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Re: fontinst-1.8 pre-release
- To: fontinst@cogs.susx.ac.uk
- Subject: Re: fontinst-1.8 pre-release
- From: Richard Walker <Richard.Walker@cs.anu.edu.au>
- Date: Thu, 25 Jun 1998 12:44:54 +1000 (EST)
- In-Reply-To: <199806241731.TAA21736@mozart.ujf-grenoble.fr>
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Thierry Bouche writes:
> » Which languages use fff?
>
> germans! (double words, there has been lengthy discussions about
> compound words tat should or should not be ligatured that way on
> comp.fonts--however, it's becoming a standard lig for small foundries
> like Tiro, or Porchez)
e.g. Schifffahrt (the new spelling). According to Knuth you wouldn't
use an fff ligature there, but ff{}f. Knuth is not always right about
typography; but I suspect he is right on this point.
Richard.