Maniphest T71999

MonoBook: h3 should not appear as heavier weight than h2
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	Isarra
	Aug 25 2014, 9:48 PM

Description

The h3s in monobook are bolder than and subsequently can appear a bit bigger than h2s, despite being less important than h2s.

Headers should appear with decreasing apparent importance according to which header they are.

Version: unspecified
Severity: normal
OS: Linux
See Also:
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=69998

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Reference: bz69999

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		Status	Subtype	Assigned	Task
		Open		None	T245838 Suggestion: Reconsider typography of headings h1-h6 (umbrella task)
		Resolved		Isarra	T71999 MonoBook: h3 should not appear as heavier weight than h2

Event Timeline

• bzimport raised the priority of this task from to Needs Triage.Nov 22 2014, 3:41 AM

• bzimport added a project: MonoBook.

• bzimport set Reference to bz69999.

Isarra created this task.Aug 25 2014, 9:48 PM

Apparently this has mostly been fixed, and now really only affects some linux distros, where the h3 is essentially the same size as the h2, but darker.

The css itself is in the mediawiki.skinning module in core, not in monobook specifically, but I'm not sure which component that would fit under.

Change 164713 had a related patch set uploaded by Isarra:
Adjust h3 size to keep it smaller than h2 across normal platforms

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/164713

Change 164713 merged by jenkins-bot:
Adjust h3 size to keep it smaller than h2 across normal platforms

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/164713

Isarra mentioned this in T71998: Vector: h3 should not appear as heavier weight than h2.May 3 2015, 6:59 PM

Change 573035 had a related patch set uploaded (by Aron Manning; owner: Aron Manning):
[mediawiki/core@master] [Typography] Apply the same relative heading sizes as for Vector. h2 is now clearly bigger than h3.

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/573035

gerritbot added a project: Patch-For-Review.Feb 19 2020, 12:50 AM

• Demian updated the task description. (Show Details)Feb 19 2020, 2:27 AM

• Demian mentioned this in T72004: h4, h5, and h6 headers should not have the same styling.

• Demian mentioned this in T65844: h3 should not be more prominent than h2 headings.Feb 19 2020, 2:39 AM

• Demian mentioned this in T73240: Re-evaluate serif font stack for headers.Feb 19 2020, 2:42 AM

• Demian claimed this task.Feb 19 2020, 2:59 AM

• Demian mentioned this in T245838: Suggestion: Reconsider typography of headings h1-h6 (umbrella task).Feb 21 2020, 3:40 PM

• Demian added a parent task: T245838: Suggestion: Reconsider typography of headings h1-h6 (umbrella task).

• Demian removed a project: Patch-For-Review.Feb 21 2020, 6:07 PM