Re: WOFF and extended metadata from Tab Atkins on 2010-05-23 (public-webfonts-wg@w3.org from May 2010)

From: Tab Atkins <tabatkins@google.com>
Date: Sun, 23 May 2010 14:26:15 -0700
To: David Berlow <dberlow@fontbureau.com>
Cc: Sylvain Galineau <sylvaing@microsoft.com>, "public-webfonts-wg@w3.org" <public-webfonts-wg@w3.org>
Message-ID: <AANLkTiln0679rlJ5w7RjqjfbBuE1PmDvfdbfe0iEDeN1@mail.gmail.com>

On Saturday, May 22, 2010, David Berlow <dberlow@fontbureau.com> wrote:
> Sylvain> I'm perfectly fine with having metadata. I think everyone is.
>
> I know John Daggett agrees with you, but if it came from Tab Atkins,
> Adam Langley and Håkon Wium Lie as well, it could really mean a lot of
> progress for developers, authors and users.

What particularly did you want to hear from me? That metadata is cool?
I'm fine with metadata, but like sylvain, chris lilley, and others,
feel strongly that it should play no role in the normal operation of
the font, for all of the reasons already given.

~TJ

Received on Tuesday, 25 May 2010 06:53:12 UTC