Mathematical symbols contrasted or not?
I work on a high-contrast sans-serif typeface, but decided to keep basic math operators monoline (+,=,> etc.) But now I don't know how to approach additional math operators and symbols like product,...
View ArticleDuospace. Wait, what? Duospace?
The folks who make the "distraction-free" text editor iA Writer have added a second typeface to the options available for writing in iA Writer. It's a modified version of IBM Plex Mono called iA Writer...
View ArticleElongation of Hebrew letters at the end of the row
Hi,I happened to look at a picture of an opened Hebrew book and noticed that the some of the letters were wider to fill out the space left to the end of the row. Similar to Arabic. Is this something...
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Polish: the ł_ł ligature revisited
This matter has been puzzling me for quite some time.I don’t know if this has been discussed previously nor do I know how many font makers care about the ligature łł for Polish. In my opinion it is an...
View ArticleKerning not working for uppercase / smallcaps
I'm fixing a font to create GSUB and GPOS with FontForge on Linux Debian.I have not touched anything concerning the metrics, apart from the symmetrical reduction of the bearing for the apostrophe.As...
View ArticleA dummy question about trademark glyph
FontForge proposes me to collocate trademark glyph amongst ligatures.However, I've some cases of the pair TL in words as ARITMICO ARITMETICA ATMOSFERA...How is it possible (if it is) to distinguish the...
View ArticleBad Private Dictionary
In modifying a font (plz note that actually I'm interested only in .otf, not in Type1), I receive the message Bad Private DictionaryIn detail:Elements in BlueValues/OtherBlues array are...
View ArticleSlanted version instead of italic in PDF when generated via Adobe Acrobat MS...
Hi, we designed a family consisting of 5 weights, each available as Roman and Italic, altogether 10 CFF OpenType Fonts. Regular, Italic, Bold and Bold Italic are style linked, also style linked in...
View ArticleThe Current State of Variable Fonts (End of 2018)
What's going on with variable fonts? Type design software made easy to make them, Adobe enabled their usage in CC2018, macOS, Windows, browsers support them, so why there are no more variable fonts on...
View ArticleFontForge freezes in generating 'aalt'
FontForge would create 'aalt' "automagically"; so in its documentation.Case 1:1. I create a New lookup (Elements -- Information -- Lookup) in GSUB.2. I choose Type: Single Substitution, and after:3....
View ArticleBest way to create ink traps in Glyphs app?
I can't find an overview/tutorial on the subject, or any relevant plugins/scripts. Am I missing something? Are there dedicated separate applets for inktraps?
View ArticleThe differnce between rlig and liga
Can not figure out the difference between rlig and liga.I have tried to understand this by myself, but could not find the real difference.Oh! I have noticed that on 'rlig' definition you will find the...
View ArticleChess Diagram Characters
Many of you may be aware of the three commercial Chess fonts offered by Alpine Electronics, Hastings, Linares, and Zurich.Others of you may be aware of fonts available freely from such designers as...
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Ideal node placement
For some time now I've had problems with curves like in the linked image. My problem is what would be an ideal node placement when you have two opposing BCPs that aren't tangential to one another? I'm...
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Microsoft Font Maker app
https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2018/12/20/how-to-use-microsoft-font-maker-windows-app.htmlHo ho ho
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An Italic for Uccello
Hi ! Here is my attempt to give an Italic to my jensonian Uccello.As I don't like very much Arrighi cursive letters (Cancellaresca) which were used as a companion to Centaur (the original Arrighi's...
View ArticleApostrophe kerning by contextual lookup table
I have to fix the kerning of the apostrophe, really important for the Italian (and French) language, as in the case of L'America l'esempio l'Organizzazione etc.I tried to change the metric of the...
View ArticleOnly one font format
Hello everyone,wouldn't it be time to clean up the font format we all know and have only one font format at the end? Technology has changed. Software is running in browsers (like Google docs). More and...
View ArticleHow to Find a Complementary font..? [aka newbie needs help!!]
I'm a new designer with an issue. Trying to cobble together letterhead and an envelope for a client using a logo (wordmark using Alpaca Scarlett Demo) that some else made and the direction to 'not make...
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