Selecting a font in most applications has come a long way over the years. In the old days you had to select each font separately from a drop down and decide if it was the right font for the job. Then along came the ability to sample fonts by hovering your mouse pointer over the list. What a time saver.
But not in Photoshop! (Pssst! You actually can, but don’t tell anyone. It’ll be our little secret.)