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Re: Work hygene
I have a pair of glasses with 0.5 reading lenses, which I use only when working at the computer. They're perfect for the distance from the screen at which I sit, so not only help my eyes but als…1 -
Re: Strategies for inverted exclamation and question marks
My approach is very simple: The default /exclamdown/ and /questiondown/ are aligned with their dots on the x-height (usually with a small overshoot). Since I often proportion my descenders to equal t…2 -
Re: The Future of Font Naming: is it still unethical to use the same font name?
I recall Dave Farey telling me that Sumner Stone called his typeface Arepo because a lawyer advised him against Opera.2 -
Re: The Future of Font Naming: is it still unethical to use the same font name?
John? :) I think there was a trademark issue. For a company like Microsoft, they want to avoid any software related name or term used by someone else. So when they do a trademark search on a proposed…4 -
Re: Two Discretionary Ligatures for the Same Letter Combo
A ligature substitution in OpenType Layout is a GSUB LookupType 4 (many-to-one). An alternate substitution is a GSUB LookupType 3 (one-to-one-of-many). So, no, you can't have alternate substitut…4
