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My computer or more accurately the operating system came with dozens of fonts, maybe hundreds. Why can't you use one of those?
by J_Darnley 13y ago
My computer or more accurately the operating system came with dozens of fonts, maybe hundreds. Why can't you use one of those?
- jonknee 13y agoBecause most of them suck?
- SquareWheel 13y agoAnd more than that, each operating system has a different set of fonts.
- xnxn 13y agoImagine how ridiculous the web would look today if content creators had to restrict the images they used to some common subset of those preinstalled on clients' operating systems. Would you condemn web typography to the use of "web safe fonts" forever?
- J_Darnley 13y agoYes. I do indeed condemn creators to use a font which renders correctly and I also condemn them to use a size which is legible.
- PavlovsCat 13y agoIsn't it the job of the user agent to have options to override the choices of a website? Otherwise, the subset of "fonts everybody is sure to have" is just too small. Why not let everybody have websites look how they want them to look? I'm kinda sad this vision gets so little attention, that instead we all try to push our vision on our visitors. Even if the web turns app platform.. just like we have configurable desktop managers, browser could still let everybody customize how websites look - if only websites could stop with the "story telling" and "experiences", and concentrated on utility and information. We're too addicted too shiny for our own good already.