The problem of going deeper than 3-4 folders was my mistake. Clicking a folder name in the tree selects that folder, and does not open it for further digging. You have to use the twirly-triangle to expand folders. This behavior is because you’re working in a drop-down, not a separate dialog, so there’s no “CHOOSE” button. My misunderstanding arose from being so used to explorer/file dialog behavior, where one can click or double-click to expand, and then click a separate button to finalize the selection.

As the following messages from Anastasiy show, he’s not only responsive to user input, but is well on the way towards a much improved plugin.

Since the limitations I mentioned are already being addressed, my conclusion at this point is that this much-needed plugin is not only indispensible for anyone who works much with fonts (in any CS5 app: not just photoshop), but it’s also coming from a developer who is still enthusiastically involved in its evolution.

I don’t know why Adobe hasn’t long ago incorporated slick font management into their suite (fonts have always been a Big Deal at Adobe), but now someone is rapidly deploying an elegant solution for a very fair price. Thanks, Anastasiy!

Allen

Thanks again! What you propose is absolutely reasonable. I already have answered on your mail.

Just have to add that DiskFonts is updated 1-2 times in a month and all users receive the updates automatically. The new features are on the way!

Anastasiy

The main problem is a lack of persistent selection features — for example, you can’t filter out the bazillion identical system fonts without manually clicking the checkbox on ALL THE OTHERS. The “checkmark filtering” feature shows only checked fonts, and there’s no button to invert the selection, or select all. And if you happen to click the Refresh List button, which I did after checking about 100 fonts, all the checkmarks are tossed out. For this tool to reach its full potential in my workflow, it will have to provide batter facilities for tagging preferred fonts.

That said, I think I can work around this by creating a folder tree to organize fonts. I’m happy to do this manually, or with my High-Logic font manager. But the disc browsing facility in DiskFonts won’t expand folders more than three levels down. So using a folder tree has to be planned accordingly. (My existing folders are too deep for DF to find them.)

In any case, it is a hugely helpful facility, and its one-click “install this font” button is worth the price of admission. Hopefully Anastasiy will be able to provide a few upgrades to overcome these first shortcomings — if so, DF will eliminate a lot of problems and hassles for me and I’ll recommend it widely.