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0K, we admit, we are font junkies. And can you blame us ... for what can thrill the heart and soul more than the thrilling curve of a well-turned serif or the visual syncopation of an elegant drop cap? That's why we have about 1,000 fonts installed.
But fonts can be a big pain in the butt particularly when you've got a gazillion people on your network - as font problems can be hard to diagnose and often look like other problems.
So, how do fonts become problematic? First, there's the issue of having too many fonts installed.
According to Microsoft (www.nwfusion .com, DocFinder: 7737) the limitations are: "You can install a maximum of approximately 1,000 TrueType fonts in Microsoft Windows 95, Windows 98 and Windows Millennium. The exact number of TrueType fonts you can install varies, and depends on the length of the TrueType font names and file names.... Installed TrueType fonts are listed in the registry and in the Graphics Device Interface (GDI).... All font files are registered under a single key in the registry, and a registry key cannot exceed 64 KB in Windows 95. If font names average 20...