[XeTeX] OpenType Fonts and Kerning: need mindtuning

[Peter Dyballa]

Am 05.01.2009 um 19:19 schrieb Kenneth Reid Beesley:

> 1.  Is there some limit in XeTeX on how much two glyphs can be
> squeezed together using kerning?


Yes, there is. The variables used to hold the value of the dimension  
are limited (16, 32, or 64 bit). I just tried A\kern-1.23emB and see  
in the PDF BA, where the serif at the A's left leg almost touches the  
B's belly ...

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