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Re: [OTVar] Introducing OpenType variable fonts
@"Nick Shinn" In the context of OpenType, the term 'variable font' has a specific technical meaning that is explicitly stated in the specification.1 -
Re: [OTVar] Introducing OpenType variable fonts
@"Ben Blom" The same thing I do now when customers ask me for things that I am not sure they really want or need: explain what they're asking for, and help them figure out if that'…3 -
Re: [OTVar] Defining instances in the font vs. defining instances in CSS
@"Nick Shinn" Note that the discrete step concept isn't tied to that of named instances. One could make a font with discrete steps in the axis behaviour that didn't correspond to …1 -
Re: [OTVar] Defining instances in the font vs. defining instances in CSS
@"Rob McKaughan" I'm sorry, but general agreement is that Zeppo was the lightweight.6 -
Re: [OTVar] Defining instances in the font vs. defining instances in CSS
Named instances serve two functions: 1. They provide individual font-like behaviour in applications, i.e. appear in font menus as if discrete styles of a family. 2. They provide font makers with a wa…2
