View Full Version : compatitable fonts?


brodeur
03-13-2005, 05:54 PM
sorry for starting another thread, but, lets say you're using the code <font face="something"> what fonts are availiable? If i use a font on my computer for my website that another computer does not have, can they see the words?

Thanks

Monkey Bizzle
03-13-2005, 06:02 PM
Check this out:

http://www.ampsoft.net/webdesign-l/WindowsMacFonts.html

starlet
03-13-2005, 06:03 PM
If they don't have the font on their comp they will still see the words but in whatever font is set to default on their computer.
I can't remember all the ones on windows, try a google search for a full/proper list...some are though comic sans ms, arial, verdana, tahoma, times new roman.

edit: Or just click the link mb posted :P

Eddy Bones
03-13-2005, 06:19 PM
You can in fact use your own typeset even if the user does not have it on their computer. All you need to do is implement a little thing called Scalable Inman Flash Replacement (sIFR).
In short, it was developed years ago to counter the pixelated look of large fonts on the web. This anti-aliases fonts. But it can be used for more than that.

An explanation: http://www.mikeindustries.com/blog/archive/2004/08/sifr

The newest version: http://www.mikeindustries.com/blog/archive/2005/02/sifr-2.0-release-candidate-4

Although it is a requirement that the end user has a Flash plugin (I believe 6 or higher), you can still implement custom titles or whatever you wish into you site. If the end user does not have said Flash plugin, they see plain text or whatever font you define in the style sheets.