Arial vs. Helvetica.

From	peter@easthope.ca
Newsgroups	linux.debian.user
Subject	Arial vs. Helvetica.
Date	2017-08-02 16:40 +0200
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I want to specify a variable pitch font in a wiki. The font should be 
widely available and acceptable to commonly used browsers.  
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arial explains, "It [Arial] was created 
to be metrically identical to the popular typeface Helvetica, with all 
character widths identical, so that a document designed in Helvetica 
could be displayed and printed correctly without having to pay for a 
Helvetica license."  That suggests that Arial is a good choice.  
Conversely, font substitution appears to be handled well in many 
contexts and licensing might no longer be a concern.

What is the conclusion.  Should I specify, Arial or Helvetica or 
something else?

 Thanks,                               ... Peter E.
  



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Arial vs. Helvetica. peter@easthope.ca - 2017-08-02 16:40 +0200
  Re: Arial vs. Helvetica. <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2017-08-02 16:50 +0200
  Re: Arial vs. Helvetica. Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2017-08-02 17:40 +0200
    Re: Arial vs. Helvetica. Martin Read <zen75502@zen.co.uk> - 2017-08-03 10:30 +0200
      Fonts readability (was: Arial vs. Helvetica.) Nicolas George <george@nsup.org> - 2017-08-03 14:30 +0200
        Re: Fonts readability (was: Arial vs. Helvetica.) rhkramer@gmail.com - 2017-08-03 15:50 +0200
          Re: Fonts readability (was: Arial vs. Helvetica.) Nicolas George <george@nsup.org> - 2017-08-03 17:40 +0200
            Re: Fonts readability (was: Arial vs. Helvetica.) rhkramer@gmail.com - 2017-08-04 15:00 +0200
              Re: Fonts readability (was: Arial vs. Helvetica.) Jude DaShiell <jdashiel@panix.com> - 2017-08-04 15:40 +0200
        Re: Fonts readability (was: Arial vs. Helvetica.) Henrique de Moraes Holschuh <hmh@debian.org> - 2017-08-03 18:00 +0200
  Re: Arial vs. Helvetica. Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> - 2017-08-03 22:50 +0200

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