As many HTML authors have found (and are still finding) to their chagrin, thus far, declaring the use of some really attractive but non-typical font in their web pages, resulted in horrible renditions on most browsers running on platforms without access to the relevant font files.
Many solutions have come up in the past to address this - the following come to mind:
However, with HTML5, or rather CSS2 (where this first came about), web fonts may be finally on their way to obviating these chaos.
Check out Font Squirrel for the lowdown on what's been going on in this space...
As an active developer, I feel the benefits of open software every day. At the same time, having worked for several large corporations, I'm constantly reminded of the vast chasm dividing those of us who believe in the power of 'open', from those who think it is just another nutty hobby. This weblog is a running commentary on my experiments with various open products and libraries in an attempt to bridge this gap...
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Thursday, January 27, 2011
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