Comment 4 for bug 623925

The shape of the italic 'f' is ultimately is a stylistic decision rather than a technical bug. However, I also see it as having merit and I too would like to see the 'f' tested with a backwards curve on the descending tail (which is what my eyes are expecting to see).

Again, I don't think the existing glyph should be thrown away completely, and regardless of the outcome, could be kept as an alternative (or vice-versa). The final default shape of the 'f' is however something would probably have to be decided upon before the first widely tagged/distributed release (when effectively the Latin metrics get set in stone) as the negative x on the tail will likely affect those metrics.

DM: per Mark's request, can you try a full-curvaceous tail on the italic 'f' to balance the top of the character.