Comment Re:But will IE accept the new font files? (Score 1) 209
We got into the current mess of text in images because Microsoft wouldn't support Mozilla's font files. Is IE going with the standard this time around, or do we have another browser incompatibility issue?
Actually, we got into the mess of text in images because "web designers" (read: graphic artists) weren't satisfied with the limited number of font faces that could be counted on to be displayed across different platforms. They needed to express their "artistic vision", but Times New Roman, Arial, and generic "sans-serif" font declarations couldn't scratch that itch. They used Photoshop to embed their favorite font faces into graphic elements on the page (buttons, logos, headers, etc). in order to satisfy their artistic vision. It had nothing to do with Microsoft not supporting Mozilla's font files (whatever that even means). This was happening long before the advent of Mozilla. The modern equivalent would be designers using Flash to develop their interfaces. It gives the designer complete control over the design but it breaks the way the web was intended to work. With this new @font-face method, you can still get the very specific look and feel you want, but can still have your content indexed, select, copy, paste still works, etc.