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Re: Opentype Registered Features
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…3 -
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
