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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 that w…2 -
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: Lowercase letter slots used to house Uppercase forms.
You're still assuming that people are typing in the text in the case that suits your font. Presume, instead, that the text already exists, and your font is just part of the formatting applied to that…6 -
Re: What units per em do you tend to use during fontdevelopment?
I am using FL7 a lot for production work—the variations tools are excellent, the kerning and anchor tools are better than FLS5—but I'm still not comfortable creating glyphs in it. I work so quickly i…3 -
Re: Modified fonts — exclusive or non-exclusive?
Yes. I regularly ask clients ‘What is is that you are trying to achieve?’ — but sometimes, it turns out that they're not really sure, and just like the idea of owning something.4
