[pianotech] My Website

[Joseph Garrett]

Thanks for the input!<G> Probably more than I need to know, but good
nonetheless.<G
Best,
Joe


> [Original Message]
> From: Richard W. Bushey <rbushey4 at embarqmail.com>
> To: <joegarrett at earthlink.net>; <pianotech at ptg.org>
> Date: 1/16/2013 4:36:11 PM
> Subject: Re: [pianotech] My Website
>
> One additional reason to not go "hog wild" with specialty fonts is that,
to 
> my understanding, there are only a few families of fonts that are "web
safe" 
> fonts, meaning that most browsers can view them properly.  I tried 
> downloading a new font that I used on my truck for advertising, but when
I 
> went to use it on my website, I found that even though it viewed great on
my 
> computer (because I had the font installed), that others were having
issues 
> viewing it.  Their computer reverted to some other font, like Times New 
> Roman, or Arial, or something that it could deal with.
>
> Someone more knowledgeable than I could correct me on this if I'm wrong,
but 
> from what I understand, the person viewing your site must have the same
font 
> installed on their computer for your page to view correctly as you
designed 
> it. Times New Roman is likely to be installed on most if not all
computers 
> and is likely one of the safest to use.  If I download a cool new font,
or I 
> have a newer computer with nice neat new fonts on it...if I use one of
those 
> for my website, then the person viewing my website must also have that
font 
> installed on their computer already.  If they don't, then their computer
has 
> to fall back on something else.  The problem with that is that every font 
> has different size and spacing issues, so when their computer converts
it, 
> it may mess up all the formatting on the page and your website looks like 
> junk to them...text out of place, throws pictures out of line, etc, etc. 
> So, it is best....from what I've heard and experienced, to stick with
pretty 
> common fonts that most everybody would have.
>
> I personally have used Arial for all sites I've build and have not had 
> issues....that I know of anyway.
>
>
>
>
> The following is from a webpage I found that describes this.
>
> ================
>
> http://webdesign.about.com/od/fonts/qt/web-safe-fonts.htm
> If you are trying to create a website with fonts that appear on a large 
> percentage of computers, then you need to use a "web safe font". While
there 
> are only a few fonts that are found on virtually every computer out
there, 
> if you use these fonts in your font stacks, your web pages will look 
> correct.
>
> Sans Serif Web Safe Fonts
> Here are your best bets for sans serif fonts. If you include these in
your 
> font stacks, most people will see the page correctly.
>
>   a.. Arial
>   b.. Arial Black
>   c.. Tahoma
>   d.. Trebuchet MS
>   e.. Verdana
> And some other choices that will give you good coverage, but might miss
some 
> computers, so include a more common one as a backup in your font stack.
>
>   a.. Century Gothic
>   b.. Geneva
>   c.. Lucida
>   d.. Lucida Sans
>   e.. Lucida Grande
> Serif Web Safe Fonts
> Here are some of your best bets for serif fonts.
>
>   a.. Courier
>   b.. Courier New
>   c.. Georgia
>   d.. Times
>   e.. Times New Roman
> And here are some other choices that will give you some coverage, but you 
> should include a more common one as a backup.
>
>   a.. MS Serif
>   b.. New York
>   c.. Palatino
>   d.. Palatino Linotype
> Monospace Fonts
> There are not as many monospace fonts that have wide acceptance across 
> platforms. These are your best bets:
>
>   a.. Courier
>   b.. Courier New
> And these fonts have some coverage.
>
>   a.. Lucida Console
>   b.. Monaco
> Cursive and Fantasy Fonts
> There is only one cursive font that is available on Windows and
Macintosh, 
> but not on Linux: Comic Sans MS. There are no fantasy fonts that have
good 
> coverage across browsers and operating systems.
>
> Smart Phones and Mobile Devices
> If you are designing pages for mobile devices, you have even fewer
choices. 
> I could find no common fonts for Android devices - instead you should use 
> the @font-face tag to import the fonts you want to use. And for iPhone, 
> iPod, and iPad devices, the common fonts include:
>
>   a.. Arial
>   b.. Courier
>   c.. Courier New
>   d.. Georgia
>   e.. Helvetica
>   f.. Palatino
>   g.. Times New Roman
>   h.. Trebuchet MS
>   i.. Verdana
> ========================================
> Richard W. Bushey
> Richard's Piano Service
> www.RichardsPianoService.com
> www.RichardsPianoService.com/blog
> Rbushey at RichardsPianoService.com
>
> 573-765-9903
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Joseph Garrett" <joegarrett at earthlink.net>
> To: "pianotech" <pianotech at ptg.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2013 3:44 PM
> Subject: Re: [pianotech] My Website
>
>
> > John F. said:
> > "One thing you might think about is changing the font. Times New Roman
is
> > somewhat antiquated for the web. IMHO, of course. :-)
> >
> > Unless you're wanting to keep the font for style reasons. I.e., "Old
World
> > Craftsmanship.""
> >
> > John,
> > It does convey that, in my mind. And, that is exactly what I want it
too. 
> > A
> > lot of these fancy smancy fonts, etc., tend to detract from the message
> > intended on a website. I want to have the potential client read my
> > information in comfort.<G>
> > Thanks for the input. Much appreciated.
> > Best,
> > Joe
> >
> >
> > Joe Garrett, R.P.T.
> > Captain of the Tool Police
> > Squares R I
> > 
>
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