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Re: Leaving out the standard ligatures – problems?
The one to many substitution could improve the appearance if a lot tracking is applied. On the other hand, there are several layout apps that automatically deactivate {liga} substitutions when the tr…2 -
Re: Another script to batch process fonts with TTFAutohint
FYI — for that first loop, you could simply structure it like this instead:while len(font_family) < number_of_weights: weight = raw_input("Enter the name of your font weights one by one: &quo…1 -
Re: Numerals in font family names
For the Neue Haas Grotesk fonts Christian Schwartz opted to reinstate a Univers-esque numbered system — with numerals prefixing the style names, e.g., Neue Haas Grotesk Text Pro 75 Bold, Neue Haas Gr…1 -
Re: The best way to reproduce old printed specimens
What I think ScottMartin may have missed in Nick’s original description is that he uses Diffusion Dither for his bitmap conversion, which is akin to a stochastic halftone screen on the midtones. So, …1 -
Re: Robofab margins and component behaviour in Fontlab
The position of a component in a composited glyph is relative to the position of the original reference glyph, which is in turn relative to the origin (0, 0). If you shift the position of an accent g…1
