Re: web-safe fonts characters 2014
Wait, isn't this an argument *for* using Helvetica? After all, seeing a blank page would encourage people to stop using IE. Just kidding, although I am proud to say that I haven't used IE in many, many years and have no intention of changing that behavior. It's unfortunate that a variety of circumstances have led to the use of a truly unfortunate piece of software as a key part of the user experience. Joe — Joe Malin, Technical Writer Magnet Systems, Inc. 435 Tasso Street Suite 100 Palo Alto, CA 94301-1546 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA joe.ma...@magnet.com Google+: joe633ma...@gmail.com Tel: (650)868-8038 On 8/5/14, 11:58 AM, Mike Wickham i...@mikewickham.com wrote: I can tell you one font that is NOT Web-safe: Helvetica. I recommend that you keep it out of your Web documents. There is a Windows bug that causes IE to display Web pages as blank when Helvetica is installed on the computer and listed as the first font in a page's CSS. When I was unfortunate enough to have problems displaying Web pages, it took me quite a while to find the solution online. If you search Google for Helvetica blank pages IE, you'll see all kinds of information on it. Mike Wickham ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as joe.ma...@magnet.com. Send list messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscr...@lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/joe.malin%40magnet.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. This e-mail and any attached files are intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to which this mail is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. Any use, disclosure, copying or distribution of this e-mail or the attached files by anyone other than the intended recipient is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender by reply e-mail or collect call to (650) 388-4111 and delete this e-mail and attached files from your system. Thank you. ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as arch...@mail-archive.com. Send list messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscr...@lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
Fwd: Use a Ninja to Analyze Web Fonts
This looks like an interesting free resource. -- Original Message -- From: SitePoint Design des...@sitepoint.com To: gr...@hedgewizard.net gr...@hedgewizard.net Date: August 6, 2014 at 12:00 PM Subject: Use a Ninja to Analyze Web Fonts View Online SitePoint Design Good typography always been a delicate balance of art and science. Sure, mathematics and grids will get you a long way. But great type -- like painting or poetry -- also often has an innate, hard-to-define beauty that usually only comes from craft and hard-won experience.In other words, you need to look at a lot of type -- and know what you are looking at -- to really understand it.A few weeks ago we talked about a great little tool for type fanciers called Type Sample. This week I came across another beauty -- Fontface Ninja.Fontface Ninja puts type information on font, size and line-height at your cursor-tip. Simply punch the ninja button, point at some type and all is instantly revealed.Clicking on any text item copies its text styles to a panel at the top of your screen, where you can then test that sample font different sizes.At the moment Font Ninja is available as an extension of Chrome and Safari, or as a bookmarklet on other browsers. Check it out.Viva La Revolution!The SitePoint Forums have been a backbone of SitePoint since the late 90s (really!) but that backbone was getting creaky. Run on VBulletin since its beginning, it was in need of a freshen up.Discourse -- from the StackExchange team -- is an entirely new kind of forum software and will mark an exciting new beginning for the SitePoint Forums.Sarah Hawk has been wrestling with the huge task of transition, and she explains what you can expect when the relaunched forum goes live at the end of the month.Exciting times. Alex Walker @alexmwalker SitePoint Design Channel Editor Sponsored One-Stop-Shop for Hosting It can be easy to get caught up in the confusion of picking a web host. Flippa’s Hosting Directory eliminates the guesswork- we provide you with directory rates and ratings galore from global leaders in the industry. Check it out today! 10 Must-have iPhone Apps for Designers Design is no longer something you just do at your desk. Following Simones Android article, Gabrielle reels off her favorite 10 iPhone apps for designers. Read more The Quiet Death of ‘the Fold’ For many years the fold was spoken of in hushed and reverent tones. But in a thriving ecosystem of screen sizes, is this an idea whos time has passed? Read more Elevating Wordmarks with the Power of a Custom Font Custom fonts, sometimes called proprietary or bespoke, are becoming a more and more coveted branding component. These examples will show you why. Read more Obvious Design Always Wins Design has always celebrated originality and innovation -- sometimes at its own expense. Annarita looks the inherent power of designing the obvious. Read more
RE: More about characters
http://www.fileformat.info/tip/microsoft/enter_unicode.htm Specifically: " This method works regardless of any of your language settings, but is the most cumbersome to type. Press and hold down the Alt key. Press the + (plus) key on the numeric keypad. Type the hexidecimal unicode value. Release the Alt key. Alas, this appears to require a registry setting. It was already set on my computer, but some readers report that this method didn't work for them, and this is probably why. If you don't know what the registry is, please don't try this. Under HKEY_Current_User/Control Panel/Input Method, set EnableHexNumpad to "1". If you have to add it, set the type to be REG_SZ. " Works almost always... sometimes certain applications will get lost on the Alt+A (or B, C, D, E, or F) and trigger a menu shortcut. But FrameMaker's Find/Replace dialog does not. HTH; David Original Message Subject: More about charactersFrom: Theresa de Valence t...@bstw.comDate: Mon, August 04, 2014 11:22 amTo: "framers@lists.frameusers.com" framers@lists.frameusers.comIn a text box, I know how to insert an ascii character, e.g. ALT+0169. How do I insert a unicode character?Using Find/Replace, how do I search and replace with unicode characters? ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as arch...@mail-archive.com. Send list messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscr...@lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
RE: More about characters
I use popchar to entry characters. http://www.ergonis.com/products/popcharx/ It works on MAC and PC. Z ** Ann Zdunczyk President, JOAT, SWAG a2z Publishing, Inc. Language Layout, Translation Consulting, Template Creation Home: tel:%28336%29%20922-1271 (336) 922-1271 Cell: tel:%28336%29456-4493 (336)456-4493 http://www.a2z-pub.com http://www.a2z-pub.com ** From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of David Artman Sent: Wednesday, August 6, 2014 3:03 PM To: Theresa de Valence; framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: RE: More about characters http://www.fileformat.info/tip/microsoft/enter_unicode.htm Specifically: This method works regardless of any of your language settings, but is the most cumbersome to type. 1. Press and hold down the Alt key. 2. Press the + (plus) key on the numeric keypad. 3. Type the hexidecimal unicode value. 4. Release the Alt key. Alas, this appears to require a registry setting. It was already set on my computer, but some readers report that this method didn't work for them, and this is probably why. If you don't know what the registry is, please don't try this. Under HKEY_Current_User/Control Panel/Input Method, set EnableHexNumpad to 1. If you have to add it, set the type to be REG_SZ. Works almost always... sometimes certain applications will get lost on the Alt+A (or B, C, D, E, or F) and trigger a menu shortcut. But FrameMaker's Find/Replace dialog does not. HTH; David Original Message Subject: More about characters From: Theresa de Valence t...@bstw.com Date: Mon, August 04, 2014 11:22 am To: framers@lists.frameusers.com framers@lists.frameusers.com In a text box, I know how to insert an ascii character, e.g. ALT+0169. How do I insert a unicode character? Using Find/Replace, how do I search and replace with unicode characters? ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as arch...@mail-archive.com. Send list messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscr...@lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
