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So in a nutshell, typefaces which literally span every single defined character? Are there special optimizations implemented for different use cases as well, e
by eganist 10y ago
So in a nutshell, typefaces which literally span every single defined character?
Are there special optimizations implemented for different use cases as well, e.g. screen v. print and sub-varieties of each? Ten years ago with Vista, Microsoft Typography (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/Typography/default.aspx https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/Typography/default.aspx) put out a family of typefaces--Cambria, Calibri, Consolas, etc.--which were optimized specifically for sub-pixel rendering on LCD screens while maintaining on-paper legibility. I'd be cool with Noto not having any such optimization in mind given that the stated objective appears to be to include every defined character, but I do wonder if it should happen eventually.
...or maybe not, who knows. Pixel densities now have approached ludicrous territories. It might just no longer matter at least when we're talking about optimizing for screens.
- the_unknown 10y agoAt the time I wrote to one of the team members who worked there (maybe a Program Manager - I forget exactly) and they sent me a beautiful book showing off each of the fonts with a description of why the font was made, how it achieves the goals, and some info on the font's designer. I still have it at home - really impressed me with the attention to detail and the self-styled publicity.
- Adrock 10y agoIt was called _Now Read This_ and it really is beautiful. As far as I know, it was not intended to be publicly available, but you can buy a copy on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Now-Read-This-Microsoft-Collection/dp/B00NRKCS8C https://www.amazon.com/Now-Read-This-Microsoft-Collection/dp...
- Jaruzel 10y agoCurrently unavailable. We don't know when or if this item will be back in stock. Correction, you could buy a copy on Amazon... Own up! Who got the last one?!
- amelius 10y agoIt also seems that we need incremental loading on an as-needed basis, e.g. on mobile devices with limited bandwidth :)
- dragonne 10y agoCSS unicode-range has that covered: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/@font-face/unicode-range https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/@font-face/... Pretty good browser support, too.
- systoll 10y agoSome of the Noto faces are hinted, some aren't -- the filenames tell you which ones are which.