Selecting a base style font and then using the style links (as described above for Windows applications) enhances cross-platform document compatibility with many applications, such as Microsoft Word and Adobe PageMaker software, although it is unnecessary with more sophisticated Adobe applications such as recent versions of Illustrator, Photoshop or InDesign software. On the Mac OS operating system, although each font appears as a separate entry on the font menu, users may also select fonts by means of style links.

To access the bold style, use the bold style button. In this family, such programs will show only the following base style font name in the menu:

The italic and the bold weight fonts of the set (if any) are not shown in the font menu, but can still be accessed by selecting the base style font, and then using the italic and bold style buttons. In many Windows® applications, instead of every font appearing on the menu, fonts are grouped into style-linked sets, and only the name of the base style font for a set is shown in the menu. The fonts include proportional Kannada numerals. The designer has provided careful kerning of all vowel signs and modifiers.

A full set of Kannada ligatures is included in the fonts to provide the most natural shaping of Kannada text. The Adobe Kannada fonts comply with the Unicode standard for character encoding and leverage OpenType layout to produce correct script shaping. Careful attention to shaping and details allow these typefaces to be used in a range of type sizes from small text to heading and display sizes. Adobe Kannada features a contrast distribution somewhat lower than the norm so as to maintain strong, legible forms at small sizes. The letter construction is based on traditional Kannada text typeface designs, including the influential Basel Mission Press Kannada typeface, which set a strong precedent for weight, form, and proportions for succeeding type designs for Kannada. The primary intended usage - for printed outputs, particularly continuous text settings - guided the design direction. This type family was designed to harmonize with Adobe’s other Brahmic fonts, both in terms of apparent size and style, to ensure that this suite of typeface families can be typeset together as a system. The Adobe Kannada typeface was designed by Erin McLaughlin, with Brahmic script expert Fiona Ross consulting on the design.

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