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Re: [PLUG] OT: Embeding Fontsin Web Pages
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Also consider load times. In some parts of the world, the landlines suck.
bs
On Wed, 11 Feb 2004, LeRoy Cressy wrote:
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> Paul wrote:
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> | Is there a good alternative to Micro$oft's WEFT (Web Embedding Font
> | Tool)?
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> 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.
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