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Re: Rules while designing Italics
Both terms have meaning, and they are not the same thing. An “A” can potentially be oversloped without yet having overhang (depending on the italic angle of the font and the angles in the upright A).…5 -
Re: Goodbye WordPad, whither Type 1?
It isn’t so much about “Windows” but specific APIs. The antique GDI API is about as old as Windows. It was later updated to natively support Type 1, but every Windows text API introduced since then d…2 -
Re: exploring variable fonts - seeking tipps for nodes placing/outline design
You could use the orange masters as a way to generate the green masters (as you describe), but the only reason to do that would be if you plan to manually adjust/correct the green masters afterwards.…2 -
Re: Reasons to NOT Standardize Cap-Height Across Font Library
Oh! Of course, my apologies. Sure, that is true! Or at least it was in metal type, and in those typefaces descended from metal (including their phototype descendants). However, it says little about …1 -
Re: Reasons to NOT Standardize Cap-Height Across Font Library
Yes, I think that. As you say, Vietnamese support requires stacked diacritics, which can be a problem if cap heights are generous on the em. At the same time that Vietnamese support has become less o…2
