Special Fonts and Truetype on the webpage

UnangBangkay · Post by **UnangBangkay** » Sun Jun 17, 2001 8:57 am

I'm making a special character page that's supposed to look like a government intelligence report, so I used the font "Secret service typewriter". I heard that special fonts won't display if the viewer doesn't have the fonts.I've seen other pages that display special fonts like <a href="http://www.summerblue.net/games/counter ... html">This one</a>, and whe I looked at the source, there was some java scripting. I don't know scat about Java, so can anyone help me with the fonts?Thanks!------------------

Post by **STrRedWolf** » Mon Jun 18, 2001 11:27 am

It's all a ton of font tags, and some dynamic fonts that not all browsers understand.Not only that, some browsers ignore the font tag itself, and some platforms (Solaris, HP-UX, most unixen) don't have TrueType support with their X11 servers.I hate to say, you're stuck with Arial/Helvetica, Times New Roman/Times, Courier, and maybe Crille (star trek font). Let the browser decide w/"pre" and "tt" tags.------------------
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UnangBangkay · Post by **UnangBangkay** » Wed Jun 20, 2001 1:38 am

damn. The site was SO cool too.

Toddandpenguin · Post by **Toddandpenguin** » Wed Jun 20, 2001 6:24 am

If you are really in love with the font, and are using it for special pieces, you can do an image of what you are aiming for in one of your paint programs. You don't want to do too large a piece like this, but if it's just little things here n there, it's a decent solution.
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Luchito · Post by **Luchito** » Wed Jun 20, 2001 10:34 am

Yeah, that's right. It's eitherArial,Helvetica,serif, Times New Roman,Times,sans-serif, or Courier New,Courier,monospace.Also, you can specify various fonts in order of preference; first the font you desire, then a more common alternative, then some generic font like those listed before, then a generic font family (most browsers accepts them). "Secret service typewriter", for example, seems like a monospaced font for me, like Courier. So use name="Secret service typewriter,Courier New,Courier,monospace" in your font tag or CSS font-family.

Luchito · Post by **Luchito** » Wed Jun 20, 2001 10:41 am

Yeah, that's right. It's eitherArial,Helvetica,serif, Times New Roman,Times,sans-serif, or Courier New,Courier,monospace.Also, you can specify various fonts in order of preference; first the font you desire, then a more common alternative, then some generic font like those listed before, then a generic font family (most browsers accepts them). "Secret service typewriter", for example, seems like a monospaced font for me, like Courier. So use name="Secret service typewriter,Courier New,Courier,monospace" in your font tag or CSS font-family.

Luchito · Post by **Luchito** » Wed Jun 20, 2001 10:56 am

Yeah, that's right. It's eitherArial,Helvetica,serif, Times New Roman,Times,sans-serif, or Courier New,Courier,monospace.Also, you can specify various fonts in order of preference; first the font you desire, then a more common alternative, then some generic font like those listed before, then a generic font family (most browsers accepts them). "Secret service typewriter", for example, seems like a monospaced font for me, like Courier. So use name="Secret service typewriter,Courier New,Courier,monospace" in your font tag or CSS font-family.

Luchito · Post by **Luchito** » Wed Jun 20, 2001 11:09 am

Yeah, that's right. It's eitherArial,Helvetica,serif, Times New Roman,Times,sans-serif, or Courier New,Courier,monospace.Also, you can specify various fonts in order of preference; first the font you desire, then a more common alternative, then some generic font like those listed before, then a generic font family (most browsers accepts them). "Secret service typewriter", for example, seems like a monospaced font for me, like Courier. So use name="Secret service typewriter,Courier New,Courier,monospace" in your font tag or CSS font-family.

UnangBangkay · Post by **UnangBangkay** » Fri Jun 22, 2001 12:58 am

Yeah, I thought of that. Can't work though, I was gonna use it to make an entire character page. I guess it's Courier new for me!

UnangBangkay · Post by **UnangBangkay** » Fri Jun 22, 2001 1:04 am

I meant for the "create an image" suggestion.------------------