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Re: Shouldn't italic be an OpenType feature?
Kerning does not work between different instances of a variable font, sorry.5 -
Re: Negative advance
How can an advance width become negative? It is not allowed per OT spec; it is stored as an unsigned integer in the hmtx table.1 -
Re: Only one font format
I think you are right. TTF is more widely supported, can be better optimised for screen. So in theory it is the best format available today. But it is much easier today to create a ‘perfect’ OT-CFF …2 -
Re: .glif to .svg conversion?
Have a look at the SVG export in RoboChrome: https://github.com/jenskutilek/RoboChrome or my SVG pens from TypoLabs 2016: https://github.com/jenskutilek/TypoLabs2016/blob/master/17%20SVG%20Export.py …1 -
Re: A Spectre Haunts Photoshop: Adobe Fontphoria
The AI even introduces random typos to make the results look more human. Or did somebody mess up the mock-up?1