> > Is this a planned for css3? I am not really that bothered but the two > > things graphic designers (argggh!!) ask me are... > > (i) why does IE not render text? > Georg had a good answer. > > (ii) can the text not be in my own chosen font. > As a member of the W3C CSS Working Group I can tell you that there is > not currently any provision in CSS3 for using fonts that need > downloading at read time. However, that has been a topic of recent > discussion. So, there's a very tiny glimmer of hope. > Be aware that the standards making process is long and tedious, and then > is followed by an implementation period that is also long and tedious. > If it does happen, it might be years before we see it actually > implemented in browsers.
huh? What about http://www.w3.org/TR/css3-webfonts/#font-descriptions Personally I dread the day when designers can force me to download a 1.4MB ttf in CSS. I also can forsee the day where this will become a massive security vulnerability. -- Chris Heilmann Blog: http://www.wait-till-i.com Writing: http://icant.co.uk/ Binaries: http://www.onlinetools.org/ ______________________________________________________________________ css-discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d IE7b2 testing hub -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/?page=IE7 List wiki/FAQ -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/ Supported by evolt.org -- http://www.evolt.org/help_support_evolt/
