Re: multiple values for FONT similar to font-family

On 22/01/15 2:33 PM, Liam R E Quin wrote:

> Unfortunately, one typically wants also to change line length and leading with a different font, and font-size-adjust doesn't help with this.

font-size-adjust is also very Latin-centric in its assumptions about 
letterform characteristics and relationships.

A while ago I began thinking about a script-agnostic typeface 
harmonisation mechanism, based on one or two bits of new data set by the 
font maker. It seems to me the only way you can really do this is to 
have the equivalent of an official weight or measure, i.e. a special 
font that represents the value 1, against which all other fonts are 
compared and assigned appropriate scaling values for size adjustment.

JH

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