RE: [css3 fonts] font-specific features

Monday, September 20, 2010 7:59 AM <[email protected]>:

>Whether it's pdf or html is not really an issue here.
>The point is that this kind of documentation should not be part of the WOFF
metadata.

Erik,

I don't agree that "it's the point" but I do agree with you that this kind
of documentation should not be a part of the WOFF metadata.
The point of Sylvain's initial query (and he can correct me if I'm wrong) is
"how does a web author go about finding out what advanced features a font
contains?"
And that question - if you'd like to see a brisk adoption rate of fonts with
these features - is very much the point.

I simply do not think a PDF containing a written description will be as
effective as an HTML page with a style sheet that shows exactly how these
features are enabled. That's all.
(And a link to such a page could certainly be contained within the metadata.
*That* I could see as potentially being helpful.)

Regards,

Rich

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Erik van Blokland
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Cc: 'John Hudson'; 'Sylvain Galineau'; 'John Daggett'; 'www-style';
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Subject: Re: [css3 fonts] font-specific features


On Sep 19, 2010, at 8:04 PM, Richard Fink wrote:

> Would it not make a lot of sense to include *a web page* along with the
WOFF (or other format) to demonstrate features, rather than a PDF. That
would be much, much more effective documentation because the CSS would be
there for authors as well. Integrating the advanced features would become
more of a cut-and-paste operation. I am assuming it would be quite time
consuming for web authors to map what they see in a PDF to the equivalent
CSS rules.
> (Reserving judgment until I try doing so myself but experience says a web
page with CSS rules to guide is going to be one heck of a lot easier.)

Whether it's pdf or html is not really an issue here. The point is that this
kind of documentation should not be part of the WOFF metadata. 

Erik