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Re: A new Art Deco, and the hunt for Broadway Greek/Cyrillic
@"Andreas Stötzner" Great catch on the /Ц! I initially gave the /N reverse contrast because I was trying to emulate the "skyscraper feeling" of Plaza’s /N but I don't think it wo…1 -
Re: Implementing OpenType calt or init with Latin script in 2024
Given that the OP states that the default I in the font is currently the one with crossbars, intended for use at the beginning of a word, it seems to me it would be easier in this case to simply have…3 -
Re: AI for custom type
It is pretty clear that they can’t charge licensing for the font, nor place any non-libre restrictions on distribution of the font. But I don’t think there is a restriction on charging for software o…3 -
Re: Colour Fonts + MS Word + Windows Dark Mode
@"Albert Creus" I am amazed the PDF problem has persisted for so long, I first became aware of it in 2018. My solution has been to copy a Word document over to a Macbook, open it there (cro…1 -
Direct variable font support in Adobe OpenType Feature Files: Change review
Hello! I have a quick announcement: The Adobe Type Team has been working to extend the OpenType Feature File Specification to add direct support for Variable fonts. We are introducing the specificati…3 -
Slightly differentiating a glyph’s instances
LibreOffice has an extension named Patina which introduces slight differentiations among the various instances of the same glyph, just as once happened when using lead type in letterpress. I wonder i…2 -
Re: PowerPoint: Please vote for OpenType Feature support eg. Kerning
Thank you very much, Mark! You are completely right. I don't know why I got no kerning in After Effects 2023. Maybe a font problem, maybe an app problem, but probably a user problem. Just tested in A…1 -
Re: PowerPoint: Please vote for OpenType Feature support eg. Kerning
Are you sure? I just tested a bunch of different fonts in After Effects, and the kerning works as expected for me. On the bad side, it doesn’t support contextual alternates (important for script or c…2 -
Re: KaBK type and media course
@"Mithil Mogare" send me an email and I’ll try to answer your questions! 🤙1 -
Re: AI for custom type
Right; training AI on libre fonts is allowed, since all usage scenarios are allowed. But making derivatives from OFL fonts is, as James says, going to require the results to be (remain) OFL, no matte…2