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Re: CoreText shaping bug?
Yes, this seems to be a CoreText issue. I get the same kind of spacing problem testing with Brill and with assorted other fonts with GPOS mark attachment. Interestingly, I get a different, worse prob…3 -
Re: Mixing and matching italic and roman shapes in cyrillic fonts
For once, I agree with Hrant. What is called experimental in design isn't experimental in the scientific sense, but only in the common sense of 'trying something out'. Speculative is indeed a more ac…4 -
Re: Cursive attachment for Latin
I don't know what apps actually do, but I would say that any app that breaks cursive attachment when letterspacing is Doing It Wrong. It would be akin to letting mark attachment be affected by kernin…2 -
Re: Mixing and matching italic and roman shapes in cyrillic fonts
I am familiar with both. The fact remains that these forms are not the norm in upright text faces anywhere but Bulgaria. Yes, they exist in a broader Cyrillic context, but they are not the normal for…2 -
Re: Mixing and matching italic and roman shapes in cyrillic fonts
It seems to me that a Cyrillic version of Helvetica should be able to function in all the ways and places that the Latin Helvetica does. That precludes using it as an exercise in experimentation, sin…2
