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Re: Combining marks advance width
I advise against making /i by combining dotlessi with dotaccent. Same thing for /j. I did that in a typeface, and discovered that there are some layout applications which don’t render it correctly (e…2 -
Re: hello typedrawers,
Don’t worry about a precise command of English, many of us native speakers struggle with that, too! But please do post images if possible, it adds life to discussions.4 -
Re: En dash = width of n?
I start out making my dashes the “proper” width – but it doesn’t always look good, so I often depart from convention. There’s nothing wrong with that—it exploits the opportunity for enhanced function…1 -
Re: Copying punches?
Right. A plaster “matrix” made from a tooled type “punch” would have had limited usability. Thanks for your erudition, everybody! One other thing that occurs to me: there were very few characters in …1 -
Re: Question: Why are foot serifs cupped?
Yes, but so was the feeling I got when I gave the round caps a greater absolute height. I suspect that the “undershoot” of cupped serifs harmonizes nicely with overshoot in general, and is part of th…1
