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Posts by toto@k22
Show your @font-face declarations - the one that worked and the one that didn't.
Google sniffs your browser and serves the appropriate webfont for that browser. If it presents ony the WOFF is because that is the webfont format that your browser needs. It will serve other formats when necessary.
I am guessing that your problem is with the location of the webfont.
Google sniffs your browser and serves the appropriate webfont for that browser. If it presents ony the WOFF is because that is the webfont format that your browser needs. It will serve other formats when necessary.
I am guessing that your problem is with the location of the webfont.
Forum: General discussion
Mar 11, 2013 at 17:44 [reply] Font Champagne & Limousine not displaying properly on my site
AFAIK font weight: 400 is normal.
Forum: General discussion
Mar 11, 2013 at 17:42 [reply] Need some help converting my AI files into a font
Maelle.K said 
koeiekat said
Is that so?
yes, when i start export directly from AI-->FontC i lose lot of details
What do you mean by loss of details?
Are you referring to distortions on the imported outlines? If that is so, you can't help it unless the drawing in AI was prepared specifically for a font. Even so, it is not a surefire answer to distortions. It happens in all font editors - FontForge, Fontlab, Fontographer, Glyphs, etc.
It might be something from my end because it still happened a minute ago. I am on a wired connection.
Thanks.
Thanks.
Forum: General discussion
Mar 04, 2013 at 18:11 [reply] Font Champagne & Limousine not displaying properly on my site
I am guessing but something might had been modified during the conversion from desktop to webfont.
If only IE will render a TTF, you could have used the desktop TTF in your site. I checked up to the version of IE that was bundled with Vista (IE9?) amd it doesn't work.
If you have access to a Mac, a time limited public beta of TransType 4 is available for download at Fontlab. I have not checked if it is still available this month but it was last month. I don't have it because I am using Windows and why I am using Font Squirrel.
Why don't you try other sites that do conversions to webfont. I think there are others there that also provide that service for free.
If only IE will render a TTF, you could have used the desktop TTF in your site. I checked up to the version of IE that was bundled with Vista (IE9?) amd it doesn't work.
If you have access to a Mac, a time limited public beta of TransType 4 is available for download at Fontlab. I have not checked if it is still available this month but it was last month. I don't have it because I am using Windows and why I am using Font Squirrel.
Why don't you try other sites that do conversions to webfont. I think there are others there that also provide that service for free.
For the site admin or the mods, I am on a desktop and tried to download Grantham. I tried it on two browsers with the same resilt - the download terminated after 20+ KB without receiving an error. Got it instead from typoasis.
Forum: General discussion
Mar 03, 2013 at 17:48 [reply] Font Champagne & Limousine not displaying properly on my site
My bad.
The line
src('champagne_limousines.ttf')
should be
src:url('champagne_limousines.ttf')
There shouldn't be a space between "url" and "("
Sorry
The line
src('champagne_limousines.ttf')
should be
src:url('champagne_limousines.ttf')
There shouldn't be a space between "url" and "("
Sorry
Forum: General discussion
Mar 02, 2013 at 18:17 [reply] Font Champagne & Limousine not displaying properly on my site
Gabriella77 said
Hmm, yeah , your code could work, but right now it doesn´t. I think theres two mistakes. Isnt the first one that there has to be one more "}" somewhere since there are 3 right now?
True. What happened is that Dafont converted the ; and } to a smiley
Noticed that I only used the "font-family" and "src", do not worry about the other properties. The @font-face will work with just those two. It is advisable to use all defined properties that are in the CSS file that was provided by Font Squirrel.
Gabriella77 said
And also, isnt there supposed to be ";" after FONT-FAMILY:xxxx . I´m not sure cause Im no skilled programmer, but right now it does not work. If you could just give me a hint as to where these should fit in I´ll give it a go! Appreciate it!
True, also. A bad habit on my part. Since "font-family" is the last property of body that is being declared, you can can leave out the ";" but it is good practice to end all properties with a ";".
What made it not work is the missing : and } at the end of @font-face
I'd like to know how the desktop font comes out for you -- whether it resolved the font issue or not.
Edited on Mar 02, 2013 at 18:19 by toto@k22
How that is interpreted varies from person to person. So better ask the question directly to the person who created the font you are using.
Have a look at the terms koeiekat has for his fonts. It is direct to the point. See this one, for example http://www.dafont.com/monogram-kk.font
Have a look at the terms koeiekat has for his fonts. It is direct to the point. See this one, for example http://www.dafont.com/monogram-kk.font
Forum: General discussion
Feb 27, 2013 at 22:17 [reply] Font Champagne & Limousine not displaying properly on my site
I was hoping that would fix it.
