Most of the controls are self-explanatory, but let’s take a closer look:
“Filter” selects font types you may be interested in, specifically native (digitized and published within Embrilliance), Imported (stitch files grouped and imported into a font by AlphaTricks) or All.
“Size” selects fonts based on height. For native fonts, the size ranges include any font within a range, and for stitch-based (imported) fonts, the default size is used, as that contains no stitch processing or distortion. Size is a selection from Micro to XL and the ranges do overlap: You may see a font in more than one size category. The exact numbers used to select the ranges are not important, as they are guides to get you into range. If it seems the fonts shown are too small or large, simply select the next size range up or down. Use the character map to see size specfics for any selected font.
“Sort” organizes the font list by name or size, in a few versions. The list will be shown in ascending order, but if you want to invert that order, select the same Sort option again, and it will reverse.
“Search” allows you to find fonts by name, or any part of the name. It also filters the results of any other criteria, such as Native with “Merr” might yield the fonts in the Embrilliance Merrowly collection.
“Reset” clears the search fields and displays all fonts in the list.
“?” is a duplicate of the same button used in the Platform lettering properties window. It shows/hides the character map. You may want to hide it if you’re looking through a large collection of fonts.
“Preview” is a checkbox that, when checked, will send a message to the main Platform window. The currently selected design will have its font temporarily set to what you select in the Font List. This lets you view any design with any font, just to see how they will appear. Note that not every font will be available at every size, so the size of the selected lettering may change accordingly as you preview various fonts.
“OK” is used to select the current font for the lettering design. This is the same as if you chose the font from the normal pop-up control on the lettering property page. This will also save the window state and position for your next use.
“Cancel” will undo any preview and return you to the Platform and property page as you were.
Above the Font List is a note telling you how many founds were found under the current search conditions, or if none are chosen, it will list the count of all fonts.