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Grouping fonts in Photoshop?
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Is there a way for me to group my fonts in Photoshop? I have about 30 script fonts I use quite a bit and I'd love to have a folder for Script fonts so I don't have to scroll through the 1000 fonts or so in my list.
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Moderator  Join Date: Aug 2001
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That would be cool, wouldn't it? But, I'm not aware of any way to do this in Pshop. As far as I know, Pshop simply reads the available font list off whatever font manager you're using (like apple's FontBook.) Adding actual font management into Pshop would be pretty major in that it would have to override the system font management. Of course, Adobe does have past experience with font management (ATM anyone?) so it's not totally beyond their ability. But, I seriously doubt they'd want to go down that path.
But, no, there really is no way to organize fonts within the Pshop menu. It may be that some other, 3rd-party font manager somehow informs Pshop about groupings and you can use that to get things organized, but I have no idea. I know FontBook doesn't make that kind of magic happen.
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Oh man, someone needs to invent THAT. What I wouldn't give.
If iTunes knows what songs I use most, why can't Adobe know which fonts I use most?
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Moderator Join Date: Jun 2000
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I would just be happy if my opentype font families were grouped together like suitcases. Grr.
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Join Date: Feb 1999
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Consider a font management app... I've been using Suitcase for years.
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Moderator Join Date: Jun 2000
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I've got Suitcase, but nowhere do I see that it does what he wants it to do...
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Join Date: Feb 1999
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With the exception of required system fonts, I keep ALL fonts, (approx 800+) organized in Type1 Postscript, OTF and TTF folders on a separate partition (not in my user folder). All non-essential fonts included ones that came with Mac OSX are either relocated or deleted. I then create individual application sets (eg Photoshop) in Suitcase and drag in only fonts I want to load each time the app is started. Fonts specific to a client or project get their own folder which are activated manually. OSX system fonts do load in PS, however the font type icons (Postscript, OTF or TTF) help identify when scrolling and selecting. The system fonts are also separated.
In Suitcase preferences > General, I've selected:
• Scan for font styles
• Use Postscript name
In Suitcase preferences > Activation, I've selected:
• "When a font conflict occurs, ask me what to do".
• "When a system font conflict occurs, Allow Suitcase to override system fonts"
• "Auto-activate fonts > prefer Postscript font (my choice)
Hope this helps. :-)
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Last edited by Westbo; May 21, 2010 at 01:42 PM.
Reason: clarification)
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Moderator Join Date: Jun 2000
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Ah. That. Font sets in Suitcase I have, I just tend to leave them all on. 
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Dedicated MacNNer
Join Date: Feb 1999
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Originally Posted by andi*pandi 
Ah. That. Font sets in Suitcase I have, I just tend to leave them all on.
Yep, that makes it easy. It does get annoying once and a while remembering to turn on various folders. 
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