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Re: How does a typeface "sparkle"?
There might be a few different things implied by this. Sometimes when people talk about a typeface ‘sparkling’ or ‘dazzling’ what they are actually referring to is phenomena in perception of text, wh…5 -
Re: Positioning of sups, subs, ordn and sinf
On principle, I always consider numerators and deonominators as completely distinct entities unrelated to superiors and inferiors, because these classes of forms are used for entirely different purpo…2 -
Re: Fractions
Vertically stacked fractions really need tabular numerals, not only to look good but also for technical reasons. It’s really, really difficult to calculate line length and offsets for irregular lengt…4 -
Re: About spaces
You wouldn’t need to use contextual alternates for different word spaces for different scripts, just a variant or GPOS adjustment mapped to that script in the OTL hierarchy. The word space characters…3 -
Re: About spaces
As Frank describes in detail, there are good arguments to be made for standardising the width of the standard word space, at least within the core members of a font family, and I don’t disagree with …4
