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I DO have a ResEdit manual… I don't know about #2 of your Msg, but #1 is essentially accurate. Here's why: Holding own the "option" key is the same as choosing "Open general" from the file menu (that is, when you hold down the optionKey & doubleclick on a resource type). The major difference here is, as you mentioned, what is displayed when you "open general" for a reource type FONT: DOUBLE-CLICK WITHOUT OPTIONKEY (Regular "Open"): =============================== || COURIER 10 ID = 25866 || || COURIER 12 ID = 25868 || || || =============================== DOUBLE-CLICK WITH OPTIONKEY ("Open General"): ================================= || FONT ID = 25866 || || FONT ID = 25868 || || FONT "COURIER" ID = 25856 || || || ================================= Using "Open General" is essential in many FONT situations because it allows you see the "zero-point" FONT resource that carries the actual name of the FONT Family to match the FOND (I don't belive that NFNTs use a zero-point NFNT?). As for displaying the FONT resources in ascending size – FONTs are usually displayed in the reverse order that they were copied into the file by Font/DA Mover. If you've moved a new size of a font into an existing suitcase, you'll see it at the top of the list, separate from its related family (which is why it's preferable to copy font sizes a whole group at a time). PS: In some cases, "open general" will have the exact same effect as "open" (ex: FOND resource types). -Scott Leyes