pcDTR
Version
3.1.6 (last update on May 9, 2010)
Rating
Compatibility
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38
License
GPLv2 or later
Non-Commercial
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22056
Date Added
23 October 2009
Why use it.
- No need of flash.
- Easy to config.
- Only one more requirement, basic HTML and CSS knowledge.
Finally there is some guides online, how-to get things started. http://pcdtr.otherland.se/forum/6-how-to
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If you have a pedantic client or you are pedantic yourself and insist on having non web standards fonts embedded on your website you'll probably be delighted to find this extension. You may find yourself disappointed however at the end results.
It has a tendency to apply styles to individual letters rather than a block of text which I believe resulted in excessive vertical space making the layout of my website inconsistent and well, ugly. Try as I might, I could not code my way around the issues and had to throw in the proverbial towel and look elsewhere.
It has a tendency to apply styles to individual letters rather than a block of text which I believe resulted in excessive vertical space making the layout of my website inconsistent and well, ugly. Try as I might, I could not code my way around the issues and had to throw in the proverbial towel and look elsewhere.
Thanks for this plugin. I have been looking for some way to use php to change the fonts without javascript or flash. sIFR and Cufon are... to say the least, just okay. However, this is definitely the best way of using dynamic and system fonts. Our entire site degrades gracefully with flash or javascript off, except our Cufon... now we don't have to worry about creating images to replace our text when javascript is off! Thanks!!!
Works great, but it took a little bit of time due to the sketchy documentation and my very limited background with CSS. I installed the extension, enabled the plugin, and saw immediate changes applied to my article titles. I then accessed the file manager, outside of Joomla to upload font files to media/pcdtr/fonts. I changed media/pcdtr/css/styles.css to use fonts that I uploaded, and I was up an running.
I have just installed and uploaded a font and voilá! I will definitely get some use out of this plugin. I am about to tweet it;)
Thanks for a great release!
Thanks for a great release!
I found this plugin great. I`m was looking something simular many times.
Thanks. Just Excelent!!!
i would recommend all designers to use this product.
Thanks. Just Excelent!!!
i would recommend all designers to use this product.
It is very nice.
Just a question: using a dedicated css style sheet, it is not correlated to the template in use.
If I use more than one template, how can I style differently from a template to another?
regards
Just a question: using a dedicated css style sheet, it is not correlated to the template in use.
If I use more than one template, how can I style differently from a template to another?
regards
Owner's reply
Its a great idea. Add a post to the forum about it and i will start working on it.
This has the potential to be a great extension but it was not what I expected. First I installed the plug-in and then uploaded fonts and then activated the plug-in. I go to my home page ans see a new font and wonder whjere it came from. There is no documentation for this plug-in and the web site forum does not have "how to use" instructions. These little issues could easily be solved and should be.
My greatest disappointment was to open my JCE content editor for testing expecting to find my uploaded fonts as available selections. Not so. I guess they must all be defined through the supplemental style sheet. Experimenting with fonts is a trial and error process and it beomes tedious when they must be applied through a style sheet. Plus I would like to have the option to applu a new font to selected sections of text only. If this extension can do that I do not know how and therein lies the problem.
My greatest disappointment was to open my JCE content editor for testing expecting to find my uploaded fonts as available selections. Not so. I guess they must all be defined through the supplemental style sheet. Experimenting with fonts is a trial and error process and it beomes tedious when they must be applied through a style sheet. Plus I would like to have the option to applu a new font to selected sections of text only. If this extension can do that I do not know how and therein lies the problem.
Owner's reply
The little issue with documentation is in the works. http://pcdtr.otherland.se/forum/6-how-to . What people must understand is that I'm doing this in my spare time. And i hate writing manuals. So the community is more then welcome to help.
Then the JCE issues. Answer is in the forum http://pcdtr.otherland.se/forum/5-help/161-jce-question-answer
Very good method to replace sIFR. This pcDTR plugin made it easy to use any font on your Joomla website. I can even use it to show Chinese fonts. Great!
Before I used this, I had a lot of problems using custom fonts. One method is to make an image of it, but than it is not readable for seach engines.
This solution is doing exactly the right thing. Using custom fonts, working on multiple browsers and still readable for seachengines.
Good work!!!
This solution is doing exactly the right thing. Using custom fonts, working on multiple browsers and still readable for seachengines.
Good work!!!
For a plugin that's only a few weeks old, releases to fix the issues that some users have been experimenting with have been coming out nice and fast.
Working it out is a bit DIY at the moment, but once the PCDTR site is enhanced, I'm sure examples and wiki will follow so those less technically minded can quickly get replacing their fonts using PCDTR.
Working it out is a bit DIY at the moment, but once the PCDTR site is enhanced, I'm sure examples and wiki will follow so those less technically minded can quickly get replacing their fonts using PCDTR.
A brilliant plugin, completely eliminate the need for using flash fonts. I use it for menus and headers, it's working very good in all browsers except opera 10.
Please fix this to work in Opera 10.
Despite this, the project deserve way more than 5 stars.This will bea great success in the joomla community.Excellent work.
Please fix this to work in Opera 10.
Despite this, the project deserve way more than 5 stars.This will bea great success in the joomla community.Excellent work.
Owner's reply
What problem do you have in Opera 10? Sure i will fix it just if i know whats wrong. Send me a msg and i will check it out.