Fonts for Web documents come from different sources: they can already be on the reader's machine, they can be carried inside the document (possible with SVG, e.g.), or they can be indicated with a link and downloaded on demand. That last possibility exists in CSS and SVG under the name of Web Fonts and is in study for XSL. After a keyword that occurs in CSS it's often also called @font-face.
The WebFonts Working Group started it's work, and in July 2010 published a First Public Working Draft of the WOFF specification. The group had a first face to face meeting, co-located with the TypeCon 2010 conference in Los Angeles, and took part in a panel discussion on WebFonts and WOFF. The conference was characterized by a mood of optimism and WOFF-related product announcements.
The Working Group expects to publish a Last Call document soon after TPAC, and is creating a test plan to ensure that all testable assertions in the specification are tested.
| Group | Chair | Team Contact | Charter |
|---|---|---|---|
| WebFonts Working Group (participants) | Vladimir Levantovsky | Chris Lilley | Chartered until 31 March 2012 |
This Activity Statement was prepared for TPAC 2011 per section 5 of the W3C Process Document. Generated from group data.
Chris Lilley, Fonts Activity LeadModified: $Date: 2012/02/08 13:07:20 $