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Oh come on, this entire article is obviously about Latin typography. Other scripts are simply out of scope. You'll find that nearly all typography articles foc
by skrebbel 6y ago
Oh come on, this entire article is obviously about Latin typography. Other scripts are simply out of scope.
You'll find that nearly all typography articles focus on a single script they way. Often that's Latin because of its widespread use in the west, but not always.
There's no racism here. Articles about pizza aren't dismissive of kebab.
- kps 6y agoFor Latin, x-height is much more important than cap height, in particular for selecting compatible sets of fonts.
- akersten 6y ago> . Other scripts are simply out of scope. Luckily, the font engine developers for popular operating systems did not scope those issues out just because they were inconvenient for designers who falsely assume that "16" should mean an arbitrary part of a letter in a font is always 16 pixels high. > There's no racism here. No one said there was until you brought it up?
- jfk13 6y agoNobody said anything about racism. Yes, the article was obviously focused on Latin typography, but it was calling for a user interface change that would affect everyone using the affected software, no matter what language they speak/write.
- ClumsyPilot 6y agoSo basically: "This car is only for driving in sunny weather on a perfectly smooth surface. It doesn't have lights, tyres, suspention or heating because traction, snow, rain, road bumps and darkness are out of scope."
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- jeroenhd 6y ago> Oh come on, this entire article is obviously about Latin typography. Other scripts are simply out of scope. The author proposes reworking either the way operating systems and browsers handle font rendering and scaling, or the way fonts are designed. Other scripts are very much in scope.