Mark, So you just have serif or sans serif in the font-family?
On Mon, Jun 22, 2009 at 3:23 PM, Mark Harris <w...@tracs.co.nz> wrote: > Joshua Street wrote: > >> Adding to what Tim said, >> >> It's possible that you're experiencing problems with Helvetica just >> because of a typo (you had written Helvitica). Also, it does not come with >> Windows Vista or Microsoft Office. >> >> > However, If your user has it installed and doesn't have Arial installed > (unlikely, even on a Mac), then text styled with this will appear in > Helvetica font. The reason these towo are often associated is that they are > visually similar and readily available. If neither are available, the > browser will display the text in whatever sans serif font first appears > listed on the client system. > > My personal feeling is that trying to specify fonts beyond "serif" and > "sans serif" is such a crapshoot that I never bother. > > ~mark > > > > ******************************************************************* > List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm > Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm > Help: memberh...@webstandardsgroup.org > ******************************************************************* > > -- Henry Mencia Digital Designer ++++++++++ Mob: 0422217709 Web: www.henrymencia.com Email: stu...@henrymencia.com ++++++++++ ******************************************************************* List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: memberh...@webstandardsgroup.org *******************************************************************
