- From: Ben Weiner <ben@readingtype.org.uk>
- Date: Wed, 5 May 2010 08:30:33 +0100
- To: www-font@w3.org
- Cc: Sylvain Galineau <sylvaing@microsoft.com>
Hi, On 5 May 2010, at 05:40, Sylvain Galineau wrote: >> Why are fonts different than any other resource on the web? Meaning, >> why do we need an update mechanism different from the regular update >> mechanisms (cache headers, etc.)? > > I don't think Dave means update on the browser side but updating on the > designer side i.e. what metadata could one embed in the file to help > design tools check for font updates. Like maybe in a notional online vector graphics app (I've not seen in-browser DTP yet): you save a file you made with version X of a woff and then you return to open it later and the woff on the server is now version Y. Worth being able to find out that it's different, and also whether the newer version is better for your file (improved kerning, perhaps). Otherwise you'll want to keep using version X in this file in case there are any critical line-breaks that could get messed up. Ben -- Ben Weiner | http://readingtype.org.uk/about/contact.html +44 (0) 7780 608 659
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