Posted by the idiot on 05/26/05 10:13

"Adrienne" <arbpen2003@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
news:Xns9661F21D66C3Farbpenyahoocom@207.115.63.158...
> Gazing into my crystal ball I observed "the idiot"
> <sinatra@thesands.co.uk> writing in
> news:TD6dnb_l2KCF8QjfSa8jmA@karoo.co.uk:
>
> > a freind was asking if it is okay to embed a font on a website he was
> > doing...
> > i told him i didnt think it was right to do that but that i had no idea
> > why.
> >
> > is it wrong / ok?
> >
> > and why?
> > thank you
> >
> >
> >
>
> If the user has the font on their system, then they will see that font.
> Embedding fonts in web pages works for some browsers some of the time. If
> the font is essential, like a logo, then a graphic should be used.
>
> To be honest, if font embedding actually worked, I would not be happy. I
> already have 2000 fonts on my system, about 200 of those are actually
> installed. If every web site I visited suddenly started installing
> different fonts on my system, my system would soon grind to a halt.
>
> --
ooh i didnt know that an embedded font would install itself on the viewers
comp...
from what i know i dont think it is for a logo - the client just wants the
font he likes to be seen by everybody...

what would be the best argument for my friend to dissuade his client?
that it doesnt always work?

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