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FontBook would be a waste of time. My preference is FontReserve. FontAgent Pro is great unless you need to activate fonts for Classic.

Considering your head up where the sun don't shine attitude, I should hold back on this. But I will rise above that.
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carlton_chin

Hi Burn Cycle,

As Ramon has mentioned, it is helpful that we all be polite, patient and receptive of other people's input/advice when using this forum. Any advice no matter how useful or not should be appreciated (regardless of level of experience). We all have busy schedules but we try to find the time to help others on this forum. With that said, there could be a few other variables that could be causing your font issue.

How much memory do you have installed? Even though the memory management is much better with Panther (compared to the old days with MAC OS 9 and earlier), you can never have enough memory. Programs like Photoshop and Illustrator requires a loads of RAM. Your problem is sort of similar to mine except that it is reverse. Although I do use Suitcase to manage my fonts, I can see my entire active list of fonts in Photoshop but only partially in Illustrator (after hours of working on my machine).

What seems to contribute to this problem is maxing out the memory from using Quark, Photoshop and Illustrator to work on several project/files and having so many font active (lots of active fonts do take up memory too). I have 1GB or RAM but it still isn't enough. It would be helpful to know a little more info. on your computer setup.

So your font menu problem could be any of the following:

-- Not enough RAM in your computer.
-- Adjusting memory allocation that each program is using could help.
-- Damaged preference file(s) that needs to be trashed.
-- Application (e.g. Photoshop) "may" need to be reinstalled.
-- It couldn't hurt to rebuild the desktop and zap the PRAM or run disk utility like Norton's and or DiskWarrior (if applicable).
-- Certain font files maybe corrupted/damaged. Replace with new ones or use a font repair program like Font Doctor.
-- I know you do not want to hear this but a font management program could/would be helpful. Suitcase or FontReserve would be good choices as Gary mentioned. And there are free demos available.

JCP

I can relate to your situation. I have been a graphic designer for over 15 years and have been using Macs since the start. Over the years I have been adding more and more fonts. Suddenly this year I noticed in Photoshop CS that my fonts only listed down to the fonts in the letter L. I have been painfully using FontBook to turn about half of the fonts off so I could use the ones I needed to show up in PS. I have been searching for the answer myself for about a year now. So far no one seems to know that I have asked from Adobe reps, Apple reps and other designers. Many same suggestions that are already listed in this post. My gut feeling is Photoshop CS has hit its limit. I guess Illustrator and other apps do not have a font limit or it may be set higher. So I'm going to download the demo for FontAgent Pro, and manage my gross amount of fonts (I would guess a thousand plus). Hope you don't feel alone now. If I find a sure answer I will give you an update. Good Luck!