Re: MS Font enbedder for HTML--anyone?

From: "Jim H" <jim(at)haslam.com>
> I have heard from a source that MS has a free (oxymoron: free from
> Micro$oft) add-on that lets you embed code into the HTML that
> downloads a particular font of your choice. This would allow you to
> use any font, regardless of its availability on the viewers system. It
> also doesn't remain on the viewers machine once the web page or
> browser is closed.
>
> Has anyone used or even heard of this code, or is this one of those
> "pie-in-the-sky" wishful things that circulate? If it's real, where
> would one find this animal, and is this another IE only thing or did
> MS actually make something that works with other software?

Have a look at http://msdn.microsoft.com/workshop/design/type/site1114.asp
for a general view on type technology for the web, and
http://www.microsoft.com/typography/web/embedding/weft/default.htm for
specific details on MS WEFT.

HTH

Brian
comharsa(at)clara.net

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