CSS Working Group agrees to add a whole lotta Math

Dave Crossland
Posts: 1,453
"The CSS Working Group agreed this morning on adding many math functions. We now have:
• calc()
• min()
• max()
• clamp()
• sin()
• cos()
• tan()
• acos()
• asin()
• atan()
• atan2()
• hypot()
• sqrt()
• pow()
The face of CSS is rapidly changing."
This is big news for doing flexible typography with variable fonts
This is big news for doing flexible typography with variable fonts

Tagged:
0
Comments
-
I can appreciate that this is big news, but as someone who doesn't know a lot of math, I'd be interested in examples of what some of these functions can do, specifically in how they relate to typography.1
-
IIRC those are the labels on the buttons of that expensive calendar my parents had to buy me in high school.1
-
James Puckett said:IIRC those are the labels on the buttons of that expensive calendar my parents had to buy me in high school.Yes, they're providing what are known as the "Elementary Transcendental Functions", sin, cos, tan, log, exp, as well as the lesser algebraic functions like square root. The sort of thing expected to see in computer languages.But I'm having a hard time seeing how these relate to typography, although I suppose they could be useful, for example, in having text flow around a circular illustration.0
Categories
- All Categories
- 44 Introductions
- 3.8K Typeface Design
- 820 Font Technology
- 1.1K Technique and Theory
- 636 Type Business
- 453 Type Design Critiques
- 550 Type Design Software
- 30 Punchcutting
- 139 Lettering and Calligraphy
- 86 Technique and Theory
- 53 Lettering Critiques
- 502 Typography
- 310 History of Typography
- 118 Education
- 74 Resources
- 524 Announcements
- 84 Events
- 109 Job Postings
- 162 Type Releases
- 168 Miscellaneous News
- 272 About TypeDrawers
- 54 TypeDrawers Announcements
- 117 Suggestions and Bug Reports