Re: FN-FORUM: font management software

date posted 16th January 2004 19:55

Tony Crockford wrote:

>
> Well I was using TFT but it seems to struggle with 3 thousand fonts (a
> freeware CD) and won't go near the 6,000 I gathered together from all my
> CD's.
> I'm sure I have dupes - hence the need for font management, but need a
> tool that can handle 5k+ fonts without grinding to a halt.
>
I guess you may be right, but do you need or ever use anything like that
many fonts? How many of those are utter crap?
I've got a couple of CDs boasting X thousands of fonts, of which less
than 100 have ever been used - and I can browse through the CD without
having to install any...
What I have found useful is to set up a free account at myfonts.com
where you can group fonts-u-like in virtual 'albums' to browse, test and
take screen shots, and eventually purchase if needed. It's often
serendipity, but I've got a great collection to access, whatever the
requirement.

HTH, Paul.