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Re: Coding question
The single quote signifies the target in a contextual substitution (GSUB Lookup Type 5/6 or GPOS Lookup Type 7/8). cf.: https://www.adobe.com/devnet/opentype/afdko/topic_feature_file_syntax.html#2.d1 -
Re: Scarbo — an attempt at a text face
I personally think this is a perfectly legitimate basis from which to enter the discipline. As evidenced by your other statements, I think you have the right attitude toward your influences. This is …2 -
Re: Scarbo — an attempt at a text face
FWIW, I’m not convinced that the overshoot is too great. I will say that the prominence of z in the Polish language will give a very different impression of the overshoot than English settings. The c…2 -
Re: List of glyphs to omit
The classic English examples are surfboard and Kafka. Note that English does not have any official prohibition against ligatures across the boundaries of compounds like surfboard or offhand.2 -
Re: List of glyphs to omit
Max — I believe this is a combination that you will find in Maltese. For example, in the second bio on this page, the last sentence of the first paragraph starts with the word Irreffja. And the headl…2
