new times roman versus times new roman

[charles cashion]

I am running Windows XP plus SP2 plus all recent updates.
I am having problem with a few font tags.
All of the following tags produce the same result.
<font face="New Times Roman" size=10>
<font face="Times New Roman" size=10>
<font face="New Times Roman" size=10pt>
<font face="Times New Roman" size=10pt>
<font face="New Times Roman" size=10px>
<font face="Times New Roman" size=10px>

I have
C:\WINDOWS\Fonts\TIMES.TTF
filename:Times New Roman(true type)
When I double-click on it, it says
"Times New Roman"

I guess I have two questions.
(a)New Times Roman vs Times New Roman
(b)size=10 versus 10pt versus 10px

Thanks,
Charles

 

[C A Upsdell]

I am running Windows XP plus SP2 plus all recent updates.
I am having problem with a few font tags.
All of the following tags produce the same result.
<font face="New Times Roman" size=10>
<font face="Times New Roman" size=10>
<font face="New Times Roman" size=10pt>
<font face="Times New Roman" size=10pt>
<font face="New Times Roman" size=10px>
<font face="Times New Roman" size=10px>

The font is "Times New Roman".

You should not use the FONT tag, but if you did you should note that the
size takes no units, and that the size is not pixels, it is a code, with
(as best I remember) 2 or 3 being for normal sized text.

Instead of the FONT tag, use CSS. With CSS you can specify the size in
a variety of units, but you should use only em units or % units till you
know more: don't use fixed units such as px units or pt units.

 

[Val]

In answer to your question, without diatribes on the au courant techniques,
New Times Roman is not a valid name, so your browser ignores it, and
displays in the default typeface, Times New Roman. You could see this
effect by changing your default face to something noticeably different, like
a cursive face. The Times New Roman lines will be rendered in that face,
the backwards name will be shown in the new default.

The size values are in the range 1 to 7 and are more less relative to a
"basefont" size. So your 10/10pt/10px are being evaluated as the max value
(7) and that's all there is.

Val

 

[C A Upsdell]

In answer to your question, without diatribes on the au courant techniques,

Diatribes? Is that your word for good advice?

 

[charles cashion]

Val,
Thank you for a simple answer.
Charles

 

[Val]

Perhaps that was a bit over the top. My point was, OP asked a question on a
specific topic, that's what should have been answered. That he's using a
deprecated tool is his choice.

It's as if I ask about the best choice of wood when using the stick and bow
method to light a fire, and you tell me I should go get a Zippo. Then
someone else write, "Oh no, those are old fashioned, I should flick my Bic."
That doesn't help me choose bass or beech.

Val

 

[C A Upsdell]

Perhaps that was a bit over the top. My point was, OP asked a question on a
specific topic, that's what should have been answered. That he's using a
deprecated tool is his choice.

It's as if I ask about the best choice of wood when using the stick and bow
method to light a fire, and you tell me I should go get a Zippo. Then
someone else write, "Oh no, those are old fashioned, I should flick my Bic."
That doesn't help me choose bass or beech.

With all due respect, although the OP's ostensible question was about
the use of FONT, I feel that what the OP really wanted to know was how
to specify fonts and font sizes, and that he/she was asking about FONT
because, more than likely, he/she did not realize that there was a
better way. In this context I felt it was reasonable to mention the
better way following my answer to the specific question.