Mary, I would add to this that it would not be safe (design wise) to use comic fonts (jokerman? Excaliber Logotype etc ) since their dimensions are very different to the traditional and proportional types that form the basic type sets (which I think are fewer even than Janet lists). Sometimes even the same font has different names, and it is likely that the computer will not recognise the other name as being that face. I have seen one 'chinese' style font under five names.
This is a reason why pdf is so successful, because it embeds the fonts used. The other normal way round is, of course, graphics. It is a great shame, but even in hard print you see fancy types limited to logos and graphics. There it used to be because to buy the set of fonts for a face was pretty expensive; few printers would invest. Joseph From: Janet Russeau <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> No, you do not need to use HTML in the *.css file. You would only include your style declarations in this file. The different books that I have read and various online resources have listed the following as commonly installed fonts: PC: Arial, Courier New, Times New Roman, Trebuchet MS, Verdana UNIX: Helvetica, Times MAC: Helvetica, Courier, Palatino, Times, Verdana, Arial I always try to list at least 3 different font families in my CSS declarations. I also use the generic names, such as 'sans', 'serif', 'sans-serif', and 'monospace' in my delcarations as well. If you list a font that the user does not have installed, the browser will use the default system fonts. By using the generic names, you at least tell the browser to use a Serif or Sans-serif font when substituting. I hope this helps, Janet Russeau Monroe, MI USA At 01:43 PM 2/11/2003 -0600, you wrote: >My first question concerns the actual css file. I am setting up a few >pages with an external *.css file. Is it necessary to have html tags in >the *.css file itself? It is only a text file after all. > >Secondly, are there universal fonts that cross over the different os's? >For example, if I designated the comic font for a windows system would >comic show up in a mac system? Is there a list anywhere covering the >availability of fonts on various systems? Or am I grasping at straws? > >Thanks, >Mary Rusinko - Omaha, NE, USA > >____ . The WDVL Discussion List from WDVL.COM . ____ >To Join wdvltalk, Send An Email To: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Send Your Posts To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To change subscription settings to the wdvltalk digest version: > http://wdvl.internet.com/WDVL/Forum/#sub > >________________ http://www.wdvl.com _______________________ > >You are currently subscribed to wdvltalk as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To unsubscribe send a blank email to %%email.unsub%% ____ . The WDVL Discussion List from WDVL.COM . ____ To Join wdvltalk, Send An Email To: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Send Your Posts To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To change subscription settings to the wdvltalk digest version: http://wdvl.internet.com/WDVL/Forum/#sub ________________ http://www.wdvl.com _______________________ You are currently subscribed to wdvltalk as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to %%email.unsub%% ____ • The WDVL Discussion List from WDVL.COM • ____ To Join wdvltalk, Send An Email To: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Send Your Posts To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To change subscription settings to the wdvltalk digest version: http://wdvl.internet.com/WDVL/Forum/#sub ________________ http://www.wdvl.com _______________________ You are currently subscribed to wdvltalk as: archive@jab.org To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
