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Re: metrics in InDesign different than in FontForge
First thing to check: in InDesign, is kerning set to Metrics or to Optical? If it were set to Optical, you would get autokerning that would override font spacing. [And no, I don't know whether t…2 -
Re: What units per em do you tend to use during fontdevelopment?
The interpolate nodes tool was built in to FLS5. I used it more than any other feature. I've talked with Yuri and Adam about having it re-implemented in FL7. You can achieve some similar functio…6 -
Re: Lowercase letter slots used to house Uppercase forms.
The best way to approach this question is to ask yourself how you want a string of mixed case text to appear when it is set in your font. Too often, people making fonts seem to assume that the proces…4 -
Re: Book, Regular, Medium
The term Book became useful in recent times when applied to new revivals of metal types whose initial digital versions had been notably too light because based on technical drawings or inappropriate …2 -
Re: The selfless butterfly. Or: Using and avoiding ligatures.
And some wacky script reform proposals to better fit Indian writing systems to the imported technologies. Just a few examples from the chapter ‘Notes on the work of the script reformers’ in Naik'…1
