Hey everyone, I've run into a font organization issue in CS5 and I was hoping someone here might have a solution. The problem is I have too many fonts installed, they're all validating fine and there are no issues with system performance but I'm finding my own performance is suffering having to sort through them all to find the right font for the project I'm currently working on. It's really slowing down my workflow...
Can anyone suggest either an app or plugin that would allow me to sort my fonts into definable groups that I can select or browse from within the CS5 font panes (primarily Ps, Id and Ai)? I would prefer not to have to swap out installed bundles of fonts depending on the project if at all possible (since that would also drag on my workflow).
I took a stroll through Adobe Exchange and didn't find anything there so any ideas would be a help...
Yeah, I remember ATM... that would have worked nicely, I took a look at the smashing link and while I think that Font Explorer is going to be the font management tool I use, it's handling most of what I wanted to do and it's possible that if used in conjunction with the Font Card haxie I might be able to get the in-app feature I want... I think I'm going to wait to test on my backup machine first though.
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Originally Posted by fjnmusic
I find I can get a lot done just using Font Book (comes with) but I imagine you've already explored that option.
Yeah, I thought about it, tried it, but Font Book is a bit cumbersome for me, and it doesn't have the in-app feature that I was looking for... I haven't explored FEX too thoroughly yet but I do find the interface better in FEX than Font Book.
I think having any large amount of fonts installed in Fontbook is just asking for trouble. Best to keep them off somewhere else, and let a proper font manager handle activation on per-project usage.
Most especially having any large amount of fonts ACTIVE at any given time is asking for trouble. Seen it far too many times, people say "my machine is really bogged down" only to find out why .. they have thousands of fonts installed and active, tons of duplicates and conflicts, etc.
Most especially having any large amount of fonts ACTIVE at any given time is asking for trouble. Seen it far too many times, people say "my machine is really bogged down" only to find out why .. they have thousands of fonts installed and active, tons of duplicates and conflicts, etc.
Exactly what I'm trying to avoid before it gets to be an issue... as I said in my initial post there's no performance issues *yet* but I'm finding navigating the fonts I have pretty cumbersome...
Well guys, ran into a bit of a snag... FEX is causing CS5 and Office 2008 to crash if I try to run elements of either simultaneously. I like it's interface and features but if it crashes the apps I need the fonts managed for I'm not sure how useful it's going to be... anybody have any thoughts?
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