CSS help

The standard way to specifying fonts to create a list of fonts in order of preference, eg:

font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif

and then the browser will select the first one available. Hard coding fonts isn't ideal for accessibility (on my laptop for example I've set it to override the site font and always use Tahoma at 9pt to squeeze more text on screen) and embedding can lead to problems with users viewing with restricted rights, etc. who won't be able to download the font.

If you really want certain parts of the site to be in a specific font then consider using images instead - it's ok for menus, buttons, etc. but unworkable for body text.
 
There are so many ways to make standard fonts like nice with CSS, I wouldn't even use images, unless it was a real "emergency". But yes, if you use images, make sure there are alt tags in there, and title tags if you want the text to display when you hover over it.
 
thansk for that KayJay - im thinking of gong the PHP route actually. Im sure i've seen a way of doing it somewhere. :)
 
Don't attempt it, it's not necessary and will potentially lead to compatibility issues. If I were you I'd use sIFR. :) At least give it a try.
 
fair enough - i will give it a try :)
ta

although - maybe i should mention that its a wordress blog im doing? PHP rich. Worpdress is new to me.
 
That's not a problem. I've built and skinned about a dozen corporate wordpress sites and some of them use sIFR. If you need a hand give me a shout :)
 
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