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Re: Why FontCreator hardly used by professionals?
All of FontLab’s products are both Mac and Win. While FontLab VI is being developed on Mac first, it is on an inherently cross-platform base (qt).3 -
Re: First font license
It pretty much is that simple. Except that you should start with a license that the owner doesn't mind you copying, and preferably one that is at least broadly similar to your needs. So if you are ma…4 -
Re: Windows doesn't use bitmaps embedded in .TTF/.OTF (FontForge)
It's been a lot of years since any Windows rasterizer paid any attention to the embedded bitmaps in a TTF. I wasn't aware it was even possible to embed bitmaps in an OpenType CFF font. I'm pretty sur…1 -
Re: Monospace f-ligatures
Personally, I'd at most fulfill the codepoint—but not link it up to ligature features. Only downside would be with ancient Mac files using the hardcoded ligature. I doubt many people use it today. Bu…1 -
Re: Noticeably Absent from TypeCon
I'm with Mark: there are conferences that are aimed at graphic designers who are also interested in fonts/typography, and they are nicely spread around the world. There are only two ongoing annual co…2
