Sent by David Laakso on 1 March 2005 22:10
On Tue, 1 Mar 2005 15:18:32 -0600, Clinton Gallagher
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> I recall reading that cross platform font declarations should occur in a
> specific order and with font names unique to the platform; Mac, Linux and
> Windows. Any comments regarding the following declarations? Has somebody
> documented a cross-platform font lookup table I can be referred to?
>
> { font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif; }
> { font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif)
>
> <%= Clinton Gallagher
Because not everyone has the same set of fonts, the font-family property
has a special characteristic. it gives the author the illusion that they
can control the display in the visitor's system. A typographer pays
particular attention to the cross platform similarity of the fonts, and
the *preferential order* in which they are listed; and, has the last ditch
attempt at control, by specifying a generic font style like serif or
sans-serif or monospace...
David
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