What is KernEdit 1.0.8?

KernEdit is brilliant kerning software. It shows pairs in automatic context chosen from your own text file. When you check the kerning list from top to bottom, and then edit another pair in a word that needs kerning, the arrow-down will bring you back to where you were in the list. The app can do a kind of class kerning, through inheritance. Edits are saved in the suitcase, independant of printer fonts. A later version of this software by Agfa was not good. Using ResEdit, this app can be modified to work on big screens.

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KernEdit is a basic kerning program. The interface is none too Mac-like, but the program works easily and well for building good kerning tables. The whole process is WYSIWYG and very intuitive.

One of KernEdit's neatest features, WordView, simplifies kerning-table creation by displaying the pair of letters you're kerning in a word. There's a pop-up menu that displays all the words in the current word list that contain the letter pair you're working on. It’s easy to add new words to this list.

Actual kerning adjustments are much like those in other kerning programs. Performance is excellent, and movements are fast, smooth, and slick. Maximum resolution is 1/1,000 em.

Your results can be saved as a kerned (modified) font or as a table that can be used with other fonts. This is an excellent tool for improving your fonts' appearance.

Seventeen kerning-table packages are available, each containing 25 tables.

Bobker, Steve. (April 1990). Bobker's Dozen. MacUser. (pg. 40).

Download KernEdit 1.0.8 for Mac

Architecture

Motorola 68K

Compatibility notes

Emulating this? It could probably run under: Mini vMac