Using HTML and JavaScript, is there a way to automatically install a missing font needed to view the site?
Can I use a sort of check to find a specific font on the client when loading a website and if the font is not found, install Police with little or no interaction with the user? Is this type of behavior considered malicious on ethics? I would like use a specific font, but most will not have this font installed and I do not want to default to Times New Roman.
You can not install a font on a user's computer, but you can temporarily import a. Use the CSS2 font-face at-rule @. Http: / / msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms530757.aspx You'll need to create an embedded font that you can find how to do here. http://www.netmechanic.com/news/vol3/css_no15.htm