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Make Address Bar Font Size Bigger: Increase The Font Size Of URL In Address Bar [Firefox]

abhijeet — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 19:01:14 +0000

If you use Firefox as your main browser and also have eyesight problems that require you to see bigger fonts wherever possible on the computer, then you’d like this add-on. The name pretty much says it all. It helps you make the fonts in the browser address bar bigger in size. It makes it easy and effortless by placing a small icon beside the address bar which lets you toggle on and off the font size of website URLs, and search terms you type there.

Another nice thing about this simple extension is that the fonts in the auto-complete dropdown menu – that pops up as you start typing in the address bar – will also appear bigger. So no special CSS tweaking needed anymore.

Features

Increase font size in Firefox address bar.
Also increase the font size in the auto-complete dropdown menu.
Simple toggle on and off option.

Check out Make Address Bar Font Size Bigger @ addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/make-address-bar-font-size-big (via Lifehacker By Abhijeet from GT Mobiles)

Fount: Easily Recognize Fonts On The Web

Umar — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 17:01:39 +0000

When you like a particular font on a website, you might want to employ the same font somewhere in your projects. Here to help you recognize site fonts is a tool called Fount.

Fount is a tool that helps recognize fonts used by websites. All you have to do is click on the bookmarklet and highlight the text of the font you want recognized. Click on the webpage again and your selected text’s font name, size, weight, and style are all shown in an unobtrusive semitransparent window.

Features:

A user-friendly tool.
Helps detect fonts on webpages.
Comes as a bookmarklet.
Works with all modern web browsers.
Shows font name, size, weight, and style.
Similar tools: WhatFont, IdentiFont and IdentifyFonts.net.
Also read related articles:

Check out Fount @ www.fount.artequalswork.com (By Umar from AllThatIsApple)

FreeFontSubsetter: Customize Web Fonts Online

TehseenBaweja — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 01:01:11 +0000

Web fonts are great in optimizing the interface and user experience for your website, but many times they can hurt the speed and size of your site. FreeFontSubsetter lets you upload a web font that you own and customize it for a better user experience. To start with, you can choose to use tabular or old style figures, you can choose to keep or remove screen optimization and even keep or remove kerning.

The most important factor, though, is the ability to keep only a subset of characters and remove unneeded ones like characters from other languages, fonts, etc. As you customize, you can compare the original and new size of the font file and once done, download the new file. You can also specify any custom characters that you want to keep.

Features:

Optimize web font files by removing unneeded characters.
Remove optional features like Kerning and screen optimizaiton.
No registration required.

Visit FreeFontSubsetter @ http://www.subsetter.com

FontViewOK: Select The Best By Comparing Different Fonts

MOin — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 21:01:37 +0000

Traditional text editors let you view your text using one font at a time. This makes it difficult to choose the best font for your text. Here to help you out is a desktop app called FontViewOK.

FontViewOK is a free desktop application for Windows that displays custom text in fonts installed on your computer. You can change the color, stylization, and size of the font. The side-by-side view of the app helps you compare different font samples and pick the one you like most. The app also lets you print the text in all the font samples to get a clearer idea of how it would seem in print.

If you find a font you like, you can use FontViewOK to help you find similar fonts online.

Features:

A user-friendly desktop app.
Compatible with Windows.
Helps find the best font for your text.
Lets you compare fonts.
Helps find similar fonts online.
Prints text in different font styles.
Similar tools: FontConvertor, WhatFont, FreeFontConverter, @Font-Face Generator and FontPicker.
Also read related article: 2 Free Tools To Make Your Own Text Font.

Check out FontViewOK @ www.softwareok.com/?seite=Freeware/FontViewOK (via LifeHacker) (by MOin from ThumbPress)

The Web Font Combinator: Preview Web Font Combinations Online

abhijeet — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 19:01:07 +0000

One of the important processes in designing a webpage, no matter how small or big it is, is deciding the types of fonts that’ll appear in the body, header, sidebar, and so on. The Web Font Combinator is a web based tool that can help you preview various combinations of header and body fonts to decide quickly.

The site’s homepage has editable header and body text, and their fonts as well as font sizes can be adjusted using the dropdown menus and horizontal sliders available in the sidebar.

If you don’t like the white background then there are two options, namely Reverse and Punk, at the top of the page that can change the background to black (more of a grayish black I’d say) and yellow plus pink respectively.

Features

Preview font combinations for header and body.
All kinds of fonts and text sizes available to test.
Similar tools: FontFuse, Pentagram, TypefaceProject and WhatFontIs.

