My top list for general purpose fonts: - Helvetica - Tahoma - Times New Roman - Sans Serif - Arial (relegated as last option since this is an imitation of Helvetica)
Helvetica appeared circa 1950's :). Monotype developed Arial to imitate Helvetica but not declare it as an imitation. Microsoft standardized on Arial because the license for Arial is cheaper than Helvetica. Apple standardized on Helvetica for sentimental reasons despite the costlier license fee. Linotype owns the Helvetica font. Monotype and Linotype are called "foundries". They are the ones that develop font faces for letter presses and printing machines. On 2/23/07, Richard Badlisan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
If there's one thing I'll wish for.. I'll ask for the smooth edges of screen fonts even if the user's Window display advanced settings is set to default . I don't know if there's a CSS for anti-aliasing or smoothing these fonts. I've been looking for it, unfortunately, lots of people participated to some forums says, "there ain't no CSS for that dude." Maybe Arial and Helvetica are just friendly enough for everyone's eyes. But I like Trebuchet better. Not to mention Tahoma at 11px and Verdana at 10px. 2007/2/23, hard wyrd < [EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > We've been using the computer for virtually anything and everything. And > the most heavy use of computers today is in graphic art and design. > Primarily due to the computer's ease of use and simplified interface and > robst applications, one can generate complex art in a matter of minutes. But > the object that is more or less taken for granted in everyday computer use > is the FONT. Even experienced web designers and graphics artists take the > font for granted. I just encountered a great article highlighting the > history of two of the most widely used fonts -- Arial and Helvetica. > > Here's a teaser from the article: > > Arial's ubiquity is not due to its beauty. It's actually rather homely. > > Not that homeliness is necessarily a bad thing for a typeface. With > > typefaces, character and history are just as important. Arial, however, has > > a rather dubious history and not much character. In fact, Arial is little > > more than a shameless impostor. > > > > Are you rather curious now? Go to http://www.ms-studio.com/articles.html > > Any web enthusiast, graphics artists, or casual user will appreciate the > read. > > Just sharing. > > -- > "A dog that has no bite, barks loudest." > Registered Linux User #400165 > Subscribed to: > LARTC, Open-ITLUG, PRUG, KLUG, sybase.public.ase.linux > _________________________________________________ > Kagay-Anon Linux Users' Group (KLUG) Mailing List > [email protected] (http://cdo.linux.org.ph) > Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph > -- "Nais kong magpakasabog dahil olats ako kahit ano hithitin, kahit tambutso. Kukuha ako ng beer at ipapakulo sa kaldero't lalanghapin ang usok nito. Lahat ay aking gagawin upang hindi ko na isiping NAG-IISA NA AKO.." (Beer-Itchyworms) »›richard m badlisan » http://goma.co.nr » http://g0ma.blogspot.com » [EMAIL PROTECTED] » _________________________________________________ Kagay-Anon Linux Users' Group (KLUG) Mailing List [email protected] (http://cdo.linux.org.ph) Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph
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