How can I add fonts in HTMLarea?

**ekele** · 10 May 2010, 10:48 AM

Hello,

can I add other fonts in HTMLarea? If yes, how? I need Curlz MT.

Any advice, please

?

**stevesh** · 10 May 2010, 11:12 AM

I don't know about HTMLArea, but I don't have Curlz MT installed on my pretty-much-stock XP computer, so I (and anyone else using XP, and, I think, Windows 7) won't see that font on your pages anyway.

**schoolboy** · 10 May 2010, 12:28 PM

As Steve indicates, the font that you choose on YOUR side, ALSO has to be on the customer's computer.

I too don't have that "curlz" font on my machine, so if you specify that "curlz" is the font you want to use, then all computers without it will not see that font.

That is why websites stick to the "generic" fonts - ones that are always embedded in the operating software.

**torvista** · 10 May 2010, 12:34 PM

Unless you use flash text or this Cufon thing
http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showthread.php?t=154480
its pointless to specify a font on your site that most people wont have installed on their own computer. Their browser will just subsitute your fancy font for their standard (eg arial/times new roman) ones and your site will look nothing like what you have designed.

There are lists available of the default-installation Windows and Mac fonts that you should choose from, to get the most compatibility with other machines.

**TinaS** · 10 May 2010, 02:40 PM

Better than Cufon is simple javascript and php that will generate your font as "images" using the GD Library. I have used this method often in designing sites.
See this article on A List Apart to learn how to do it : http://www.alistapart.com/articles/dynatext/

BTW - I don't recommend this for ALL text on your site, but for headings. titles, etc. it is a very handy technique

**ekele** · 10 May 2010, 03:06 PM

Thanks for fast reply, guys.
Yes, I think you are absolutely right

**dw08gm** · 10 May 2010, 03:24 PM

Originally Posted by TinaS

Better than Cufon is simple javascript and php that will generate your font as "images" using the GD Library. I have used this method often in designing sites.
See this article on A List Apart to learn how to do it : http://www.alistapart.com/articles/dynatext/

BTW - I don't recommend this for ALL text on your site, but for headings. titles, etc. it is a very handy technique

Hi TinaS

Have you used A List Apart's method to display attribute text, whether pre-programmed or input by the customer, and generated from a font pre-programmed or selected by the customer, as for example could be used for the message in a greeting card product.

TIA