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Re: How to assess what optical size(s) a given type style is intended for?
To determine a relationship between characteristics of a typeface and its intended size, of course one needs a reference.Using a calligraphy textbook as a reference has the advantage that the paramet…0 -
Re: How would you redo Unicode?
I can't argue with that; it is indeed perfectly possible that a script can be complex and an attempt to reduce it to a manageable set of precomposed glyphs can have as its result a grossly inadequat…0 -
Re: How would you redo Unicode?
Isn't Burma/Myanmar still under a military dictatorship? (Of course, that is "once again", so there indeed was a previous one, so there was no mistake in your posting.)Although I am strong…0 -
Re: How would you redo Unicode?
Why do I disagree with this?Well, for one thing, while today computers are a lot more powerful, as well as easier to use, than they were many years ago, the Macintosh and computers running Windows a…0 -
Re: How would you redo Unicode?
Sadly, we've already passed this point.https://xkcd.com/927/The world of standards is already in the grip of that sort of madness.Of course, though, my goals can be achieved without having two stand…0