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Posted by ZootedLooter on 12-01-2008 02:37 AM:

web design and fonts

some questions

1. what are the best fonts to use asthetically and practically?
2. while installing new fonts...how can i differentiate btwn installed fonts and windows default fonts?(i dont want to use something that fails in a page load)...what i mean is in a few years when i forget which ones i installed
3. is there a way to use fonts that arent default on everyone elses computer?

pretty much if the answer to #3 is yes then 1 & 2 dont need an answer

i will have a preliminary test site up in a few days..unless my looters luck kicks in again..probably...i ll post when im up

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Posted by Bakkoda on 12-01-2008 09:17 AM:

#1 - id stick with the default font family

code:
font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;

if you want some fancy fonts for headers, banners, etc just make a png and use it as a background in a <div> so you can get some nice alpha blending.

#2 - if you use the above code you can suggest fonts in a fall back setup

code:
font-family: <ideal>, <alternative>, <common>, <generic>;

http://www.wpdfd.com/issues/76/ all... /> aid_to_ask/
good link to read

#3 - see #1. small alpha blended PNGs load extremely fast, are not background dependant, and if loaded as a background dont get in the way of selecting text for copy/pasting.

Posted by ZootedLooter on 12-03-2008 04:00 AM:

thanx for the link bakkoda....ill be surfing the whole site far a bit

Posted by Bakkoda on 12-03-2008 04:42 PM:

Sorry about the link bein broken. dunno why the forum keeps choppin it and puttin a line break in and some random spaces.

LINK

EDIT: wtf.... TinyURL ftw

Posted by ZootedLooter on 12-03-2008 09:54 PM:

yeah i saw the link was broken but i scanned the site and found an artical called Knowing About Web Safe Fonts...and that sorted me out a bit...im gonna read the one you just linked too in a bit...thanx again

Posted by Bakkoda on 12-04-2008 05:26 AM:

Any questions feel free to ask. Its been a while since I have dabbled with web design but I usually have time to help out.

Posted by precocious on 12-04-2008 05:56 AM:

Times and Impact are also default fonts, and those are two of my favorites.

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