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_gerry_cambridge_
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May 27, 2008
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Arno Pro SmText

  • May 27, 2008
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This is a very straightforward question. Can anyone tell me what the "Sm" in "SmText" for Arno Pro means, please?

Thanks!
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    _gerry_cambridge_Author
    Participant
    May 27, 2008
    Dear Herb,

    Thanks very much for this useful help--fabulous! I'm using Arno Pro for setting my poetry magazine after a few issues of Bembo, so these clarifications are very valuable.

    Best wishes
    Gerry
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    _Herb_V_B_
    Participating Frequently
    May 27, 2008
    Small Text. Specifically, 10pt.

    Arno Pro comes in 5 optical weights: Caption, Small Text, Regular,
    Subhead, and Display.

    See:
    http://www.adobe.com/type/topics/opticalsize.html
    for a general description of optical weights.

    T. Phinney, in http://blogs.adobe.com/typblography/2007/04/arno.html
    states:

    "For Arno, we minted a new size name of 'small text' in between
    'caption' and 'regular,' for the 10 pt optical size."

    Read the whole article for interesting background information and
    links to more detail.

    - Herb
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