mateo lapiz Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 First, I had this problem https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/891978-small-problem-on-facebook-thats-bugging-me/ from that, I discovered that only 10 of my fonts are visible in my windows\fonts folder. I'm running Windows 7 and have hundreds of fonts installed. I need to be able to access them all in order to delete the old version of Lucida Grande I have. Why can't I view all of my fonts? I have hidden folders visible and have tried searching and everything. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/892642-font-folder-not-showing-all-fonts/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger H. Veteran Posted April 15, 2010 Veteran Share Posted April 15, 2010 Weird, i clicked start and type "fonts" and pulled up my font folder. Showing me 146 fonts right now. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/892642-font-folder-not-showing-all-fonts/#findComment-592492924 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mateo lapiz Posted April 15, 2010 Author Share Posted April 15, 2010 On 15/04/2010 at 03:48, SHoTTa35 said: Weird, i clicked start and type "fonts" and pulled up my font folder. Showing me 146 fonts right now. When I do this I only see 10 :/ when I install a new font, it shows up for a split second and then disappears. It makes no sense to me. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/892642-font-folder-not-showing-all-fonts/#findComment-592493024 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+BudMan MVC Posted April 15, 2010 MVC Share Posted April 15, 2010 Um only 10??? Yeah you got something really screwed up there.. I have been playing around with sorting, grouping, etc. etc.. and there is no way a default windows install has only 10 fonts.. Not even if sorted/filtered by family, etc. etc.. Can you post a screen shot of what your seeing - so maybe we can get a clue to how you might be filtering/sorting the list, etc. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/892642-font-folder-not-showing-all-fonts/#findComment-592493054 Share on other sites More sharing options...
boogerjones Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 Also, there's a setting under Font Settings that hides fonts based on your language settings. That might have something to do with it. BTW, if I type "font" into the search box in the font folder, it filters out all but exactly 10 fonts. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/892642-font-folder-not-showing-all-fonts/#findComment-592493068 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mateo lapiz Posted April 15, 2010 Author Share Posted April 15, 2010 On 15/04/2010 at 04:34, BudMan said: Um only 10??? Yeah you got something really screwed up there.. I have been playing around with sorting, grouping, etc. etc.. and there is no way a default windows install has only 10 fonts.. Not even if sorted/filtered by family, etc. etc.. Can you post a screen shot of what your seeing - so maybe we can get a clue to how you might be filtering/sorting the list, etc. On 15/04/2010 at 04:45, boogerjones said: Also, there's a setting under Font Settings that hides fonts based on your language settings. That might have something to do with it. BTW, if I type "font" into the search box in the font folder, it filters out all but exactly 10 fonts. As you can see in the screenshot, I have nothing typed into the box :/ and I have the language setting off too. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/892642-font-folder-not-showing-all-fonts/#findComment-592493210 Share on other sites More sharing options...
boogerjones Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 What happens when you go into Word/Notepad/Whatever and try to select a font? Are there more than 10 available? Check the Event Log for any errors. Make sure the Windows Font Cache services is started. It also appears that your font window is not rendering the "Abg" glyphs in the preview icons. Obviously, things were working before because you have that other thread about Lucida Grande, so something changed in between then and now. What version/platform of Windows are you running? This is a strange problem that probably has a very simple solution. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/892642-font-folder-not-showing-all-fonts/#findComment-592493336 Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Decryptor Veteran Posted April 15, 2010 Veteran Share Posted April 15, 2010 Those 10 fonts are the old "raster" fonts supplied with old versions of Windows. I think you do have a grouping setting enabled, but it might be hidden by the GUI. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/892642-font-folder-not-showing-all-fonts/#findComment-592493364 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mateo lapiz Posted April 15, 2010 Author Share Posted April 15, 2010 On 15/04/2010 at 07:08, boogerjones said: What happens when you go into Word/Notepad/Whatever and try to select a font? Are there more than 10 available? Check the Event Log for any errors. Make sure the Windows Font Cache services is started. It also appears that your font window is not rendering the "Abg" glyphs in the preview icons. Obviously, things were working before because you have that other thread about Lucida Grande, so something changed in between then and now. What version/platform of Windows are you running? This is a strange problem that probably has a very simple solution. Yeah, what's also weird is the Abg glyphs WERE showing not too long before I posted this... I'm running Windows 7 64-bit Professional. Font cache service is running. Event log shows some errors but nothing seeming to relate to this. And The_Decryptor, I don't think it's that because I can right click and choose to group. But perhaps that is the case, I don't truly know. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/892642-font-folder-not-showing-all-fonts/#findComment-592493382 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Singh400 Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 Do the same 10 show up in notepad aswell? Or do you have a fuller selection? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/892642-font-folder-not-showing-all-fonts/#findComment-592493542 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mateo lapiz Posted April 15, 2010 Author Share Posted April 15, 2010 On 15/04/2010 at 08:34, Singh400 said: Do the same 10 show up in notepad aswell? Or do you have a fuller selection? In notepad, word, etc. I have a full selection. When I'm in C:\Windows and i right click "Fonts" and view properties, there's something like 800+ files. When I enter the folder, all I see is those 10 fonts. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/892642-font-folder-not-showing-all-fonts/#findComment-592494584 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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