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Re: Is it legitimate for different font weights to have the same usWeightClass values?
Having different weights with the same usWeightClass is not commonplace. I consider it a bug. It is an area I know a fair bit about. BACKGROUND Many old Windows GDI apps use the GDI API in a way that…2 -
Re: Font production frustrations and solutions
I suggest you try either setting its advance width to zero, or better still use U+0307 (which should definitely have an advance width of zero). I can imagine that while this feels like a Word bug, Mi…4 -
Re: Hints and components in FontLab
It is of course possible there is a bug in one specific app version or another, but here is my understanding of how it is supposed to work: FLS 5 components are glyphs, which are re-used in other gly…1 -
Re: Contract/agreement for custom font work
I am reasonably familiar with both Tiro (John) and Darden Studio (Joyce), and I will just say that y’all have two very different client bases. It is very interesting, but not shocking, that there mig…2 -
Re: FontLab 7 workflow tips
So, the thing is, Vassil’s demo shows like ... 5-10% of TypeRig’s functionality. If type design were fighting a classic Medieval war, TypeRig as an add-on is Iron Man’s armor. I mean, yeah, it’s armo…3
