Correct specification of fonts

[Jeff Waugh <jdub aphid net>]

<quote who="Fred Oliveira (aka kript0n)">

>  <font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica">


a) Best not to specify specific fonts without defining a fallback style. Add
"sans-serif" to that list.

I must interject though - who cares about fonts at this stage? Shouldn't we
be discussing structure?


> In my oppinion (and also considering fonts), i think 8pt fonts are a good
> size for such a web page because they are not too small, but also not big
> at all, and do fit any resolution nicely from 640x480 to 1900... I'd like
> to know what you guys think about this size. (Note that this is the
> equivalent to font size 1)


b) Font sizes should always be specified in web-relative notation, or if
you're pushing it, pixels (but very rarely, and only for special purposes).
Specifying by point is a big no-no.

- Jeff (patiently awaiting Radagast's white paper to pore over)


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