Is there any way in the world you can use html to automate certain used fonts from a webpage to be installed onto the guests hard drive?
Basically, My webpage uses fonts not everyone has and its really important to the page to have them certain fonts. I've tried using microsoft WEFT but it just changes the whole page and things are evrywhere so I was wondering if there was a easy way of going around this. I was thinking of maybe using some kind of html or javascript or something to automatically install the fonts onto the viewers pc so they can view it and ofcourse I will notify them of this.
Please help.
2007-01-11 00:59:26 · 7 answers · asked by zaine7673 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Programming & Design
You are on the right track, but maybe you are not loading the font correctly. You cannot force someone to use your fonts, although by default web browsers will download and use it. WEFT changes a true type font into a .eot embedded font. You put this .eot in your web site directory and you can then load it up within your .css Click on link below and follow the directions on setting up your .css file with the embedded font.
2007-01-11 02:21:23 · answer #1 · answered by nutwpinut 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
The absolute best you can do in this circumstance is _request_ that your users download and install the font themselves. An automated installer would be complex as not everyone uses the same OS, and font installation varies greatly from OS to OS... Also, not everyone (take me for instance) wants every site on the net to start installing stuff on my system as soon as I visit them. If it was a possibility, then everyone would be doing it - life on the net would become a nightmare, and before long an array of software to stop sites installing fonts would hit the market...
The other option of course is to redesign your site more intelligently, taking into account that your user may not have the font installed. If you require a special font because it contains certain special characters, considering using images instead. Another option is to use PDF - the file will be larger but at least you can guarantee that the whole thing will be displayed/printed exactly as it was designed.
The answer is simple - don't expect everyone to change their systems to suit your page - change your page to maximize compatibility instead!
2007-01-11 09:23:01 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are using a unique font that doesn't display correctly if you don't have it on your pc, then the best course of action would be to either not use that font or to write up a body script that says that if they don't have the font installed to revert to a standard font like Times new roman or something....its just like a script to check if they have the latest flash player, and if they don't a link to go get it or to revert to an older version....if you have the font file you could link it into the script and then when someone goes to the site you can create a script that says something to the effect of this page is best viewed with "my font" installed click okay to install "my font" or cancel to view in simple text form....then the "okay" button would simply link to the font file and install it onto the viewers pc, then they would have the font, and you don't have to change your site.
2007-01-11 09:07:50 · answer #3 · answered by cstevensbaumann@sbcglobal.net 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can script your site with an application like flash www.macromedia.com or convert those necessary elements that require that specific font into an image. Flash will give you the most control over your page elements.
I have only built 300 or so sites and am not the leading expert, but I can say that what you are asking to do is such a security risk that most people would decline even if you could do it.
You could put the files on your site with a link for people to be able to download them. It would be possible, despending on your hosting environment to write a program that could install the fonts with the users permission, but that is a whole process and in my opionion would be a waste of money and waste of visitors.
good luck.
2007-01-11 09:04:08 · answer #4 · answered by John C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You know we have server-side and client-side web sites(web pages) .
active pages such as asp or jsp need nothing at client system expect internet browser, because all of operations are done at server.
also Fonts,Flash plugins, Databases are installed at server.
most of HTML pages are client side ,so all of the conditions should be true in order to view the page completely at client's system.
conditions are such as Fonts, Flash ,.... .
so you should use embedded font to solve it.
or tell the user to install this font to view the page completely.
also you can install this font on user's systems.
2007-01-11 15:12:37 · answer #5 · answered by Moein 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Basically, My webpage uses fonts not everyone has..."
Change your webpage, don't ask the viewer to install your stuff.
2007-01-11 09:07:09 · answer #6 · answered by gtopala 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, since not everybody uses PC's!
2007-01-11 09:02:23 · answer #7 · answered by Kasey C 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