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updated TypoGridder (April 12, 2007)

Yes I know it is pretty darn late but hey - what else are holidays there for? Except learning and partying and dancing and chilling and… well yes I just could not stop until it worked like I wanted it to.

My TypoGridder now works as a MiniTool for Konqueror and as a bookmarklet in Firefox and Opera. It should have the correct height on any page and should be on top of everything. Please test it and report any bugs.

Visit TypoGridder project Page

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TypoGridder (April 11, 2007)

I recently read two articles about using grids in webdesign. It just makes sense. Read them yourself:

I’ve wrote a little javascript which displays a basline grid on any page (via bookmarklet). For more information visit the project website.

Please use this article for any feedback.

PS: And as you might see, I have a lot to do to let my website align to any grid. The curse of a layman.

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TypoGridder (April 11, 2007)

I recently read two articles about using grids in webdesign. It just makes sense. Read them yourself:

I’ve wrote a little javascript which displays a basline grid on any page (via bookmarklet). For more information visit the project website.

Please use this article for any feedback.

PS: And as you might see, I have a lot to do to let my website align to any grid. The curse of a layman.

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New Microsoft C*-Fonts for all (Win, Mac, Linux) (March 21, 2007)

Microsoft has created some new fonts for their Office 2007 suite and Vista: Calibri, Cambria, Candara, Consolas, Constantia, Corbel. Read this article for more infos and some pictures.

They look pretty good I have to admit but nevertheless they are tainted by evil ;-). Nevertheless they might become quite common in the next months. So how does one acquire these fonts (besides spending a fortune on their software)?

Windows ships them with their free PowerPoint Viewer. All you have to do is extract the *.exe and the containing *.cab. Than you’ll be able to install the TrueType Fonts like others.

I didn’t find this out, I read it in the German Blog http://praegnanz.de or rather this blog entry

HowTo install on Linux

Run cabextract on the *.exe and the ppviewer.cab once. You’ll have the TTF files in your current directory, install them (e.g. via KControl).

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