[Fontconfig] Variable fonts redux
Werner LEMBERG
wl at gnu.org
Sun Sep 17 08:37:04 UTC 2017
>> Also, does this mean that a font such as Voto Serif GX will list
>> 500 different variations in a font selector dialog?
>
> Variations are continuous along one or more axes. So you show
> something like a slider for each axis, and let the user choose the
> variation value. Typically you get no more than 2-3 axes per font.
I think he's talking about named instances.
Werner
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