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Re: OpenType to AAT conversion
This is principally possible, but non-trivial. In OpenType, Telugu requires actions done by the font and actions done by the engine: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/typography/script-development/tel…2 -
Re: Plex; IBM's new font identity model
In 1980, the world literacy rate was about 56% out of 4.5 billion people, while today it is about 85% out of 7.5 billion people. There are now 4.5 billion mobile phones and among those, 2.3 billion a…1 -
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 of…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
