Font Issue

Discussion in 'HTML & Website Design' started by jto, Jul 31, 2008.

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    Hello all. I designed a site (swing-trading.com) entirely with the font calibri. All graphics and actual text.

    I was checking out the site on a friends computer today and the font looks entirely different. I think its times new roman. The computer was one a recent version of firefox and xp. Any reason for this? Is there a tag I'm missing?

    Site was designed in dreamweaver on a xp system.

    Thanks for the help!
     
    jto, Jul 31, 2008 IP
  2. Spawny

    Spawny Well-Known Member

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    its means they dont have that font in their pc, the browser uses its default font when it cant find it
     
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  3. jto

    jto Peon

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    would you know of a way to make the browser download the font if it does not have it?

    i have heard of something like this used for sites that have custom designed fonts. although i will admit i am totally unsure.
     
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    And the font would also revert to the default if a user disabled style sheets and can be changed anyway by users substituting their own style sheet.

    James
     
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