Op woensdag 16-07-2008 om 22:37 uur [tijdzone -0500], schreef Justin Dugger: > On Wed, Jul 16, 2008 at 8:55 PM, Jan Claeys <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I think we (= Ubuntu) should still try to work with him... > > I'm saying that we should exclude anyone; but if you look at the font > in detail there's significant changes: > > * Many of the strokes have been tapered; take a look at b for example > * the t ascender was shortened > * the s and k shapes were significantly tweaked > * the font seems to render bigger in Inkscape than what's in hardy. > * 0 and O are indistinguishable > > I'm not saying that we should necessarily override these, but we > should at least understand them, accept that which is good and improve > that which can be improved.
Some of your remarks might be caused by rendering issues, some might be because he thinks they make the font better. I guess only he can answer that though... :) (He's a professional typeface designer, so his reasons for these changes might be sound--except for 0 & O looking the same maybe). -- Jan Claeys -- ubuntu-art mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
