Re: [WSG] avoid Verdana -> I cant get the whole point.

[Buddy Quaid]

I think there's something fundamentally wrong when a discussion about what font you should and shouldn't use is brought up in the context of web standards. Web Standards is nice but to me it seems like its becoming this 'Eliteist' approach, and if you don't follow the guidelines exactly right, then you've completely missed the boat. Am I the only one that fills this way? I know this is a group to discuss ALL things Web Standards and people have their questions and they should be heard by all means. There are no stupid questions when it comes to web standards because to the mainstream web developer/user it's considered a new thing because it's finally catching on. I'm not trying to offend anybody here at all but so many posts about whether or not to use Verdana is just boring. Buddy James Bennett wrote: On 10/3/05, Felix Miata <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Most Linux systems have neither Verdana nor Arial installed, at least not by default. True, but these days nearly every Linux distribution ships the free Bitstream Vera font set, which includes a sans-serif with metrics similar to Verdana. Also, the "core web fonts" are typically available as an easily-installed package for most distributions, which will provide Verdana and other fonts. I've found that the following works well for providing compatibility to Linux users (and as a full-time Linux user for a number of years, I can personally attest to its effectiveness): Verdana, "Bitstream Vera Sans", "Lucida Sans", sans-serif -- "May the forces of evil become confused on the way to your house." -- George Carlin ****************************************************** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help ****************************************************** ****************************************************** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help ******************************************************