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Re: Sharp S can appear at start of word
it is less a matter of fonts (or typefaces) but rather of orthography. For many centuries there was no problem with ß being a minuscule only since a convention of capitalization did not exist in Ger…2 -
Re: Sharp S can appear at start of word
to put a long story short: the character ß evolved neither as “s-z” nor as “s-s”. It evolved as a ſ-derivate (an ſ with something). Centuries later the glyph representation(s) of it got interpreted a…2 -
Re: Crushed by the Font Industry (Please Read)
I must say I’m fairly touched by the way how you describe your situation – and your pain, @"Cindy Kinash". I hesitate to response, however, I try. It seems to me that it would be not so bad…8 -
Re: Kerning Figures to Letters
Figures to letters: no. But a few instances with 7 and, maybe, 2 ( . , ) … and always assure yourself that you don’t kern any tabular figures, how painful it may ever look :#2 -
Re: Hyphen-minus and mathematical operators
I’m not aware of the historical details of the introduction of “hyphen-minus”. However, the very term is rather idiotic. A hyphenis a hyphen and a minus is a minus. The hyphen tends to be short and t…1
