Cufón
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- ukit
Is there any downside to using this? It seems too good to be true...
- styleplus_amillion0
dopest shit on Earth.
- schjetne0
I'm kinda testing it out on this little site of mine:
If there are no problems with it on this site, I'll start using it on professional sites.
- i cant seem to select the type...baseline_shift
- Shit you're right. I guess it's a fair sacrifice for a site that's mainly for photo galleries from parties.schjetne
- Tested again, same browser, and another browser, and suddenly I can select just fine. Better than SIFR.schjetne
- WTF is that site about?era4O4
- Some foreign language bullshit.schjetne
- ********0
Only downside is a:hover color doesn't work. You can underline and add a background color on hover, but no change of color.
- baseline_shift0
ive heard there are some issues with list items and rollover states.
- ukit0
Rollover states is a pretty small downside;)
- CLRBLND0
"Cufon is hot" - Paris Hilton
- your site is hot.styleplus_amillion
- thanks ^^ ( we've got a blog to ( using cufon ) ) blog.mrhenry.be word!CLRBLND
- here's where I'm using it:
http://blkwrld.com/c…styleplus_amillion - yeah - agree. clrblnd's site rox.bigtrick
- styleplus_amillion0
I've been using it for a few months now. it's wonderful.
I don't do silly things like putting Cufón elements in list items, though.
I also don't link Cufón elements... as I don't expect that level of functionality to be polished at all.
- schjetne0
Most ironic typo ever.
- Both front and back are in error. Cool morphing handbag though.comicsans
- no ass?ceiling_cat
- comicsans0
Major drawback to me is lack of copy and paste in the substituted text. The fonts don't appear if you print the page. OK for menus I guess. What's the performance hit?
- schjetne0
I just copied and pasted text from the site I posted. You're doing it wrong maybe?
- nope. New firefox on OSX10.5.8. And ill be fucked if im gonna open another browser.baseline_shift
- Perhaps, on this page http://clubneverland…
I cannot copy the text "Rocky Horror Picture Show vs TLC", FFox on a maccomicsans - exactly.baseline_shift
- Ffox on a mac. If JS disabled I can copy but not see the effect. If enabled I can see effect but not copycomicsans
- With Safari I can can select some text (not 1st word) but the copied text does not pastecomicsans
- ********0
its shit
- iamaracinghorse0
Performance hit is too bad if not used on large bodies of text. Better than sifr. Can't copy & paste (as it redraws the letterforms on a canvas element) sounds like the major drawback.
- i meant the performance hit is NOT too bad.iamaracinghorse
- Yes, lack of C&P and inability to print means most people will think the web page is broken. Shame.comicsans
- I just copied and pasted, Safari 4.0.3 or something, OSX.schjetne
- jerseyred0
I just used it for about 30+ department shelf headers for an eCommerce site and it's great, especially for a company without existing h1 and h2 tags
http://www.silhouettes.com/Dept/…
- ukit0
If Mozilla is using Canvas to run an entire application, would the performance hit even be an issue?
- baseline_shift0
also, when i do searches in the browser, it wont find stuff thats been 'cufoned'
- I hadn't noticed that. That's a pain...iamaracinghorse
- Jesus Christ, this cufon thing seems less and less usable. I might have to reconsider. Any alternatives?schjetne
- kerus0
cufon keeps a span there with your original text content in it, firebug is your friend
- styleplus_amillion0
^baseline_shift
wrongo... All Cufon text is fully indexable...
you must be mistaken.
- Stugoo0
I had concern with highlighting text.
Interoperation of WCAG 2.0 guidelines 1.4.8.1 and 1.4.9
http://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG20/#vis…1.4.8 Visual Presentation: For the visual presentation of blocks of text, a mechanism is available to achieve the following: (Level AAA)
1. Foreground and background colors can be selected by the user.and
1.4.9 Images of Text (No Exception): Images of text are only used for pure decoration or where a particular presentation of text is essential to the information being conveyed. (Level AAA)
So cufon fails at AAA.
else:
- legal issues with the font
- reloading the page for font sizing
- I think it has to be a PC font.
- janne760
why start a new thread? i am ok with it, but now i need to bookmark both about tghis subject.