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Re: Microsoft Uniscribe renderer behaviour for kerning and Arabic marks
While I am sympathetic to pointing out the limitations of particular technologies such as OpenType Layout and inconsistencies in the implementation of those technologies, if this just take the form o…2 -
Re: What are the great conceptual fonts?
All typefaces have some kind of idea in their genesis and execution, so I think the original post might define ‘conceptual’ too broadly. For me, conceptual typeface design involves a concept that nei…3 -
Re: FontLab 7 workflow tips
Can you explain how you are using TypeRig, Thomas, and what aspects you consider indispensable.3 -
Re: A clarification about kerning.
Round shapes are complicated because unless they are perfectly symmetrical you can't rely on numbers, whether measured from the horizontal extrema or at a standard height. So a letter like O needs to…2 -
Re: A clarification about kerning.
What matters is the optical space between the adjacent letters, not the distance between serif tips. Garamond Premier Pro is closely based on metal types, so has a lot more inconsistencies of serif l…4
