Hi all,
I wanted to give people an extra notice that we're updating the default typography across all Wikimedia sites, for users of the Vector skin. This was mentioned in the last Tech News edition that goes out to all local wikis, and also announced by our Release Manager, Greg Grossmeier, as part of the software deployment roadmap.
This will happen in the following order:
1. Test wikis and mediawiki.org tomorrow. That's Thursday, March 27th. 2. Non-Wikipedia projects on Tuesday, April 1th. 3. All Wikipedias on Thursday April 3rd.
If people have questions, there is a summary of the changes and an extensive FAQ at https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Typography_refresh. There will also be a post at blog.wikimedia.org tomorrow morning.
For a bit more backstory, this is the first time we're graduating something from the opt-in "beta features" framework to the stable version of Wikimedia sites. This has been in beta for desktop users since November 2013,[1] and has been tested by more than 10,000 registered users across Wikimedia communities.
Thanks to the many editors and readers who took time to send us comments or questions. This feature went through several major iterations based on community feedback -- there were 100+ discussion threads on the Talk page, in addition to mailing list discussions. We're really lucky to have so many Wikimedians willing to get their hands dirty when it comes to the dark art of web typography. ;-) Congrats to the designers, engineers, and others who volunteered their time to help make this ready to release as new default typography.
P.S. Apologies for cross-posting this and spamming your inbox, if you're also on wikitech-l or other technical mailing lists.
1. https://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/11/07/introducing-beta-features/
Beautiful! I can't wait. SJ
On Wed, Mar 26, 2014 at 9:38 PM, Steven Walling swalling@wikimedia.org wrote:
Hi all,
I wanted to give people an extra notice that we're updating the default typography across all Wikimedia sites, for users of the Vector skin. This was mentioned in the last Tech News edition that goes out to all local wikis, and also announced by our Release Manager, Greg Grossmeier, as part of the software deployment roadmap.
This will happen in the following order:
- Test wikis and mediawiki.org tomorrow. That's Thursday, March 27th.
- Non-Wikipedia projects on Tuesday, April 1th.
- All Wikipedias on Thursday April 3rd.
If people have questions, there is a summary of the changes and an extensive FAQ at https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Typography_refresh. There will also be a post at blog.wikimedia.org tomorrow morning.
For a bit more backstory, this is the first time we're graduating something from the opt-in "beta features" framework to the stable version of Wikimedia sites. This has been in beta for desktop users since November 2013,[1] and has been tested by more than 10,000 registered users across Wikimedia communities.
Thanks to the many editors and readers who took time to send us comments or questions. This feature went through several major iterations based on community feedback -- there were 100+ discussion threads on the Talk page, in addition to mailing list discussions. We're really lucky to have so many Wikimedians willing to get their hands dirty when it comes to the dark art of web typography. ;-) Congrats to the designers, engineers, and others who volunteered their time to help make this ready to release as new default typography.
P.S. Apologies for cross-posting this and spamming your inbox, if you're also on wikitech-l or other technical mailing lists.
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On 27 March 2014 01:38, Steven Walling swalling@wikimedia.org wrote:
- Non-Wikipedia projects on Tuesday, April 1th.
Closer! Getting closer!
- d.
As someone with "aging" eyesight, I am pleased to find readability changes that make it easier to follow a large screen full of text without having to override font styles in my browser or tablet.
I even appreciate tying this in to our tradition of tempting fate by rolling out changes on April Fools Day. ;-)
Fae
On 27 March 2014 02:05, David Gerard dgerard@gmail.com wrote:
On 27 March 2014 01:38, Steven Walling swalling@wikimedia.org wrote:
- Non-Wikipedia projects on Tuesday, April 1th.
Closer! Getting closer!
- d.
Possibly we could re-address the accessibility issues around using smaller than (the wiki's) normal font for references and other matter. I have had difficulty in getting Wikipedians to stop offering me personal solutions to this issue, and simply use the standard font size. On the other hand I am a little out of touch, so perhaps this has been addressed. If, the proportion of the population who have difficulty with small print is probably one of the largest facing any accessibility issue, so we should take it seriously.
On 27/03/2014 03:15, Fæ wrote:
As someone with "aging" eyesight, I am pleased to find readability changes that make it easier to follow a large screen full of text without having to override font styles in my browser or tablet.
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