[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #26333: svg-painter.js and friends

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#26333: svg-painter.js and friends
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 Reporter:  azaozz          |       Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)    |      Status:  new
 Priority:  high            |   Milestone:  3.8
Component:  Administration  |     Version:  trunk
 Severity:  normal          |  Resolution:
 Keywords:                  |
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Changes (by Joen):

 * cc: asmussen@… (added)


Comment:

 There's no doubt icon fonts, in the future, will become easy to create,
 especially with the appearance of IcoMoon and services like that.

 As it stands, however, it's still a significantly higher bar to create an
 entire icon font compared to creating an SVG, which with js-painter in
 place will be colored according to the color scheme chosen by the user.

 I firmly believe that if we leave the JS painter in place, we'll see third
 parties adopt the SVG method for creating icons, resulting in a much more
 visually color-coherent admin. If we take it out, people are going to
 stick to creating PNG icons.

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