Here is a brief guide to getting Cufon to work with Joomla.

Firstly download the cufon script from this link:

http://cufon.shoqolate.com/js/cufon-yui.js

Then generate a javascript version of the font you want to use. You need a TTF or OTF font file
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Cufon Font Replacer

Recently we have started using a font replacement tool calledCufon, and it has been so useful we just had to tell you about it!

Cufin is a Javascript based rendering engine that allows you to use any font you like on your site.

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Direct Website's New Look

At Direct Website we have just finished our re-branding of our site and stationery. Please look around the site and tell us what you think.

 

JoomlaDay UK

So the other day we had the pleasure of attending JoomlaDayUK, a conference dedicated to all things Joomla.

All in all the I think conference was a great success (with a few minor stumbles of course!) I particularly

enjoyed the talk by Arno Zijlstre on how to style components in Joomla.

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Podium Plugin for Google Sketchup

For the last few days I have been messing around with the podium plugin for Google Sketchup and I must say that I am very impressed. Podium allows you to add a level of realism to Sketchup renders that I had not thought possible, and it is incredibly easy to use.

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PHP style switching

OK, I have had a couple of requests for the style switching post so I will start with that one.

This post explains how to use a small amount of php code (no expertise necessary) to give the user the ability to switch stylesheets so that you can have multiple different views of the same page. I was inspired by csszengarden.com and found the solution on gr0w.com by Paul Whitrow.

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