My two cents: the issue is primarily one of serif vs non-serif fonts -
while serif fonts have a reputation for being easier to read for typeset
material (and hence used in books, newspapers, etc), for the coarser
resolution available on computer screens most people find non-serif
fonts more more readible. Setting FACE="non-serif" selects a _family_
of fonts rather than a specific font and lets the browser choose from
those installed locally, MS or non-MS. (In CSS this would be "body {
font-family: sans-serif; }". That being said, I think that many browser
make appropriate adjustments, e.g. I notice that if "Arial" is specified
for a page my Mozilla browser displays a non-serif font but I don't
think it's Arial..


Martin Gregorie wrote:
On Wed, 22 Oct 2003 11:01:48 +0000, Robert Ehrlich
wrote:
Bill Daniels wrote:
"Mike Borgelt" wrote in message
...
BTW, I do read your web site and find it very interesting. (Changing the
font on the articles to Ariel would make them more readable on computer
screens, however.)
No, please don't do that. Arial is not available on most non Microsoft
sytems.

That's easy: set the font to a list, say
font face="Arial, Futura, Franklin Gothic, Times Roman"
will let the page display in the first font installed on the system,
searching from left to right. however, please note:
- Arial *is* available to Opera running under RedHat Linux 7.2
- IMO its rude to specify *any* typeface or size on a web page [1].