Check this article out guys. I cannot say that I have tested this myself, but if it works as they say, it might be a really important resource....what do you all think?
I get to the First Page but then all I get error messages from them saying try again tommorow. Well If I need a font I won't Wait till tomarrow. Posted by Doug Allan (Member # 2247) on :
I tried that out after reading about it here years ago. It didn't work. I posted what basic font it kept saying for everything I tried & some other 'heads posted that it did the same for them. Maybe they got the bugs out by now, I don't see how it could still be an active site if it didn't work at all... but based on my experience I wouldn't be too optimistic.
Posted by Terry Whynott (Member # 1622) on :
I've used it a few times with excellent results.
Posted by Tasmus (Member # 445) on :
I also found this site...again i dunno how well it works....
Can someone tell me what the word FONT stands for? How did it come about and why the word LETTER is no longer used to describe a letter in an alphabet. Are they using the word FONT in public schools instead of LETTER or is this just something you learn after school?
I am serious!
Posted by Doug Allan (Member # 2247) on :
I figured it had to do with the word foundry, but I decided to check... it does appear to have evolved from the French word fondre as shown below, so, indirectly, it is related to foundry
quote:font
\Font\, n. [F. fonte, fr. fondre to melt or cast. See Found to cast, and cf. Fount a font.] (Print.) A complete assortment of printing type of one size, including a due proportion of all the letters in the alphabet, large and small, points, accents, and whatever else is necessary for printing with that variety of types; a fount
Posted by Mark Matyjakowski (Member # 294) on :
From about.com
quote: Font Definition: Historically, font refers to a specific typeface in a specific point size and style. Therefore, Times New Roman Bold 12 points is a single font while Times New Roman 10 points is another separate font. Today, in common usage font refers to any digital typeface that can normally be rendered in a variety of sizes.
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