Posted by Bergamot on 07/25/07 19:56

scmulqueen@netzero.com wrote:
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> I am looking for a font that will work with IE and Firefox

There is no relationship between fonts and browsers.

Fonts are installed on your visitor's box (PC, PDA, whatever). It
doesn't matter what browser they use; all should give the same results
*on that box*. Somebody else's box will likely have different fonts
installed.

> that is Cursive.

I don't know of any cursive font that commonly installed on Windows and
Mac, let alone Linux or any other OS you can think of. Even different
versions of any given OS may well have different fonts.

> Script doesn't work in both, neither does Lucinda
> Handwriting.

Define "doesn't work". Or are you looking at it from 2 different PCs?

> This is for a wedding website so I am looking for
> something elegant.

Cursive fonts can be tolerable on screen in very small quantities and
enlarged type sizes, like headings, but they can be hell to read for
body text. Leave paragraph text plain serif or sans-serif if you want
people to be able to actually read it and use a fancier font just for
headings. Use graphics for headings if you must, but make sure you use
appropriate alt text.

BTW, I don't think Lucida Handwriting is particularly elegant. Lucida
Calligraphy would be more so.

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Berg

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