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Posted by mrcakey on 06/19/63 12:00
"Jonathan N. Little" <lws4art@centralva.net> wrote in message
news:9f838$478f715c$40cba7cd$16757@NAXS.COM...
> ynoteh wrote:
>> I know that a web page will not look as intended if the visitor does
>> not have the specified font installed on their computer..
>> But what about printing the web page? If the same visitor tries to
>> print that page and does not have the font installed, will they get
>> the intended font, or a substitute on their printout? I think a
>> substitution?... I'm trying to grasp what the printer sees, but having
>> a mental block!
>
> Viewing or printing, same thing. if the user does have the font, it will
> not print. The font is not *embedded* in an HTML document. Look at it this
> way and HTML document is like script for a play, it test what the actors
> say and do, but not who the actors are. So on Broadway Lang and Broderick
> may stared. If the play is in your hometown, the play will be the same,
> but the actors will most likely not be Lang and Broderick but who is
> available. Same as your font in a HTML document. Unlike in media where
> fonts are embedded like PDFs, to complete the analogy, like a copy of a
> movie. If you have a copy of the '68 movie then wherever you play it the
> actors are always Mostel and Wilder.
>
> --
> Take care,
>
> Jonathan
Cool analogy!!!
I was analogising to my friend for whom I'm building a site. I had (X)HTML
as the building, CSS as the decor and JavaScript as the light switches. Was
quietly chuffed with myself!
+mrcakey
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