I was wondering if there was an easier way to sort out choices in GIMP.

What I am thinking here is for example:

In the pattern select menu can you sort them by subdirectory etc, or do they all have to be there at the base level to sort through

Is there a way to reduce the number of fonts GIMP selects, I just want to the list to show the about dozen that I use on maps rather than what I assume it does atm which is search through my computer for font files.