Kent Lew · Type Designer

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  • Re: Opentype Registered Features

    Kent LewKent Lew
    Whether a feature is on or off by default is not something that a font dictates. This is up to the font interpreter and text rendering system. The OpenType spec makes recommendations to app develope…

  • Re: dlig feature help

    Kent LewKent Lew
    The bracketed format is a convenience feature of the Adobe syntax. This all gets compiled into GSUB tables according to the proper structure based upon the GSUB type, which is inherent in the particu…

  • Re: Font Convertor

    Kent LewKent Lew
    A .ttx file is an XML representation of the decoded binary tables of the font. The OpenType features are in the GSUB and GPOS tables. The compiled structure of OT features takes a bit of getting used…

  • Re: i = dotlessi + dotaccent

    Kent LewKent Lew
    You mean when/if it is decomposed. As a referenced component, the outline direction will necessarily be reversed, won’t it?

  • Re: i = dotlessi + dotaccent

    Kent LewKent Lew
    Flipping twice = rotating. Assuming “flip twice” means flip horiz then vert (or vert then horiz). Either way, path direction stays constant. Not so with a single flip. [BTW, back in the day, when I w…
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