IMO arial isn't so hot for the web anyway.
On 10/4/05, Samuel Richardson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
So if the Linux fallback for Verdana is Bitstream Vera Sans, what's the
Linux fallback for Arial?
Samuel Richardson
Buddy Quaid wrote:
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote:
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>>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
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