Posted by Jukka K. Korpela on 12/16/05 08:27

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.

> 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.

> 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.

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

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