- From: John Daggett <jdaggett@mozilla.com>
- Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2013 16:00:03 -0800 (PST)
- To: fantasai <fantasai.lists@inkedblade.net>
- Cc: 董福興 Bobby Tung <bobbytung@wanderer.tw>, W3C Style <www-style@w3.org>
fantasai wrote: > Proposed edits: > 1. In definition of 'serif' replace 'Kai' with 'Ming'. Sounds fine. > 2. In definition of 'serif' replace 'formal text' with 'traditional print'. I don't think this really reflects a substantive change. There are pro's and con's to either way which makes me think we should leave it alone. The definition of generics is inherently ambiguous, there's not much practical point in coming up with a precise definition since that will often reflect more on the aesthetic perspective of the person writing it rather than on a viewpoint that is somehow universal. > 3. In definition of 'cursive' replace 'informal' with 'flowing'. As with (2), I'm not sure this makes much of a difference. The generic 'cursive' is a bit of a throwaway. It's a grab bag of an assortment of styles. There's a low probability the aesthetic sense of the font chosen will actually be consistent across platforms/scripts. > 4. Add these examples to definition of 'cursive', same as for > 'serif' and 'sans-serif': Kaisho (Japanese), Kai (Chinese). Kaisho for Japanese is not really correct. That's a more formal, calligraphic style. As the existing example illustrates, Gyoshotai is more appropriate. As for Kai, I defer to the opinion of others. Cheers, John
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