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Re: Florin sign (ƒ)
It's certainly necessary for typesetting documents that refer to the period before the euro, and for displaying historical documents. Technically, it is necessary to be able to accurately claim …2 -
Re: A new graphical editor for TrueType hints
Thinking about this some more: definition of measurement points for alignment zones and stem distances, could be defined using a fairly simple syntax if you have some kind of stem detection system. T…1 -
Re: A new graphical editor for TrueType hints
I was thinking in terms of an extensible system. The value of automating some basic control values is that a font maker doesn’t have to go and manually measure things every time they start a hinting …1 -
Re: Should ascenders/descenders match the "Ascender" and "Descender" vertical metric values?
We should be clear about different kinds of metrics. Lots of things will change over the course of a design, as you say, but scaling everything relative to the UPM is best avoided if at all possible,…1 -
Re: Basic rules for bearing
BTW, in the case of an M with traditional stroke modulation, so a thinner stem on the left side and a thicker one on the right, I find that the sidebearings should not be symmetrical, but should be s…3
