unsupported font

i have downloaded a font off the web and tried to put it on my page
but because no other computer has this font it wont come up the style
i want it to on any other computer acsept for mine. when ever i try to
upload the font style into my file manager it wont let me.
please help if you can.

In message <c3e196fc.0407020308.28414c04 (AT) posting (DOT) google.com>, derrick
<dutch85 (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> writes

i have downloaded a font off the web and tried to put it on my page
but because no other computer has this font it wont come up the style
i want it to on any other computer acsept for mine. when ever i try to
upload the font style into my file manager it wont let me.
please help if you can.

I'm not sure I understand exactly what your problem is.

"....when ever i try to upload the font style into my file manager it
wont let me...."

Can you explain again? Thanks.



regards.
--
Jake

i have downloaded a font off the web and tried to put it on my page
but because no other computer has this font it wont come up the style
i want it to on any other computer acsept for mine. when ever i try to
upload the font style into my file manager it wont let me.
please help if you can.

I'm not sure I understand exactly what your problem is.

"....when ever i try to upload the font style into my file manager it
wont let me...."

Can you explain again? Thanks.



regards.

i downloaded a font and tried to put it on my page
but when i tried going to my page on my moms computer the text came up
as defult text cause she dosnt have the font style on her pc. when
ever i try to
upload the font style into my web server it wont let me.

In message <c3e196fc.0407021009.46a4b022 (AT) posting (DOT) google.com>, derrick
<dutch85 (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> writes

i have downloaded a font off the web and tried to put it on my page
but because no other computer has this font it wont come up the style
i want it to on any other computer acsept for mine. when ever i try to
upload the font style into my file manager it wont let me.
please help if you can.

I'm not sure I understand exactly what your problem is.

"....when ever i try to upload the font style into my file manager it
wont let me...."

Can you explain again? Thanks.



regards.


i downloaded a font and tried to put it on my page
but when i tried going to my page on my moms computer the text came up
as defult text cause she dosnt have the font style on her pc. when
ever i try to
upload the font style into my web server it wont let me.

".......whenever i try to upload the font style into my web server it
wont let me...."

Please explain the steps involved here, including the name of the file.

regards.

--
Jake

jake wrote:

In message <c3e196fc.0407021009.46a4b022 (AT) posting (DOT) google.com>, derrick
dutch85 (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> writes

i have downloaded a font off the web and tried to put it on my page
but because no other computer has this font it wont come up the style
i want it to on any other computer acsept for mine. when ever i try to
upload the font style into my file manager it wont let me.
please help if you can.

I'm not sure I understand exactly what your problem is.

"....when ever i try to upload the font style into my file manager it
wont let me...."

Can you explain again? Thanks.



regards.



i downloaded a font and tried to put it on my page
but when i tried going to my page on my moms computer the text came up
as defult text cause she dosnt have the font style on her pc. when
ever i try to
upload the font style into my web server it wont let me.


".......whenever i try to upload the font style into my web server it
wont let me...."

Please explain the steps involved here, including the name of the file.

regards.

I didn't know that it was possible at all to have a computer download a
font to use at the command of a web-page... sounds like it could be a
security issue.

I thought I'd heard something that could achieve this, though... some
tag. I'd be interested to know if it does exist...

In message <13ruq2o94vkzq$.dlg (AT) brucie (DOT) name>, brucie
<usenetshit (AT) brucie (DOT) name> writes

in post: <news:1088840355.994417 (AT) radsrv1 (DOT) tranzpeer.net
Will Gittoes <AskMeForIt (AT) NoSpam (DOT) org> said:

I didn't know that it was possible at all to have a computer download a
font to use

it is via a few different methods (support varies) but its not a good
idea. one persons kewl font is another persons unreadable pile of shit.

it fits into the category of "dumb mindless gimmick" and thankfully it
hasn't become popular or even more sites would be unusable.


Font downloading is one of mankind's greatest inventions ..... along

with penicillin, jet engines, satellite technology and Big Macs.

To deny the greatness of font-downloading is like denying that Father
Christmas exists.

