No, not at the moment. I beleive however that it is off if you are using the simple wireframe view.
Try to use the font list in object properties docker or font list in edit text windows. Those font list dont use live text.
Not that is the single most useful tip I've seen on this forum!
There really is a way to turn the d***ed thing off!
I run two monitors, an extra-wide on the left to hold the workspace, and a normal flatscreen on the right with all the dockers and toolbars. I'll just make a habit of leaving Object Properties open over there and use the drop-down list in that when I want to scroll through the list of fonts without changes I'm not interested in showing up in the workspace.
Thanks!