Install OmaFont

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Tags, stars and notes

Mark families with your own words, star the ones you reach for, and keep a note of why you have them.

Where it is

The top of the Info pane · Ctrl+S · the Tags section of the sidebar

What you can do

  • A tag is a word you choose: display, body, code, a client, a licence. Type one into Add a tag… and press Enter; tags you have used before are offered as you type.
  • Tags appear in the sidebar with how many families have them. Click one to list those families, or type #tag in the filter box.
  • Right-click a tag in the sidebar to rename it everywhere or take it off every family.
  • The star in the Info pane, or Ctrl+S, floats a family to the top of every list and adds it to Starred in the sidebar.
  • The note is free text for each family: why you have it, where it is licensed, what it is for.
  • Tags, stars and notes are kept in ~/.config/omafont/library.json. The fonts themselves are never changed.

In this film

  1. Add a tagAny word: display, body, code, a client
  2. Star the ones you reach forCtrl+S, or the star
  3. Keep a noteWhy you have it, where it is licensed
  4. Starred families come firstAnd have a place in the sidebar
  5. Tags are in the sidebar tooClick one to list those families
  6. Or type # and the tag