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Re: Fixing Style Linking on a Retail Font
Paul's question seems like a good check. Or whether the user has that Bold installed. Normally, a user on a Windows PC doesn't see the Bold weight in the font menu, if it IS style linked. A…2 -
Re: Bank Gothic Variable Font / FontLab VI
Well, “Gothic Science” is a phrase that is more in general use, and has a clear set of implications. It is also further from the original name. But “Science Gothic” is less obvious, and can be interp…3 -
Re: En dash = width of n?
Short answer: Yes. Slightly Longer: 500 units out of 1000 is a good default for the en dash. More: I was originally responding to a question from James Puckett, who was citing (usage in? specificatio…2 -
Re: Multiple masters and glyphs requiring remove overlap on export
Yes, that is how rasterizers work on variable fonts. Yes, it creates problems for outline effects, if the machinery doing the effect isn't smart enough to remove overlap first. This is in essenc…2 -
Re: Working with multiple masters
@"Ori Ben-Dor": There is a VAST amount to say on it! “Multiple Master” was a specific Adobe format, used with Type 1. MM had a limit of 16 masters for a font. And the most important thing i…3
