Take a look at this: http://www.codestyle.org/css/font-family/sampler-CombinedResults.shtml
Pat -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Townson, Chris Sent: 24 August 2006 12:55 To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [WSG] font standards today > As a web developer and a designer i have been ok to use verdana, > trebuchet and arial in my publications > all these years, now i am working with limits for the design > and ineed > to select from a list i found as standard > or websafe fontsat > http://www.ampsoft.net/webdesign-l/WindowsMacFonts.html > > Does anyone agreewith that this is the list of available fonts for > online publishing as nowadays...??? > how about not setting the font at all?? (or just specifying serif or sans-serif in your stylesheet?) These are usually set with sensible defaults (or, in my case, with my preferred fonts and sizes) and are guaranteed to work on _any_ platform. The web is different from print and it is often better to abandon the attempt at total control over appearance which one has in print design. Chris **************************************************************************** **** DISCLAIMER: This e-mail is confidential and should not be used by anyone who is not the original intended recipient. If you have received this e-mail in error please inform the sender and delete it from your mailbox or any other storage mechanism. Neither Macmillan Publishers Limited nor any of its agents accept liability for any statements made which are clearly the sender's own and not expressly made on behalf of Macmillan Publishers Limited or one of its agents. Please note that neither Macmillan Publishers Limited nor any of its agents accept any responsibility for viruses that may be contained in this e-mail or its attachments and it is your responsibility to scan the e-mail and attachments (if any). No contracts may be concluded on behalf of Macmillan Publishers Limited or its agents by means of e-mail communication. Macmillan Publishers Limited Registered in England and Wales with registered number 785998 Registered Office Brunel Road, Houndmills, Basingstoke RG21 6XS **************************************************************************** **** ******************************************************************* List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ******************************************************************* ******************************************************************* List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *******************************************************************
