CSS problem with fonts and https://.

[iannicholson]

Hi!

Can someone please help..?!

I have published a web design to https://nexpay.com.au - the site uses Open Sans across the entire site.

However, on just about every PC out there, it displays as Times New Roman.

A web expert friend took a look to see that the CSS font definition (generated by Xara Web Designer 10 Premium) is referring to fonts at a http:// address, not https://.

The website is defined as https://nexpay.com.au in the web publishing settings.

Is this a bug? How do I get the CSS fonts to refer to https://?

Many thanks and regards.



Ian

[Acorn]

You have:

@import url(http://fonts.googleapis.com/css?fami...subset=latin);
@import url(http://fonts.googleapis.com/css?fami...subset=latin);

As these are in Google's domain, you have no interest in the protocol used; they are external to your site.

Acorn

[iannicholson]

Hi Acorn,

Thanks for your quick reply! That being the case, then why aren't the fonts displaying correctly?

Best regards,


Ian

[Egg Bramhill]

I suspect it's due to trying to access a non secure site from a secure site. Try this:

http://www.amixa.com/blog/2012/06/06...cure-messages/

[Acorn]

Thanks Egg, so there is an issue with Xara's coding requiring them to render the URL to start with // to allow either http and https connections.

Acorn

[Acorn]

Ian, it looks for now you will have to find index_htm_files/xr_fonts.css in your Export folder and FTP that onto your server.
It is possibly to edit the server file directly but I would make a local copy and FTP that using FileZilla.

It might work if you add a Website HTML Code (head) of:

<script>
@import url(//fonts.googleapis.com/css?fami...subset=latin);
@import url(//fonts.googleapis.com/css?fami...subset=latin);
</script>

This should come after the call to the XR_fonts.css files so sorting you out.

Acorn

[Egg Bramhill]

Thanks Egg, so there is an issue with Xara's coding requiring them to render the URL to start with // to allow either http and https connections.

Cheers Acorn. It seems so and I wouldn't believe it's something Xara can't sort out by the next versions. I notice from the page source that Google anylitics use these shortened url's to Google