The default layout of MainType will look like the image below.
Fonts pane
The upper-left area shows a list of fonts. When the Active tab is selected, it will show all active fonts. Active fonts are either installed or loaded, thus available to all applications. The Browse tab allows you to browse through fonts located on your system (e.g. hard disks, CDs, DVDs). The Groups tab is the place where you can categorize your font collection. The caption bar of the fonts pane contains four font operation buttons (install, uninstall, load and unload) as well as a Preview Text combo box.
By default, MainType displays the columns in the fonts pane as shown above. To choose which columns to display, right-click on a column and select Columns. If the name of a column is checked, it will appear in the pane. You can also change the width and order of the columns. Click on any column heading to sort fonts.
Characters pane
The upper-right area shows all characters available in the selected font. For your convenience, the characters are grouped into Unicode blocks. The caption bar of this pane contains a Unicode Block combo box, two buttons to go to the previous or next available Unicode block and a character size combo box. When you click on a character, a panel with an enlarged view of the selected character will pop-up.
Font Information pane
The font information pane (in the bottom-left corner) reveals important typographic data, like font name and weight. some fonts contain more information than other fonts, due to differences in font types and because font designers can to some extent decide what information is stored in a font.
Sample pane
The sample pane is to the right of the font information pane and shows some sample text formatted as the selected font. The caption bar of this pane contains a Text Sample combo box, a font size control and buttons to change the foreground and background colors.
Zoom pane
The area in the bottom-right shows an enlarged view of the character that is selected in the character pane. The caption bar of this pane contains a zoom size combo box and buttons to change the foreground and background colors.