What happens when I Smash font suitcases?

When you smash font suitcases, Smasher creates new suitcases that are simpler than the older suitcases you selected. By default, Smasher breaks all suitcases down into separate suitcases for each font. It does so because it is common for very different fonts to exist inside a suitcase .

Smasher also permits you to smash suitcases and fonts down to the style level, enabling you to produce even simpler suitcases containing selected styles within a font family . This allows you to create a suitcase containing just one font style so you can save resources by opening just that style in Mac OS rather than opening an entire suitcase or font family.

Note: Although Smasher separates Multiple Master fonts from Mac TrueType and Type 1 fonts in a suitcase they can currently be smashed only down to a font family.

As you smash fonts into smaller, more efficient suitcases, Smasher automatically checks for the presence of outline data (printer fonts) and does not create a new font if the outline data is missing. This is especially useful for Type 1 and Multiple Master fonts where the outline data exists in a separate printer or outline file at the same file level as the suitcase. When Smasher creates new suitcases from these formats it copies the required outline files with the Type 1 and Multiple Master fonts so you don't accidentally lose them. This ensures that you have a complete font to work with at the end of your smashing.