[MPEG-OTSPEC] Hints, TT and CFF (was: Re: Proposal to make OFF complete)

[Behdad Esfahbod]

On Thu, Aug 27, 2020 at 7:50 AM Dave Crossland <dcrossland at google.com>
wrote:

> Haha, awesome!
>
> I must admit my ignorance with regards to CFF2, but, isn't one of the
> major features of CFF2 that hints can vary?
>

Major in what way? Yes, CFF2 hints can vary. Also yes, TT-based varfonts'
hints can also vary.

Ignoring the major problem though: that CFF/CFF2 hinting interpretation is
FULLY UNSPECIFIED. So varying or not is moot.


> On Thu, Aug 27, 2020 at 9:38 AM Ken Lunde <ken.lunde at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Dave,
>>
>> Without a doubt, Adobe Blank VF and its two-GID sibling, Adobe Blank 2
>> VF. 😂
>>
>> I simply stuck in 50 as the StdHW and StdHW values for all four masters.
>>
>> It probably mattered more for Adobe Black VF and Adobe Black VF, though…
>>
>> https://blogs.adobe.com/CCJKType/2019/05/adobe-blank-vf.html
>> https://v-fonts.com/fonts/adobe-blank-vf-and-friends
>>
>> Regards...
>>
>> -- Ken
>>
>> > On Aug 27, 2020, at 06:23, Dave Crossland <dcrossland at google.com>
>> wrote:
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > On Wed, Aug 26, 2020 at 9:52 PM Ken Lunde <ken.lunde at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > no hints are better than poor hints, and I stayed true to that message
>> up until my final year at Adobe.
>> >
>> > ...what 'poor' hinting did you do last year?
>>
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