- From: Dean Jackson <dino@apple.com>
- Date: Wed, 15 Jul 2015 11:26:05 +1000
- To: Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net>
- Cc: www-style@w3.org
> On 15 Jul 2015, at 9:24 AM, Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> wrote: > > Dean Jackson composed on 2015-07-15 08:54 (UTC+1000): > >> We just want to match the family. > > Why? Michiel answered this very well. > If you want to match family, why not match everything Exactly because you don't want to match everything. > , getting maximum > A11Y/U7Y in the process, by simply not overriding users' settings using any > font styling at all? Why not assume the UI family is the same family as the > browser content default, as often happens anyway? Haven't the answers here already shown this to be false? Load this URL data:text/html,hello It is definitely not the system UI font family on OS X, iOS, or Windows. I don't know about Android. (Note: it seems IE/Edge doesn't allow data urls in the address bar, so you'll have to put an HTML file somewhere). Dean > Lighter weight, simpler, > everybody wins except those too lazy or ignorant to change a default they > don't like! > -- > "The wise are known for their understanding, and pleasant > words are persuasive." Proverbs 16:21 (New Living Translation) > > Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! > > Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/ >
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