Sorry I gave some bad version numbers here. (I was pulling numbers out my ass, memory is difficult)
embedded font support actually began in IE4, and netscape 4. As I pointed out, it is not currently supported in firefox, (including firefox 3) However other typography solutions exist such as SIFR. (google it) On Mon, Jul 14, 2008 at 10:56 PM, Breton Slivka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The @font-face rule does appear in CSS 2.0, but not in 2.1. CSS 2.1 is > a revision of CSS 2.0 made in response to a lack of implementation of > certain features in CSS 2.0, so 2.1 closer resembles what is > implemented. (however still plenty in 2.1 that is not perfectly > implemented) > > @font-face reappears in CSS3 as you point out. > > In terms of browser support, Internet explorer has supported > @font-face since IE 5.5. However, only the proprietary .EOT font > format is supported. There is a free tool available on microsoft's > website for creating EOT files. More information about this tool is > available here: > http://www.microsoft.com/typography/web/embedding/weft3/default.htm > > Netscape version 6 (I think) supported @font-face, but support was > removed from mozilla by the time firefox rolled around, and has not > been added back to this day. > > Safari has supported @font-face for truetype fonts since version 3.1. > This may encourage other browsers to follow suit, probably beginning > with opera (if they have not already done so), and eventually firefox. > > > > > On Mon, Jul 14, 2008 at 10:33 PM, Love Web Design > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Hello, >> >> I wonder if anyone knows of or can advise on the following: >> >> I have been asked by a client to embed a font on their website - this is a >> custom made truetype font, also something I have not been asked to do >> before. >> >> I have therefore took to my books/research to look it up but am coming >> across conflicting information. I am finding information on the internet >> and in the books that says [at]font-face has been deprecated in css2.1 but >> have found many references to web fonts for css3 using [at]font-face but >> with reference to little or no browser support! >> >> I wonder if anyone has come across this recently, has a working solution or >> can advise or clarify? >> >> Many thanks in advance, >> >> Sarah >> >> ******************************************************************* >> List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm >> Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm >> Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> ******************************************************************* > ******************************************************************* List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *******************************************************************
