@font-face returning 'false' on Ubuntu 9.10, FF3.5.6 (includes fix)

[peol]

The 'serif' bundle on at least my install seems to default to a font that is the same width as the @font-face data uri font, which makes it return false.

Changing:
spn.setAttribute('style','font:99px _,serif;position:absolute;visibility:hidden');

to:
spn.setAttribute('style','font:99px _,helvetica,verdana;position:absolute;visibility:hidden');

should fix this (according to http://www.codestyle.org/css/font-family/sampler-CombinedResults.shtml - these fonts are installed on >99% of the computers out there).

[paulirish]

thanks andree..

I think we'll probably go with
_,arial,helvetica;

[KuraFire]

Fixed with:
http://github.com/Modernizr/Modernizr/commit/d2ed31b6c5db34698986b0c0ab6aaea2d69fbeef