Re: [css-d] google hosted font question

2011-01-03 Thread Rory Bernstein
On 12/30/10 3:45 PM, Rory Bernstein wrote: I am using a google-hosted embedded web font called Neuton: http://code.google.com/webfonts/family?family=Neutonsubset=latin My web page that uses it: http://lettershop.ehclients.com/visual_diary_archive David Laakso wrote: Ditch Neuton. Go to

Re: [css-d] google hosted font question

2011-01-03 Thread bill scheider
On Mon, Jan 3, 2011 at 9:20 AM, Rory Bernstein r...@rorybernstein.comwrote: On 12/30/10 3:45 PM, Rory Bernstein wrote: I am using a google-hosted embedded web font called Neuton: http://code.google.com/webfonts/family?family=Neutonsubset=latin My web page that uses it:

Re: [css-d] google hosted font question

2011-01-03 Thread Rory Bernstein
On Mon, Jan 3, 2011 at 9:20 AM, Rory Bernstein r...@rorybernstein.com wrote: My web page that uses it: http://lettershop.ehclients.com/visual_diary_archive and I was expecting better results. Can I get some feedback from the list about whether people are seeing the san-serif font in

Re: [css-d] google hosted font question

2011-01-03 Thread bill scheider
On Mon, Jan 3, 2011 at 10:01 AM, Rory Bernstein r...@rorybernstein.comwrote: On Mon, Jan 3, 2011 at 9:20 AM, Rory Bernstein r...@rorybernstein.com wrote: My web page that uses it: http://lettershop.ehclients.com/visual_diary_archive and I was expecting better results. Can I get

Re: [css-d] google hosted font question

2011-01-03 Thread smallvoiceshouting
Yes, titillium in those two instances. Wouldn't expect it to be different but checked in Safari (win), Chrome, Opera, IE 7,8 and it's present in all. Bill -- Hi, I downloaded and installed Seamonkey 2.02 (Windows). Why not? :) Looks like Arial being displayed in those same two instances.

Re: [css-d] google hosted font question

2011-01-03 Thread Philip Taylor (Webmaster, Ret'd)
smallvoiceshout...@gmail.com wrote: Yes, titillium in those two instances. Wouldn't expect it to be different but checked in Safari (win), Chrome, Opera, IE 7,8 and it's present in all. Bill -- Hi, I downloaded and installed Seamonkey 2.02 (Windows). Why not? :) One reason would be because

Re: [css-d] google hosted font question

2011-01-03 Thread smallvoiceshouting
One reason would be because the release version is 2.0.11 ! Where did you find an archived 2.0.2 ? Philip Taylor Of course you're correct, Philip. Maybe Rory's font would render if it *were* v2.02 :) Thanks for the correction. Bill

Re: [css-d] google hosted font question

2011-01-03 Thread David Laakso
Can I get some feedback from the list about whether people are seeing the san-serif font in the nav (left column), Titillium or not? If it is not working on many browsers, then I have some big problems! http://lettershop.ehclients.com/visual_diary_archive Thanks, Rory Titillum

Re: [css-d] google hosted font question

2011-01-03 Thread Chetan Crasta
On Mon, Jan 3, 2011 at 10:50 PM, Rory Bernstein r...@rorybernstein.com wrote: Can I get some feedback from the list about whether people are seeing the san-serif font in the nav (left column), Titillium or not? If it is not working on many browsers, then I have some big problems!

Re: [css-d] google hosted font question

2011-01-03 Thread Rory Bernstein
On Jan 3, 2011, at 2:38 PM, Chetan Crasta wrote: On Mon, Jan 3, 2011 at 10:50 PM, Rory Bernstein r...@rorybernstein.com wrote: Can I get some feedback from the list about whether people are seeing the san-serif font in the nav (left column), Titillium or not? If it is not working on

Re: [css-d] google hosted font question

2011-01-03 Thread smallvoiceshouting
Ah. I see the light. OK, I just uploaded the OTF files. Can I now assume that this font will show for most users? Thank you so much for this help, Rory Now good in Seamonkey. Bill __ css-discuss

Re: [css-d] google hosted font question

2011-01-03 Thread Philip Taylor (Webmaster, Ret'd)
Rory Bernstein wrote: Ah. I see the light. OK, I just uploaded the OTF files. Can I now assume that this font will show for most users? Thank you so much for this help, Rory Trailer looks really horrible in Seamonkey 2.0.11 under Windows/XP;SP3 at 1152 x 864, and 3 in page numbers looks

Re: [css-d] google hosted font question

2011-01-03 Thread David Laakso
On 1/3/11 5:07 PM, Rory Bernstein wrote: http://lettershop.ehclients.com/visual_diary_archive The Titillium is showing in all the above browsers now on reload, probably because you have uploaded missing files since I last wrote... ~d Thanks, David. Is there nothing I can do to get this

Re: [css-d] google hosted font question

2011-01-03 Thread Felix Miata
On 2011/01/03 17:26 (GMT-0500) David Laakso composed: Rory Bernstein wrote: Is there nothing I can do to get this working in Camino? Or is @font-face just not an option for Camino currently? Your help was so appreciated on this issue. Camino is completely volunteer supported; and,

