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Re: Sharp S can appear at start of word
Franz, are you Austrian or German? In Austria, the voiced S tends to be less voiced than in most Germany*. I think it’s also the case in Switzerland. But in central and northern Germany, S is very cl…4 -
Re: OpenType 1.9 released
Plus support for Unicode 14 (new scripts and languages). :)1 -
Re: Fontlab 7 - Windows reads exported font name differently
Viktor, This is not just about setting the flag :) It’s also about providing, if necessary, the NID 20 & 21. Also, adding such a checkbox with a cryptic name ("WWS consistency") means t…2 -
Re: What is expected of style linking for variable fonts?
So our built-in automation will only style-link Bold to Regular, because that’s easily explained to the end-users of fonts, and is “safe”. But in FontLab and in TransType, you can make more “aggressi…1 -
Re: What are 'true italics'?
Four years later: this is a hilarious thread. Terms evolve as does type design. So in today's world, my take is the following. — cursive is a structural descriptor: when letters have a structure more…5
