[Freefont-bugs] Slanted shapes - are there exceptions?

[Primoz PETERLIN]

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Hello,

I have a question I would like to discuss: should *all* glyphs in an
oblique/italic font be slanted, or are there exceptions? I can think of
box-drawing characters and mathematical operators as possible exceptions, 
for instance. Does anybody know of some recommended practice in this 
issue? 

I guess I am not the only one confused about this issue. As you know, Free 
Serif and Free Sans are built atop URW++ Nimbus Roman No.9 and URW++ Nibus 
Sans L. Even these two differ in the treatment of italicization: in Roman, 
mathematical operators are set upright even in the italic versions of the 
font, while in Sans L they are slanted along with the other glyphs.

With kind regards,
Primoz

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