Ralf Herrmann: Kerning and OpenType features in Firefox 3
Firefox 3 gets big kudos for its incorporation of kerning and basic ligatures in the new version of the browser. However, these improvements are negated by the fact that it also enables discretionary ligatures *by default*, which is likely to destroy the look of pages rendered in certain typefaces.
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Firefox 3 will be the first major browser with support for kerning and automatic ligatures. |
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Ralf Hermann's screenshots of browser-typeset text with kerning and automatic ligatures. |
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