Michael Probst <michael dot probst03 at web dot de> wrote:
> The real error may be that U+0022 is not
> neutral in relation to design of the rest of the font.
U+0022 is supposed to be entirely neutral from a vertical standpoint.
See NamesList.txt:
> 0022 QUOTATION MARK
> * neutral (vertical), used as opening or closing quotation mark
The same is true for U+0027 APOSTROPHE:
> * neutral (vertical) glyph with mixed usage
Certain font designers have made these directional for decades, leading
to the hideous ``convention'' which some people seem to love, but which
is a classic example of abusing character encoding to achieve
typographical results.
-- Doug Ewell | Thornton, Colorado, USA http://www.ewellic.org | @DougEwell Received on Wed May 02 2012 - 10:06:35 CDT
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