On 2010/07/21 12:39 (GMT+0800) Chris Blake composed: > http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-10689931
> might be of interest to some. I find it interesting when they say > 'helvetica = cheap' and that the BBC are using Arial and that there > was someone on here saying that arial is harder to read, but OK in > menus. Articles comparing Arial to Helvetica, particularly those favoring Arial, make me laugh. Arial is a Helvetica knockoff: http://www.ms-studio.com/articles.html However, not all Helveticas on computers are equivalent, or suitable for web pages: http://fm.no-ip.com/Auth/Font/font-helvetica.html#bitmap > I wish there was a set rule and more readily available fonts on > people's systems. i want to do things the right way, which varies > between jobs, but there must be standard generic setup - sure to work > on most http://www.codestyle.org/css/font-family/sampler-CombinedResultsFull.shtml provides good detail on what people have. What's sure to work is allowing the user to choose - purely generic as it were. Just set serif or sans-serif, as your design or pleasure dictate, for body text, and most text will be exactly what the user's preference is set to, giving a predictable level of reading comfort and ease. -- "The wise are known for their understanding, and pleasant words are persuasive." Proverbs 16:21 (New Living Translation) Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/ ______________________________________________________________________ css-discuss [[email protected]] http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d List wiki/FAQ -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/ List policies -- http://css-discuss.org/policies.html Supported by evolt.org -- http://www.evolt.org/help_support_evolt/
