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Re: Are these enough nodes to draw up an oval with just 2 points? Nothing to do with hinting
In what context are you asking the question? If this relates to font making, then I would ask what your two-node oval looks like when converted to quadratic curves? That’s always one of my thoughts w…3 -
Re: Are these enough nodes to draw up an oval with just 2 points? Nothing to do with hinting
Ovals and circles are both kinds of ellipse. A circle is an ellipse in which all points along the circumfrence are equal distance from the centre. An oval is an eccentric ellipse in which the distanc…2 -
Re: What’s happening with FontBakery? Is Fontspector the future?
Again: there is a web interface. It is incredibly easy to use, and provides exactly the sort of functionality that a non-technical user would want. I can’t think of any compelling reason why I would …5 -
Re: Letters changing shape from upright → oblique
You can also specify this kind of axis location substitution directly in a .designspace file, which can be used alongside UFO files to build a variable font. The code would look something like this: …1 -
Re: little scripting help required
I have found copying and pasting kerning between fonts in FontLab 8 to be reliable. So you might simply be able to copy entries from the Kerning panel in the source font with renamed glyphs, and then…1
