- From: Nils Dagsson Moskopp <nils@dieweltistgarnichtso.net>
- Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2015 03:03:08 +0200
- To: Edward O'Connor <eoconnor@apple.com>, whatwg@whatwg.org
Edward O'Connor <eoconnor@apple.com> writes: > Lately we've identified a need for an additional advisory attribute for > icons. Modern user interfaces have a flatter, more minimal UI style as > compared to UIs of the past, and modern devices often feature > higher-density displays. Legacy favicons don't really do well in these > new environments—they can come off as garish and pixelated. It'd be > great if sites could provide a simple, monochrome, scalable icon that > would fit right in on modern systems. Such an icon could be used as the > default tile image on Windows, as a template image on OS X and iOS, or a > system icon in Material Design. These images can be tinted to better fit > in with the site's theme. Their shape is important and can be used as a > mask which lets the image be used in a variety of UI contexts. Please tell me where the requirement for SVG favicons with 100% black paths comes from. I do not understand why an SVG favicon cannot have proper SVG colors so there are no interoperability issues with it. -- Nils Dagsson Moskopp // erlehmann <http://dieweltistgarnichtso.net>
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