Comments on: 10 Great Free Fonts for @font-face embedding http://opentype.info/blog/2008/08/05/10-great-free-fonts-for-font-face-embedding/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:52:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: ralfherrmann http://opentype.info/blog/2008/08/05/10-great-free-fonts-for-font-face-embedding/#comment-228 ralfherrmann Wed, 03 Dec 2008 06:41:28 +0000 http://opentype.info/blog/2008/08/05/10-great-free-fonts-for-font-face-embedding/#comment-228 Safari (from 3.1): OTF/TTF IE (from 4): EOT Firefox (3.1): OTF/TTF If it should work in all of them, you need to provide both versions, one EOT for IE and one OTF or TTF for the others. You can find more informations on webfonts.info: http://webfonts.info/wiki/index.php?title=%40font-face_browser_support Safari (from 3.1): OTF/TTF
IE (from 4): EOT
Firefox (3.1): OTF/TTF

If it should work in all of them, you need to provide both versions, one EOT for IE and one OTF or TTF for the others.
You can find more informations on webfonts.info:
http://webfonts.info/wiki/index.php?title=%40font-face_browser_support

]]> By: Bill http://opentype.info/blog/2008/08/05/10-great-free-fonts-for-font-face-embedding/#comment-227 Bill Tue, 02 Dec 2008 22:19:24 +0000 http://opentype.info/blog/2008/08/05/10-great-free-fonts-for-font-face-embedding/#comment-227 So if I understand this correctly, this should make sense. If not please tell me. Safari and IE already allow this using CSS but only with .oet fonts? (Safari also .ttf) When Firefox and Opera support this they will only support .ttf fonts? Will this allow the website maker to use what ever font they like to be used on the website? (as long they are ttf. or .oet) So when this all happens. Is there away to load the same font in both extension so not only people using firefox will see it, or vise versa. I have been going through all the developers sites and it seems that firefox is just about to allow this but then I also read about people not even being allowed to use .oet in IE 7 This is all just so confusing right now and I was hoping you could shine some light on this Ralf? regards, So if I understand this correctly, this should make sense.
If not please tell me.

Safari and IE already allow this using CSS but only with .oet fonts? (Safari also .ttf)

When Firefox and Opera support this they will only support .ttf fonts?

Will this allow the website maker to use what ever font they like to be used on the website? (as long they are ttf. or .oet)

So when this all happens. Is there away to load the same font in both extension so not only people using firefox will see it, or vise versa.

I have been going through all the developers sites and it seems that firefox is just about to allow this but then I also read about people not even being allowed to use .oet in IE 7

This is all just so confusing right now and I was hoping you could shine some light on this Ralf?

regards,

]]> By: Amanda Evans http://opentype.info/blog/2008/08/05/10-great-free-fonts-for-font-face-embedding/#comment-211 Amanda Evans Wed, 29 Oct 2008 19:38:41 +0000 http://opentype.info/blog/2008/08/05/10-great-free-fonts-for-font-face-embedding/#comment-211 What a great set of fonts. These will definitely come in handy when I get around to redesigning my website. Thanks for sharing. What a great set of fonts. These will definitely come in handy when I get around to redesigning my website. Thanks for sharing.

]]> By: ksng http://opentype.info/blog/2008/08/05/10-great-free-fonts-for-font-face-embedding/#comment-207 ksng Sun, 26 Oct 2008 12:04:48 +0000 http://opentype.info/blog/2008/08/05/10-great-free-fonts-for-font-face-embedding/#comment-207 Well article and well resources, thanks a lot! Well article and well resources, thanks a lot!

]]> By: ralfherrmann http://opentype.info/blog/2008/08/05/10-great-free-fonts-for-font-face-embedding/#comment-192 ralfherrmann Fri, 26 Sep 2008 16:34:37 +0000 http://opentype.info/blog/2008/08/05/10-great-free-fonts-for-font-face-embedding/#comment-192 Firefox 3.x already supports kerning. Webkit/Safari could use it, but the developers claimed they turned it off for performance reasons. Firefox 3.x already supports kerning. Webkit/Safari could use it, but the developers claimed they turned it off for performance reasons.

]]> By: David Dickey http://opentype.info/blog/2008/08/05/10-great-free-fonts-for-font-face-embedding/#comment-191 David Dickey Fri, 26 Sep 2008 14:08:51 +0000 http://opentype.info/blog/2008/08/05/10-great-free-fonts-for-font-face-embedding/#comment-191 Are browsers going to use kerning information? Are browsers going to use kerning information?

]]> By: ralfherrmann http://opentype.info/blog/2008/08/05/10-great-free-fonts-for-font-face-embedding/#comment-171 ralfherrmann Thu, 04 Sep 2008 06:21:32 +0000 http://opentype.info/blog/2008/08/05/10-great-free-fonts-for-font-face-embedding/#comment-171 Here are code examples: http://www.webfonts.info/wiki/index.php?title=%40font-face_support_in_Safari Here are code examples:
http://www.webfonts.info/wiki/index.php?title=%40font-face_support_in_Safari

]]> By: Bill Canaday http://opentype.info/blog/2008/08/05/10-great-free-fonts-for-font-face-embedding/#comment-170 Bill Canaday Thu, 04 Sep 2008 06:17:16 +0000 http://opentype.info/blog/2008/08/05/10-great-free-fonts-for-font-face-embedding/#comment-170 Okay ... I'll bite. How would I embed these in a web page if the viewer has not already downloaded a copy? I'm not trolling ... I Stumbled in here and this sounds interesting but I wouldn't know where to begin. Okay … I’ll bite. How would I embed these in a web page if the viewer has not already downloaded a copy?

I’m not trolling … I Stumbled in here and this sounds interesting but I wouldn’t know where to begin.

]]> By: Emma Best http://opentype.info/blog/2008/08/05/10-great-free-fonts-for-font-face-embedding/#comment-169 Emma Best Tue, 02 Sep 2008 13:43:51 +0000 http://opentype.info/blog/2008/08/05/10-great-free-fonts-for-font-face-embedding/#comment-169 Nice set of fonts. I like no. 5 and 7 the best. Thanks for sharing Nice set of fonts. I like no. 5 and 7 the best. Thanks for sharing

]]> By: projectgrafix http://opentype.info/blog/2008/08/05/10-great-free-fonts-for-font-face-embedding/#comment-166 projectgrafix Sat, 16 Aug 2008 10:58:09 +0000 http://opentype.info/blog/2008/08/05/10-great-free-fonts-for-font-face-embedding/#comment-166 #4 font looks very nice, however using websafe fonts is good for webpages, otherwise most people complain of ugly looking site. For images, any font is good :) #4 font looks very nice, however using websafe fonts is good for webpages, otherwise most people complain of ugly looking site. For images, any font is good :)

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