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more text tips - 6/25/2000 22:00:00
We've talked about sticking to the most common fonts such as Times, Arial and Verdana. You need a font that is likely to be on the viewers computer for them to see the same font you intended. If they don't have the font specified, they will see whatever is set as their default.Here's a unique reason why not to use various other fonts you've picked up somewhere on the web: I just came across a web site that is using a unique font titled AmericanIndian. Their font must actually be letters, because it looks to be typed words. The problem is that MY AmericanIndian font is symbols. What I see is a whole page full of symbols! Remember this: use your unique fonts for graphic images, but only use common fonts for text. ![]("http://www.frontpagewebmaster.com/ubb/wink.gif") Linda ------------------
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RE: more text tips - 6/27/2000 17:37:00
I agree entirely.
I’ve come across some bloomers too.
In addition to what you have said Linda; I would add that it’s not a good idea to use too many font styles on a page either. I was looking at www.canadalife.co.uk a couple of weeks ago. I think I counted 6 different font styles on one page – not a pretty site/sight!
One of my favourites was a golf course site where the page background was green and so was the text. Oops! I only found the text when I highlighted the page with my mouse. I was sure there must be some.Paul ![]("http://www.frontpagewebmaster.com/ubb/smile.gif")
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RE: more text tips - 6/27/2000 20:12:00
Is every one aware that the FONT tag has been depreciated in HTML4.01?------------------
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RE: more text tips - 6/27/2000 23:53:00
Hi, Gil -I'm going to sound like an idiot here, but what exactly does that mean? ![]("http://www.frontpagewebmaster.com/ubb/frown.gif") - Linda
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RE: more text tips - 6/28/2000 20:51:00
Hey Linda, It means that the <FONT> tag is not a part of HTML4.1 - but the W3C wants the browsers to continue to recognize it for backwards compatability for a while. So, probablt through version 6.xx the browsers will understand it. But with some future version of browser(s), all those pages using <font> will need to be rewritten.
For a good article on the font tag read Warren Steels' paper here: http://www.mcsr.olemiss.edu/%7Emudws/font.html ------------------
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RE: more text tips - 6/28/2000 20:43:00
Thanks, Gil! Excellent font information here. For anyone following this thread, I highly recommend reading this article. Linda ------------------
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RE: more text tips - 6/28/2000 16:23:00
I found that article interesting, yet baffling. Aren't we using Frontpage here where the software riddles the code with the <font> tag? Is that actually going to be taken out of FP in next version? ![]("http://www.frontpagewebmaster.com/ubb/confused.gif") It seems there is a divide between diehard HTML coders and "web designers" on many levels. Indeed the original intent was to send hypertext information over the net readable regardless of platform. However, a thought still occurs in my mind "Why would someone still be using Netscape 2.0.?" I recall reading an article once about why the <em></em> tags were better than <i></i>. Practicaly speaking, what's the difference? They both have the same effect! ![]("http://www.frontpagewebmaster.com/ubb/rolleyes.gif") View the source of the web pages you visit and >95% will be using the font tag, as well as <i> (even 2 years from now, I predict). --Buzz
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RE: more text tips - 6/28/2000 16:46:00
Hi Buzzbo,
HTML 4.1 and the depreciation of <FONT> is a major step forward in bridging that divid between the "purist HTML coders" and the "designers". By moving all "design" related aspects of web development to CSS, the HTML can be left to do what HTML was developed to do. A "designer" can add all the "bells & whistles" they want with CSS and not deny accessability to those using other than the latest browsers. Any browser not recognizing CSS simply ignores it and the HTML parses as normal. You ask why someone would still be using NN2.0 - maybe not NN2.0 but other browsers, there are some who do not have a choice - sight impaired, those unable to use a mouse, a number of Unix systems are resricted to Lynx or older versions of NN {can't run IE5.01 on our Sun Sparc } quote:
View the source of the web pages you visit and >95% will be using the font tag, as well as <i> (even 2 years from now, I predict).
That's what every one thought about the thousands of sites that didn't have a </BODY> tag (that looked fine in NN2) - until NN3 was released and there were a lot of "designers" scrambling to "fix" those sites ------------------
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