A better way to select fonts

BRichardson · Post by **BRichardson** » Sat Feb 09, 2013 12:12 pm

Is there any way SCAL3 could be changed so that when you are selecting a font, you could type the name it and find it? Most other programs are this way.

For example, if you wanted to find the font Scriptina - as you type S C R I P - it would go down the font list to the Scriptina font. As it is now, as you type in each letter it goes to that part of the font list ... S starts the "S" fonts, then the C goes up to the "C" fonts, and so on. So frustrating!

It would make getting to the font so much quicker, especially when you have a large number of fonts. I have over 1,000 and I know some people have more than that.

Thanks for any input.

sstehman · Post by **sstehman** » Sat Feb 09, 2013 4:55 pm

The way I know is to choose "text" and then "font" from the menu bar....just type in the font name and it will move to the font.

BRichardson · Post by **BRichardson** » Sun Feb 10, 2013 7:21 am

That doesn't seem to work for me.

If I type ARIAL - it goes to the first font of each alpha to "A Charming Font" "Raavi" "I781Deco" "A Charming Font" "LaBamba LET"

Since I have so many fonts, it is kind of a pain to scroll down through so many fonts to get to the font, when in the other programs (also in WORD, and photo editing software) I can just start typing in the name of the font to bring it up quickly.

mitsim · Post by **mitsim** » Sun Feb 10, 2013 10:23 am

I agree. I'd like to see it read maybe three letters instead of one.

papasue · Post by **papasue** » Sun Feb 10, 2013 10:45 am

I'm on a Mac with ecal and if I open the font table and move over to the list and then QUICKLY type the first three letters of the font I want it jumps right to it.

Give it a try and see if it works for you.

gj1 · Post by **gj1** » Sun Feb 10, 2013 11:39 am

That does not seem to work in Scal3.

papasue · Post by **papasue** » Sun Feb 10, 2013 11:55 am

Hummm. Are you using Text/Font where you get the long list of fonts or the NEW Library/font list? I used the drop down Text/Font.

sstehman · Post by **sstehman** » Sun Feb 10, 2013 1:01 pm

Well that is interesting...just tried SCAL3 on my PC and, if I use the new LIbrary Panel and the Fonts tab, it works there (but not if I go to Text - Font and type in the font. It only goes to the letter A.

However, on eCAL on eCAL in Mac it works perfectly going to Fonts - text, but not in the library pane.

Weird.

Will send this message on the CE.

gj1 · Post by **gj1** » Sun Feb 10, 2013 2:47 pm

I did get it to work now, as you said, Sandy...I was not sure where to do the typing...but now found I click on the 'name' at the top.

BRichardson · Post by **BRichardson** » Mon Feb 11, 2013 8:39 am

ah-ha! It does work with the Library window. That is not one I regularly keep open though. Would prefer the option from the toolbar. Maybe it's in the works!

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