[smufl-discuss] Re: Zero width sidebearings

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[smufl-discuss] Re: Zero width sidebearings

dspreadbury
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Knut wrote:

> Actually, this relates to another one of SMuFLs guidelines. I don't
> have them at hand, but I seem to remember there being a general rule
> about parenthesis having negative sidebearings. Whether this is
> appropriate or not depends on the spacing of other symbols in a
> given range, so a general rule to that effect might not be preferable.

This recommendation is indeed given in the guidelines. I don't think it's
harmful, given that it is the general approach taken to these kinds of
brackets in regular text fonts, and particularly if we also specify that
characters typically set in text runs should also use side-bearings
typical for regular text fonts.

Daniel

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