Anyway try this again. Open the font you downloaded from Dafont and note the font's family name, then create this html page
<html><head><style type="text/css">
@font-face {
font-family:xxxx;
src('zzzz.yyy');
)
body {
FONT-WEIGHT: 400;
FONT-SIZE: 28px;
TEXT-TRANSFORM: uppercase;
COLOR: #c997c6;
FONT-STYLE: normal;
FONT-FAMILY:xxxx;
}
</style></head><body>
place your test text here.
</body></html>
Now, replace all instances of xxxx with the font's family name. If the filename of the font has spaces, rename the font and remove the spaces in the font's filename or shorten it. Replace zzzz with the filename of the font. If the font is a TTF then replace yyy with ttf and if it is an open type font, replace it with otf. Now place the font on the same location as the html page. Open the html page in Firefox. This won't work in IE and I am not sure about Chrome, I guess it will work there also. BTW I lifted the style for the body from your CSS (H2.page-title)
Do you still see the issues you have with the font?
You are now using the desktop font as a webfont so if the problem is still there, it is not with the conversion of the desktop font to webfont but with how the browser render the font. As you mentioned, the desktop font worked fine for you.
About font licensing, I was indirectly referring to the font with 'trial' on its name. I suggest that you have another look at its terms of use especially if it is a commercial font. Its use might have a limitation. Since you've already taken care of the licensing part and the rest of the fonts are free for commercial use, then it does not matter anymore.
Edit: Fixed the CSS code
Edited on Mar 02, 2013 at 18:26 by toto@k22
Anyway try this again. Open the font you downloaded from Dafont and note the font's family name, then create this html page
<html><head><style type="text/css">
@font-face {
font-family:xxxx;
src('zzzz.yyy');
)
body {
FONT-WEIGHT: 400;
FONT-SIZE: 28px;
TEXT-TRANSFORM: uppercase;
COLOR: #c997c6;
FONT-STYLE: normal;
FONT-FAMILY:xxxx;
}
</style></head><body>
place your test text here.
</body></html>
Now, replace all instances of xxxx with the font's family name. If the filename of the font has spaces, rename the font and remove the spaces in the font's filename or shorten it. Replace zzzz with the filename of the font. If the font is a TTF then replace yyy with ttf and if it is an open type font, replace it with otf. Now place the font on the same location as the html page. Open the html page in Firefox. This won't work in IE and I am not sure about Chrome, I guess it will work there also. BTW I lifted the style for the body from your CSS (H2.page-title)
Do you still see the issues you have with the font?
You are now using the desktop font as a webfont so if the problem is still there, it is not with the conversion of the desktop font to webfont but with how the browser render the font. As you mentioned, the desktop font worked fine for you.
About font licensing, I was indirectly referring to the font with 'trial' on its name. I suggest that you have another look at its terms of use especially if it is a commercial font. Its use might have a limitation. Since you've already taken care of the licensing part and the rest of the fonts are free for commercial use, then it does not matter anymore.
Edit: Fixed the CSS code
Edited on Mar 02, 2013 at 18:26 by toto@k22
Forum: General discussion
Feb 27, 2013 at 17:46 [reply] Font Champagne & Limousine not displaying properly on my site
If the desktop font looks OK and the webfont does not, it *could* be a hinting issue.
Go back to Font Squirrel and generate the webfont again. This time, choose the "Expert" option and do not use the Font Squirrel hinting. It is the option at the left and you need to select the one on the right. You need to use the same hinting currently used by the desktop font or not use hinting at all. Then test the newly generated webfont on a webpage in your computer. If the result is what you are looking for, then replace the webfont in your server.
Give it a try and see what happens.
I hope you have a license to use all the webfonts listed on your CSS.
Go back to Font Squirrel and generate the webfont again. This time, choose the "Expert" option and do not use the Font Squirrel hinting. It is the option at the left and you need to select the one on the right. You need to use the same hinting currently used by the desktop font or not use hinting at all. Then test the newly generated webfont on a webpage in your computer. If the result is what you are looking for, then replace the webfont in your server.
Give it a try and see what happens.
I hope you have a license to use all the webfonts listed on your CSS.
Forum: General discussion
Feb 26, 2013 at 20:25 [reply] Combine multiple TTF fonts into one with multiple styles?
