Font Management in MX

We've been continuing to run FH8 in OS9 Classic Environment
so we can use Type Manager & Type Reunion. I'd like to switch
to MX, but the font list is completely unworkable. What are you all
doing about font selection from Freehand in OSX? (Our Freehand
version is 11.0.2 and the OS is 10.3.9)

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Originally posted by:
DCrowther
We've been continuing to run FH8 in OS9 Classic Environment
so we can use Type Manager & Type Reunion. I'd like to switch
to MX, but the font list is completely unworkable. What are you all
doing about font selection from Freehand in OSX? (Our Freehand
version is 11.0.2 and the OS is 10.3.9)
I have to ask, if you've waited this long, why now? It seems
like an inopportune moment to switch to FHMX. You'd be better off
waiting until Adobe announces a the future of FreeHand. If there is
a new version it will likely fix many of the things about MX that
are bound to make steam shoot out your ears. If they drop FreeHand,
then just stay at version 8 and transition to Illustrator/InDesign.
There are so many quirks and different ways of doing things in MX,
not to mention glitches and bugs. You're going to lose your mind
from the stress. :) FreeHand 8/9 is such a simpler (dare I say
*better*) - program. If I could have a OSX version of FreeHand 9, I
would never touch MX.
If you decide to buck all common sense and move to MX, get
familiar with your fonts. Have a list printed so you can choose the
font visually. Once you've decided on your font, then just type the
name into the font selection menu and press "enter". I've just
gotten used to working this way.
Oh, and don't try FreeHand 10 unless you have mental health
coverage.
Good luck.

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