font book ?
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- session
Before I new it was a bad idea I went ahead and bumped all my fonts in the font book...leading to my computer running very slow. I just got suitecase and need to empty out the font book. Is theyre any specific step in cleaning out the font's? Is it just simply delting the folders and restarting the computer..any help would be great!
- horton0
click and drag, that's it.
- horton0
+ i always recommend setting up your font library outside of the OSX system.. preferably on a separate HD or partition.
makes managing the system, cleaning & repairs much easier.
- session0
and that should speed up my computer?
- horton0
yes - not having all your font managed by OSX FontBook should speed up your computer at startup etc.
my separate drive/ partition suggestion is more about keeping your box clean and efficient.. font libraries tend to get huge (in terms of # of files) and are the files are prone to damage. its best to isolate them somewhere where they can be easily scanned and repaired on their own. plus when you optimize or repair your system disk there won't be 1000's of fonts to scan in the process, which can be hella slow.
dig?
- -sputnik-0
i agree...someone else set up my fonts in fontbook and i had to take the time to remove them. it made a HUGE difference in the performance of my powerbook.
- vnotion0
I recommend Linotype's FontExplorer X. It has worked great for me and it's FREE!
- session0
what are thoughts on font explorer x? its free....good/bad?
- session0
vnotion beat me to my question....
- horton0
click and drag, that's it.
horton
(Oct 20 05, 14:14)ha just realised my initial advice kinda sucked.
sorry about that.
delete the USER fonts in FontBook.. i leave my system (COMPUTER) fonts untouched in FontBook... don't even know if you can delete them.
the click and drag was of course reference to moving the files.
- vnotion0
Font Book caused problems for me. I quit using it. FontExplorer X is the font app for me. Think of it as the iTunes of font management. Seriously.
- horton0
actually if you install FontExplorerX its got a nice little setup tool to remove any non-system fonts from your library and dumps into a folder on your desktop.
might be useful in your situation.
- session0
one last q inregards to the fony book...do i still leave the system fonts in the font book?
- vnotion0
Yes, the way FE X is set up is pretty smart. They really thought some things through.
- horton0
one last q inregards to the fony book...do i still leave the system fonts in the font book?
session
(Oct 20 05, 14:49)leave everything in your System/Libray/Fonts directory.
they'll stay in FB listed under Computer.
depending on where you dumped all your personal fonts, you could also just leave the standard OSX install font package in Library/ Fonts.
- session0
I appreciate all the quick responses..especailly horton!
thanks
david
- Seanbot0
... anyways,
I'm sick of using Font Reserve; there has to be a better alternative!
- megatron51500
My opinion:
http://www.scottorchard.com/2005…