Check out The Web Font Combinator @ www.font-combinator.com (By Abhijeet from GT Mobiles)

WebFont-Services: A Comparison Of Web Font Services & Features

TehseenBaweja — Mon, 09 May 2011 03:01:59 +0000

Web font services have changed the way web designers and developers work. These are free font libraries that allow you to embed their fonts in your design. Web Font Services is an index of the most popular services available on the web along with their different features. In addition to listing the browsers each service supports, this index also tells you how many fonts each service has, what embedding methods they use, if they are free or paid, languages they cover and any limitations they have in terms of bandwidth or number of users.

The index covers over 12 major web font services and provides in-depth information on all you would want to know before choosing one of them. It also tells you if they offer a trial account and what plugins they support, if any.

Features:

An index of major web font services.
Provides detailed on 16 different features for each service.
No registration required.

Visit WebFontServices @ http://sprungmarker.de/wp-content/uploads/webfont-services/ [By Tehseen from Ijaar]

Llama Font: Type In Fonts That Uses llamas As Characters

abhijeet — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 21:01:19 +0000

If you love playing with fonts and are looking for a fun tool to pass the time, or maybe trying to convey a message in a way that doesn’t look harsh or inappropriate then you might want to try out this web based tool called Llama Font.

The name sums up what the tool does. Anything you type will be converted into Llama fonts. You’ll see Llama sketches showing them in all kinds of postures to represent the alphabet. Once you are done, save it and get the URL of the page which will show what you’ve written, albeit through Llamas.

The fonts can look funny as well as weird sometimes. Maybe you can use it for messages like “I am sorry”, or like the example they have on their about page: “I’m not in love with you anymore.”

Features

Type anything in fonts that depict Llamas.
The fonts automatically appear as you type.
Save the text after you are done typing to get URL of the page.

Check out Llama Font @ llamafont.com (By Abhijeet from GT Mobiles)

WhatFont: Easily & Quickly Identify Fonts Used On Any Website

MOin — Sun, 10 Apr 2011 19:01:04 +0000

The fonts used on a website can be found using a variety of online tools. Usually however these tools are not very user-friendly and take more time than necessary to detect fonts. Here to offer a friendlier and extremely fast solution is a tool called WhatFont.

WhatFont is a browser bookmarklet that helps you quickly determine the font style used on any website. Once you visit a site, click on the bookmarklet after the page loads. After you click, you can hover the mouse pointer over any part of the website and the font style will be displayed in an overlapping black window, as in the image above. You can do this for any textual part of any website.

To disable the bookmarklet, look for the “Exit WhatFont” button that will appear in the top right of the webpage once you click on the bookmarklet.

Features:

A user-friendly tool.
Works as a browser bookmarklet.
Lets you detect fonts used on any website.
Has a fast response time.
Similar tools: IdentiFont and IdentifyFonts.net.
Also read related articles:

Check out WhatFont @ www.chengyinliu.com/whatfont.html (by MOin from ThumbPress)

TypeFresh: Change Fonts On Your Android Phone

TehseenBaweja — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 23:01:37 +0000

If you are growing tired of the default fonts that display on your Android device, an app called TypeFresh can help. It is a simple app that lets you change your system fonts to any other font. The app is also very effective in storing/backing up your current fonts and restoring them at a later stage.

As soon as you download and launch the app, it gives you a list of available fonts that you can choose from – these are essentially the fonts that are already installed on your device. You do need to install the AndExplorer app for Android for TypeFresh to work properly otherwise it won’t let you select fonts.

Features:

Change the default fonts on Android device.
Choose from already installed fonts or download new fonts.
Also backs up and restore your fonts.

Download TypeFresh from AndroidMarketplace

FontFuse: Pair & Find Fonts That Work Well Together

TehseenBaweja — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 01:01:00 +0000

Web designers often struggle with pairing the right fonts together, whether it’s for a new webpage or simply a text document that utilizes various styles. FontFuse is an online tool that lets you pair and find fonts that work well together online.

Start by choosing a background color using the color wizard, then select a font for your headline, browsing thousands of fonts belonging to different font styles, classifications and foundries. After that, choose a body font and save your font pair by publishing it online so the whole world can see your creative genius. You can also share your font pair through a permanent URL provided.

FontFuse also lets you browse hundreds of other font pairs created by other users and rate them.

Features:

Create and test font pairings online.
Choose from thousands of fonts.
Save and share your font pair.
View gallery of font pairings created by others.
Similar tools: Pentagram, TypefaceProject and WhatFontIs.

Visit FontFuse @ www.fontfuse.webink.com