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Re: Italic in variable fonts
Mostly the first two. BUT, Slant does have the issue that for most fonts using it, if they use the range values the spec would require (from, say -10 to zero), in most apps they get an interface tha…2 -
Re: Talljob
I see the obvious options, but no global shortcut. Make a copy of the font, and then either: 1) Use the bucket fill tool and fill those interior elements. 2) Double-click on interior counter to sele…1 -
Re: Should expert features have the same metrics as default?
David Lemon once told me that the Adobe approach to the tight-spaced ellipsis originated because of the desire to allow it to double for setting multi-dot leaders. Of course, nowadays such is almost …1 -
Re: Pressing On: The Letterpress Film
Related, type design metal and digital: Making Faces: Metal Type in the 21st Century (US, 2011, available for streaming)3 -
Re: Visible BOM
Another way of looking at it is this: An application developer can be pretty sure that most fonts do not have visible characters in these slots. So, when their programmers add a feature to show forma…2
