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sub cap R for Bembo
Posted by defencedesign in
31 Aug 2009 — 2:00pm
31 Aug 2009 — 2:00pm
Anybody have a suggestion of a substitute cap R for Bembo?
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31 Aug 2009 — 2:51pm
I think it’s not clear what you’re asking for…
31 Aug 2009 — 3:34pm
Bembo Book come with two R's in all styles. One with a long leg and one short.
31 Aug 2009 — 3:35pm
I know what you’re talking about. You don’t like Bembo’s long leg of R, so you’re trying an alternate, right?
It’s hard to tell, since the color of the new R can be slightly different from Bembo. I don’t know if it is a good solution, but why don’t you choose another font? I was thinking in Poliphilus & Blado. Same source of inspiration, no strange legs. Some other strange letters, though.
31 Aug 2009 — 3:37pm
Oh, you are right, frode.
http://www.fontshop.com/fonts/singles/monotype/bembo_book_pro_roman/&s=c
31 Aug 2009 — 3:50pm
There's no automated method of changing it, as far as I can tell, though. You should consider that.
2 Sep 2009 — 3:18am
You can change it automatically in any app that supports OpenType features by turning on Stylistic Alternates.
2 Sep 2009 — 4:21am
InDesign does not support Stylistic Alternates!
2 Sep 2009 — 8:48am
Ahh, yes, I forgot. What a pain. This is why FontFont puts its alternates in Stylistic Sets. Your only automatic option then, is to do a find/change on the Glyph level.