Technical & Support Archive

CID Variant Switching Download Service Archive

Archive of Enfour's CID Variant Switching Download Service for TypeBank and GAIJI TOOLS users, merged into one radical index table.

At a glance

The CID Variant Switching Download Service gave users of both the ENFOUR TYPE COLLECTION TypeBank Series and GAIJI TOOLS access to alternative CID glyph forms. Users found a character by radical, downloaded it, reselected the typeface in Adobe Illustrator, converted it to outlines, and registered it as gaiji. The 66 original catalogue pages are merged into the table below.

Key facts

For	TypeBank Series + GAIJI TOOLS users
Workflow	Illustrator → outlines → ART2EPS1 → Gaiji Designer
Status	Historical service; downloads no longer offered

Part of

Technical & Support Archive

The technical and support archive for Enfour font products: compatibility tables, PDF/CID notes, download services, and updaters.

Historical product information from Enfour’s original Japanese font site, translated into English. Prices, addresses, and ordering details from the period are omitted.

Details

From the original product pages

CID Variant Switching Download Service — Menu

CID Variant Switching Download Service

Click the radical of the character you are looking for.

Registration page in preparation.

Information

If you are not registered, you can still search.

Step 1: Register for the CID Variant Switching Download Service. (You must be a registered user of the eligible products.)
Step 2: Search and download.
Step 3: Decompress the file with the password sent to you after registration.
Step 4: Open the file in Adobe Illustrator, reselect the typeface, convert to outlines, and save.
Step 5: Convert it to a gaiji file with ART2EPS1 and register the gaiji in Gaiji Designer.

Radical index by stroke count (images of radicals; each links to its index page):

Enfour Media Laboratory

Merged catalogue

The original service had 18 radical-index pages by stroke count and 48 character-list pages, one per radical. They are summarised here; the glyph files are no longer distributed.

Radical no.	Radical (reading)	Glyph files listed
002	bou	1
009	hito	3
012	hachi	3
013	engamae	1
014	wakanmuri	1
015	nisui	1
018	katana	3
024	juu	1
026	fushizukuri	1
030	kuchi	12
032	tsuchi	5
042	chiisai	1
044	shikabane	4
049	onore	1
053	madare	3
060	gyouninben	1
061	kokoro	1
063	tobiranoto	1
064	te	10
072	nichi	3
075	ki	13
085	mizu	10
087	tsume	1
091	kata	1
096	tama	2
098	kawara	1
109	me	1
113	shimesu	4
118	take	2
120	ito	2
124	hane	2
130	niku	1
140	kusa	6
142	mushi	3
149	kotoba	5
154	kai	1
158	mi	1
163	mura	2
164	sakenotori	2
170	gifunofu	1
181	oogai	3
184	shoku	1
187	uma	1
195	uo	2
196	tori	2
197	ro	1
199	mugi	1
203	kuro	1