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Re: [OTVar] Axis Interaction and Literality
In a nutshell, Laurence had it right when he wrote: It also doesn't help that he OpenType spec's definition of width is incomplete. (more on that below). Forgetting variable fonts for the moment, we …1 -
Re: [OTVar] Introducing OpenType variable fonts
I'm not sure if there is a deterministic, cross-platform result for this situation. For stroke reduction, you could use feature variations (which employs a GSUB to switch glyphs at different points …1 -
Re: [OTVar] Introducing OpenType variable fonts
Agreed that CJK hinting is completely different, in particular due to the need to do stroke reduction because there aren't enough pixels. You can use deltas in a variable font; we just don't recomme…1 -
Re: [OTVar] Defining instances in the font vs. defining instances in CSS
@"Ben Blom" It depends on whether the font request was made via name or via keyword. If via name (like in font pickers, or via the font-family property in CSS), then the search is done by t…3 -
Re: [OTVar] Defining instances in the font vs. defining instances in CSS
@"Nick Shinn" : Named instances (listed in the fvar table) are listed in font menus just as if they were static fonts. Names for points along an axis are in the STAT table. This enables app…2
