This may be in the wrong category and if so, sorry!!!

I have been trying to figure this out for a long time. Does anyone know how to embed fonts into a web site so that any visitor to my site can see the fonts I chose when creating the site? Microsoft made a program called "Microsoft Web Embedding Fonts Tool" or WEFT. I have tried using this program with no luck. Is this even possible or am I wasting my time?

I use fonts like Book Antiqua and Tahoma and I don't want to make all the text in my site as images just to have the fonts show up accurately.

Any help is greatly appreciated.

if you want to guarantee 100% compatibility i would suggest you use images as opposed to text, if this is not feasible then i suggest a standard font available on nearly all systems

Thanks for the reply, however, why would Microsoft make a program for this if it's not available? My guess is that noone really has a need for it and maybe that is why there is no feedback to this topic!?!?!? If I must use images, can anyone suggest a GREAT program to use so when I want to make changes to specific areas of my site, it won't take forever to do so? I currently use FrontPage 2000 but am looking into getting Dreamweaver 4.0 as my web design program.

Any suggestions...???

I myself use a traditional HTML editor called Arachnophilia, which can be downloaded at http://www.archnoid.com

I've used Microsoft's WEFT tool on occassion. I found that sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. I basically resorted to using a standard font, like arial, veranda or Times for most of my text.

If there was an area I really wanted a different look, I would use Paint Shop Pro, create a blank image, type the text I wanted in the font I wanted, then saved it as a GIF. Worked pretty well.

Michael

Originally posted by gadget
a standard font, like arial, veranda or Times for most of my text.

To save the confusion of those who might try to use "veranda" and wonder why it looks a lot like Times New Roman... it's actually "Verdana" :blush:

But yes, Michael, they're the big three :D

Thanks for pointing that out! In all the time I've been using that font, I never looked at the name closely enough to realize that is in fact Verdana. :blush:

I myself use a traditional HTML editor called Arachnophilia, which can be downloaded at http://www.archnoid.com

Hmm.. Chicken.. well that link doesnt work... :bawling:

;)

Originally posted by TheGman
Hmm.. Chicken.. well that link doesnt work... :bawling:
;)

Supposed to be http://www.arachnoid.com I think (didn't have a good look at the site, but it seems to be software related).