I recently came across a tool that many of you web folks may find to be very helpful. We all know that font needs individual attention during the creation or modification of a web page. Typetester is an effective tool for comparing and finding what font functions the best for your web pages. It does not have to be limited to the web, however. Typetester can be a very useful tool for many other projects such as brochures, flyers, handouts, and guides. The code it uses for this is XHTML and CSS styling. Also, you want to make sure your JavaScript is turned on. You are given three different columns and twelve rows to compare your fonts and typefaces. The tool includes different texts and background color choices.
1. Edit, enter or paste sample text in the textarea. The text is automatically applied to preview pane as you type. See Lorem ipsum generator.
2. Choose your typeface from dropdown menu or specify your own. However, keep in mind that there’s a possibility that not everyone have that same font on their systems. If you are choosing font for broad range of visitors, it’s a good idea to stick with those from the safe list.
3. Set parameters. Values are applied as you type/select if the syntax is correct and values you enter are recognized. There’s no submit buttons. This way you preview as you type.
4. The base font size of the preview pane is 10px. Read the explanation.
5. If you’d like to copy settings to another column, just hit the corresponding button, i.e. button ‘1′ of the current column will copy current column’s settings to column No. 1. and so on.
6. If you enabled cookies in your browser, the last applied settings will be automatically stored on your computer and loaded next time you visit this page.
7. When you run out of ideas, check the stats for inspiration.
What I really appreciate about Typetester is that your browser will not load with every change. You can skim over different color choices while at the same time viewing it. What do you think about the tool?
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oh great find, choosing and aligning or making fonts good is always been a major problem to me i also found a service in which you put font image and get font name. thanks a lot for letting me know about typetester =)