Gaia/System/Type: Difference between revisions

no edit summary
(Created page with "TO DO: * REFINE and ADD TO: REQUIREMENTS * REFINE and ADD TO: DETERMINANTS * REFINE and ADD TO: PEOPLE LAST UPDATE: Josh Carpenter, Mar 23 2012 == Summary == The ubiquity of...")
 
No edit summary
 
(2 intermediate revisions by 2 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
TO DO:
== Team ==


* REFINE and ADD TO: REQUIREMENTS
* UX: Josh Carpenter (IRC: jcarpenter)
* REFINE and ADD TO: DETERMINANTS
* UX: Patryk (IRC: patryk)
* REFINE and ADD TO: PEOPLE
* UX: Casey Yee (IRC: cyee)
 
* Dev: Etienne (IRC: etienne)
LAST UPDATE: Josh Carpenter, Mar 23 2012
* Eng: Chris Jones (IRC: cjones)
*


= UX Requirements =
''Last updated: Mar 27, 2012 (Patryk Adamczyk)''
== Summary ==
== Summary ==


Line 19: Line 22:
== Requirements ==
== Requirements ==


* Type rendering quality: accuracy and consistency
* Type rendering quality: accuracy (forms retain the same shape at each size) and consistency
* CSS tag support: excellent support for text-rendering, font-size, line-height, measurement units, etc.
* CSS tag support: excellent support for text-rendering, font-size, line-height, measurement units, effects etc.
* Default font specification: ability to specify default fonts loaded onto device.
* Default font specification: ability to specify default fonts loaded onto device.
* Default font minimum requirements:
** EFIGS support
** Types: Sans, Serif, Mono
** Style: Bold, Regular, Italic
* Font size: user to have the ability to specify global font size
* Font formats: web font formats, etc
* Font formats: web font formats, etc
* Font features: kerning pairs, etc
* Font features: adjustable leading and kerning, available kerning pairs, etc
* Script languages: Chinese, etc.
* Global Language Support: Asian character sets, middle eastern sets (arabic & hebrew), northern European sets
* Legal clearance to distribute licensed fonts, including common web fonts (Georgia, Arial, etc)
* Legal clearance to distribute licensed fonts, including [http://www.microsoft.com/typography/fonts/web.aspx core fonts for the web] or alternatives for these fonts
* Sub-pixel rendering quality and adjustability: eg horizontal for Script fonts, vertical for Roman (MIGHT HAVE THAT REVERSED...)
* Sub-pixel rendering quality and adjustability: eg horizontal for Script fonts, vertical for Roman (MIGHT HAVE THAT REVERSED...)
* NEED TO REFINE THIS SECTION
* NEED TO REFINE THIS SECTION
Line 34: Line 42:


* Gecko
* Gecko
* ADD TO...
=== People ===
* UX: Josh Carpenter
* UX: Patryk
* UX: Casey Yee
* Dev: Etienne
* Eng: Chris Jones
* ADD TO...
* ADD TO...
816

edits