Re: [WSG] Fonts in MS Publisher compared to online

2010-09-15 Thread Chris Dimmock
Sorry for asking, but does any one else think this thread is a webstandards topic? I.e. How a font in Microsoft Publisher displays? I'm having issues with IE7 crashing. Is that a web standards issue list topic too??? Just a long day, a bit jaded, and not happy wading through a pile of "displa

RE: [WSG] Fonts in MS Publisher compared to online

2010-09-14 Thread Nixon David
@webstandardsgroup.org Subject: Re: [WSG] Fonts in MS Publisher compared to online Hi David > How did you transform it to a web page? > You have to be very precise on how you do this. Sorry, no, I didn't "transform" it. I mean I designed a site based on his design. -- Lyn Smith www.we

Re: [WSG] Fonts in MS Publisher compared to online

2010-09-14 Thread Lyn Smith
Is the font in an tag? Yes, Henrik - this turned out to be the issue - when I made it a tag, it became as he wanted - much narrower -- Lyn Smith www.westernwebdesign.com.au Affordable website design Perth WA *** List G

Re: [WSG] Fonts in MS Publisher compared to online

2010-09-14 Thread Lyn Smith
Hi David How did you transform it to a web page? You have to be very precise on how you do this. Sorry, no, I didn't "transform" it. I mean I designed a site based on his design. -- Lyn Smith www.westernwebdesign.com.au Affordable website design Perth WA

Re: [WSG] Fonts in MS Publisher compared to online

2010-09-14 Thread Henrik Madsen
Is the font in an tag? If so are you specifying font-weight: normal? If it's part of the logo, and it has to be spot-on, then an image may be your only option. Henrik Madsen +61 08 9387 1250 hen...@igenerator.com.au www.igenerator.com.au On 14/09/2010, at 5:18 PM, Lyn Smith wrote: I have

RE: [WSG] Fonts in MS Publisher compared to online

2010-09-14 Thread Nixon David
...@webstandardsgroup.org [mailto:li...@webstandardsgroup.org] On Behalf Of Lyn Smith Sent: 14 September 2010 10:19 To: wsg@webstandardsgroup.org Subject: [WSG] Fonts in MS Publisher compared to online I have a client who is very precise in what he wants. He sent me a draft in Publisher which I

Re: [WSG] Fonts in MS Publisher compared to online

2010-09-14 Thread Mathew Robertson
google for "font-weight", "line-height" and "letter-spacing" Note that font-weight wont always reduce the line width. You could also try embedding a font. Hope this helps, Mathew Robertson On 14 September 2010 19:18, Lyn Smith wrote: >  I have a client who is very precise in what he wants.  He

[WSG] Fonts in MS Publisher compared to online

2010-09-14 Thread Lyn Smith
I have a client who is very precise in what he wants. He sent me a draft in Publisher which I transformed into a website. The font for the header text (site title) is Times New Roman. The problem is that it looks completely different online to what it does in Publisher. Publisher renders