Quote:
Originally Posted by theducks
You might get it to work while using the Viewer, but it will fail on any other device.  |
Translation: This is a really bad idea.
The proper way to use default system fonts on anything (even old mobi supports 3) is to use a generic family name:
Serif
Sans-serif
monospace (like typewriter, telex, telegram or terminal/console)
cursive (fake handwriting)
fantasy
Ancient kindles only have:
Serif
Sans-serif
monospace
Each ought to also support Normal, Bold, Italic, Bold+Italic.
CSS
font-family:serif;
Oblique, italic and cursive are different:
oblique is making a font slant if there is no italic, but oblique families exist.
Italic fonts don't exactly match the Normal version and are not just merely slanted as in oblique. Called Italic because they were invented or popularised in Italy in typeset books.
Cursive fonts might not be slanted like oblique or italic, though they might be. They give a closer to joined up script style. Clue in name.