Below is a list of definitions of the data fields for the recommendations section of the EPAR.

1. xyscaling

numeric    range

Recommendations for use of the font when scaling either x or y alone expressed as min/max % of em. Only one number (X)), is required because the value represents the range from 100% to X%.

Example: "12"

2. bold

numeric    percent

Recommendations for bolding of the font expressed in % of em

Example: "12"

3. curvebase

alphanumeric    text

Recommendations for use of the font with curved baseline

Example: "make recommendations here"

4. decontext

alphanumeric    text

Recommendations for use of the font without feature tables regarding glyph substitution

Example: "make recommendations here"

5. decompose   

alphanumeric    text

Recommendations for use of the font with decomposited glyphs

Example: "don't"

6. justify

binary    Y/N

This is a a binary recommendation, where the font either should or should not have inter letter space added to fit a line to a column width, for reasons in the design of the font

Example: "N"

7. hyphen

binary    Y/N

This is a a binary recommendation, where the font either should or should not have words broken at line ends for reasons of the design of the font.

Example: "Y"

8. ltrspace

numeric    percent range

Recommendations for the positive and negative addition of space between letters in percent of em

Example: " +5:-10"

9. oblique

numeric    range of angles

Recommendations for the positive or negative angles for slanting the font

Example: "-10:+12"

10. overscale

numeric    %em, upm, pixel#

Recommendations for minimal scaling of the font: smallest critical part (by % of em), largest upm per pixel, smallest number of x-ht pixels

Example: " 5:4:6"

11. scaling   

numeric    pts. pts, pts, pts; pxls, pxls, pxls, pxls

Recommendations for optimal scaling of the font: in points: text optimal, text minimal, display optimal, display minimal; and in pixels: text optimal, text minimal, display optimal point, display minimal

Example: "12:10:18:14:15:12:23:16"       

12. strike

alphanumeric    Y/N

Recommendations for use of the font with an automatically generated stroke through the glyphs 

Example: "Y"

13. stroke

numeric    percent

Recommendation for definition of the font's contours as other than zero stroke width: maximum stroke value in % of upm

Example: "2"

14. textset

alphanumeric    number

Recommendation for Ideal length of a line of text in this font, in number of words

Example: "21"

15. uninstruct

numeric    psls, pxls, pxls

Recommendations for use of the glyph table's TrueType instructions. Minimum pixels per em with: no instructions, no x instructions, no y instructions

Example: "9:10:11"

16. unkern

binary    Y/N

Recommendation for use of the font with no pairs kerned

Example: "Y"

17. underscore

binary    Y/N

Recommendation for use of the font with an automatically generated stroke below the glyphs

Example: "N"