On 2007/11/28 18:23 (GMT) James Leslie apparently typed: > I've been looking over some inherited sites and noticed a very common > font-family declaration of "arial, verdana, helvetica, sans-serif". I
Funny you should mention those three: http://mrmazda.no-ip.com/auth/Font/fonts-comps-verdariahelv > know that arial and verdana are very different in size so thought it > would be good to make sure there are not any problems with one font not > being available, but aside from changing the stylesheet or removing the > font, I don't seem to be able to do this. I don't think anyone can without changing the stylesheet, but a fairly easy way to make a temporary change is a toolbox option like Web Developer's "edit CSS". Removing and replacing fonts at the system or user level is generally really clumsy. > Does anyone know if there is a way of disabling a font at the browser > level, maybe a firefox plug-in, to be able to do quick checks on > legibility, sizing issues, layout, etc. One way is to strip all all font-families from your CSS except for the generics, serif, sans-serif & monospace. Then you need only change the family specified as your browser default to see what that particular font works like. Not specifying families leaves visitors an opportunity to see what they prefer instead of what you specify, something few web sites do any more. To make it possibly easier, leave font-families out of your default sheet(s), and create an alternate stylesheet with nothing but each family you wish to test with, selectable from every good browser's menu system. They very well can all be left that way when the site goes public. -- " A patriot without religion . . . is as great a paradox, as an honest man without the fear of God." John Adams Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 Felix Miata *** http://mrmazda.no-ip.com/ ******************************************************************* List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *******************************************************************
