notofonts / notofonts/math

Fraktur is too cramped in footnotes

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Description

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The above is a screenshot of a footnote from a document compiled using LuaLaTeX at 12pt. Below is how it appears in normal text.

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This bug can be fixed after converting the Fraktur to its unmodulated version.

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Research direction

Reproduce the reported footnote and normal-text comparison by compiling the supplied case with LuaLaTeX at 12pt. Investigate the Fraktur font data and its modulated and unmodulated forms; done means the footnote no longer appears more cramped than the same text in normal use.

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Assessment

Tech stack
latex
Domain
design
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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