Re: [css-d] google hosted font question

2011-01-02 Thread Chetan Crasta
http://lettershop.ehclients.com/visual_diary_archive My issue is that the font weight is heavier in the browser than it looked in our photoshop comp. Is there any way, using CSS, to get the font weight to look lighter (less bold)? Or do I just explain to the designer that the way text

Re: [css-d] google hosted font question

2011-01-02 Thread Philip Taylor (Webmaster, Ret'd)
Chetan Crasta wrote: The issues described by Phillip are due to Windows' horrible rendering of @font-face embedded fonts. Windows XP, Vista and 7 do not correctly apply font smoothing to embedded fonts. The issue affects all browsers on the windows platform. Do you have a citation for this,

Re: [css-d] google hosted font question

2011-01-02 Thread Philippe Wittenbergh
On Jan 2, 2011, at 6:04 PM, Chetan Crasta wrote: Phillip are due to Windows' horrible rendering of @font-face embedded fonts. Windows XP, Vista and 7 do not correctly apply font smoothing to embedded fonts. The issue affects all browsers on the windows platform. I don't think this is true

Re: [css-d] google hosted font question

2011-01-02 Thread Philip Taylor (Webmaster, Ret'd)
Philippe Wittenbergh wrote: In general, the fonts I've used did/do look pretty good on all Windows OS Do have you have some sample pages that I can compare with the Newton offering, Philippe ? Philip Taylor __ css-discuss

Re: [css-d] google hosted font question

2011-01-02 Thread Chetan Crasta
On Sun, Jan 2, 2011 at 6:09 PM, Philip Taylor (Webmaster, Ret'd) p.tay...@rhul.ac.uk wrote: Do you have a citation for this, Chetan ? I'd be interested to read more concerning this artifact of Windows. Apart from the link given earlier [1], I found two more articles that describe the issue:

Re: [css-d] google hosted font question

2011-01-02 Thread Philippe Wittenbergh
On Jan 2, 2011, at 11:24 PM, Chetan Crasta wrote: Every font that I have embedded looked better in Linux. You're comparing apples and oranges. Windows (and XP especially) and Linux, or OS X. What you have to compare is font-rendering on the same platform for embedded vs native (installed)

Re: [css-d] google hosted font question

2011-01-02 Thread Chetan Crasta
On Sun, Jan 2, 2011 at 8:23 PM, Philippe Wittenbergh e...@l-c-n.com wrote: You're comparing apples and oranges. Windows (and XP especially) and Linux, or OS X. What you have to compare is font-rendering on the same platform for embedded vs native (installed) fonts. Few web designers have

Re: [css-d] google hosted font question

2011-01-02 Thread David Laakso
On 12/30/10 3:45 PM, Rory Bernstein wrote: Hi, I am using a google-hosted embedded web font called Neuton: http://code.google.com/webfonts/family?family=Neutonsubset=latin Here is a coded page that uses it. See left column (nav menu), the top-category text (the serif text, not the san serif),

Re: [css-d] google hosted font question

2011-01-02 Thread Chetan Crasta
On Sun, Jan 2, 2011 at 8:59 PM, David Laakso da...@chelseacreekstudio.com wrote: Ditch Neuton. Go to Font Squirrel. http://www.fontsquirrel.com/ Download Calluna and install it. Go back to Font Squirrel and use their fontface generator [expert setting]. As David suggested, the Rory's only

Re: [css-d] google hosted font question

2011-01-02 Thread David Laakso
On 1/2/11 10:51 AM, Chetan Crasta wrote: On Sun, Jan 2, 2011 at 8:59 PM, David Laakso da...@chelseacreekstudio.com wrote: Ditch Neuton. Go to Font Squirrel. http://www.fontsquirrel.com/ Download Calluna and install it. Go back to Font Squirrel and use their fontface generator [expert

Re: [css-d] google hosted font question

2010-12-31 Thread Rory Bernstein
I am grateful for all the activity about my question (@font-face). I am too sick today to really take it all in; but I wanted to quickly respond. I will get back to you early next week. Happy New Year everyone! Rory __

[css-d] google hosted font question

2010-12-30 Thread Rory Bernstein
Hi, I am using a google-hosted embedded web font called Neuton: http://code.google.com/webfonts/family?family=Neutonsubset=latin Here is a coded page that uses it. See left column (nav menu), the top-category text (the serif text, not the san serif), that is bigger. The text that reads:

Re: [css-d] google hosted font question

2010-12-30 Thread Philip Taylor (Webmaster, Ret'd)
Not convinced you are doing your client any favours by using that : I have to zoom in by a factor of four before the glyphs stop breaking up :-( Seamonkey 2.0.11, Win/XP;SP3 @ 1152 x 864. Philip Taylor Rory Bernstein wrote: Hi, I am using a google-hosted embedded web font called

Re: [css-d] google hosted font question

2010-12-30 Thread Philip Taylor (Webmaster, Ret'd)
Rory Bernstein wrote: Thanks for the screenshots, Phillip. You're very welcome. What I find most disturbing is that the other font (the sans serif one) is not even showing up for you; it is rendering in some other font. (I'm talking about the grey, all caps items in the nav bar). How

Re: [css-d] google hosted font question

2010-12-30 Thread David Laakso
On 12/30/10 3:45 PM, Rory Bernstein wrote: http://lettershop.ehclients.com/visual_diary_archive Rory aside Comment this out in the source file and shoot the designer :-) . linkhref='http://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Neuton view-source:http://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Neuton'