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 <rfarrand(a)wikimedia.org>
wrote:
Please join us on google hangout June 11 @ 1900 UTC
<http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=WikiFont&iso=20140611T12&p1=224&ah=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