Not getting it to work using the instructions

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Posted by: EZGtr
         

I followed the tutorial, and I'm sure it should work, but I'm not getting it to work.  So, not sure exactly what I'm doing wrong.  Here is what I see and know:

 

1. I see the links added to my page in the html.

2. I see the EOT's in my root folder (i.e. with my webpages).

 

However, when I publish the page(s), and the EOT files, nothing changes.  I removed my font that I want it to embed and it reverts to a standard font instead of embeded font.  Everytime I run the WEFT  it seems to be doing it, but just isn't there.

 

As far as I can tell, I see what I think I'm supposed to see, but it is not happening.  I think there must be something I'm missing.  As I said, I used the tutorial, but it was even vague in spots.

 

What I want to do is do all the embeding and edits and publish them myself, not through the WEFT software.  Any suggestions, help, etc would be great.

 

Thanks

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Posted by: ImDocHolliday
         

First of all, I do not recommend putting all of your files in the root folder.  You should have different folders for different subject pages.  For your EOT fonts, you should put them in a fonts sub-folder.

 

With that said, remember that EOT files are for use with a specific webpage name.  So, if you create an EOT file for use with http://www.webpage.com, it will NOT work with http://webpage.com.  Even if both URLs take you to the same place.

 

Here's an example of a CSS file declaration - it's all on one line in your CSS file.

 

@font-face { font-family: Another Typewriter; font-style:  normal; font-weight: normal; src: url(http://www.flyingfortress.ws/fonts/ANOTHER0.eot); }

 

The URL() function for the source (src:) should use the fully-qualified URL name.  That way, there are no chances for error.

 

 - John

 

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Posted by: EZGtr
         

Hi John:

 

Thanks for the help.  So that I make sure I'm following you okay, being a new-bee; I should have different image folders and font folders (i.e. "WEFT" folder) for each page, allowing for a dedicated folder for each page?  BTW, didn't say in the intructions to put these EOT's in the foot folder.

 

I see what you are saying, is that each EOT font at the beginning of the HTML page needs to be linked, or may need to be linked to the appropriate folder on the website.  Right now it reads as this:

@font-face {
    font-family: FlamencoD;
    font-style:  normal;
    font-weight: normal;
    src: url(FLAMENC5.eot);
  }

It looks like I need to re-read the "Create Font Objects" section again.  It seems like I'm doing everything twice.  I'm not sure why it has to be that difficult.  It just needs to read the font file.  (sorry, thinking out loud here)

 

Thanks again, I will see what I can do with this.

 

- SV

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Posted by: PrickySantosh
         

As I worked on WEFT it's working fine. There is no need to create seprate folder for each page but you should take care of that file and font(eot) should be in same folder

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Posted by: PrickySantosh
         

definately I will help you, tell me the file name and where it's stored

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Posted by: mjan
         

Although it's a good idea to put your EOT files in a folder called "fonts" (just as it is a good idea to keep GIF images in an "images" folder etc), that is *NOT* a requirement. You can place your EOT files where ever you want. You can even put them on a different web site. However, make sure that:

 

1) You page contains CSS code with the URL to the used EOT files. Make ensure that that URL points to the actual location of the files. Check that by simply trying to open the URL in a web browser. If you get a "File not found" message, then you did not enter the correct URL. You won't be able to see the font when doing so. You just want to do this to verify that you don't get a "File Not Found" error message. Any other message is OK.

 

2) An EOT can only be used on the specified web site. The EOT itself may be located anywhere, but the web pages using the EOT must be located on the site you entered when creating the EOT. I'll bet your entered the wrong url, such as http://www.acme.com while you web site is actually called http://acme.com , or perhaps you made a typo!?

 

9 out of 10 messages described issue 2) above, so browser through some old messages for more help.

 

Regards,

- Michael

 

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Posted by: PrickySantosh
         

Yes...! It's very nice discription regarding WEFT

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Posted by: EZGtr
         

Hey, thanks everyone!  I didn't mean to imply that WEFT was inferior, I tend to leave words out occasionally, sorry.  I'm glad to be using WEFT, I'm just new to the idea.  Though I may have a basic knowledge of its function, getting it to work correctly hasn't been my succes.

 

See, I have duplicated files for each of the EOT fonts, and my guess is that is a result of multiple pages using the same font and having to be linked to that particular duplicate.

 

I chose "no subsetting" because I was under the impression that one font file would work for all the pages with that font, instead of having duplicates.  You all have given me some good help, but it will take me a week to sort it all out before I can get back to you and let you know if I did it correctly or not.  I will try to re-run it all and see again.

 

Thanks, and I will be in touch.

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Posted by: EZGtr
         

Hi gang:

 

Well, I went step-by-step through the Tutorial twice and I was not successful.  I was good until step 6-9.  Step six, in my opinion isn't telling me about anything I'm seeing, nor can I do what it says.  I do not see where I have an option to save a modified version of anything from here to where I want it to go.  I can explore where it is going to go, but I cannot do anything.  I go right to the step 7, "Publish Web Pages" window.  Step 8, copy and paste???  Step 9 - upload what? Both files in the same folder? Separate folders?  This just can't be this difficult.

 

  I don't know what to ask, I just need help figuring this out.  I am not loading anything to my web server until I know it works.  I should be able to delete the font from the windows folder and it does the same thing.  I shouldn't have to edit in step 7.  If it really works, I would think I should be able to open my "TEST" file in IE and it should do it's job.  However, it doesn't put a modified file in my "C:/WEFT" folder, it puts it in some far-away folder in "MY DOCUMENTS".  So you tell me what exactly am I missing here.

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Posted by: EZGtr
         

IT WORKED!!!  Don't know what I did, but it worked.

 

Thanks for helping me out.

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