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Title: Skinning: Changing Fonts


December, Esq - September 9, 2008 08:05 PM (GMT)
Hey guys, quick question about skinning.

How do I change the font for the entire board? What fonts can I use for the board that everyone--all computers--can see?

Okay, two questions. Thanks for your help.

Edit--I figured it out, I think. I found this website that has fonts and font families, so I hope they work on all computers. As far as changing it on the skin, it has to be changed in two places for it to work. :/

Anyway, any more advice would be welcome. :sweat:

junebug! - September 9, 2008 10:44 PM (GMT)
For the whole board, you would would need to change the TABLE, TR, TD section, and also BODY, but that won't exactly cover most of the board like the TABLE, TR, TD section does.

http://forums.redcarpetrebellion.net/index...showtopic=25952
^ That covers fonts in general, but there is a section for default fonts. I suggest you keep fonts to verdana, arial, and georgia. Other fonts don't work as well/are readable/look good, even if they come with most computers.

December, Esq - September 9, 2008 11:41 PM (GMT)
Thanks. However, I can't access the page because I don't have an account there.

junebug! - September 10, 2008 12:05 AM (GMT)
Ah, I see. Well, here is what it generally says:

QUOTE
Basic Fonts:

Arial
Berling Antiqua
BERNARD MT Condensed
Bookman Old Style
Century Gothic
Eras Demi ITC
Georgia
Microsoft Sans Serif
Perpetua
Verdana

These are few examples. Essentially, these are fonts that come preinstalled on most computers that are in simple print that is easy to read and compliments almost any graphic. Sometimes these fonts come with bold and italic versions already, sometimes they must be forced italic (see part one). They look good in lowercase, caps, smallcaps, etc. More self-sufficient fonts like Bernard MT Condensed, shown above, won't look as good paired with another font; whereas Perpetua is commonly used for deemphasized text.


^ The guide is meant for graphics, but it comes extremely helpful with skins as well.

December, Esq - September 10, 2008 12:54 AM (GMT)
Thank you very much. :pink:

Vanity - September 11, 2008 01:11 AM (GMT)
w3 (the site you linked to) publish the documentations when web languages are updated. They're pretty much the final word regarding what will work on the internet right now. I use their CSS 2.1 documentation for skinning.

Just make sure you use serif or sans serif as a backup, and you'll be fine.





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