- From: John Hudson <tiro@tiro.com>
- Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2011 11:28:28 -0800
- CC: www-style list <www-style@w3.org>
Brad Kemper wrote: > As a designer, if I > ask for a condensed font, then I expect it to be narrower than a > non-condensed version, even if that means synthesizing when condensed > versions of the typeface are not available Also as a designer, I would rather have undistorted letterforms even if this means a nominally condensed face is not in fact narrower than the non-condensed version, because distorted letterforms not only look ugly but may introduce serious legibility problems, especially in low resolution rendering environments. If I don't have condensed letters that have been designed and hinted as such, I would rather not have condensed letters. Can we accommodate both kinds of designers? JH
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