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Re:Should we stop using the Google font service and host on ... by matthewmacleod on Wednesday November 08, 2017 @11:25AM (#15653929)
Don't get me wrong, SVG is better now, though sometimes I fall back to using an icon font because it's still a bit more straightforward. We'll get there, though.
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Re:Should we stop using the Google font service and host on ... by etatoby on Wednesday November 08, 2017 @01:23PM (#15655283)
No, SVG is not better than a font for monochromatic icons and never will be.

The amount of optimization that went into font technology and algorithms, all the way from the binary file to the graphics card, can never compare with an XML-based file format.

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Re:Should we stop using the Google font service and host on ... by epicide on Wednesday November 08, 2017 @03:50PM (#15656883)
There are more benefits to be had than time for a browser to render an image.
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