Message on CS4 startup: Initializing Type Tool

Hi, I've been getting a message recently and it seems to occur when I startup CS4 for the first time after booting up my MacBook Pro (running OS 10.5.6). It says "Initializing Type Tool" and includes a progress bar.
I haven't installed any new fonts or other applications in the past week and I actually upgraded from 2 to 4GB of RAM this morning. I'm opening up PS from the dock, not via double-clicking a PSD.
I don't notice any problems with PS, but I just wonder if this is indicative of my system running slower than before. Any suggestions? Thanks.

That message is
always
present the first time you launch Photoshop CS4 in a session. You must have not noticed it before.
It can even be delayed when you launch Photoshop CS4 but immediately switch to another application, before Photoshop finishes launching. In this case you won't see it until you bring Photoshop to the front.
It's perfectly normal.
Neil's question is pertinent. The more fonts you have, the longer it will take. This message replaces the old
"Building Font Menus" and/or
"Optimizing Font Menus" of old.

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