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Re: Applications without OpenType feature support
Most, if not all, video editing and motion graphics apps lack OpenType support. Adobe After Effects has limited support. For example, if you set some text containing alternate characters in Illustrat…7 -
Re: Some interesting magazine typography from 1988 .
The RA and LA ligatures as seen in these settings existed in the original fonts.5 -
Re: My text face wish list
I like the way upright parentheses and other delimiters look with italic text, too, but it does seem the convention to slant them has existed for a long time. Looking at the 1941 ATF catalog, most ty…4 -
Re: Under- and overshoot
The size of the curve (e.g., /o vs /period) makes a difference. Small curves usually need less overshoot than large curves. The target point size also makes a difference. Display faces need less over…3 -
Re: Under- and overshoot
Viewing much larger than the target size is okay as long as you're aware of the effect. You need to temper your judgement accordingly. The final decision should be from looking at a sample in the tar…3