If the fonts were properly named the regular, bold, italic and bold italic styles should be grouped under one family name and for other weights of the family, regular and italic. If only all apps behave like Adobe apps, we can have everything from a font family grouped as one. Unfortunately, many apps in Windows only recognize the 4 styles so you have to cope with this "restricticn" when naming fonts for the sake of Windows, especially MS apps, users.
Example for a font family named Font, you might have a listing similar to this:
Font - Regular, Italic, Bold, Bold Italic
Font Black - Regular, Italic
Font ExtraBlack - Regular, Italic
Font Light - Regular, Italic
Font Medium - Regular, Italic
Font Thin - Regular, Italic
...etc....
If they are not grouped similar to that, especially if ihe 4 styles are listed individually, there is something wrong in how the fonts were named. You should be able to fix that in FontFoge.
You can do what you wanted if the fonts are to be exclusively used for Adobe apps since they not rely on the Windows font engine (or whatever it is called) to render fonts. But they wull be useless for other apps and a messy affair.
Example for a font family named Font, you might have a listing similar to this:
Font - Regular, Italic, Bold, Bold Italic
Font Black - Regular, Italic
Font ExtraBlack - Regular, Italic
Font Light - Regular, Italic
Font Medium - Regular, Italic
Font Thin - Regular, Italic
...etc....
If they are not grouped similar to that, especially if ihe 4 styles are listed individually, there is something wrong in how the fonts were named. You should be able to fix that in FontFoge.
You can do what you wanted if the fonts are to be exclusively used for Adobe apps since they not rely on the Windows font engine (or whatever it is called) to render fonts. But they wull be useless for other apps and a messy affair.
276ccm said
A good font is always worth buying, so if you got something extra nice, it´s a possible you will make a buck on me :-)
So there are strings attached. I only make crappy fonts so that means you are not buying my fonts... too bad I was kind of inclined to do one of those California fonts that I saw some time ago.
Then check that foundry again from time to time. I believe the foundry is working on another Sanborn inspired font.
If you are buying Sanborn inspired fonts, I will make a dozen and put them up at myfonts.
If you are buying Sanborn inspired fonts, I will make a dozen and put them up at myfonts.
There are programs that can only use TTF. One I've seen mentioned is for embroidery.
I doubt that he really meant that OTF does not work in his computer. It is likely program related.
I doubt that he really meant that OTF does not work in his computer. It is likely program related.
I do not know how you were able to install the font directly from the ZIP (drag and drop?) but you are doing it wrong that way. You most likely opened the font and used the font in Word while it is opened. Right?
It's like this, you need to put/move/place the font (unzip) to a folder. You can then open the font from that folder or if you wished to, install the fonts from there.
This is the way WinZIP works. If you open a file directly from inside a ZIP, WinZIP creates a temporary file. When you close the ZIP that temporary file is deleted. That is also what happens in the case of fonts, you can use the font while the ZIP is open but your problem starts when the ZIP is closed. Windows is at a loss where to find the font so the result is a blank output, especially in Windows font viewer. To fix this, you need to restart your computer. There is no other options available. If the font still shows a blank after a restart, uninstall it if it was installed and reinstall it from a copy in a regular folder.
Remember to unzip before you use the font or install the font.
I am only guessing as to what might have happened. I am not sure if the same is true for the ZIP handler of Windows Explorer.
It's like this, you need to put/move/place the font (unzip) to a folder. You can then open the font from that folder or if you wished to, install the fonts from there.
This is the way WinZIP works. If you open a file directly from inside a ZIP, WinZIP creates a temporary file. When you close the ZIP that temporary file is deleted. That is also what happens in the case of fonts, you can use the font while the ZIP is open but your problem starts when the ZIP is closed. Windows is at a loss where to find the font so the result is a blank output, especially in Windows font viewer. To fix this, you need to restart your computer. There is no other options available. If the font still shows a blank after a restart, uninstall it if it was installed and reinstall it from a copy in a regular folder.
Remember to unzip before you use the font or install the font.
I am only guessing as to what might have happened. I am not sure if the same is true for the ZIP handler of Windows Explorer.
If your intention is to make a profit, I strongly suggest that you go commercial and try your luck out there.
If you want to earn loose change here at Dafont, the best way to do it is not to use the donate button. In that way you can set your own rates as far as commercial use is concerned. With the donate button, you leave it entirely to the user to determine that amount regardless of how the font is used, and it could be less than the amount you said you are willing to donate.
