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Re: Variable fonts, axes values
I still think we're engaging at cross purposes. Improving the UI that applications expose for using variable fonts is an absolutely fine idea. I don't think anyone disagrees. Altering the underlying …2 -
Re: Variable fonts, axes values
For me, there's another philosophical issue here: creative progress often comes by using tools in ways that the manufacturer of the tool did not imagine, and by doing things that are "not allowe…3 -
Re: Variable fonts, axes values
What you're talking about is indeed named instances. But locking the font to named instance steps with an avar table as Erwin suggests is really user-hostile. If the user asks for a 721 weight, just …1 -
Re: Variable fonts, axes values
You offer users a thoughtful type palette through named instances. You don't do it by taking away choice.6 -
Re: Variable fonts, axes values
In a variable font, there are infinite options for the font user by default; you are talking about taking them away and restricting them to a smaller subset. A good example for why this is a bad ide…7
