Comments on: NexusFont – powerful and portable font manager http://www.rarst.net/software/nexusfont/ cynical thoughts on software and web Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:03:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Rarst http://www.rarst.net/software/nexusfont/#comment-140032 Rarst Sun, 11 Sep 2011 19:42:48 +0000 http://www.rarst.net/?p=369#comment-140032 <a href="#comment-140031"><strong>@Tracy Saritzky</strong></a> No idea. Try emailing developer about your issue? @Tracy Saritzky

No idea. Try emailing developer about your issue?

]]> By: Tracy Saritzky http://www.rarst.net/software/nexusfont/#comment-140031 Tracy Saritzky Sun, 11 Sep 2011 19:40:34 +0000 http://www.rarst.net/?p=369#comment-140031 Is there a maximum number of fonts, installed or just listed, that, when exceeded, can make the program crash? This is making me crazy as I am trying to minimize the number of fonts installed at one time to see if my computer runs faster, and this is the only program I can find that lets me put the same font in more than one category (using tags) and will also let me view multiple fonts at once to compare. Is there a maximum number of fonts, installed or just listed, that, when exceeded, can make the program crash? This is making me crazy as I am trying to minimize the number of fonts installed at one time to see if my computer runs faster, and this is the only program I can find that lets me put the same font in more than one category (using tags) and will also let me view multiple fonts at once to compare.

]]> By: Rarst http://www.rarst.net/software/nexusfont/#comment-139951 Rarst Sun, 11 Sep 2011 11:17:10 +0000 http://www.rarst.net/?p=369#comment-139951 <a href="#comment-139828"><strong>@Tracy Saritzky</strong></a> I hadn't used it in a while, but don't think I ever had such issue. @Tracy Saritzky

I hadn’t used it in a while, but don’t think I ever had such issue.

]]> By: Tracy Saritzky http://www.rarst.net/software/nexusfont/#comment-139828 Tracy Saritzky Sun, 11 Sep 2011 04:04:37 +0000 http://www.rarst.net/?p=369#comment-139828 I really like this program, but after using it for a day or two, it suddenly started crashing when I so much as touch it. Anyone else have a problem? WindowsXP I really like this program, but after using it for a day or two, it suddenly started crashing when I so much as touch it. Anyone else have a problem? WindowsXP

]]> By: Rarst http://www.rarst.net/software/nexusfont/#comment-90691 Rarst Mon, 18 Apr 2011 10:21:45 +0000 http://www.rarst.net/?p=369#comment-90691 <a href="#comment-90684"><strong>@szekelya</strong></a> It is commonly believed that having too many fonts installed impacts performance. However I had never seen any information on either how many "too many" is or does it even matter for modern Windows versions and modern hardware. You can try asking on http://superuser.com/ or around there. @szekelya

It is commonly believed that having too many fonts installed impacts performance. However I had never seen any information on either how many “too many” is or does it even matter for modern Windows versions and modern hardware.

You can try asking on http://superuser.com/ or around there.

]]> By: szekelya http://www.rarst.net/software/nexusfont/#comment-90684 szekelya Mon, 18 Apr 2011 09:33:21 +0000 http://www.rarst.net/?p=369#comment-90684 Hi, I started to look after of things I have heard / seen in the past couple of years regarding windows performance. During the process I have read many interesting things about prefetch/superfetch, whether stopping unnecessary services increase performance or not, and stuff. Also found a great defrag tool that optimizes the disk by organizing system files to the beginning (fast disk access area) of the HDD. However I haven't found information about how will affect system performance if you have many fonts installed. I have Vista, most users use Win7. I'm not sure if many active fonts still slow down booting and the running system. My hobby is desktop customization, that involves installing many fonts. I have found NexusFont at xiles.net, that says, it autoactivates fonts when applications need them, but the fonts are not installed into the system, which makes it faster. Do you have any experience whether this is still a topic to be taken care of, or vista/7 uses fonts differently? cheers szekelya Hi,

I started to look after of things I have heard / seen in the past couple of years regarding windows performance. During the process I have read many interesting things about prefetch/superfetch, whether stopping unnecessary services increase performance or not, and stuff. Also found a great defrag tool that optimizes the disk by organizing system files to the beginning (fast disk access area) of the HDD.

However I haven’t found information about how will affect system performance if you have many fonts installed. I have Vista, most users use Win7. I’m not sure if many active fonts still slow down booting and the running system.

My hobby is desktop customization, that involves installing many fonts.

I have found NexusFont at xiles.net, that says, it autoactivates fonts when applications need them, but the fonts are not installed into the system, which makes it faster.

Do you have any experience whether this is still a topic to be taken care of, or vista/7 uses fonts differently?

cheers
szekelya

]]> By: Matt Canvas http://www.rarst.net/software/nexusfont/#comment-87066 Matt Canvas Thu, 07 Apr 2011 16:46:26 +0000 http://www.rarst.net/?p=369#comment-87066 portability is a big must for me these days. just what i needed, with preview. thank you portability is a big must for me these days. just what i needed, with preview. thank you

]]> By: Vize http://www.rarst.net/software/nexusfont/#comment-76064 Vize Sat, 05 Feb 2011 20:58:53 +0000 http://www.rarst.net/?p=369#comment-76064 <a href="#comment-8207"><strong>@Rarst</strong></a> Thank you friend, very nice posts. @Rarst

Thank you friend, very nice posts.

]]> By: GimmeBroadband http://www.rarst.net/software/nexusfont/#comment-75693 GimmeBroadband Thu, 03 Feb 2011 13:59:55 +0000 http://www.rarst.net/?p=369#comment-75693 Really useful tool especially the preview feature as noted - I couldn't get the backup function to work at first but OK now. Really useful tool especially the preview feature as noted – I couldn’t get the backup function to work at first but OK now.

]]> By: Rarst http://www.rarst.net/software/nexusfont/#comment-16065 Rarst Tue, 02 Mar 2010 19:27:28 +0000 http://www.rarst.net/?p=369#comment-16065 You are welcome, glad it was of use. :) You are welcome, glad it was of use. :)

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