Yet again Bill G. has tapped into the subconscious of the Web-world and
come up with another winner ................

regards

--
Jake

In message <1088840355.994417 (AT) radsrv1 (DOT) tranzpeer.net>, Will Gittoes
<AskMeForIt (AT) NoSpam (DOT) org> writes

jake wrote:
In message <c3e196fc.0407021009.46a4b022 (AT) posting (DOT) google.com>, derrick
dutch85 (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> writes

i have downloaded a font off the web and tried to put it on my

but because no other computer has this font it wont come up the style
i want it to on any other computer acsept for mine. when ever i try to
upload the font style into my file manager it wont let me.
please help if you can.

I'm not sure I understand exactly what your problem is.

"....when ever i try to upload the font style into my file manager it
wont let me...."

Can you explain again? Thanks.



regards.



i downloaded a font and tried to put it on my page
but when i tried going to my page on my moms computer the text came up
as defult text cause she dosnt have the font style on her pc. when
ever i try to
upload the font style into my web server it wont let me.
".......whenever i try to upload the font style into my web server
it wont let me...."
Please explain the steps involved here, including the name of the
file.
regards.


I didn't know that it was possible at all to have a computer download a
font to use at the command of a web-page... sounds like it could be a
security issue.

No. Not a security issue, as far as I know.

I thought I'd heard something that could achieve this, though... some
tag. I'd be interested to know if it does exist...

Yes, it's very achievable ....... at least for people using Internet
Explorer (and that's probably 80-90% of your audience).

To find out more about MS's WEFT and font-downloading technology see:

http://www.microsoft.com/typography/...t3/default.htm


regards

--
Jake

jake wrote:

Yes, it's very achievable ....... at least for people using Internet
Explorer (and that's probably 80-90% of your audience).

Though I believe WEFT is optional in IE -- you can choose whether or not
to install support when you first install IE.

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Toby A Inkster BSc (Hons) ARCS
Contact Me - http://www.goddamn.co.uk/tobyink/?page=132

In message <pan.2004.07.03.15.50.14.18791 (AT) goddamn (DOT) co.uk>, Toby A Inkster
<tobyink (AT) goddamn (DOT) co.uk> writes

jake wrote:

Yes, it's very achievable ....... at least for people using Internet
Explorer (and that's probably 80-90% of your audience).

Though I believe WEFT is optional in IE -- you can choose whether or not
to install support when you first install IE.

Umm ..... not quite sure what you mean ;-)

IE support for downloadable fonts is standard .... although you do have
the ability to inhibit font-file download in the same way that you can
inhibit image download or Java applet download, etc..

'WEFT' is simply the program that generates the .eot (downloable font)
file from any font installed on the user's system (assuming that the
font gives you permission to do so).

It works quite well.

The main advantages are:

(a) You can show the Web page to others as you envisaged it, if they're
a Windows user -- this may be a good or bad thing ;-)

(b) Unlike using a graphic, headings and quotes (for example) can be
re-sized along with the rest of the text on the page.

I don't use it a lot (there's the overhead of the .eot file to consider
-- although this needn't be large if a sub-set of the font is generated
via WEFT) -- but it's useful to have around when you can find a use for
it.

regards.

--
Jake

jake wrote:

Toby A Inkster writes
jake wrote:

Yes, it's very achievable ....... at least for people using Internet
Explorer (and that's probably 80-90% of your audience).

Though I believe WEFT is optional in IE -- you can choose whether or
not to install support when you first install IE.

Umm ..... not quite sure what you mean ;-)

When you do a custom install of IE you choose from a list of components to
install. Components such as "AOL ART Image Format Support", "Web Folders"
and "Offline Browsing Pack".

One of these components is "Internet Explorer Browsing Enhancements" which
adds a number of features to Internet Explorer, including the ability to
deal with embedded fonts. If this component is not installed (such as if
you choose "Minimal Install" or do a custom install) then you don't get
embedded fonts.

Another thing that IEBE does is add better FTP support to IE.

Trust me. I've installed IE going on for 100 times.

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Toby A Inkster BSc (Hons) ARCS
Contact Me - http://www.goddamn.co.uk/tobyink/?page=132