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Subject:Re: Missing Fonts in FM4/Windows From:Susan Gallagher <75462 -dot- 3613 -at- COMPUSERVE -dot- COM> Date:Mon, 23 Jan 1995 18:51:40 EST
> I'm using FrameMaker 4.0.2 for Windows on a 486-66 w/ 16M of RAM.
> I have a lot of Windows fonts installed (several hundred).
> When I try to select a font from the pull-down menu, a window
> opens with what I suppose are all 200 fonts, listed in
> alphabetical order. I say "I suppose", because I can only
> see the A's and the B's, and there doesn't appear to be any way
> to scroll down the list to get to fonts that begin with C through
> Z. Naturally, almost every font I would ever want to select for
> use in FM begins with something _other_ than A or B.
Really friendly, isn't it.;-) If you forget the menu and open up
the character designer, you'll be able to access all your fonts
via the Family drop-down list.
Sue Gallagher
StarBase Corp, Irvine, CA
sgallagher -at- starbasecorp -dot- com
