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5acrefarmer · 07-05-2007, 08:00

Today I uploaded my first two pages of my first web site.
100% novice.
I used to font ADMUI2Sm and I love it but have been told that
a lot of viewers won't have it and it will be substituted with
Times New Roman which would be horrific.
Is ADMUI2Sm that rare?
Should I worry about people with crappy old computers?

Maerk · 07-05-2007, 08:21

It's not a matter of people with crappy machines, it's that only certain (fairly crap) fonts are installed on all systems. For anything more fancy you have to either make the text a graphic, use flash or use siFR (google it if you've not heard of it.)

I've never heard of ADMUI2Sm myself and none of the big font sites have it available for purchase so I doubt nearly anyone will have it installed ... got a link to an example of it?

steveb · 07-05-2007, 08:23

Of course not! It serves them right.

(wipes tears of laughter away) - There are certain fonts which it's best to use, which everyone has automatically. These are Arial, Trebuchet, Times, Verdana to name a few. Look at the list here Websafe fonts

Whatever you do, never ever use Comic Sans except for speech balloons in a comic strip.

5acrefarmer · 07-05-2007, 08:55

my 'started today and there's nothing there yet' site is
5acrefarmer.com.au
and the small font is it.

It's stupid that there's so few good phonts (!) to use !

steveb · 07-05-2007, 09:00

I see the small text in the Verdana font on my machine - which is OK with me. The browser automatically finds something similar if a font is missing.

Maerk · 07-05-2007, 09:27

Showing up in times for me I think.

emil · 07-05-2007, 10:07

Admui is an adobe interface pixel font, available in the adobe software subfolders. I doubt many people will see your site with the font you want them.
Consider using arial instead.

5acrefarmer · 07-05-2007, 19:28

Yes, sad but true.

Herr Kurm · 07-05-2007, 22:56

or comic sans

07-05-2007, 08:00	#1 (permalink)
5acrefarmer I'd like to touch ewe Join Date: May 2007 Location: Cobargo, Australia Posts: 14	ADMUI2Sm Today I uploaded my first two pages of my first web site. 100% novice. I used to font ADMUI2Sm and I love it but have been told that a lot of viewers won't have it and it will be substituted with Times New Roman which would be horrific. Is ADMUI2Sm that rare? Should I worry about people with crappy old computers?

07-05-2007, 08:21	#2 (permalink)
Maerk Doodler. Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Manchester, UK Posts: 1,400	It's not a matter of people with crappy machines, it's that only certain (fairly crap) fonts are installed on all systems. For anything more fancy you have to either make the text a graphic, use flash or use siFR (google it if you've not heard of it.) I've never heard of ADMUI2Sm myself and none of the big font sites have it available for purchase so I doubt nearly anyone will have it installed ... got a link to an example of it? __________________ sreski & scrapbook.sreski

07-05-2007, 08:23	#3 (permalink)
steveb 389 ppm and rising Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Järvenpää, Finland Posts: 4,931	Of course not! It serves them right. (wipes tears of laughter away) - There are certain fonts which it's best to use, which everyone has automatically. These are Arial, Trebuchet, Times, Verdana to name a few. Look at the list here Websafe fonts Whatever you do, never ever use Comic Sans except for speech balloons in a comic strip. __________________ My free fonts www.utfi.net

07-05-2007, 08:55	#4 (permalink)
5acrefarmer I'd like to touch ewe Join Date: May 2007 Location: Cobargo, Australia Posts: 14	font my 'started today and there's nothing there yet' site is 5acrefarmer.com.au and the small font is it. It's stupid that there's so few good phonts (!) to use !

07-05-2007, 09:00	#5 (permalink)
steveb 389 ppm and rising Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Järvenpää, Finland Posts: 4,931	I see the small text in the Verdana font on my machine - which is OK with me. The browser automatically finds something similar if a font is missing. __________________ My free fonts www.utfi.net

07-05-2007, 09:27	#6 (permalink)
Maerk Doodler. Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Manchester, UK Posts: 1,400	Showing up in times for me I think. __________________ sreski & scrapbook.sreski

07-05-2007, 10:07	#7 (permalink)
emil dt immigrant Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Bucharest - Romania Posts: 6,991	Admui is an adobe interface pixel font, available in the adobe software subfolders. I doubt many people will see your site with the font you want them. Consider using arial instead. Attached Thumbnails __________________ Tourism Q X R

07-05-2007, 19:28	#8 (permalink)
5acrefarmer I'd like to touch ewe Join Date: May 2007 Location: Cobargo, Australia Posts: 14	fonts Yes, sad but true.

07-05-2007, 22:56	#9 (permalink)
Herr Kurm bloody peasant Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Tallinn, Estonia Posts: 2,689	or comic sans __________________ refreshed portfolio

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