[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 needs-patch  |     Focuses:  ui
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Comment (by helen):

 [attachment:wp system font screenshots.zip] contains mostly-generated (via
 Browserstack or in some cases Browsershot) screenshots of the test page.
 Notably, the Linux ones are terrible and could use contributions from
 better sources.

 Generally though, these are my findings:

 * Core admin loaded 300 (light), 400 (normal), and 600 (semibold) for Open
 Sans.
 * Press This loaded 400, 600, and 700 (bold). Some insight into the
 decision to use 600 and 700 may be helpful but doesn't seem critical.
 @michaelarestad?
 * 300, 400, and 700 are pretty consistently still the best matches across
 browsers and OSes.
 * 600 is more varied and is what was noted as seeming too heavy. There are
 a significant number of browser/OS combinations in which 500 is a better
 match for 600; however, there are also many combinations where 500 is the
 same as 400 (normal) text (visually and/or technically), which seems far
 worse for information architecture than text that's heavier than it was
 previously.

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