combination of classifications often, click the Save button. The smart set is
automatically highlighted so you can type a new name.
NOTE: To search for fonts with unknown classifications, choose the double hyphens (--) for the class.
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