[FX.php List] [OT] How to display special fonts in an HTML page

[Bob Patin]

I'm replying to my own question...

Well, here's what I've discovered, much to my dismay: while Firefox  
DOES show the special fonts on the web, Safari does not. I wonder why  
Safari doesn't display these special fonts... I haven't tried a PC  
yet, but would imagine that Firefox will work on the PC as well.

Hope this is useful to someone...

Bob


On Mar 22, 2006, at 9:27 AM, Bob Patin wrote:

> This is probably easier than I'm making it, but so far I've had  
> zero luck:
>
> I have a very big client who needs some pages displayed using  
> specific fonts and sizes. They've provided the fonts to me, which  
> I've installed in my Mac and used to design some simple test pages  
> in Dreamweaver.
>
> The problem is that, even though Dreamweaver shows the fonts as  
> I've used them, when I go on the web, or preview in my browser, I  
> see generic fonts.
>
> Am I mistaken, or isn't it possible to use special fonts in HTML  
> pages, provided the site visitor has the fonts installed on his  
> system? Since I have the fonts installed (one of them is  
> Cheltenham, for example), shouldn't I be able to see the pages with  
> the appropriate fonts?
>
> Is there some special trick that I need to use in my HTML that will  
> make this work properly?
>
> Thanks for any wisdom,
>
> Bob Patin
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