nitrobutler

Hi all
In both PScs2 and Illy cs2 my font list also include other program fonts. My headache is how do I remove my chess program fonts (which appears as garbled chess notation and diagram squares).
I know there is a way to remove them from adobes font lists, and not delete them from my chess program. Any help would be appreciated :cry:

ronmatt

some more details please. Is it a Mac or PC? Do you have a font manager other than system fonts?
OS X"s font manager is really somewhat confusing compared to OS9. Do you use Suitcase? and lastly, exactly what harm is being done by your chess program's fonts being in with your system fonts? With a good font manager, (suitcase) I've found it beneficial to keep all my fonts in folders that are not in the system library. I keep the fonts separated by type, family etc. on flash memory sticks.

nitrobutler

Hey RM,
I'm using a PC (XPpro) and I don't have any font managers (ie Suitcase).
It's not creating a problem with either programs but I'm a bit anal about these things, every thing has its place, and every thing in its place, sort of thing ;\

ronmatt

then I'm stumped pard. The only place to keep active fonts (to my knowledge anyway) on a PC would be c>windows>fonts and the adobe font file. \:/

Smoke420

adobe font file?

My adobe loads all fonts from the windows/font folder. All 4,946 of them

ladyfinger007

4946? [stuned] Now I understand why you complained about slowness in another thread with CS2.
Frankly, it is way too much!
If you do not want to use a font manager, disable font preview in the preferences. Also, as Gaussian stated it, update to 9.01, it fixes some issues.

Smoke420

Well it does go slow with the font, and so what I'm thinking about doing is taking the fonts out of the main font folder, and then getting some kind of font viewer, so when I do ever need a special font, I can search for one, and then temporarily drop it into the windows font folder.

But the other slowness isn't from the massive amount of fonts.

ladyfinger007

If some of the fonts are poorly coded, they might cause a memory leak in the font rendering, eating up your memory.
If it is a display slowness, do not use the precise cursor while painting, use the center arrow, or update to 9.01

Smoke420

I did update to 9.01 just last night and I don't use the precise cursor. I changed the settings so Adobe didn't preview the font, and now things are super fast. I think it's just because loading previews for 4,000+ fonts at the same exact time isn't a small task!

ladyfinger007

Told you so
I heard a lot of comments that it helped tremendously on the Adobe Forums.