Posted by Jake on 12/16/05 15:26

In message <Xns972E55E874E50jkorpelacstutfi@193.229.4.246>, Jukka K.
Korpela <jkorpela@cs.tut.fi> writes
>Alabaster <noemail@nofreakingemail.net> wrote:
>
>> I would like to embed a font into my website so that all users see the
>> correct font without having to have it installed on their system.
>
>Stop wanting that. One font does _not_ fit all.

Let's just assume, just for once, that the OP knows what he's doing.
>
>> From what I've found on the internet, most recommend converting to EOT
>> with WEFT.
>
>But even those who recommend it don't use it, except for trivial demos about
>the technology itself. It just isn't practical, and if you try to use it for
>something real, you'll run into problems.
>
WEFT-generated fonts work just fine with IE users; very practical, no
problems.

>> The only other way I can think of is to re-author my entire page in
>> Flash or some other format, but I don't want to do this.
>
>Good for you.
>
>> Or am I stuck using system fonts?
>
>Stop worrying about fonts. Fonts are something to be chosen by the user.
>At most, use body { font-family: Arial, Helvetica; }. It doesn't do much harm
>on the average, and for most users, it probably implies a small improvement
>in readability.
>
Not much of a choice, is it? Even for text-only pages.

>You might then have time and energy to think about interesting content.
>

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Jake (jake@gododdin.demon.co.uk -- just a 'spam trap' mail address)

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