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Re: Hinting and OS X
AFAIK, it used to be so that after gridfitting, a monochrome bitmap was always produced, and then filtering/antialiasing happened. But today, this isn't always the case because type rendering often h…1 -
Re: Hinting and OS X
There are two fundamental steps to screen type rendering: 1. Gridfitting. 2. Rasterization. In the first step, the glyph outline is modified (distorted). PostScript hints and TrueType instructions in…3 -
Re: Naming the Widest Width
To make quick recognition of styles easier, you could use "extra" for weight only (ExtraLight, ExtraBold) and for width, use "ultra" (UltraWide). Or the other way around.2 -
Re: FontLab VI now shipping
This is something that is on our list, as we realize the current system is not ideal. Unfortunately, there are still no easily available cross-platform solutions for this (a bit surprising in 2017),…3 -
Re: I trained a neural network to kern a font (mostly)
Yes! For example between Latin and Greek letters, where kerning is possible using Type 1, TrueType or AAT but isn't possible using OpenType. I.e. generally to fix 20-years-old misguidances and desig…1
