fonts

Ive always been a bit disappointed with fonts
I click on it and a drop down list appears that
I can hardly read,
in the end I have to take pot luck
or else go for comic sans etc

does it have to be this way ?
is there any other way of getting fonts into e mail
with easy software to see the font you are selecting
maybe all kinds of jazzy fonts big and wide with colour etc

there must be something else surely !

thanks for any advice

hi,
I don't know of any plug-ins type that help selecting easier in your email program.... however there many font managers that can help selecting a font easier....

myself I print out my fonts.. it much easier and faster (i can see 20 or 30 fonts at a time) looking at a group of fonts (in the style that they are and not just names) and then selecting the one i want.... also it has a small scrol windows that displays about a dozen or so font , in there style, that make it a little easier....

most good font manager will print out...... but there also several that will display on screen and have other features.....

this link to download.com show a list of free font managers
http://www.download.com/3120-20_4-0.html?hhTest=1&qt=font&licenseType=49&tag=dir.li

did a quick look, this one attracted my attention and it might work well for you.... it appears you can arrange your fonts into categories of most likely ..
http://www.download.com/The-Font-Thing/3000-2316_4-10038296.html?hhTest=1&tag=lst-2&cdlPid=1519711

but take a look at the others...

the links i provided are freeware..... but to find a font program that will sychronize with other programs... you may need to look at the shareware listing..!

xxtimbo said:

Ive always been a bit disappointed with fonts
I click on it and a drop down list appears that
I can hardly read,
in the end I have to take pot luck
or else go for comic sans etc

does it have to be this way ?
is there any other way of getting fonts into e mail
with easy software to see the font you are selecting
maybe all kinds of jazzy fonts big and wide with colour etc

there must be something else surely !

thanks for any advice