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Re: Can tabular numbers be a default set?
I wouldn’t say “most,” these days. There are some. The practice is certainly not unprecedented. I think most of those that you will find with default tabular figures derive from or inherit from fonts…2 -
Re: Logic and the order in kerning tables
If you are interested in designing fonts, then you should probably seek a tool that allows you to design kerning in a user interface and then manages the tables for you upon compilation. I imagine th…5 -
Re: Ring and acute over an A
I suspect that the Aringacute/aringacute crept into so many extended Latin character sets because Microsoft chose to include it in their WGL4 character set, which many folks subsequently followed bli…6 -
Re: Apostrophe kerning by contextual lookup table
The apostrophe should be fitted (i.e., sidebearings) to look appropriate between two straight-sided letters. Then, kern pair exceptions should be added to make it look appropriate in relation to othe…5 -
Re: The differnce between rlig and liga
The distinguishing characteristic is that {rlig} is supposed to be non-turn-offable.{liga} = recommended on by default, but can be deactivated in UI {rlig} = recommended on by default, and should not…3