[WEB4LIB] sanserif font for all browsers

[Walt_Crawford at notes.rlg.org]

Joan,

1. I'll argue that there's no such thing.

"Browser compatibility" isn't the issue. Rather, it's whether people have
the typeface installed on their local system.

Helvetica/Arial is, as far as I know, the only "universally installed" sans
typeface. (Lucida Sans may be common but certainly not universal.)

2. This is pure argument, but...Why do you need to impose your choice of
typeface? Why not let the user have whatever typeface he/she prefers?

I'd particularly argue that point if there's any significant amount of
text, given the inferior readability of sans.

My own comments (although we're in the process of removing all typeface
overrides, except relative size, from the system I'm responsible for...)

-walt crawford-


                                                                                                                        
                    "Joan K. Graham"                                                                                    
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To all:
We are in the brainstorming process of our annual redesign of the
library web site. We have decided to switch from Times New Roman to a
sanserif font, other than Arial if possible.
I would love to have names of sanserif fonts compatible with all
browsers, suitable for a library site. Thank you.
Joan Graham