- From: Chris Lilley <chris@w3.org>
- Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2003 18:57:40 +0200
- To: "Carl W. Brown" <cbrown@xnetinc.com>
- CC: ishida@w3.org, www-international@w3.org
On Tuesday, April 15, 2003, 6:44:58 PM, Carl wrote: CWB> Richard, CWB> I have a problems with the concept of font-family for i18n work. If you CWB> encode in Unicode then you can not use a single font or font-family. That is why font-family is defined as a prioritized list, not a single value. CWB> This is especially true of Han characters which you have no idea CWB> how to render unless you know the language of the viewer. This is what selectors are for, including language selectors. CWB> At times you have to make more than just font changes. Some fonts may not CWB> render well at the same point sizes or should not be bolded. It is also a CWB> nice to have to be able to pick culturally pleasing colors. Yes, clearly. That is what selectors are for. CWB> I can dream can't I. I would suggest you look at the CSS and XSL specs. You might not have to dream as much as you thought. -- Chris mailto:chris@w3.org
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