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Re: Definition of 'shaping engine'? (Or, what is HarfBuzz?)
> the need for shaping engines emerged Or: became more apparent even to us westerners. The fact that computing was initially largely dominated by the west, and even especially by English speakers …2 -
Re: How to access alternates through CSS
They do. :(2 -
Re: Italic letterforms (sans serif)...
> Do other font editors nowadays use slanted sidebearings like Glyphs has always done I thought that was pioneered by FontLab VI, and not in Glyphs until after version 2. Am I mistaken?1 -
Re: Italic letterforms (sans serif)...
Victor Gaultney’s thesis is great! Regarding slant and offset.... Basically, if you slant letters for a western italic angle, they end up sticking out to the right and getting away from the left boun…1 -
Re: How to access alternates through CSS
> I assume Serbian forms are packed as stylistic alternates and accessed through the OT feature. They are generally handled via the OT 'locl' feature (not stylistic alternates, or at lea…1
