On 12/19/07, Brian Butterworth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:>>>> On 19/12/2007,
Matt Barber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:> > It's always the way isn't it when
designing websites that want a unique> feel, extra typefaces look great but
there's the tradeoff with accessibility> and compatibility.> > It's good that
there are options around to try to alleviate some of these> problems, but as
with any deviation from the 'standard', there will always> be numerous
problems, and it's a balancing act to get it right between> serving the maximum
audience and providing innovative and cutting edge> design and content.> > I am
a definite culprit when it comes to using heavy graphics on websites> I make,
not so bad in today's broadband world but would be damned a few> years ago -
not to mention the accessibility issues.>>> You're so right. It seems
unbeleievable that in 2007 there is no standard> online for outline data, be it
fonts or other forms of vector graphics.>> I usually end u!
p detecting the IE+Windows and using EOT fonts for them, and> then generating
a PNG via a PHP script using a TTF font file for other> browsers, going back to
plain text for GoogleBot and his pals.
There was an interesting article by Håkon Lie a little while back on this.
http://www.alistapart.com/articles/cssatten
Nick
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