Syd, I hear you loud and clear... but this gives me a mischievous idea.

I promise whatever I am thinking of will not piss you off... though I don't know how Klimbatize will feel about it.

Mr. Satire wrote:

I would like this site to do that thingy where the proper font for the site is downloaded so that I can still view the site in it's intended font even if I don't have said font installed, because I am sick of seeing the site font replaced with Times New Roman or some variant of that when I browse on my iPhone or iPad.

Comic Sans MS cannot be distributed for legal reasons.

Mr. Satire wrote:

GPFontaine wrote: Mr. Satire wrote: I would like this site to do that thingy where the proper font for the site is downloaded so that I can still view the site in it's intended font even if I don't have said font installed, because I am sick of seeing the site font replaced with Times New Roman or some variant of that when I browse on my iPhone or iPad. Comic Sans MS cannot be distributed for legal reasons. I'm pretty sure just having the font on the web server, just for the single purpose of applying the font on a page, rather than distributing it (you could set the HTTP server software to disallow downloading of the file directly) might be fine. There might even be a Comic Sans lookalike that isn't held under a restrictive licence that you could have served on a per-user-agent basis. Failing that, you could adjust the CSS style sheet in a manner which will make the browser fall back to a better font. I'm not an CSS expert, but I am sure it can be done.

You are incorrect.

The font must be licensed.
http://www.microsoft.com/typography/fonts/font.aspx?FMID=1535
http://www.ascendercorp.com/font/comic-sans/

As for a similar font, I don't know much, but I would bet that Syd would never go for that.

Lastly, yes, cascading font choices are within the capabilities of web design. If Syd wants to choose the list, I can make it happen, but I am not making the choice of which fonts go in which order.

Drew Linky wrote:

Technically, Times New Roman (or any font that has "feet" on each letter) is visually more tiring to read. I'm not making that shit up. Also, I can check this site on my DSi and it looks normal.

They are called serifs, not feet.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serif

When a font does not have the extra serif, it is called "sans serif"

Serif fonts are easier for reading large amounts of printed text. The serif acts a visual guide for the eye/brain to help with the horizontal flow of text. Large bodies of text benefit from serif fonts. That is why MS Word defaults to serif based fonts such as Times New Roman or Cambria.

Sans Serif fonts are great for printed headlines where there isn't a lot of eye movement required.

Here is the trick though. Computer screens aren't paper. Interlacing and low pixel density on the screens used to cause problems, so serif fonts didn't work well. That is the reason why Microsoft uses Cambria now. It is a serif font that was specifically designed for onscreen usage.

Over time my guess is that serif fonts will return to the screen as pixel density increases and technical limitations are removed. Thank Apple for making such a big deal about the 'retina display'.