[thelist] embedded fonts

[Shirley Kaiser, SKDesigns]

Hi, Peter,

First, welcome to the list!!

Regarding your question, I come up with a couple of my own for you, too. 
I'm wondering how you wish to use the calligraphy. Will it be for the 
content of the site, or just for some examples? It's understandable that 
the owner wishes to have the calligraphy appear as intended. Maybe you've 
already considered these things, and if so, let me know.

-- if you wish to show examples, a graphic may be the best approach.
-- PDF files are also great for representing the look you have in mind.

Neither of those are good for being the basis of your content, however.

I haven't tried the WEFT application myself, and if you move forward with 
that approach, it's my understanding that the page will take longer to load 
(I don't know how much longer, though).

If the client wishes to use the calligraphy font for all the content, I'd 
probably suggest that they don't do that and instead use samples 
interspersed throughout instead. But I'm totally guessing at how you wish 
to use that calligraphy. So let us know and then we can more accurately 
respond to your question. We're usually good for a variety of ideas here. 
<grin>

By the way, I love your Thomas Edison quote.

Warmly,
Shirley
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At 06:26 PM 03/09/2001, Peter Kaulback <pkaulbak at idirect.ca>  wrote:
>Hi I'm new to the list and I have a quandary, I have a new project 
>developing where the owner has some calligraphy for which they have 
>created their own font. This being said they wish to display their work 
>exactly as the print. Will an embedded font perform this task accurately? 
>And do most browsers support embedded fonts in the same manner? I have the 
>WEFT application, if it is any help with Netscape unless Netscape uses 
>something different.
>Peter Kaulback
>
>
>I haven't failed, I've found 10,000 ways that don't work.
>
>Thomas Edison (1847-1931)