Suitcase Fusion 3 User Guide for Mac OS - Extensis
Suitcase Fusion 3 User Guide for Mac OS - Extensis
Suitcase Fusion 3 User Guide for Mac OS - Extensis
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WebINK: Using Fonts on the Web<br />
Web typography has been a sore point <strong>for</strong> designers <strong>for</strong> years. Without doing a lot of work, there was no way to<br />
use a rich set of typefaces to proclaim your presence on the Internet. And when it came time to change the look<br />
of a website, most of that work had to be redone.<br />
At long last, most popular browsers support a feature known as @font-face. This allows you to assign a font<br />
that is hosted on a web server to a font-family in your CSS. A visitor’s browser downloads the hosted font<br />
then displays it on your page.<br />
In the past, there have been multiple hurdles <strong>for</strong> Web designers to implementing @font-face: different<br />
browsers offer different levels of support <strong>for</strong> @font-face, so you would need to host several different font<br />
<strong>for</strong>mats as wells as “hack” your pages to get the various browsers to work correctly; you had to purchase a<br />
separate license to use your fonts on the Web; and you had to take precautions against visitors being able to<br />
pirate your fonts.<br />
The WebINK font rental service addresses all these concerns and more:<br />
• Fonts are hosted on the WebINK servers in multiple <strong>for</strong>mats, so your CSS just needs to identify the font,<br />
and WebINK delivers the correct <strong>for</strong>mat to each visitor to your website.<br />
• We have agreements with major type foundries <strong>for</strong> thousands of high-quality fonts, so you don’t need to<br />
worry about font licenses or security. (And we are adding more!)<br />
• Fonts are rented on a monthly basis <strong>for</strong> a specific level of web traffic, so you don’t pay <strong>for</strong> what you don’t<br />
need.<br />
• There are no complicated configurations <strong>for</strong> you or your visitors: no JavaScript or Flash, no special<br />
images or CSS tricks to implement. As long as your visitors use a modern browser, they will experience<br />
your site in all its typographic richness.<br />
WebINK concepts<br />
The WebINK service was designed to allow you to maximize your impact with a minimum of ef<strong>for</strong>t. There are<br />
some key concepts behind the service that you should understand so that you can create a smooth workflow <strong>for</strong><br />
yourself.<br />
Account<br />
You need an account in order to utilize the WebINK service. You can try the service <strong>for</strong> free <strong>for</strong> 30 days; to<br />
continue after this period you will need to provide a credit card <strong>for</strong> billing.<br />
WebINK Library<br />
The WebINK Library is the library of high-quality fonts available from the WebINK service. You can browse<br />
through the library and preview fonts to find the best typefaces <strong>for</strong> your website.<br />
Type Drawer<br />
A Type Drawer holds the fonts you have chosen to use with a specific set of websites. You can have as many<br />
Type Drawers as you need <strong>for</strong> your projects.<br />
Websites<br />
The fonts in a Type Drawer are made available to all the websites assigned to the drawer. You can assign single<br />
sites such as www.example.com or, by using wildcards, you can assign multiple subdomains (*.example.com).<br />
Usage Level<br />
You can specify the maximum usage level available to a Type Drawer. Measured in gigabytes, this is the total<br />
size of the font data that the websites in a Type Drawer can be served in a month. (If the traffic to your websites<br />
is higher than you expected and so your usage exceeds this amount, your websites will not suddenly be cut off;<br />
you will receive an email alert.)<br />
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