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H][RO
Paranoid (IV) Inmate

From: Australia
Insane since: Oct 2002

posted posted 08-23-2006 11:39

Just wondering what the deal is with custom fonts.

Is there a way to use a custom font, and have the font file on your server so that when people visit the webpage they can see the font properly even if its not on their pc?


Or is it purely they can only ever see fonts that are on their PC otherwise a default will be used?

Tyberius Prime
Maniac (V) Mad Scientist with Finglongers

From: Germany
Insane since: Sep 2001

posted posted 08-23-2006 12:46

There is no reliably way to embed fonts in webpages.

Solutions are, depending on context et al, to either use PDF ( which can embed fonts ),
or render images with the font in question ( perhaps via php and gdlib, but bloody cache those headings, will ya ).

So long,

->Tyberius Prime

H][RO
Paranoid (IV) Inmate

From: Australia
Insane since: Oct 2002

posted posted 08-23-2006 13:22

Thanks, yeah thats what i told my client - just wanted to make sure! If they real want it we can put it in as an image, its only for a silly heading.

Nathus
Bipolar (III) Inmate

From: Minnesota
Insane since: Aug 2003

posted posted 08-23-2006 17:24

You can also use sIFR http://www.mikeindustries.com/sifr/

reisio
Paranoid (IV) Inmate

From: Florida
Insane since: Mar 2005

posted posted 08-23-2006 19:56

There's a CSS3 module that's a working draft ATM that should provide a standard for this sort of stuff.



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