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Re: CSS Font Stack: A complete collection of web safe CSS font stacks

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Post by gagege » Wed, Aug 22, 2012, 1:50 PM UTC

mckoss wrote: post #20

The social button widget blocks me from reading any of the last 10 fonts on the lower left side of the page when browsing from a tablet.

Or if, like me, you don't fullscreen your browser.

Re: CSS Font Stack: A complete collection of web safe CSS font stacks

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Post by cvp » Wed, Aug 22, 2012, 2:55 PM UTC

terrapinbear wrote: post #18

Can Linux be included in this list, too?

I was hoping for the same thing. It'd be nice to see some good FLOSS fonts in the stacks.

Re: CSS Font Stack: A complete collection of web safe CSS font stacks

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Post by Someone » Wed, Aug 22, 2012, 7:54 PM UTC

demetris wrote: post #13

I get confused with font stacks that have sequences like: Calibri, Candara, Segoe, "Segoe UI", etc. etc. Are there systems that do not have Calibri but do have Candara or Segoe UI? (Excluding, of course, cases where some of these fonts have been installed manually and individually.) I would suppose not. If so, then what’s the point of specifying Candara, Segoe, and Segoe UI after Calibri? Am I missing something?

Segoe ships with some MS products (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Segoe). I think the 'C' fonts are more tied to Windows releases (Vista and 7, probably 8, too)

So, I guess you can find Segoe UI but not Calibri on a XP system with a relatively (but maybe not too) modern Office. Maybe there are other requirements (newer IEs might install the 'C' fonts, too)