Re: OT: YAGTT

Hi!

Ph. D. writes:
>...
> The image you posted appears to have been set
> on a Linotype. Notice how the crossbar on the f
> and the bottom serif have been lengthened, so
> the top loop doesn't overlap the next letter. The
> f-ligatures are not needed here, but are used only
> for aesthetic reasons. (And I will agree that they
> make a much better looking page.)
Ah, I see.

> The ligatures have their own key on the keyboard,
> so the operator has to remember to use them. If
> they seem to be at random (as in your example),
>...
They are definitely not at random, but used following quite strictly
the rules I mentioned (I looked at *a lot* of ligatures and separated
pairs in that book, searching for the separated fi).

I was wondering about 'bezweifle', too.  It may be that it is felt to
be short for 'bezweifele' and thus gets no ligature.  Or it is,
possibly, a bug.  Or there are rules I am not aware about, maybe that
-le is classified as a derivational suffix (which is was, actually).
I noticed that -lich was not ligatured, either.

**Henrik

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