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Keep It Short and Simple - KISS
This page lists (mostly non-technical) issues, solutions and proposals discussed on Village pump (technical)#Font size and style. Add any new issues, solutions or proposals. Combine two if they are similar. Issues may or may not have been addressed in the [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Typography_refresh FAQ].
Most of the technical issues are being tracked in bugzilla [https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=63549 here]. The cross-wiki talk page is [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Talk:Typography_refresh here]
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Issues
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| S. No. | Issue | OS/Browser/Hardware | Resolution | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I1 | Don't like | - | S1 | Not resolved for IP users |
| I2 | Head ache, eyestrain, not legible | - | S1 | Not resolved for IP users |
| I3 | Change came without intimation or consensus | - | - | - |
| I4 | Not good for older/unsupported systems | - | - | - |
| I5 | WMF should mind what community thinks | - | - | - |
| I6 | No feedback from IP users conducted | - | - | - |
| I7 | Nothing wrong with old font | - | - | - |
| I8 | The change should have been tested on every possible browser/OS | - | - | - |
| I9 | Readers don't want/like to read wikipedia now | - | - | - |
| I10 | Need to scroll more, too much space taken up | - | - | - |
| I11 | Those who want bigger size can simply use {{keypress|Ctrl}}+{{keypress|+}}, everybody does not want it | - | - | - |
| I12 | 75% respondents support reverting | - | - | - |
| I13 | No statistics available | - | - | - |
| I14 | Signpost, talkpages are unknown to many users and IPs | - | - | - |
| I15 | Wikipedia will lose donations/popularity | - | - | - |
| I16 | Technical/WMF staff not answering/ignoring some questions | - | - | - |
| I17 | - | - | - | - |
| I18 | - | - | - | - |
| I19 | - | - | - | - |
| I20 | - | - | - | - |
Solutions
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| S. No. | Solution | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| S1 | Check Vector classic typography in preferences or choose different skin | |
| S2 | - | - |
| S3 | - | - |
| S4 | - | - |
| S5 | - | - |
| S6 | - | - |
| S7 | - | - |
Proposals
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| S. No. | Proposal | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| P1 | Leave new version as defaults, if individual editors dislike they can A) use the gadget to opt-out B) tweak their personal CSS C) switch skins | - |
| P2 | Restore, discuss and then decide future course of action | - |
| P3 | Conduct a survey | - |
| P4 | Evaluate each OS and assign fonts independently | - |
| P5 | Let browser settings decide | - |
| P6 | Create new skin for these changes: let editor decide | - |
| P7 | - | - |