Aren't you always manually checking to see if your kerning is good? Whether that kerning is automated or not. I would assume that it's the stage before that, the bulk of the kerning work, that is spe… (View Post)
Here's one such available location on the web that is pretty easy to understand and apply. https://glyphsapp.com/tutorials/features-part-2-contextual-substitutions Mike (View Post)
One of the reasons I gave up on my experiments with automated kerning is the problem of verification. Unless you trust the algorithm implicitly, you end up having to verify all the pairs that it gene… (View Post)
Results out of KernOn are only as good as the inputs you give it. I've been using the TypeFacts kerning test (https://typefacts.com/artikel/kerningtest) to help define models (which provides a pretty… (View Post)
No. I run it without kerning classes, and then do class compression after the fact. Define models for some of those pairs to adjust the output? (View Post)
A lot of line layout in software is really dumb and can’t paint glyphs outside the text frame and allows subsequent lines to overwrite white space on previous lines, causing clipping if tight linespa… (View Post)
I decided to try Kern On with my latest typeface. After deleting all the small pairs (less than 5) and cleaning up some garbage (pairs for CALT glyphs) I still have over 7,500 pairs in each master. A… (View Post)
TT variable fonts also have the benefit of still working in software that does not support variable fonts (showing only the base style), while CFF2 fonts are not useable with such legacy software. (View Post)
Neither. It’s a bit more subtle than that.... Variable fonts are not more naturally inclined to either type of curves. One could argue that the original CFF OpenType fonts are actually a bit of a ha… (View Post)