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Re: Imperial vs Gazette
Over the years, I have periodically sought more information about Edwin Schaar, asking folks like Tobias Frere-Jones and Frank Romano. But so far, I haven’t really turned up much about the man and hi…1 -
Re: Extend language support?
The i.dot (also sometimes i.trk) approach is a strategy for simplifying the interception of fi ligation and i -> idotaccent.smcp mapping for Turkish and related languages that distinguish between …3 -
Re: Robofab Installation MacOS 10.11.3
This works superficially; but there are certain point types that translate differently, so one has to beware. A point that has only one handle — for example, the vertex in the notch of an n, where th…2 -
Re: FAQ: Vietnamese
At TypeCon in Washington DC a few years ago, I had occasion to talk at length with a Vietnamese type aficionado (not a graphic designer nor type designer, but a sincere typophile). He explained a few…10 -
Re: Different width of ellipse?
This is a perennial topic. (Previous Typophile conversations are unfortunately lost to the mists of time.) Just as with the dash, the preferred style for ellipsis varies between different typesetting…3
