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MS actually tried to push embedding years ago
Actually MS came up with some sort of idea of font embedding
in web pages around 1998 or so. The idea was to subset the
things. It failed.

I think the main reason for failure was that most people back
then, even many small business, relied in 28kbs dial up modems
and the embed made the files too big. It would be more likely
today, but still requires high speed connections. If you want to
try this, find a pdf on a site and click on it. Check the download
time. You can open it in Adobe Reader and check document
properties on the file menu to see if the font is embedded and
whether it?s subset or not.. A large pdf with a number of
embedded fonts will be pretty big. With just one or two fonts it
will be ok, depending on the settings that were used to render
the pdf.
Posted by: j.m.galvin   Posted on: 06/20/06 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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I don't like monopolies either  999ad@... | 06/19/06
why would anybody assume  not of this world | 06/20/06
Nothing to say, but I am the 1st poster! hooray!  Reverend MacFellow | 06/19/06
You got me laughing!!!  NonZealot | 06/19/06
Ummm dude...  Linux User 147560 | 06/19/06
Right. With your post appearing at #2... (NT)  Julien Collot | 06/19/06
you WOULD have been #1  ChazzMatt | 06/20/06
And reading comprehension goes down the tubes  buran | 06/20/06
Wait for it  NonZealot | 06/19/06
Mac  Ediseye | 06/19/06
who cares?  nomorems | 06/26/06
Good grief, go make a font and stop whining.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/19/06
Making them isn't the issue  Michael Kelly | 06/19/06
Wow..  Patrick Jones | 06/20/06
There was nothing but whining to understand.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/20/06
And you expect people to take you seriously?  Patrick Jones | 06/20/06
She only understands that it is against Microsoft.  B.O.F.H. | 06/20/06
whining  X41 | 06/23/06
A good deed never goes unpunished  TonyMcS | 06/19/06
Totally missed the point.  Fred Fredrickson | 06/19/06
Well Fred Isn't the Point then...  Don Bradley | 06/19/06
Yes, and no.  Fred Fredrickson | 06/23/06
Nope  TonyMcS | 06/25/06
Good grief  Fred Fredrickson | 06/26/06
There is NO issue...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/20/06
Then...  rapson | 06/20/06
not enough explanation  0369 | 06/28/06
It's evil and a monopoly because  buran | 06/20/06
Good Grief  jimk_z | 06/19/06
Some observations about fonts on the web  John Hudson | 06/19/06
Wow, someone with a clue here !  Julien Collot | 06/19/06
Question...  Patrick Jones | 06/20/06
MS actually tried to push embedding years ago  j.m.galvin | 06/20/06
Interesting...  Patrick Jones | 06/20/06
Embedding and serving  John Hudson | 06/22/06
Users to abandon Linux, MS fonts found  Boot_Agnostic | 06/20/06
And how is...  rapson | 06/20/06
The problem is..  Patrick Jones | 06/20/06
OK  rapson | 06/20/06
Monopoly..  Patrick Jones | 06/20/06
MS never had any monopoly  stevenwales | 06/20/06
No..  nomorems | 06/26/06
The real problem is that the intention of copyright laws  Update victim | 06/20/06
LAMP  hopefulcoder | 06/20/06
Ok...  Patrick Jones | 06/20/06
Don't think that's the problem  j.m.galvin | 06/20/06
Logo  Patrick Jones | 06/20/06
????  nomorems | 06/26/06
How can Microsoft enforce this policy?  HypnoToad | 06/27/06

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