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wow! Thanks 
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There are equal advantages and disadvantages. If you use @font-face, you will need to bundle all fonts with your theme, and a CSS file with all combination of .woff, .eot, .svg etc for different browsers.
If you use google webfonts, you just need a one line api call, but then a testing on local server requires internet connection.
I still prefer Google webfonts. Hassle free. 
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saintdo said
Yes, when I used twitter and flickr, cufon.now() seem doesn’t work.
Thanks
I have solved this problem in the theme I’m working on. Here is the problem:
<head> load jQuery load Cufon Cufon.replace() </head> ... body twitter tag - delays document ready while loading adsense tag - delays document ready while loading flickr widget - delays document ready while loading ... Cufon.now() - too late because page load was already delayed load other javascripts
Here is my solution:
<head> load jQuery load custom library that rewrites document.write to a function that uses jQuery.replaceWith() load Cufon Cufon.replace() </head> ... body store placeholder with link to twitter script store placeholder with link to adsense script store placeholder with link to flickr script ... Cufon.now() - works because page load was not delayed load other javascripts on document.ready, use jQuery to select all placeholders, read links contained in them, dynamically append script tags (we don't have to worry about document.write clearing the page since we rewrote it)...document.write contained in the loaded scripts will now call jQuery.replaceWith to replace the placeholder with the result of the script execution
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I used to use Cufon but have recently decided not to use it again in ThemeForest items. There’s just too many unnecessary support questions about it like when they want to change the font color or size and they’re not familiar with how Cufon works. Or complaints of the text flashing too slowly on pages.
Long story short: I’m an @font-face user now.
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JamiGibbs said
I used to use Cufon but have recently decided not to use it again in ThemeForest items. There’s just too many unnecessary support questions about it like when they want to change the font color or size and they’re not familiar with how Cufon works. Or complaints of the text flashing too slowly on pages. Long story short: I’m an @font-face user now.
+1
just wanted to say the same Google Fonts Api is brilliant for that.
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+1 font-face, best in SEO . Not Cufon so.
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webdesignerart said
+1 font-face, best in SEO . Not Cufon so.
Cufon is just as SEO friendly. Also Font-Face still flickers in IE just like Cufon.
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lpage said
webdesignerart saidCufon is just as SEO friendly. Also Font-Face still flickers in IE just like Cufon.
+1 font-face, best in SEO . Not Cufon so.
Flickering in IE is a bonus, IE users should suffer. Really suffer.
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wpCanyonThemes said
lpage saidFlickering in IE is a bonus, IE users should suffer. Really suffer.
webdesignerart saidCufon is just as SEO friendly. Also Font-Face still flickers in IE just like Cufon.
+1 font-face, best in SEO . Not Cufon so.
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