Using ttf fonts

[SOR]

At the risk of many coffee splashed monitors .

Can I upload a ttf font called font.ttf in the website folder and use
that exact font to display certain text on the webspace .

I've had good on php.net and this is closest I got .

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void swf_definefont ( int fontid, string fontname )

The swf_definefont( ) function defines a font given by the fontname
parameter and gives it the id specified by the fontid parameter. It then
sets the font given by fontname to the current font.
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So can I or cant I ? .

If so then obviously demo code required .

[Erwin Moller]

Re: Using ttf fonts

SOR wrote:
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> At the risk of many coffee splashed monitors .
>
> Can I upload a ttf font called font.ttf in the website folder and use
> that exact font to display certain text on the webspace .
>[/color]

Hi SOR,

Yes and No.

Yes: You can use it to render text on pictures (png/jpg/gif/etc) and offer
that images back to the client.

No: Not in HTML (AFAIK).
In HTML you only suggest a font that the user should use, if it is not
present at the users machine, another font that (hopefully) resembles the
one you suggested is used.


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> I've had good on php.net and this is closest I got .
>
> -----
> void swf_definefont ( int fontid, string fontname )
>
> The swf_definefont( ) function defines a font given by the fontname
> parameter and gives it the id specified by the fontid parameter. It then
> sets the font given by fontname to the current font.
> -----[/color]

That is shockwave.
If you want to offer content NOT in HTML, you have a lot of extra
possibilities and can probably do it.

Hope that helps.

Regards,
Erwin Moller
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>
> So can I or cant I ? .
>
> If so then obviously demo code required .[/color]

[Chung Leong]

Re: Using ttf fonts

Only on IE. Use Microsoft's WEFT tool to create an embedded OpenType
file (.eot) then use a CCS style to link it to a page. Example:

@font-face {
font-family: sansSanitas;
font-style: normal;
font-weight: normal;
src: url(../fonts/insane.eot);
}

You can then reference the font as though it's installed on the user's
system.

em2 Solutions, a company in Sweden, makes an excellent software that
let you display any typeface on any browser (falling back to images if
necessary). See the demo at www.glyphgate.com.

[SOR]

Re: Using ttf fonts

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since_humans_re ad_this_I_am_sp am...yourself.co m>
<4302fd7d$0$110 80$e4fe514c@new s.xs4all.nl>
<Wed, 17 Aug 2005 11:03:57 +0200>
[color=blue]
> Yes and No.
>
> Yes: You can use it to render text on pictures (png/jpg/gif/etc) and offer
> that images back to the client.
>
> No: Not in HTML (AFAIK).
>[/color]

Thanks .

[SOR]

Re: Using ttf fonts

<comp.lang.ph p , Chung Leong , chernyshevsky@h otmail.com>
<1124302595.750 473.181040@z14g 2000cwz.googleg roups.com>
<17 Aug 2005 11:16:35 -0700>
[color=blue]
> Only on IE. Use Microsoft's WEFT tool to create an embedded OpenType
> file (.eot) then use a CCS style to link it to a page. Example:
>
> @font-face {
> font-family: sansSanitas;
> font-style: normal;
> font-weight: normal;
> src: url(../fonts/insane.eot);
> }
>
> You can then reference the font as though it's installed on the user's
> system.
>
> em2 Solutions, a company in Sweden, makes an excellent software that
> let you display any typeface on any browser (falling back to images if
> necessary). See the demo at www.glyphgate.com.
>[/color]

Saved to disk - thanks .