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- poomoo
hey, what do you think of this,
http://fontshop.com/fonts/single…
i think the default kerning in this font is a bit poor. i found this out when using the font for a numbers based headline.
crapola.
- v-gates0
chomp = *chlöpf*
- Raniator0
Your right.
- PonyBoy0
so kern it already....
& the arrow key is your friend.
- digilee0
did you pay for it?
no - then stop moaning
yes - then contact the creator/ shop and mention it.
- poomoo0
yes i bought it. trusted purchase from fontshop.
obviously i will have to do it myself - but the point is that i shouldnt need to do it.
- jamble0
This is the biggest outrage since the Argies invaded the Falkland Islands.
- digilee0
understood poomoo, but seriously, if you have a problem with a product, like any other product, contact the shop/ maker and point this out.
If you don't, how would they know?
- poomoo0
yeah, i will - i was just gathering opinion as to whether it was actually fucked or thats just the way it is.
nothing to see, move it along...
- Typographica0
poo - these are called "tabular numerals". They are designed to line up when setting columnar data, like financial reports. They have been the default figures for a long time, but fortunately, type makers are starting to realize that "proportional numerals" are much more commonly used and usually put tabular numerals in a separate font (or both in the same font if it's OpenType).
Here's a quick primer for those fonts that offer suffixes in their name:
TF = tabular figures (all same width)
LF = lining figures (all same height)
OSF = oldstyle figures (upper and lowercase numbers for text)
- 5timuli0
Typographica
(Jun 28 07, 21:54)Everything he said. Amen.
- uncle_helv0
Nice one Typographica, a consistent fountain of type knowledge, but I have a feeling poomoo wont post again in this thread!
:)
- poomoo0
thats exactly the kind of response i was after - thats why i posted here.
thanks for the info, much appreciated.