1646382 - [Experiment] The strings from the "Popular Topics" section, that are part of the "New Tab Layout Study", are not bolded on Windows

Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX

(Firefox :: New Tab Page, defect, P2)

Description

[Marius Coman [:mcoman], Ecosystem QA]

Attachment: 2020-06-17 17_35_02-Window.png

[Affected versions]:

• Firefox Beta 78.0b8 - Build ID: 20200616235426
• Firefox Nightly 79.0a1 - Build ID: 20200616235426

[Affected Platforms]:

• Windows 10 x64

[Prerequisites]:

• Have a Firefox profile with the following pref in the "about:config" page:
  • "browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.discoverystream.config" set to {"api_key_pref":"extensions.pocket.oAuthConsumerKey","collapsible":true,"enabled":true,"show_spocs":true,"hardcoded_layout":false,"personalized":true,"layout_endpoint":"https://getpocket.cdn.mozilla.net/v3/newtab/layout?version=1&consumer_key=$apiKey&layout_variant=topics-improved-layout","unused_key":"unused_3"}

[Steps to reproduce]:

1. Open the browser with the profile from prerequisites and open a new tab.
2. Observe the element's strings from the "Popular Topics" section.

[Expected result]:

• The strings from the "Popular Topics" section are bolded.

[Actual result]:

• The strings are not bolded.

[Notes]:

• This issue is reproducible for all the elements from the "Popular Topics" section.
• This issue is also reproducible with the "Learn more" button.
• According to the specifications the strings from the "Popular Topics" section should be bolded.
• Attached a screenshot of the issue.

Comment 1

[Scott [:thecount] Downe]

font weight is 500 atm, not bold, normal. I don't think bold makes sense at the bottom of the section where it currently lives, not right under the header like it was proposed in the variant.

I think we can close this and leave it as is.