[sllug-members]: Developing websites for *today's* masses

[Chad]

On Dec 14, 2007 8:49 AM, Thad Van Ry <thad at linuxnetadmin.com> wrote:
> On Dec 13, 2007 6:12 PM, Michael Heath <mike.thomas.heath at gmail.com> wrote:
> > What your looking for is the font family part of CSS. You shouldn't confine
> > a pages rendering to specific fonts; instead, choose an appropriate font
> > family. Theres lots of guidance and documentation about good values for this
> > out on the net.
>
> I didn't think he was asking for a discussion on "why this should or
> shouldn't be done." I thought he was asking for a table of what fonts
> exist on what operating systems. My guess is that he has already
> hashed out in his mind the pros and cons of doing this. Maybe a link
> to one of those "lots of guidance and documentation about good values
> for this" would have been helpful.
> Thad
> ______________________________________________________________________

Thanks for the responses!

Yes indeed, I realize the difference between HTML and (for example)
CSS.  Thad is correct, I've made the distinction, and FWIW I'm 'pro'
separating content from structure/design.  I'm also aware of Font
Families.  Most of the lists of Font Families I've seen (and that is
kind of where my email meant to go) is limited to about 5 or 6 "old
school" fonts.  On my Linux box I've got over 4000 fonts, and a
plethora on my Windows box.  I'm sure Mac users have 800 million or
so.  I realize the font should be separated from the content, that's
great.  But is there a list, a table if you will, of fonts common to
multiple *modern* operating systems besides these 5 or 6 variations we
commonly see as Font Family options?  I'm sure between my 4000+ fonts,
the 800 gazillion on Mac, and Windows (XP and above with a relatively
default install) there are more than 5 in common.

Thanks!

-Chad