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Re: Optical typography
Whatever you propose, if indeed you propose something, it also has to be backward compatible to the existing limited status quo. This is exactly how we ended up with the Frankenstein format that Open…2 -
Re: Feature circled characters
While the questions was about what the most suitable feature for use case is, there is no (technical) reason not to include the same transformations in several features. Define a lookup for the subst…2 -
Re: germandbls monowidth small cap
One to Many does not work in the default Adobe CC text engine; users need to use the Middle eastern text engine to get to enjoy the benefits of font features implemented with Adobe's own feature synt…2 -
Re: DSType selling part of its collection to Monotype
Agree and disagree. I think what fundamentally shifted is how much effort a foundry needs to spend on marketing. When there was less competitors, just releasing quality fonts was enough to build a b…2 -
Re: DSType selling part of its collection to Monotype
I wonder how much of the IP Monotype acquires remains as-is forever until eventually obsolete or the end of that particular long tail resembles a pancake? No updates, no improvements, no extensions, …5
