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In an article in comp.sys.next.software
   subject: In-line graphics (was Re: SoftPC 2.0 or 3.0)
   tlm@nextasy.physics.mcmaster.ca (Tom Marchioro) writes:

> Since Glenn has taken us to the issue of rewriting objects for
> convenience and/or improved function, how about the Font Panel?
> Are any "improvements" planned for in 3.0?  Like a shelf for
> frequently used fonts?  or maybe make the "panel" into a browser
> where you can make "folders" of fonts for specific types of
> documents?  etc. etc.  All I've done with my machine is to add
> the various PD fonts off of Sonata, plus the ones that came with
> Illustrator, but I still get very tired of having to scroll through
> all those fonts repeatedly to use just a few again and again on a
> certain document.  Any hopes this will be improved?  or is this 
> somehow more difficult than I think?
> 
> (As an incentive to Glenn, I bet if the font panel were more 
> convenient people would be more interested in buying additional
> fonts)

I'm also interested in seeing improvements to the font panel.  I'm not sure  
which changes would do the most good, but once you have a lot of fonts the  
current selection mechanism does get unweildy.

I picked up Stylist for this, and it helps a bit.  I've also gotten used to  
"command-3 command-4"-ing in a document to copy a font from one place to  
another.  I think it'd be nice if we could come up with some thing better  
than that though.

Any takers?   :-)

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