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Cea
Working Mechanic
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Hello,
Does anyone know how I can keep my font from changing with the browsers I am using? Is there a way to create outlines around the font so it stays consistent?
Thank you!
 
Posts: 30 | Registered: March 09, 2009Reply With QuoteEdit or Delete MessageReport This Post
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Unless you are using "web safe" fonts (like arial, tahoma, verdana, etc) you always run the risk that some of your visitors will not have the font installed on their drive. This will lead to font substitution, so your visitors may not be able to view your text content as you intended.

To work around this, if you must use non web safe fonts, convert your text to an image. This will add to your page weight and cause longer load in times, but your content will appear as intended to all visitors. You can do this by using the Title tool instead of the Text tool.
 
Posts: 180 | Registered: April 01, 2008Reply With QuoteEdit or Delete MessageReport This Post
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If the font you use is not web-safe and your visitor doesn't have that font it's going to be substituted. In SS you can use Title Editor when you want the text to be shown the way you want it. Title objects are images and don't change. Very useful for some headers, banners etc. For longer text it's better to use web-safe fonts. You will find more information on the subject on Bruceee's and Larry's very useful websites.
 
Posts: 1741 | Location: Vienna, Austria | Registered: July 17, 2006Reply With QuoteEdit or Delete MessageReport This Post
Cea
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Thank you soooooo much to both of you! I am pretty new at this.
 
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I have a "client" who insists on Papyrus font, not web-safe of course. Yuk!!! My apologies to any other Papyrus lovers out there Smile

I solved this problem by yielding to Papyrus but also by specifying safer alternate fonts like this as Custom Header code (Page Editor > Header tab)
<style type="text/css">
{font-family: Payprus, "Comic Sans MS", Georgia, sans-serif}
</style>
 
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