No more sites where the main reader typeface is Arial, Verdana, or Times New Roman.
Why Does the Left Appear to Hate the Sallies?
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Be our safeguard against the wickedness and snares of the devil.
May God rebuke him, we humbly pray;
and do Thou, Prince of the Heavenly Host, by the Power of God,
thrust down to Hell, Satan and all the evil spirits, who roam the world for the ruin of souls.
Amen.
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7 comment(s):
Could you explain to some to us less techy people what the implications are Fletch?
Well, I will, if you don't mind me butting in.
Web designers are limited to a small range of fonts because the font is not embedded in the web site, it is loaded from the viewer's computer. So, if I use superdupercolourbigboldfont the only people who can see it are those who already have it on their pc. The only alternative until now has been to conver the font to a graphic.
With this system the range of fonts is vastly increased as the fonts will be served from other web servers.
There is a better service than webkit that I am currently playing with.
Oh, and the implications are a lot of very ugly websites with weird arse fonts LOL.
KG, pretty much what LRO said :)
It means that web designers will be able to design pages using the fonts they want - more akin to people who do print design. Most web pages you load now (ie NZ Herald etc) will have the type that make up stories and headings chosen from a very slim pool - eg, Arial, Verdana, Times New Roman, but now they'll be able to use practically any font they like.
Of course, Flash sites have been imbedding fonts for years.
aah, ok. Thanks guys.
Of course, our site genie Andrei has been giving us a unique look for ages! I wouldn't even try to guess at how he does it though :) It's a bit beyond my ken.
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