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Re: Navigating the name table for a font menu
I’m not sure a description of how an application should build font menus exists; rather, there is a bunch of data in the name table, the OS/2 table, and now also the STAT table that can be used to bu…3 -
Re: Case study: SS.I typographic redesign
Joshua, I haven't had time to dig into your questions, nor give feedback, but I wanted to let you know I appreciate your thoughtful effort for a very important cause. You may feel like you’re talking…7 -
Re: Font business lingo
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Re: Can someone tell me which font could display this set of symbols?
In what context are these characters being used? Are they in running text or used decoratively, or something else? If they are ornamental, it might be best to redraw them as artwork so they all match…2 -
Re: How does the google fonts project template differ from exporting via glyphs?
The ‘correct way to export fonts’ is the way that produces a font that functions how you intend it to function (or, in this case, how Google Fonts intends it to function). That isn’t always obvious t…3 -
Re: Type Engineering: How to get into it?
In my view, font engineers are expected to be proficient in scripting or programming, understand applicable font technologies, and be able to read and interpret specifications. Additionally, they sho…2 -
Re: Can someone tell me which font could display this set of symbols?
Hi Laura, a math font would typically cover a vast number of these symbols. However, there is a few oddities in the set which will make it hard to find a single font that covers everything you've lis…1 -
Re: Searching for a vector-based emoji font
So the Symbola font author copied your emoji (and apparently other people's work) and is selling it for thousands of dollars? That's weird to say the least.1 -
Re: Type Engineering: How to get into it?
I have nowhere near the experience that John and Simon have on the deep engineering side, as I straddle more of the design/engineering boundary (not unlike John, but definitely without his great brea…1 -
Re: Which extended Latin characters never occur at the beginning of a word?
As far as I understood from "The Elements of Typographic Style", the ogonek under the Native Indian letters resides/floats in the middle under the letter. I have seen an O with an ogonek in…1
