Re: [Wikitech-l] Tech Talk: How, What, Why of WikiFont
On Wednesday, June 11, 2014, Martijn Hoekstra martijnhoeks...@gmail.com wrote: Thank you very much for the interesting talk, everybody. I do have a follow up question though, that I didn't think of during the talk. It was indicated that the glyphs will occupy the private use space. Many symbols already have their own codepoints over severals blocks, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unicode_Symbols . Would it make sense for those symbols that already have a code point to use the already defined code point rather than a private use code point? I'm thinking about the star, black star, pencil, paperclip and gear for example, but I think the same goes for most glyps on the image in the github page. That's an interesting idea to experiment with -- especially if people start using wikifont icons in wiki text or templates this'll let at least some of th have reasonable fallback display where HTML is scraped but styles lost. -- Brion ___ Wikitech-l mailing list Wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l
Re: [Wikitech-l] Tech Talk: How, What, Why of WikiFont
Hello! Reminder: This TechTalk is starting in 30 minutes. *If you would like to join the hangout or follow along on YouTube:* https://plus.google.com/events/chpgv8usjd6dn38on07njjk28hg IRC: #wikimedia-office *More information about this Tech Talk from Jared Zimmerman: * If you or someone you love every uses raster or vector (svg) assets in any of your work this tech talk is for you. *What is Wikifont?* Wikifont is an embedded webfont https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_typography which contains single color glyphs for common iconography used in our projects. It is part of our move toward a unified cross-device/platform user interface, sometime referred to as mediawiki.ui Its also a way to reduce the number of calls to the server for assets (yay performance!) *What you may learn at this talk:* Is wikifont relevant to my work? (*hint: yes*) How do I use WikiFont? How do I request new assets in WikiFont? Who is using WikiFont already (Mobile Apps, Flow, Mobile Web, Some Beta Features) How does WikiFont work with i18n l10n? Do we hate IE6 users? *Bring your questions, your lunch, and come hear Shahyar, May, and Monte share some cool new things. * On Mon, Jun 9, 2014 at 5:55 PM, Rachel Farrand rfarr...@wikimedia.org wrote: Please join us on google hangout June 11 @ 1900 UTC http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=WikiFontiso=20140611T12p1=224ah=1 for the following Tech Talk: *How, What, Why of WikiFont * *Presented by Core Features Engineer: Shahyar Ghobadpour, Visual Designer: May Galloway and Mobile Apps Engineer: Monte Hurd* *Wikifont-glyphs is a collection of icons that have been used in our projects, made into a font. We will be showcasing how you can take advantage of this icon font set, how to request for more icons and contribute to the set. * If you want to watch live you can join the hangout here https://plus.google.com/events/chpgv8usjd6dn38on07njjk28hg and follow along and ask questions in #wikimedia-office on IRC. More info about Wikifont here https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Design/Wikifont The WebFont Tech Talk will also be available for viewing later here https://www.youtube.com/user/watchmediawiki on the mediawiki youtube channel. Thanks! Rachel ___ Wikitech-l mailing list Wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l
Re: [Wikitech-l] Tech Talk: How, What, Why of WikiFont
On Mon, Jun 9, 2014 at 5:55 PM, Rachel Farrand rfarr...@wikimedia.org wrote: Please join us on google hangout June 11 @ 1900 UTC http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=WikiFontiso=20140611T12p1=224ah=1 for the following Tech Talk: *How, What, Why of WikiFont* *Presented by Core Features Engineer: Shahyar Ghobadpour, Visual Designer: May Galloway and Mobile Apps Engineer: Monte Hurd* *Wikifont-glyphs is a collection of icons that have been used in our projects, made into a font. We will be showcasing how you can take advantage of this icon font set, how to request for more icons and contribute to the set. * If you want to watch live you can join the hangout here https://plus.google.com/events/chpgv8usjd6dn38on07njjk28hg and follow along and ask questions in #wikimedia-office on IRC. More info about Wikifont here https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Design/Wikifont The WebFont Tech Talk will also be available for viewing later here https://www.youtube.com/user/watchmediawiki on the mediawiki youtube channel. Thanks! Rachel Thank you very much for the interesting talk, everybody. I do have a follow up question though, that I didn't think of during the talk. It was indicated that the glyphs will occupy the private use space. Many symbols already have their own codepoints over severals blocks, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unicode_Symbols . Would it make sense for those symbols that already have a code point to use the already defined code point rather than a private use code point? I'm thinking about the star, black star, pencil, paperclip and gear for example, but I think the same goes for most glyps on the image in the github page. --Martijn ___ Wikitech-l mailing list Wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l ___ Wikitech-l mailing list Wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l
Re: [Wikitech-l] Tech Talk: How, What, Why of WikiFont
Yes, there are docs. Please edit and link from other pages. https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Google_Hangout_meetings Nemo ___ Wikitech-l mailing list Wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l
Re: [Wikitech-l] Tech Talk: How, What, Why of WikiFont
Hi, On Jun 9, 2014 8:55 PM, Rachel Farrand rfarr...@wikimedia.org wrote: If you want to watch live you can join the hangout here https://plus.google.com/events/chpgv8usjd6dn38on07njjk28hg and Please send the corresponding youtube links *early*. (Ideally, every time you mention the Google plus link for any talk you would include the youtube link alongside it. But at least 30 or 60 mins ahead of time should be an absolute minimum. scrambling to get the link after a talk starts and people giving you the wrong one is common and avoidable.) Are there any docs onwiki somewhere for how to run/announce a meeting? (so we can make sire those docs mention the requirement for youtube link) See e.g. http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-l/2014-May/076451.html Thanks! -Jeremy ___ Wikitech-l mailing list Wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l
Re: [Wikitech-l] Tech Talk: How, What, Why of WikiFont
On Jun 10, 2014 12:14 AM, Jeremy Baron jer...@tuxmachine.com wrote: Are there any docs onwiki somewhere for how to run/announce a meeting? (so we can make sire those docs mention the requirement for youtube link) gah, Android keyboard… s/sire/sure/ -Jeremy ___ Wikitech-l mailing list Wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l