Here's some more data for your research. I turned on the donate button for the whole month of February last year (tuned it off the first chance I got last March) to see how it goess. I got 2 clicks. I turned it on again last November and it is still on today. I got 1 click in November, 2 in December, 2 in January and 2 this month. That November click was because he couldn't download the font to his phone and he thought that he needed to make a donation. I ended up emailing him the font. Except for 2 instances, these were intiated through emails and one via Dafont's PM. I told them to click on the Dafont donate button to simplify things. On email inquiries, only 1 out of 4 or 5 who said they will make a donation live up to their promises. I don't take it against them if they didn't come through.
Am I disappointed? Not at all. I did not make free fonts with profit in mind. Earning or making a profit does not enter the equation when I decide to do a font. I do the fonts that I like and the fonts that I like are not the ones that are popular. One of the things that I am most interested in is to know how my fonts are used. However, I won't decline whatever loose change that come my way and that donate button is very convenient when you tell them how to make it happen. Click and follow instructions.
BTW I got myself several books off the internet paid for by those donate button clicks.
If you want to earn loose change here at Dafont, the best way to do it is not to use the donate button. In that way you can set your own rates as far as commercial use is concerned. With the donate button, you leave it entirely to the user to determine that amount regardless of how the font is used, and it could be less than the amount you said you are willing to donate.
Here's some more data for your research. I turned on the donate button for the whole month of February last year (tuned it off the first chance I got last March) to see how it goess. I got 2 clicks. I turned it on again last November and it is still on today. I got 1 click in November, 2 in December, 2 in January and 2 this month. That November click was because he couldn't download the font to his phone and he thought that he needed to make a donation. I ended up emailing him the font. Except for 2 instances, these were intiated through emails and one via Dafont's PM. I told them to click on the Dafont donate button to simplify things. On email inquiries, only 1 out of 4 or 5 who said they will make a donation live up to their promises. I don't take it against them if they didn't come through.
Am I disappointed? Not at all. I did not make free fonts with profit in mind. Earning or making a profit does not enter the equation when I decide to do a font. I do the fonts that I like and the fonts that I like are not the ones that are popular. One of the things that I am most interested in is to know how my fonts are used. However, I won't decline whatever loose change that come my way and that donate button is very convenient when you tell them how to make it happen. Click and follow instructions.
BTW I got myself several books off the internet paid for by those donate button clicks.
You must be joking, Claude.
A very nice script font that hasn't been done will make it happen again.
A very nice script font that hasn't been done will make it happen again.
If it exists only in metal, wood or film, go for it as long as it is not covered by a live patent. If it exists only in digital, find something else unless it is public domain or open license.
If a design is in the public domain like those in the 1800s, I don't care if it has been digitized a thousand times if I like it. Create your font based on a published specimen and stay away from existing digital versions while you are doing the font. Do not copy other peoples mistakes and feel free to make your own mistakes.
Ideally and for ethical consideation, if the design only exists on paper and/or the designer is alive think hard about it or ask permission. But that doesn't happen most of the time. However, if someone is coming out with a pay font, he should consider getting a license or asking permission from the designer or whoever owns the IPR.
In the US, you make a specimen using a digital font, print it, scan that, and make a font from the scan is perfectly legal. Even if it is legal, you will create a reputation as a rip-off artist.
It is another matter in the EU and, as koeiecat pointed out, a very messy affair.
As far as lifting something from a digital font to create another font, I think you should stay away from that. You can only do that to public domain fonts or fonts whose license specifically allows it. For free fonts, a permission from the creator of the font is necessary.
If a font is to be modified for educational purposes, that is entirely up to the person as long as the resulting font is not released.
You are planning to do a script font? Claude is extremely good at that and you two are "neighbors"
If a design is in the public domain like those in the 1800s, I don't care if it has been digitized a thousand times if I like it. Create your font based on a published specimen and stay away from existing digital versions while you are doing the font. Do not copy other peoples mistakes and feel free to make your own mistakes.
Ideally and for ethical consideation, if the design only exists on paper and/or the designer is alive think hard about it or ask permission. But that doesn't happen most of the time. However, if someone is coming out with a pay font, he should consider getting a license or asking permission from the designer or whoever owns the IPR.
In the US, you make a specimen using a digital font, print it, scan that, and make a font from the scan is perfectly legal. Even if it is legal, you will create a reputation as a rip-off artist.
It is another matter in the EU and, as koeiecat pointed out, a very messy affair.
As far as lifting something from a digital font to create another font, I think you should stay away from that. You can only do that to public domain fonts or fonts whose license specifically allows it. For free fonts, a permission from the creator of the font is necessary.
If a font is to be modified for educational purposes, that is entirely up to the person as long as the resulting font is not released.
You are planning to do a script font? Claude is extremely good at that and you two are "neighbors"
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