On Tue, Apr 15, 2014 at 9:59 AM, Gergo Tisza <[email protected]> wrote:
> - instead of guessing about user preferences, you could just create a > simple survey which shows them the same text with two different font > stacks > side by side, and ask them which is more readable. This is good for > making > aesthetic decisions more objective, and also for catching weird issues > with > old machines, CJK fonts etc: you can add a comment field to the survey, > and > if the browser is sufficiently modern to support canvas elements, you > can > even save a snapshot if the rendered text; you can skim through the > survey > replies which are different from what you have expected, and look for > display problems. > Are you volunteering to build such a survey tool? ;-) We don't have a powerful/easy to use/not annoying/privacy-respecting survey tool that can do side-by-side comparisons. This is why the feature was launched using Beta Features for five months first. Putting out in opt-in mode and gathering feedback via the channels we have now is the most efficient way to make a change that doesn't have a big WMF team assigned to like Multimedia or VisualEditor. When it comes to using a survey to catch problems early and gauging preferences, a survey still very much suffers from the self-selection bias that all opt-in options have. It's just the name of the game. When you move something from opt-in to opt-out you reach a wider audience and encounter new complaints/questions/bugs. _______________________________________________ Wikitech-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l
