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Re: Maximum UPM for .otf fonts?
I remember I ran into problems with UPMs above 8000. Now I read, 3333 is already problematic. But seriously, what’s the point? Stick to 1000 and use decimals. Glyphs exports decimal coordinates (tech…3 -
Re: Create metric-equivalent font
I generally benefit from someone else's work every time I buy a thing, and I regard that as okay™, assuming I am paying the correct person at the time.1 -
Re: OpenType PS with 2048 UPM
You don't need to round to full units in an OT/CFF. In Glyphs, set the grid to 0 and be as precise as you want.1 -
Tocharian A Font and Application
New Member Here... Tocharian is part of the large Indo-European language family that, of course, includes English. Written evidence, mostly translations of Buddhist liturgical works, were found in th…1 -
Re: W3C Incremental Font Transfer (IFT) is now a candidate recommendation
I would expect it wouldn't really matter if Greek is embedded in the initial font or is a patch, because if the site is in Greek and its a patch, it will immediately load the patch on the 1st page, a…3 -
Re: History of medial decoration?
The last of Kent’s examples occurs in the 1768 Rosart specimen too, but I had perhaps unfairly discounted it from this discussion since there is so much more going on in the design than just the medi…1 -
Re: Palatino in book publishing
If some people call it “the German Garamond,” that is more about ubiquity than design.1 -
Re: Palatino in book publishing
I have never – never – heard someone calling Palatino a “German Garamond”. Would be nonsense, anyway. Greetings from Germany.2 -
Re: Palatino in book publishing
@ michele casanova: If I remember correctly, Einaudi Garamond was designed by Simoncini and is very similar to Simoncini Garamond, the gold standard of Italian book publishing.2 -
Re: Palatino in book publishing
According to a German friend of mine, "the German Garamond" should be Stempel Garamond, a very popular typeface in German book publishing.3
