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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 -
Re: Positioning of some Modifiers
In Brill, they’re related to the height of the superior letters and numerals. This is my general approach to all the raised modifier letters and signs. In complex texts of the kinds that Brill publis…4
