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Posted by Sally Thompson on 11/23/27 11:41
On Sun, 5 Mar 2006 02:06:40 +0000, dorayme wrote
(in article <doraymeRidThis-CFFED4.13064005032006@news-vip.optusnet.com.au>):
> In article <R7KdnalihJi1qZfZRVn-vA@giganews.com>,
> Jim Moe <jmm-list.AXSPAMGN@sohnen-moe.com> wrote:
>
>> dorayme wrote:
>>> Is there a simple way of finding out what font one is looking at
>>> in a web page? Sometimes, of course, it is easy to look at source
>>> and css, but other times it is a bother to get the right sheet...
>>>
>> Looking at the style specification and knowing the browser's defaults is
>> the only way.
>> If you use Mozilla or Firefox there is an extension called WebDeveloper
>> <http://chrispederick.com/work/webdeveloper/>. One of its many useful
>> features is the ability to see the style for any selected element. (But
>> you still need to know the browser's font defaults.)
>
> Look, thanks for this, Jim. Yes, this sounds like something I
> should have. I seem unable to get it for my Mac from the link you
> give. Let me go see....
>
> So far, I have failed to load it, it seems a bit tricky - notices
> about Firefox no allowing this to install for security etc etc...
> and will need to do it when I am more patient. Anyone done this
> on a Mac on OS X?
I loaded it fine on my Mac on OS X, but not through that link. AFAIR I just
went to the main Firefox page: <http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/> and
downloaded it from there. Do you have a firewall blocking it perhaps?
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