[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #47708: 5.3 about page

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#47708: 5.3 about page
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 Reporter:  karmatosed                           |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  task (blessed)                       |      Status:  reviewing
 Priority:  normal                               |   Milestone:  5.3
Component:  Help/About                           |     Version:
 Severity:  normal                               |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  i18n-change has-patch needs-         |     Focuses:
  screenshots                                    |  accessibility
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Comment (by afercia):

 Replying to [comment:106 johnbillion]:
 > I noticed that CSS variables are being used on the About page. What does
 the page look like in IE11?

 I'll repeat my previous consideration:

 > maybe I'm missing something but I don't see any discussion on the
 introduction of CSS variables. This would be the first time CSS variables
 are introduced in core and I'd tend to think this kind of new
 implementation should be at least discussed a bit, as it always happened
 in the past.

 I do think this kind of decisions shouldn't be made by one single team or
 by one single person without a prior discussion on the technical direction
 that should happen publicly in the proper places. After the discussion,
 the decision is up to this project tech leads. I haven't seen this
 happening in this specific case and I'm not sure this is the best process
 to follow.

 Moreover, since each color needs to provide a fallback for old browsers by
 using standard `hex` values, I'm not sure why the about page is using CSS
 variables in the first place. Seems to me they're used just for the sake
 of using them and they actually don't add a great value. Instead, they add
 a layer of unnecessary complexity.

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