As a wikit implementer I want to be able to define my own fonts in order to tie in wikit to already existing frontends.
Problem:
Wikit currently does not allow overwriting its default fonts. This causes an issue with implementation in wikis that use skins other than minerva neue.
Example:
see T313166
Acceptance criteria:
Notes:
Notes from discussion with @Michael:
The solution of adding arguments to the Typography mixin and then unsetting it will probably not resolve this issue as Special:NewLexemeAlpha (for example) does not use said mixins for labels and placeholders.
The question that came up is - should Wikit set fonts at all? In such case it would call for a larger scale action.
This may require its own ticket, but may I request that the open source Noto Nastaleeq Urdu font be hosted as a web font and then used for all Urdu and Punjabi Shahmukhi text by default? There are characters this font includes that most fonts don't render, and while I have a custom stylesheet for this on desktop, I can't see certain letters on my phone because of this.
@mrephabricator Yes please open a separate ticket for this so the right people can see it and work on it.
sprint 4 planning -
Task scope is larger than initially expected. Will be returned to the backlog to be reassessed.
Draft PR to document what was tried on this issue so far:
https://github.com/wmde/wikit/pull/631
As discussed, major changes to wikit will not be developed. This task does not meet the requirements for an exception to this policy, as such I am resolving it. @Lydia_Pintscher , please review and close