Auto Font Download

Question

Hey there,
how can I get a user to download custom fonts automatically
so the sites i build look better using custom fonts?
Thanks

Answer 1

It just can't happen. Sorry. Your only options are -
1. Use a graphic (obviously not suitable for all content)
2. Use an image replacement method like sIFR (again,
obviously not suitable
for content)
3. Nut it out with the 'web safe' set of font families
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"Prellyan Luxtintner" <[email protected]>
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> whoa walt --- getting a bit antsy there --- basically as
a designer i am
> tired
> of the stock fonts that get installed - web design is a
creative process
> and as
> such the demand for interesting formats is high - if an
industry limits
> itself
> by not extending the reach and process of its components
then well there
> goes
> the neighbourhood -
>
> not eveyone installs the entire suite of msoft fonts for
example so it
> would
> be good to be able to have that functionality - this is
not arrogance in
> dictating to the end user - this is an attempt to expand
the creative side
> of
> our industry to encompass the many FREE and available
fonts created by
> exceptional designers - to bring variety and panache to
what quite frankly
> is
> considered by most people in the real world still to be
the denzion of
> porn
> addicts and geeks rather that the potential for
imaginative and artisitc
> interfaces for the processes relating to both
educational and commercial
> aspects of a web site.
>
> to remain beholden to the msoft suite alone is just
another reason PHP
> should
> continue it flourishing growth so as not to stymie our
industry with whims
> limiting its creative growth.
>
> perhaps a link saying download site fonts here to
maximise your
> exeperience
> would be appropriate however a nice script that checks a
sites fonts
> against
> the end user c:/windows/fonts file and then provides an
automatic
> notification
> saying would you like to download the site fonts would
be a great feature
> to
> any creative designer -- and a wonderful experience for
end users as they
> employ web based solutions and applications that look
good.
>
> but i guess the thought of stepping outside the it cant
be done box is a
> bit
> much for you.
>
> i do appreciate your advice however both of those
solutions are known to
> me
> and both are inappropriate for what needs to be
achieved.
>
> cheers
>