@fontlab@typo.social

· 30mo ago

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@eWalthert @letterror @MauriceMeilleur @justvanrossum @jeremiehornus @glyphs So we could almost losslessly rename »MM« to be multiple matrices or multimatrice. The instance is a result of a particular process of mixing the matrices via interpolation. That's something metal type didn't have, but conceptually it's not a huge leap.

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Fontlab Ltd. @fontlab@typo.social

· 30mo ago

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@justvanrossum @Sveinbjorn @eWalthert @letterror @MauriceMeilleur @jeremiehornus @glyphs Some languages may disambiguate more strongly by using terms like »troquel« in French, which is the matrice in the sense of a die, a form from which you cast stuff — casting isn't limited to type casting of course.

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Fontlab Ltd. @fontlab@typo.social

· 30mo ago

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@eWalthert @letterror @MauriceMeilleur @justvanrossum @jeremiehornus @glyphs Let's remember that we do use "font", which is related to fountain etc., it does have to do with the process of pouring liquid metal. A matrix might be the master, and then the punches really are the "elements" (in FontLab terms), the pure faces that are used in simple matrices and also in composite matrices.

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Fontlab Ltd. @fontlab@typo.social

· 30mo ago

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@eWalthert @letterror @MauriceMeilleur @justvanrossum @jeremiehornus @glyphs The real bonus is the ease of transition from master to matrix (which will also work in many other languages). And let's keep in mind that "matrix" comes from "mater", the Mother. So it is the Parent ;) EDIT: Matrice would be even better than matrix.

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Fontlab Ltd. @fontlab@typo.social

· 30mo ago

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@justvanrossum @Sveinbjorn @eWalthert @letterror @MauriceMeilleur @jeremiehornus @glyphs My friend Claude de Antropic says: There is another singular form, "matrice," derived from the Latin word "matrix" and used in some specific contexts in English. In printmaking and sculpture, a "matrice" is a mold or a die used to create a relief or intaglio print, or to cast a sculpture. "Matrice" keeps the connection to the historical use in font casting and typesetting but is distinct from "matrix".

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Fontlab Ltd. @fontlab@typo.social

· 46mo ago

@letterror@typo.social I guess it also reverts your posts to be de facto max 140 characters like in the good old days

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Fontlab Ltd. @fontlab@typo.social

· 30mo ago

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@eWalthert @letterror @MauriceMeilleur @justvanrossum @jeremiehornus @glyphs I know there is the "affine transformation matrix" but its use is very narrow. Certainly narrower than of "source". "Parent" is ok, but then again, and we already have the "family", but I'm not sure if people don't already use the parent-child metaphor for describing other kinds of relationships between glyphs (like with use of components).

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