Re: [apps-discuss] font/* (and draft-freed-media-type-regs)

[Chris Lilley <[e-mail]>]

(Catching upon this thread)

On Friday, November 18, 2011, 8:50:51 PM, Ned wrote:

>> Besides vendor-specific types, the only registered font type that I am aware
>> of is 'application/font-woff'. W3C WebFonts WG has submitted a registration for
>> this subtype about a year ago, and the text of the registration is available as
>> Annex B of the WOFF specification:

>> http://dev.w3.org/webfonts/WOFF/spec/#appendix-b

NF> Submitted to whom? It isn't on the IANA page so it hasn't been approved unless
NF> approval was very recent.

In accordance with the usual W3C process for media type registrations
- the registration template is an appendix in the technical specification
- at last call, it gets sent to ietf-types to start discussion
- at proposed rec (ie one the spec is fixed) W3C will ask for IESG approval. This has not happened yet; the spec is in Candidate  Recommendation phase.

NF> It's one thing if this registration is still bouncing around inside of the W3C
NF> process - that's entirely the W3C's baliwick.

Its bouncing around the early stages of both W3C and IETF/IANA processes.

NF>  But if this was submitted to the IESG for approval,

No, not yet, since that requires a stable document to reference,and changes are still possible as a result of Candidate Recommendation implementation experience.

>> ISO SC29/WG11 has prepared the draft to register application/font-sfnt but it
>> wasn't submitted yet.

It has neither been sent to ietf-types not has it been sent to IESG to request approval.

NF> FWIW, there are presently four registered font-ish types:

NF> application/font-tdpfr (RFC 3073)

Yes, Bitstream TrueDoc portable font resource (as used in Netscape 4.x). 

NF> application/vnd.font-fontforge-sfd

Right, the fontforge source file format. Hmm,so UFO format is not yet registered.

NF> application/vnd.ms-fontobject
NF> application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.fontTable+xml

I was unaware of those, thanks for the pointer. of course, had all these been registered in a font/* tree then discovery would be so much easier.



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 Chris Lilley   Technical Director, Interaction Domain                 
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