Re: [PLUG] OT: Embeding Fontsin Web Pages

[Paul <gyoza@comcast.net>]

LeRoy Cressy wrote:

> Paul wrote:
>
> | Is there a good alternative to Micro$oft's WEFT (Web Embedding Font
> |  Tool)?
> |
> |
> This is an atrocious idea!  I detest web pages that have microscopic
> type.  The embedded font does not take into account the resolution
> factor of the system .  For instance I run 1600x1200 which makes most
> of the web sites with embedded fonts extremely tiny and ugly.  Also
> those sites which use tables with exact sizes like 250 pixels wide is
> a bad idea.  Many commercial sites use this bad idea.  You need to
> take into account that on the Internet you are having people who use
> different fonts like Linux uses post script fonts while windows uses
> true type fonts.  The browser uses a best guess when it cannot find
> the specified font.  Also, have you considered that there are people
> who use different character sets than you?
>
> Now that you have had enough of my preaching, please think about what
> you are trying to accomplish.  If you use embedded fonts before
> deploying your site please test it on every screen resolution and
> system from 640x480 to 1000x1200  See what it looks like on systems
> installed on various sizes.  See how it will look on old and new Macs,
> X, and Windows.  It may look good on the system that you are
> developing it on, but it may look totally awful on others.

Wow, I didn't know I couldn't do text zoom on embedded fonts.  Thanks 
for pointing that out.

I did think about it.  The following is what I privately wrote about the 
topic:

"Out of curiosity I have to check into WEFT to find out exactly what it 
is.  I would guess that it's an Internet-based font server.  Of course, 
I wouldn't suggest attempting Netscape 4.x compatibility.  I do suggest 
shooting for Mozilla 1.x compatibility.  Mozilla is very similar in 
functionality to Internet Explorer.

The reason why I suggest this is because the Web works best when sites 
are based on open standards.  If only the latest Microsoft Internet 
Explorer can view a site properly (Sometimes it's the *only* browser 
allowed!) then there is an imbalance which favors a particular group of 
users.  That group may be the majority, but think of why they are the 
majority; they have no choice.

We may find that there is a better alternative to WEFT."


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