Transcript Presenting Text on the Web

Chapter 3
CS332A
Advanced HTML Programming
Font Controls
Typography
58
Type Style = Font Family = fonts with similar characteristics
Type Styles (Font Families)
1. Serif
Small ornamentation at the ends of a letter
2. Sans Serif
Without serifs
Better for smaller text
3. Monospace
Can have or not have serifs
Each letter occupies the same amount of space
Best for text that must be read exactly
4. Cursive
Mimic handwriting
Decorative
Not good for reading large amounts of text
5. Fantasy
Decorative
Extremely ornamental
Illustrations and icons
cs332a_chapt03.ppt
CS332A
Advanced HTML Programming
Presenting Text on the Web
Chapter 3
59/60
1. HTML Text
Pros:
Easy to edit
Fast to download
Adjusts to the width of the screen
Cons:
Text control is by the visitor’s machine
Limited to fonts available on visitor’s machine
Text limited for special-effects
2. Graphic Text
Is a graphic (.gif or .jpg) that has text
Is a picture not text
Can use any font
Slower to download
May not fit on the visitor’s screen
3. Vector Graphic
Easy to change
Position itself dynamically (fit the screen)
Apply special effects easily
Use any font
.svg file types
Not an accepted standard
Currently Micromedia Flash is only vector graphics
Require Micromedia Flash plug-in
cs332a_chapt03.ppt
CS332A
Advanced HTML Programming
Presenting Text on the Web
1. HTML Text
cs332a_chapt03.ppt
Chapter 3
59/60