The default layout of MainType will look like the image below.
Font list panel
The middle area shows a list of fonts. When the Active view is selected, it will show all active fonts. Active fonts are either installed or loaded, thus available to all applications. The toolbar contains a Preview Text combo box through which you can change the text shown in the "Preview" column.
The status of each font is represented by a colored ball in the "State" column.
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The font is not loaded and not installed |
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The font is loaded through MainType and can be unloaded |
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The font is installed, but not loaded |
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The font is installed and loaded |
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The font is loaded by an external application and MainType cannot determine where it is located. The font cannot be unloaded through MainType. |
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At least one font of a family is loaded (only visible when family grouping is enabled) |
By default, MainType displays the columns in the fonts pane as shown above. If you right-click on any column header you can change the visibility of the columns and restore them to their original size. If the name of a column is checked, it will appear in the pane. You can change the width of each column by left clicking on the vertical bars between each column and dragging it either left or right. To change the order of the columns left click on the column header and drag it to the left or right. Left-click on any column to sort the fonts.