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Old 07-06-2020, 02:41 PM   #15
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Originally Posted by DNSB View Post
I do notice ligatures or the lack of them but I suspect that I am in a rather small minority. You don't meet that many people who would use terms such as x-height. stroke, stem, finial, slab vs. Didone, etc. in conversation or who still have an em ruler aka pica pole hanging beside their worktable at home.

OTOH, the story is the thing. Good typography can't save a bad story though bad typography can make reading a good story slightly less enjoyable.
Which is why I read in ePub (RMSDK) and not KePub because I notice the problems with the typography in Access (KePub).
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