[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #36753: Use system fonts for a faster, more native-feeling admin

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#36753: Use system fonts for a faster, more native-feeling admin
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 Reporter:  helen                                       |       Owner:
     Type:  task (blessed)                              |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                                      |   Milestone:  4.6
Component:  Administration                              |     Version:
 Severity:  normal                                      |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  needs-screenshots good-first-bug has-patch  |     Focuses:  ui
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Comment (by mattmiklic):

 I'm not aware of any concerns with the WP admin in the Ubuntu font; I
 wouldn't recommend changing it simply because that's what GitHub did (the
 contexts are quite different; GitHub's implementation of system fonts
 included using them for content (tickets and comments) instead of just for
 UI.

 I made a couple of screenshots comparing the Ubuntu font to the generic
 sans-serif fallback (DejaVu Sans) in Ubuntu. The relative strengths of
 those two typefaces could be argued at length, but clearly the Ubuntu font
 is a better match for native apps in Ubuntu.

 If the user has modified their system font, there's not much we can do
 about that given the current available methods of using system fonts on
 the web.

 Removing the three Linux fonts feels unnecessary to me, but I don't have a
 terribly strong opinion; I think we reach the point of diminishing returns
 quickly when debating typography on various flavors of Linux.

 Comparison screenshots in Ubuntu are here: https://cloudup.com/cXaJ4qI2EvO

 Re: the Chrome rendering issue in SF. It looks like Chrome isn't getting
 the automatic character spacing that macOS applies to SF (which isn't
 surprising). I'd expect to see it fixed soon. Again, unlike GitHub,
 because we're not using the fonts for content (especially longform content
 as GitHub does), I think it's less of a concern. Comparison screenshot is
 here: https://cloudup.com/cCdlfEhWlmr

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