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Re: Techniques & Strategies for creating Italic glyphs
I do start by slanting a few Roman glyphs. But generally I build italics the same way I do the roman, Frankenstein mode. That’s to say, once I have a few basic glyph parts, I assemble new glyphs from…1 -
Re: Windows 8 doesn't like "Book" weight?
Yes, I have had problems with Panose weights. I have very little idea how it is supposed to work, does work, or is interpreted, but it appears that it does not distinguish between Regular and Book. *…2 -
Re: [OTVar] Introducing OpenType variable fonts
The feline analogy is not quite right. From the user’s perspective, Metafont, Multiple Master and OTVar all produce the same result—infinite adjustment along a design axis/axes—although by different …1 -
Re: [OTVar] Introducing OpenType variable fonts
When the concept is an invention that is productized, it is generally trademarked, if not patented. So the technical and marketing aspects are conflated. Knuth’s definition was spot on, 30 years ago.1 -
Re: Space width
I sometimes put a slightly wider "space.case” for all-cap setting.2
