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Re: Why don't we hear about more use of variable fonts on the Web?
@"Kris Sowersby" I said that a recurring theme in discussions I had with various people was "it seems we need more education", but I also said that wasn't all that was brought out…2 -
OpenType 1.9 released
I'm happy to be able to announce that OpenType 1.9 has been published. The biggest change is the introduction of a second version of the COLR table. Support is already enabled in Chrome Canary builds…8 -
Re: Fontlab 7 - Windows reads exported font name differently
I attached a copy of the WPF Font Selection Model spec earlier in this discussion. Indeed, it says the following (emphasis added): "After extracting family name, face name, style, weight and st…3 -
Re: Why don't we hear about more use of variable fonts on the Web?
I raised this question since Web usage of VFs was on my mind while I was preparing for my ATypI presentation last week, Happy Fifth Anniversary, Variable Fonts. In my talk, I discussed the pace of pr…1 -
Re: Fontlab 7 - Windows reads exported font name differently
Oh, you're right: I hadn't noticed that. In the WPF Font Selection Model algorithm, "Compact" is treated as a stretch (width) axis keyword. That's why "Compact" in name ID 1 is b…2
