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Re: Consideration of ‘space’ within calt in Adobe Apps vs. Mac OS X
Better not to include the space character in substitution code, because certain applications have another way of determining spacing in certain situations. Use the method of feature coding instead. (View Post)1 -
Re: Shouldn't italic be an OpenType feature?
A solution: layout applications to apply Optical Kerning between roman and italic fonts, by default. (View Post)4 -
Re: text serif a, u, d
Two opinions concerning the homogeneity of serifs: (Quote) Part of the allure for Bodoni was the difficulty of duplicating detail: (Quote) However, now that duplication of letter parts is so easy (… (View Post)14 -
Re: How does Adobe's automatic Optical kerning work?
How? It works by substituting a generic algorithm for font-specific kerning specified by the foundry, on the principle that software engineers know better than type drawers. That is why they put it a… (View Post)2 -
Re: How short can ascenders go?
Advertisers Gothic and Hobo took it to the limit, 100 years ago. (View Post)3