Closed
Bug 390333
Opened 17 years ago
Closed 17 years ago
figure out if "…" (horizontal ellipsis, U+2026) is safe to use
Categories
(Firefox :: Address Bar, defect)
Firefox
Address Bar
Tracking
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RESOLVED
FIXED
Firefox 3 alpha8
People
(Reporter: dao, Unassigned)
References
Details
In bug 390282 comment 1, bz wrote: > This really needs review from someone who knows how common this character is in > fonts In bug 390282 comment 2, I replied: > Note that the Apple HIG recommends "…": > http://developer.apple.com/documentation/UserExperience/Conceptual/OSXHIGuidelines/XHIGText/chapter_13_section_3.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP30000365-DontLinkElementID_218 > > And it's part of WGL4. "As of 2004, WGL4 characters are the only ones > guaranteed to display correctly on recent versions of all major platforms. Some > Unicode characters may be missing from default installations of Windows 9x > (such as Armenian and Georgian), of Linux (such as Devanagari) or of Windows XP > (such as Ethiopian and Runic), but WGL4 glyphs are found on all major > platforms." (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WGL-4) I don't know if that is sufficient. This needs to be sorted out since the Location Bar currently uses "…" for long URLs.
Flags: blocking-firefox3?
Updated•17 years ago
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Summary: figure out if "…" (horizontal ellipsis, U+2026) is save to use → figure out if "…" (horizontal ellipsis, U+2026) is safe to use
Comment 1•17 years ago
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I'm fairly sure this will be OK. Note that some localizations already use … in menus.
Status: NEW → RESOLVED
Closed: 17 years ago
Resolution: --- → FIXED
Reporter | ||
Updated•17 years ago
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Flags: blocking-firefox3?
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