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

[Jason Edwards]

Chad,

I'm really surprised there isn't a table like what you've described.
I would have thought webdesign forums and sites would be lousy with
them.  I can't help but think a lot of design shops have them, but
they keep the info private.  Or maybe there's a book that has this
kind of info.

Anywho, you may have found your calling.  If you decide to put this
table together I have two Macs, one running Panther (10.3) and one
running Tiger (10.4), I can get you a list of the fonts I have
installed on those machines.  And I'm sure you can find out what
nearly every distro has on this list.

Jason

On Dec 14, 2007 9:36 AM, Chad <masterclc at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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
>
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