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Re: Create metric-equivalent font
Metrical equivalence is a technical workaround to text reflow in font fallback situations. Some of those font fallback situations have to do with licensing, i.e. to the unavailability in a particular…4 -
Re: Glyphs Panel on Figma
Type creators could assist the situation by including all alternates in {aalt} even if they are only intended to be deployed by a {calt} rule. Then if someone wants to insert *that* glyph regardless …3 -
Re: External tool for stem weight measurement of font families?
In fontquant, XOPQ is measured using the H character; that's what Berlow's schema requires, I think. Frank's answer suggests to me that there might be a clever way to do things by applying an autohin…2 -
Re: Seeking newby advice for setting up kerning classes
My kerning approach is a LOT like Ray’s (and John’s). Kelly, as you are in Seattle, you should go to one of the monthly type pub meetups run by Aaron Bell. I have just pinged him about this. :)1 -
Re: Seeking newby advice for setting up kerning classes
I tend to push my luck with kerning classes. My rule of thumb is: if a glyph has a similar shape on one side, I’ll add it to the matching class. Then, if the kerning looks wrong later, I just take it…3 -
Re: Glyphs Panel on Figma
Yes, that would work for many things. I would go so far as to say that cases like this are exactly why 'aalt' is needed/helpful. Although as “aalt” is intended for 1:1 subs, it would not be suitable …1 -
Re: Seeking newby advice for setting up kerning classes
@"Kelly Hobkirk" I have experienced your frustration in not understanding the kerning classes concept although mine was a lack of not being able to grasp how a certain feature in FontLab wo…1 -
Re: Announcing the first Fonts and AI conference
There's a lot that we need to learn about this technology, what it is and it is not. There are many threats but there are also opportunities so we can either bury our heads in the sand or we try to u…6 -
Re: Announcing the first Fonts and AI conference
Yes, the Race to Oblivion will be great fun.5 -
Re: Glyphs Panel on Figma
Adobe’s glyph palettes will still occasionally store GIDs. I’ve not taken the time to diagnose when this happens, but suspect there are limits to the parsing of OTL lookups, and can imagine that cont…1
