> I don't see how that's possible in the general case. In particular, �
> just about has to be wider than i (except in a monowidth font, obviously),
> or the dots will collide with whatever's nearby. Similarly with i-macron.
A diaeresis or macron over i or j can be narrower than when over most
other letters. But if that would not suffice, then a kerning change
would be ok as a last resort. (I did write only "should".) But that
does not mean that � must be wider than i; e.g. a� should be spaced
just as ai is.
/kent k
