-
Re: Vertical Metrics/UPM - (modular) linespacing
InDesign does not use font metrics for linespacing. Linespacing in InDesign—and in general in design apps that come from a print-first background (unlike screen design tools like Figma)—is always exp…3 -
Re: RightFont 5 and ~/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Fonts
Interesting. They’re not showing up in FontBook or in most app menus, but they are showing up in InDesign’s font menu. So I think this is down to some asshole at Adobe rather than some asshole at App…2 -
Re: Precomposed fractions — waste of time and space?
I almost always include the basic three — ¼ ½ ¾ — because they're part of the ANSI character subset, but only include more precomposed fractions if they clients request. _____ Note that there ar…5 -
Re: Hoefler&Co sold to Monotype
I don’t think anyone is missing that point: rather, they are making the point that not all those—and numerous other options—are ethically equivalent, either in absolute terms or in the specific condi…16 -
Re: Fun with unattached marks
Not sure I completely understand your examples, but since you mentioned pairpos: In RTL glyph runs, pairpos adjustments need to be implemented as corresponding negative dx and width adjustments on th…1
