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OD · 05-11-2009, 09:20

Anyone ever used this before?

Our Developer is thinking of giving it a whirl to see how it comes out...

Hinkle · 05-11-2009, 09:22

I have. It worked pretty good visually, if it is as seo friendly as it claims to be i couldn't say.

StisterMeve · 05-11-2009, 09:26

That bath/shower thing looks amazing.

jenthomson · 05-11-2009, 09:42

I've used it a bit. Its easy enough to implement just takes a bit of tweaking to get the margins right when on/off. And remember to make the text selectable in flash when you make the swf so it works like regular text.

jamblo · 05-11-2009, 09:47

Used sIFR3... see the green bar and the footer here: web link

Starbright · 05-11-2009, 10:05

I use Cufon. There is also another one that just uses PHP and an uploaded font file. Search PHPCSS Font replacement.

b. · 05-11-2009, 10:29

SFIR is great - I just get annoyed, being a tab junkie, that you can't middle/command click to make a new tab. Is it possible to fix that in flash?

jenthomson · 05-11-2009, 10:34

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kemp

I use Cufon. There is also another one that just uses PHP and an uploaded font file. Search PHPCSS Font replacement.

Does Cufon work with right-clickable links?

05-11-2009, 10:40

I always found a bit of lag with Cufon, so moved onto sifr. Easy to implement and works well enough.

Starbright · 05-11-2009, 11:02

Quote:

Originally Posted by jenthomson

Does Cufon work with right-clickable links?

Never really tried it with links!

There is a bit of javascript you can add before the </body> tag which stops the lag.

rusty · 05-11-2009, 12:08

Yeah used sIFR and it works well. I now use Cufon though, I find it has greater control over the presentation of the font.

Some further reading that might be of interest around web typography:

OD · 05-11-2009, 13:21

.sleep · 06-11-2009, 00:38

I've used sIFR for a while now but last couple sites, I've traveled to Cufon. It's great as long as you don't care about text selection and the font you're using work through it's online converter.
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OD · 06-11-2009, 09:20

Definitely need something where the text is selectable...

Maerk · 06-11-2009, 10:10

sIFR's the chappy then.

OD · 06-11-2009, 10:25

Have you ever used it, Maerk?

What's the SEO like when it's in place?

Maerk · 06-11-2009, 10:53

Well it's been used on a couple of my designs - can't say much about the implementation as I'm coding retarded, as far as I know it's SEO cuddly, and degrades fine, all works peachily when flash isn't available.

scrapbook.sreski and sgn blog

freelancr · 06-11-2009, 13:10

Be aware that sIFR can make scrolling the page really laggy if you use it to create a lot of titles on a page. The flash player seems to cripple older computers when there are lots of instances on the page.

Personally I just use GD (with PHP) to create images.

OD · 06-11-2009, 13:27

The site we're thinking of using it on would only use it for nav items at the top of the page (about eight I think) and a couple of words of header text.

freelancr · 06-11-2009, 13:38

Quote:

Originally Posted by OriginalDisco

The site we're thinking of using it on would only use it for nav items at the top of the page (about eight I think) and a couple of words of header text.

9 different flash would make scrolling laggy. If the nav text is unlikely to change you might want to consider making those images or one big flash area.

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OD Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: York Posts: 6,546	sIFR Anyone ever used this before? Our Developer is thinking of giving it a whirl to see how it comes out...

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Hinkle Pixelpoodle.com Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Leuven, Belgium Posts: 822	I have. It worked pretty good visually, if it is as seo friendly as it claims to be i couldn't say. __________________

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jamblo Tea Snob Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 3,486	Used sIFR3... see the green bar and the footer here: web link __________________ Good UK based hosting

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Starbright Banned Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Coventry, UK Posts: 8,096	I use Cufon. There is also another one that just uses PHP and an uploaded font file. Search PHPCSS Font replacement. __________________ Magento WordPress Integration \| My Work \| Plugins & Extensions

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b. mongulated Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 3,617	SFIR is great - I just get annoyed, being a tab junkie, that you can't middle/command click to make a new tab. Is it possible to fix that in flash? __________________ Last edited by b. : Tomorrow at 01:51.

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StisterMeve I'll take the case Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Super Mario Land Posts: 4,849	That bath/shower thing looks amazing.

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jenthomson upcloseandpixelated Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Glasgow. Posts: 72	I've used it a bit. Its easy enough to implement just takes a bit of tweaking to get the margins right when on/off. And remember to make the text selectable in flash when you make the swf so it works like regular text.

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gruffalo Posts: n/a	I always found a bit of lag with Cufon, so moved onto sifr. Easy to implement and works well enough.

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rusty Beardo™ Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Norge Posts: 1,829	Yeah used sIFR and it works well. I now use Cufon though, I find it has greater control over the presentation of the font. Some further reading that might be of interest around web typography: Carsonified » Dan Rubin on Web Typography 50 Essential Web Typography Tutorials, Tips, Guides and Best Practices : Speckyboy Design Magazine __________________ flickr

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.sleep Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: california Posts: 652	I've used sIFR for a while now but last couple sites, I've traveled to Cufon. It's great as long as you don't care about text selection and the font you're using work through it's online converter. ________ AppleBottom cam Last edited by .sleep : 07-09-2011 at 18:29.

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OD Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: York Posts: 6,546	Definitely need something where the text is selectable...

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Maerk Doodler. Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Manchester, UK Posts: 3,516	sIFR's the chappy then. __________________ Squid Upload Pie The Simple Image Sharing Tool

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OD Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: York Posts: 6,546	Have you ever used it, Maerk? What's the SEO like when it's in place?

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Maerk Doodler. Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Manchester, UK Posts: 3,516	Well it's been used on a couple of my designs - can't say much about the implementation as I'm coding retarded, as far as I know it's SEO cuddly, and degrades fine, all works peachily when flash isn't available. scrapbook.sreski and sgn blog __________________ Squid Upload Pie The Simple Image Sharing Tool

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freelancr Web Developer Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 5,777	Be aware that sIFR can make scrolling the page really laggy if you use it to create a lot of titles on a page. The flash player seems to cripple older computers when there are lots of instances on the page. Personally I just use GD (with PHP) to create images.

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OD Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: York Posts: 6,546	The site we're thinking of using it on would only use it for nav items at the top of the page (about eight I think) and a couple of words of header text.

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