Omni Systems, Inc. Mif2Go User's Guide, Version 55
> 21 Mapping text formats to HTML/XML > 21.7 Mapping fonts > 21.7.4 Including or excluding font tags
Older versions of Internet Explorer contain a
defect in how <font>
tags are handled.
If your HTML output includes a <font>
tag, and the specified font does not include the glyph, Internet Explorer
changes the glyph to another that does occur in that font, and does a
poor job of selection. Firefox simply ignores the <font>
tag and shows the correct character, in compliance with the W3 specification.
By default, when you use CSS, Mif2Go does not include <font>
tags in HTML output, except for symbols in autonumbers; see §21.7.5 Managing font tags for symbol fonts.
However, you might need additional <font>
tags in some circumstances. For example:
<font>
tags to correctly
display content in these fonts; see §21.7.7 Accommodating browser font-rendering differences.
<font>
tags to get around
viewer deficiencies; see §11.3.9 Coping with JavaHelp / Oracle Help viewer limitations.
To turn on <font>
tags in HTML output:
; NoFonts = Yes (default, prohibit <font ...> tags except for symbol
; fonts) or No (use <font...> tags, default if UseCSS=No)
If you turn off CSS, Mif2Go turns on <font>
tags by default; see §22.5 Understanding how CSS affects other options.
If you do use CSS, you can create <span>
tags instead, with a single setting for each character format; see §22.7.3 Mapping character formats to tags or span classes.
If you do not use CSS, and you are not using
<font>
tags either, you will get whatever
fonts a browser specifies as defaults.