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- d_rek0
you shouldn't be considering the the 'box' at all when kerning letters.
Good kerning is really just knowing what combinations of letters need it and having an eye for it. Some type families have excellent built in kerning tables - while others are poor. One of the best tips I received in regards to kerning was to take the type that I thought I had set well and knock it out of a black background as well as looking at it on white bg. This will give you a good idea of the space around the letterforms - what you should really be looking at.