It would be difficult to tell without seeing the code/live version. Regards, Tim
Sent from my iPhone On 15/09/2010, at 5:26 AM, <wsg@webstandardsgroup.org> wrote: > ********************************************************************* > WEB STANDARDS GROUP MAIL LIST DIGEST > ********************************************************************* > > > From: Lyn Smith <l...@westernwebdesign.com.au> > Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2010 17:18:46 +0800 > Subject: Fonts in MS Publisher compared to online > > I have a client who is very precise in what he wants. He sent me a > draft in Publisher which I transformed into a website. The font for > the header text (site title) is Times New Roman. > > The problem is that it looks completely different online to what it does > in Publisher. Publisher renders it very narrow. Online it looks > chunkier even though it is just normal weight, not bold. It is 2.5ems - > I tried reducing the size but it did not reduce the chunkiness. > > According to Publisher, the style is Normal, 10pt, Main(Black), Kerning > 14pt,Left, Line Spacing 1sp. > > As far as I can see, there is nothing wrong with the way it looks > online at all - but it is not what he wants. He wants narrow. > > Is there a way of making the font narrower - short of making it an image > - or is there an explanation I can give him of why it looks different > online? > > Thanks. > > > -- > Lyn Smith > > www.westernwebdesign.com.au > > Affordable website design Perth WA > > > ************************************************************** > Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm > Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm > Help: memberh...@webstandardsgroup.org > ************************************************************** > > ******************************************************************* List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: memberh...@webstandardsgroup.org *******************************************************************
