Gerhard, you still keep saying that the capital ẞ is just like all other capital letters, even though I have demonstrated that it is not (by definition of the standards). You say it is used as a standalone letters in URLs.
I concede that the capital ẞ has sometimes been used as a standalone letter in discussions about the capital ẞ. I still maintain that I have never seen any use of it as a standalone letter outside of such discussions. Surely the use of the capital ẞ in discussions about the capital ẞ cannot count as a valid grounds for deciding its shape. I have said that there is no reason why the Ubuntu capital ẞ should arbitrarily differ from the Ubuntu small ß. Yes, that's right, "arbitrarily". Typography is a conservative art (except in fancy fonts, of course, but the Ubuntu font is obviously not one of those). You don't just add additional angles or corners to a letter just because you like to be innovative. An angular S, for example, is unacceptable because the S simply has no angles. So what's with the angles of the 1. and 2. forms of Andreas Strötzner's sheet? Where do they come from? Judging from his documentation, they are of his own invention – they are not found in the ẞ-fonts he so thoroughly documented (except in some fancy early-20th century fonts that also have an angular small ß). On the contrary: His documentation only demonstrates that previously to him, font designers would consistently base the ẞ-form on the ß-form! I completely agree that the shape of the ẞ should show the "personal style and spirit of the font" (just like any other letter, by the way). The personal style and spirit of the Ubuntu font is its combination of classical proportions and shapes with minimalistic reduction of details. Does that personal style and spirit harmonize with fancy additional angles and corners? I don't think so. If the personal style and spirit of the Ubuntu font is to be kept, the capital ẞ should be as classical and unintrusive as possible, in other words, it should have the same shape like the small ß, but less height and more width so that it fits in with the capital letters. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/650498 Title: Expansion: 'ẞ' LATIN CAPTIAL LETTER SHARP S (U+1E9E) -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
