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Re: AlphabetMagic. My first AI experiment
I suppose the question is: can you train the machine to understand shapes as something distinct from the particular style applied to those shapes? I don’t understand enough about how the training wor…1 -
Re: Small Capitals
Note also that diplomatic transcription may use specialised characters for some elements, e.g. ꝺ instead of d, ꝼ instead of f, ꝛ instead of r, and ſ instead of s. Likewise, ɴ (U+0274 LATIN LETTER SMA…1 -
Re: USB microscope recommendations for books
I have a 1000X RoHS USB microscope, but never got around to trying it out because at the time I got it I did not have Windows hardware and I wasn’t able to get it to work on my Mac even running a Win…2 -
Re: Grid Test of Letters
For reviewing primary (non-kerning) spacing, I find the best test to be between key glyphs that do not usually require kerning. For Latin uppercase, this is usually HAHBCHDHEHFHGHHHIHJHKHLHMH... Lati…3 -
Re: Small Capitals
With regard to petite caps, it is worthwhile to consider the nature of the typefaces for which Zuzana Licko designed them, such as Mrs Eaves, which had a short x-height. The smallcap / petite cap dis…3
