If the actual wording is "FONT FACE=arial and helvetica", that's not valid HTML and any of a bunch of weird things could happen. if it's "FONT FACE=arial, helvetica" that's just setting helvetica as a "backup" font to be displayed if your system doesn't have arial... which is still a backwards way to do things, because pretty much every system made since the early nineties has arial, while helvetica was only consistently included later, and because the FONT tag has been replaced in later versions of HTML (they're probably keeping it so that folks with older browsers can still view pages. If you're curious about this controversy in the web design community, check out www.webstandards.org and www.useit.com).
They probably had a designer pick a default font in order to keep a uniform look across platforms- which is generally accepted these days as a bad idea (well, if it's set up so it can't be changed). If it really bothers you that much, you can use a font management program to remove/disable the offending typeface. If the FONT FACE types are missing, it will use your default (which IIRC was comic sans). Also, as mentioned in other posts, there should be a method in IE to disable/override HTML font preferences. This is generally provided to that visually impaired folks can browse the web using clearer, larger text. On a IE5 for Windows (which is what I have in front of me, this is done from tools->internet options->accessibility->ignore font styles... Note that either of these options will change the way you browse all websites, not just your web-based email. -BEN On 30 Jul 2002 at 13:26, Dale Goodvin wrote: > Hi, > > I looked at the code and it actually says: > > font face=arial and helvetica > > Which is what I have!! > > Everything but the body of the message of my email messages and > everywhere else in IE Explorer, i have arial set and that's what > shows. > > I don't know how helvetica got added to the mix in Yahoo email. > > Nor do I know how to change it in Yahoo. > > Thanks, > > Dale -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
