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Re: let's talk Greek kai symbol
The Greek ampersand derives from the Byzantine ligature forms (uncial and then minuscule) of the word και. In monotonic Greek, this word carries no accent, but in polytonic it carries a varia: καὶ — …5 -
Re: Using Multiple Bitmaps to Interpolate in Size ?
Note that two of the four colour font formats included in the OpenType specification are bitmap formats, so you may get more satisfaction out of using those rather than the older TrueType embedding b…1 -
Re: Using Multiple Bitmaps to Interpolate in Size ?
It is possible to embed bitmaps in a TrueType font, but these may not get used in modern environments. To my knowledge, there is no way to ‘interpolate’ embedded bitmaps for intermediate sizes: for a…2 -
Re: Where should diacritics lie within vertical metrics?
Dan Rattigan reminded me that vertical kerns were also intrinsic to Monotype’s 4-line mathematical typesetting system. In this illustration, the grey rectangles indicate the body of the type and the …4 -
Re: Unlimited license plus customer use?
I think of ‘enterprise’ as licensing for use across the entirety or significant portion of a large corporate or institutional entity, including possibly multiple locations, subsidiary companies, etc.…3
