User:Fauzan/Font
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Keep It Short and Simple - KISS
This page lists (mostly non-technical) issues, solutions and proposals discussed on Village pump (technical)#Font size and style. Add any new issues, solutions or proposals. Combine two if they are similar. Issues may or may not have been addressed in the FAQ.
Most of the technical issues are being tracked in bugzilla here. The cross-wiki talk page is here
Issues
[edit]| S. No. | Issue | OS/Browser/Hardware | Resolution | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I1 | Don't like | - | S1 | Not resolved for IP users |
| I2 | Head ache, eyestrain, not legible | - | S1 | Not resolved for IP users |
| I3 | Change came without intimation or consensus | - | - | - |
| I4 | Not good for older/unsupported systems | - | - | - |
| I5 | WMF should mind what community thinks | - | - | - |
| I6 | No feedback from IP users conducted | - | - | - |
| I7 | Nothing wrong with old font | - | - | - |
| I8 | The change should have been tested on every possible browser/OS | - | - | - |
| I9 | Readers don't want/like to read wikipedia now | - | - | - |
| I10 | Need to scroll more, too much space taken up | - | - | - |
| I11 | Those who want bigger size can simply use Ctrl++, everybody does not want it | - | - | - |
| I12 | 75% respondents support reverting | - | - | - |
| I13 | No statistics available | - | - | - |
| I14 | Signpost, talkpages are unknown to many users and IPs | - | - | - |
| I15 | Wikipedia will lose donations/popularity | - | - | - |
| I16 | Technical/WMF staff not answering/ignoring some questions | - | - | - |
| I17 | - | - | - | - |
| I18 | - | - | - | - |
| I19 | - | - | - | - |
| I20 | - | - | - | - |
Solutions
[edit]| S. No. | Solution | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| S1 | Check Vector classic typography in preferences or choose different skin | |
| S2 | - | - |
| S3 | - | - |
| S4 | - | - |
| S5 | - | - |
| S6 | - | - |
| S7 | - | - |
Proposals
[edit]| S. No. | Proposal | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| P1 | Leave new version as defaults, if individual editors dislike they can A) use the gadget to opt-out B) tweak their personal CSS C) switch skins | - |
| P2 | Restore, discuss and then decide future course of action | - |
| P3 | Conduct a survey | - |
| P4 | Evaluate each OS and assign fonts independently | - |
| P5 | Let browser settings decide | - |
| P6 | Create new skin for these changes: let editor decide | - |
| P7 | - | - |