Bug 5168 - CSS1: AAT fonts with 'fvar' axis & MM fonts unused
Summary: CSS1: AAT fonts with 'fvar' axis & MM fonts unused
Status: NEW
Alias: None
Product: WebKit
Classification: Unclassified
Component: CSS (show other bugs)
Version: 420+
Hardware: Mac OS X 10.4
: P2 Enhancement
Assignee: Nobody
URL: http://web.nickshanks.com/browsers/sa...
Keywords: HasReduction, InRadar
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
Reported: 2005-09-28 10:25 PDT by Nicholas Shanks
Modified: 2008-06-05 01:49 PDT (History)
2 users (show)

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Attachments
PNG image demonstrating correct Skia font display (54.64 KB, image/png)
2008-06-05 00:47 PDT, Greg K.
no flags Details
XHTML testcase (2.53 KB, application/xhtml+xml)
2008-06-05 00:51 PDT, Greg K.
no flags Details
Corrected XHTML testcase which doesn’t apply font-weight on columns (4.44 KB, application/xhtml+xml)
2008-06-05 01:49 PDT, Greg K.
no flags Details

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Description Nicholas Shanks 2005-09-28 10:25:12 PDT
Safari should take advantage of any variable axes available within a font rather then synthesising traits.
Common axes supported by Multiple Master and AAT fonts include:
* Weight (bold or light)
* Optical Size ('chunkyness' of serifs & thick/thin stroke ratio)
* Glyph width (condensed/extended forms)

I posted a page at the given URL showing a table of Qs using the font Skia (which everyone should have). It 
has an accompanying image showing the correct rendering, so unless someone tells me how to make 
those nifty data: URIs and include an image inline, I can't attach it here.
Comment 1 Joost de Valk (AlthA) 2006-02-13 15:56:35 PST
Reassigning to webkit-unassigned, to make sure more people see this.
Comment 2 Joost de Valk (AlthA) 2006-02-15 14:45:31 PST
Confirmed, nice testcase. Nick, could you please add it to the bug?
Comment 3 Mark Rowe (bdash) 2007-08-26 20:31:22 PDT
<rdar://problem/5439071>
Comment 4 Greg K. 2008-06-05 00:47:15 PDT
Created attachment 21502 [details]
PNG image demonstrating correct Skia font display
Comment 5 Greg K. 2008-06-05 00:51:07 PDT
Created attachment 21503 [details]
XHTML testcase

Attaching a copy of the testcase URL.
Comment 6 Greg K. 2008-06-05 01:49:08 PDT
Created attachment 21505 [details]
Corrected XHTML testcase which doesn’t apply font-weight on columns