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Re: Leaving out the standard ligatures – problems?
The only reason the old fi and fl ligatures would show a notdef, is if they are not present in the font. BUT this code only functions if you do include glyphs for the hard-coded ligatures in your fo…2 -
Re: Embedding in public PDF specimen (outline or not outline text)?
Bitmapping the fonts in the PDF makes for a worse sample. At any decent resolution, it also means a bigger PDF. As a user, I find it really irritating. As a type designer, I won’t do it unless requir…1 -
Re: Matrix quantifying in Fontlab
Different apps handle line spacing differently. Mostly there are two approaches: 1) typographically sophisticated apps add a specified amount to the point size. All you can do is determine how large …2 -
Re: Please help identify possible age of this carved Number?
For whatever it’s worth, the appropriate terms are “lettering” and “stone carving,” or “stone-carved lettering.”1 -
Re: 80s / 90s font production software and workflow?
That certainly seems familiar, that Carol was still using FontStudio when we joined in ’97.1
