Web Authoring Tools - Embedding fonts

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Embedding fonts

Adam Smith

2005-10-01, 6:28 pm

Hello,

How can I embed fonts in my web pages such that the pages have a uniform
appearance across all browsers (Netscape, IE & Opera), across all
platforms, IRIX, Win 2K, SP etc. whether or not the platform has the
font installed. I am using style sheets, which should help.

Thanks

-- Adam --

Jukka K. Korpela

2005-10-01, 6:28 pm

Adam Smith <adamsmith@econ.com> wrote:

> How can I embed fonts in my web pages such that the pages have a uniform
> appearance across all browsers

This has been discussed a gazillion times in the groups you rather randomly
posted to. The short answer is "Don't." Stay tuned to the usual bogus
answers that advertize some technology without citing real-life examples.

F'ups randomized the usual way.

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Roedy Green

2005-10-01, 6:28 pm

On Sat, 01 Oct 2005 10:50:29 -0700, Adam Smith <adamsmith@econ.com>
wrote or quoted :

>How can I embed fonts in my web pages such that the pages have a uniform
>appearance across all browsers (Netscape, IE & Opera), across all
>platforms, IRIX, Win 2K, SP etc. whether or not the platform has the
>font installed. I am using style sheets, which should help.

There are ways to bundle fonts with Java Applets. But then anything
you display has to appear in the Applet. You can't display general
HTML, just a stripped down HTML in a JTextPane.

See http://mindprod.com/jgloss/jtextpane.html

http://mindprod.com/jgloss/font.html
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Jim Moe

2005-10-01, 10:22 pm

Adam Smith wrote:
>
> How can I embed fonts in my web pages such that the pages have a uniform
> appearance across all browsers (Netscape, IE & Opera), across all
> platforms, IRIX, Win 2K, SP etc. whether or not the platform has the
> font installed. I am using style sheets, which should help.
>
Short answer: You can't.
Long answer: It is not worth the trouble. 100s of KB of data per page
required. Inconsistent support.

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Gérard Talbot

2005-10-02, 6:30 pm

Adam Smith wrote :
> Hello,
>
> How can I embed fonts in my web pages such that the pages have a uniform
> appearance across all browsers (Netscape, IE & Opera),

Not possible for Netscape nor Opera nor Safari nor Mozilla-based
browsers for now. Don't expect webfonts to be supported in near future
by those browsers.

across all
> platforms, IRIX, Win 2K, SP etc.

Not possible. Only IE 5+ under several conditions.

whether or not the platform has the
> font installed. I am using style sheets, which should help.
>
> Thanks
>
> -- Adam --

You should ask yourself how important using embedded fonts really is for
your site. Is this for cosmetic purposes, stylish decoration or is
embedding fonts really adding value, fonctionality, accessibility,
usability, etc.. to your site?

I used to support/advocate embedding webfonts myself but I've
relativized the issue since then.

Gérard
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