* Jeremy Weathers <j...@drab.org> [2005-10-26T19:08:08] > > didn't line up. Why? Because fi is a kernable letter pair, of > > course! Lining up columns is nice and all, but it just doesn't > > compare to the awesomeness of having your f dot your i! > > Actually, the combined "fi" is called a ligature. Kerning is adjusting > the space between letters.
And if you have an f and an i and want them to look like a ligature, you kern them. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ligature_(typography)#Kerning_as_an_alternative in fact helpfully reminds us that, The fonts for the Macintosh computer include a "dotless 'i'", which (aside from its necessity in printing Turkish) facilitates kerning "fi" and "Ti" instead of using a ligature. > I also have Safari 2.0.1 (412.5) and for me the letters line up. There > must be some difference in default mono-spaced font (mine appears to be > Courier 13) or some other utility that is replacing the letters with > that ligature on your system and not on mine. (It may be on my end, but > I have no idea what it would be.) Now I'm even angrier! -- rjbs
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