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Re: Synchronizing masters FL7
Yes, it is similar in FL7, but it is the background colour in the Layers & Masters panel that indicates whether the outlines are compatible. It is useful to also have the Variations panel open wh…1 -
Re: Classifying Icone by Adrian Frutiger and Avance by Evert Bloemsma
Most typeface classification is art history in its most basic sense, and that doesn't imply that type design is Art in a romantic sense (any more than most of the things that humans have ever ma…2 -
Re: Regular and italic with the same character widths
Hrant: To be fair to Aldus, his use of italic type was not as a subordinate style; it was just the normal text style of the kind of small format book that he was producing. He very seldom used roman …1 -
Re: Lithuanian I/i with ogonek in serif typeface
The general approach for all European use of the ogonek is to attach in such a way that the hook sits below the right side of the letter but does not extend beyond it. The easiest way to achieve good…4 -
Re: 1569, Granjon: quote, prime or apostrophe?
Yes, the apostrophe was in use by 1569. To find examples of it from that period, look for books in French rather than Latin. This Gryphius’ Gros-Romain (Great Primer Roman), in use in an edition of B…2
