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Backup Font?
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Branden Durst
2010-03-21 03:37:39 UTC
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Hey Guys,

So maybe this is a really easy one, but I can't seem to figure it out.

I have a font that I am using for most of my webstie, but a lot of
users probably won't have the font. What I'd like to do is provide a
backup font in the situation where my defined font is not available.
In other words, my defined font is Tw Cen MT, but if a visitor to the
site doesn't have it, I'd like it to display Arial.

Thanks in advance!
Your Name
2010-03-21 04:45:14 UTC
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Hey Guys,
So maybe this is a really easy one, but I can't seem to figure it out.
I have a font that I am using for most of my webstie, but a lot of
users probably won't have the font. What I'd like to do is provide a
backup font in the situation where my defined font is not available.
In other words, my defined font is Tw Cen MT, but if a visitor to the
site doesn't have it, I'd like it to display Arial.
Thanks in advance!
Just use Arial. It will save a lot of hassle with things looking strange
in one font but perfect in another.
Branden Durst
2010-03-21 03:45:33 UTC
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Hey Guys,
So maybe this is a really easy one, but I can't seem to figure it out.
I have a font that I am using for most of my webstie, but a lot of
users probably won't have the font.  What I'd like to do is provide a
backup font in the situation where my defined font is not available.
In other words, my defined font is Tw Cen MT, but if a visitor to the
site doesn't have it, I'd like it to display Arial.
Thanks in advance!
Just use Arial. It will save a lot of hassle with things looking strange
in one font but perfect in another.
There isn't a way to do it?
Your Name
2010-03-21 05:51:59 UTC
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Hey Guys,
So maybe this is a really easy one, but I can't seem to figure it out.
I have a font that I am using for most of my webstie, but a lot of
users probably won't have the font. What I'd like to do is provide a
backup font in the situation where my defined font is not available.
In other words, my defined font is Tw Cen MT, but if a visitor to the
site doesn't have it, I'd like it to display Arial.
Thanks in advance!
Just use Arial. It will save a lot of hassle with things looking strange
in one font but perfect in another.
There isn't a way to do it?
You can specify fonts using Style Sheets, but the two fonts won't be exactly
the same, so things that line up nicely using one font may well look messy
in the other. It's best to stick to the standard "web safe" fonts.

In fact even using the standard web fonts can cause problems since the Mac
substitutes Helvetica for Arial (unless you've got Mac Office installed)
which isn't exactly the same.
Branden Durst
2010-03-21 05:10:50 UTC
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Hey Guys,
So maybe this is a really easy one, but I can't seem to figure it out.
I have a font that I am using for most of my webstie, but a lot of
users probably won't have the font. What I'd like to do is provide a
backup font in the situation where my defined font is not available.
In other words, my defined font is Tw Cen MT, but if a visitor to the
site doesn't have it, I'd like it to display Arial.
Thanks in advance!
Just use Arial. It will save a lot of hassle with things looking strange
in one font but perfect in another.
There isn't a way to do it?
You can specify fonts using Style Sheets, but the two fonts won't be exactly
the same, so things that line up nicely using one font may well look messy
in the other. It's best to stick to the standard "web safe" fonts.
In fact even using the standard web fonts can cause problems since the Mac
substitutes Helvetica for Arial (unless you've got Mac Office installed)
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Wow that was easy... I just had to go into page properties and set the
default font. Thanks!
Thadeus
2010-03-21 13:31:02 UTC
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Post by Branden Durst
Hey Guys,
So maybe this is a really easy one, but I can't seem to figure it out.
I have a font that I am using for most of my webstie, but a lot of
users probably won't have the font. What I'd like to do is provide a
backup font in the situation where my defined font is not available.
In other words, my defined font is Tw Cen MT, but if a visitor to the
site doesn't have it, I'd like it to display Arial.
Thanks in advance!
If in CSS, like this:

body {
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
background: #000000 url(images/150img1.gif) repeat-x;
font: normal small "Trebuchet MS", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
color: #FFF;


Just keep adding if you want.

If you are broke and a torrent user, search for lynda.com and a DW video
tutorial
Thadeus
2010-03-21 13:47:32 UTC
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Also ran across this: http://www.html.net/tutorials/css/lesson4.asp

When you list fonts for your web site, you naturally start with the most
preferred font followed by some alternative fonts. It is recommended to complete
the list with a generic font family. That way at least the page will be shown
using a font of the same family if none of the specified fonts are available.


Font family [font-family]
The property font-family is used to set a prioritized list of fonts to be used
to display a given element or web page. If the first font on the list is not
installed on the computer used to access the site, the next font on the list
will be tried until a suitable font is found.

There are two types of names used to categorize fonts: family-names and generic
families. The two terms are explained below.

Family-name
Examples of a family-name (often known as "font") can e.g. be "Arial", "Times
New Roman" or "Tahoma".
Generic family
Generic families can best be described as groups of family-names with uniformed
appearances. An example is sans-serif, which is a collection of fonts without
"feet".

An example of a prioritized list of fonts could look like this:

h1 {font-family: arial, verdana, sans-serif;}
h2 {font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;}
Thadeus
2010-03-21 13:50:24 UTC
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Post by Branden Durst
What I'd like to do is provide a
backup font in the situation where my defined font is not available.
If it's a MUST HAVE design issue for you, design it with your font in a graphic
and place it in the page. Millions do each day.

That way you get your font EVERY time.
Your Name
2010-03-21 21:05:42 UTC
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On Sat, 20 Mar 2010 20:37:39 -0700 (PDT), Branden Durst
Post by Branden Durst
What I'd like to do is provide a
backup font in the situation where my defined font is not available.
If it's a MUST HAVE design issue for you, design it with your font in a graphic
and place it in the page. Millions do each day.
That way you get your font EVERY time.
You can also use PDF, Flash, etc. to get a particular font to display on
every computer (or at least every computer with the correct plug-in /
add-on).

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