Re: TECH: Font Embedding

Ah! That's a very nice summary, and I think decides the issue�for me. Thanks
very much,
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Christophe Grandsire-Koevoets wrote:��> ----- "David J. Peterson"
<dedalvs@...> a écrit :�>�>> I'm not sure I understand this new product
correctly, but�>> will this "fix" the whole display problem on the web if
the�>> font creator buys the product, or does the user have to buy�>> it
too?�>>�>> http://www.fontlab.com/photofont/webready�>>�>�> This is a
server-side technology. So the user doesn't need to buy�> anything.�>�>
As far as I see it, the technology uses Flash and Javascript to�> replace on
the fly specific HTML entities with Flash applets, so�> the user needs Flash
installed and Javascript on in order to enjoy�> the effect. It seems to have
quite a few advantages:�> - the original page source doesn't contain any
weird mark-up, so it�> is fully searchable, crawlable, and can be
standards-compliant.�> - it degrades gracefully: if the user has disabled
Javascript or�> doesn't have Flash, the text is just shown as specified by
the�> original mark-up, so you don't get to enjoy a beautiful font, but�>
the text is still appearing correctly, as it appeared in the page�> HTML
source.�> - it supports copy&paste.�> But there are also a few
disadvantages:�> - it doesn't seem to handle zooming very well (the text
stays in a�> single size, even when using this "web outline font" thing).�>
- if your goal was to show a text in a conscript, users with�> Javascript
disabled and/or no Flash plugin (anyone checking your�> page on an iPhone,
for instance) will just see gibberish.�> - it is extremely slow (as it needs
to replace pieces of text on�> the fly with Flash applets) and thus is only
viable for headings or�> very short pieces of text.�>�> But until CSS3
web fonts become supported by the main browsers, it�> seems to be the only
solution worth using. It does beat using�> pictures, although it still feels
like a crutch rather than a real�> solution to the problem.�> --�>
Christophe Grandsire-Koevoets.�>�>
http://christophoronomicon.blogspot.com�>
http://www.christophoronomicon.nl�>�> It takes a straight mind to create a
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