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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 least not onl…1
