[RFC] Add "Tahoma" font

[TheIlluminative]

For it does only affect right to left languages (Arabic, Persian), would it make better sense to put it in bidi.css, so that only boards that use it use the Tahoma font?

[Arman_Ajn]

isn't it possible to automatically change the primary font to "tahoma" for users who have chosen "farsi" or "arabic" for their board language ?

i.e. adding some if clauses in stylesheet files or maybe using jQuery ?!

[Meis2M]

isn't it possible to automatically change the primary font to "tahoma" for users who have chosen "farsi" or "arabic" for their board language ?

i.e. adding some if clauses in stylesheet files or maybe using jQuery ?!

+1
there are many many users use Persian or Arabic phpBB and we ( persian dev ) must edit all .css files every time a phpbb pack arrive. and unfortunately we cant use Customisation Database Styles in phpBB As long as persian dev team add "Tahoma" font manual to all .css files.

[EXreaction]

Actually, looking back now, the way the stylesheets are served has been changed in 3.1. Previously they were parsed, then served, but they are not parsed anymore, so that makes this a little more difficult.

If you just want to use Tahoma in your style, all you have to do is add this:

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* {
	font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif !important;
}

It's not the cleanest method, but it will work.

[nickvergessen]

EXreaction in 3.1 it's even easier.

Each language will have it's own css file for the buttons anyway: styles/prosilver/theme/en/stylesheet.css
The translators could just add this if it's necessary for their language.

I'm just not sure, whether translators will remember and notice, that they can and should add that.

[EXreaction]

Yes, I saw that.

I was wondering, what happens if that stylesheet doesnt exist for a user's language? Does it default to english (to preserve buttons)?

[Meis2M]

thanks.
but .css files is not just in styles.
we have .css files in acp styles too.

is it possible add an element to language pack?

for example add:

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'ST_FONT'		=> '#',

and in .css files

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* {
   font-family:  {ST_FONT};
}

then translator put any font there?

[nickvergessen]

As EXreaction already said, css files ar enot parsed anymore.
But maybe we can just put it into the rtl css? or are there rtl languages that do not require the font?

I think the best point to ask this question is the translators forum

[Meis2M]

i know Persian and Arabic languages use rtl and all of them need "Tahoma" font.
but i dont know all of rtl language need "Tahoma" or not.

[Arty]

EXreaction in 3.1 it's even easier.

Each language will have it's own css file for the buttons anyway: styles/prosilver/theme/en/stylesheet.css
The translators could just add this if it's necessary for their language.

I'm just not sure, whether translators will remember and notice, that they can and should add that.

Good idea. I think that solves problem.

I was wondering, what happens if that stylesheet doesnt exist for a user's language? Does it default to english (to preserve buttons)?

Yep.