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Re: Kashida-like function for other connecting scripts? (tracking/full-justification of scripts)
I think it is important to distinguish what Erin is talking about, which uses the term kashida, i.e. elongation, as an analogy, from 'kashida justification', which is a set of (incompatible) algorith…2 -
Re: Kashida-like function for other connecting scripts? (tracking/full-justification of scripts)
As Kent says, there's no way to activate GSUB based on tracking values. However, what you could do is contextually insert a zero-width but visible head line extender between every pair of connecting …3 -
Re: I am making an Open-source SFNT parser/generator in C, called otfcc.
Reverse chaining basically exists specifically to handle the nastaliq case, and related styles of Arabic. Similarly, you'll find cursive attachment implemented most frequently in cascading Arabic fon…2 -
Re: Testing consecutive kerning pairs for consistency, Vs kerning single pairs alone
I interpret what Pablo is doing in terms of potential kerning pairs, based on the presence of shape combinations that are other than straight-to-straight, round-to-round, or straight-to-round. The po…4 -
Re: Two thoughts about Google after Typographics
No, because a revival is a new making, and in the process of making comes understanding. What I don't like — which is not the same as being 'opposed to' — is having to take something that someone els…8
