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Re: i = dotlessi + dotaccent
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…2 -
Re: Language support & character set standards: how do foundries label their Latin-based products today?
As James alluded to, it depends upon how one decides to define “language” and “coverage.” The difference between a language and a dialect is a fuzzy one and different foundries will choose to draw th…5 -
Re: Dagger Symbol Design
Perhaps practices in other countries are different, but in the United States the copyright symbol always precedes the relevant information (usually date and author) and sits on the baseline — e.g.: ©…4 -
Re: Tabular Figures Width Consistency
Sometimes it is useful to have figures align only with themselves, even if not with any other weight. Here’s an example: It is not uncommon these days for publications to like to run Top 5 (or 10 or …7 -
Re: Dagger Symbol Design
Since it is more common these days for a font to have a full-size dagger, and because it has valid uses at this size and alignment, I typically draw the default dagger as such. And then for a book te…3
