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Re: Shouldn't italic be an OpenType feature?
A solution: layout applications to apply Optical Kerning between roman and italic fonts, by default.5 -
Re: text serif a, u, d
Two opinions concerning the homogeneity of serifs: Part of the allure for Bodoni was the difficulty of duplicating detail: However, now that duplication of letter parts is so easy (copy and paste), s…16 -
Re: How does Adobe's automatic Optical kerning work?
How? It works by substituting a generic algorithm for font-specific kerning specified by the foundry, on the principle that software engineers know better than type drawers. That is why they put it a…2 -
Re: How short can ascenders go?
Advertisers Gothic and Hobo took it to the limit, 100 years ago.3 -
Re: Can tabular numbers be a default set?
These days, I generally make the default for text fonts tabular. But I see no reason to do so for display styles.4
