First, I read here that 1.5.3 cannot be installed on 14.04, but it seems to run fine directly from the appimage file. I just changed the file properties to allow it to run as a program, then launched it by double-clicking on it. And it found all my settings and preferences too.
One thing that I was keen to see was being able to use automatic ligatures. I created a text box and typed a few words containing f-ligatures using a font that has an extensive set of ligatures, as well as true small caps, super- and subscripts and old-style numerals. I was pleased to see that the text options work beautifully. I have missed this since giving up on 'that other big layout application' several years ago. My heartfelt thanks to the developers for their hard work in adding this fabulous improvement! The only problem that I have run into is that I cannot select US English. It is listed in the drop-down, but when I select it the selection remains on UK English. Maybe I'm missing a dictionary or something?
