Re: [XeTeX] Proper way to set up OT Features

2011-02-15 Thread mskala
On Tue, 15 Feb 2011, Jonathan Kew wrote: > Yes, you can't do lookups that involve , because of how xetex > handles word spacing. If it doesn't work in XeTeX, there will probably be other applications in which it also doesn't work - so changing XeTeX wouldn't solve the problem. In general, I think

Re: [XeTeX] Proper way to set up OT Features

2011-02-15 Thread Adam Twardoch (List)
The OpenType Layout mechanism is based on "glyph runs". First, the text engine separates a line into glyph runs, and then applies features to each run as if it were separate (i.e. there cannot be any feature interaction between the runs). The tricky part is that every layout engine has a different

Re: [XeTeX] Proper way to set up OT Features

2011-02-15 Thread David J. Perry
x27;t know about that and it should enable me to figure this out. David - Original Message - From: "Ulrike Fischer" To: Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2011 4:30 AM Subject: Re: [XeTeX] Proper way to set up OT Features Am Mon, 14 Feb 2011 22:49:00 -0500 schrieb David J. Perry:

Re: [XeTeX] Proper way to set up OT Features

2011-02-15 Thread Ulrike Fischer
Am Mon, 14 Feb 2011 22:49:00 -0500 schrieb David J. Perry: > WinVista SP2, MiKTeX 2.9 > Font generally seems OK with Word and OpenOffice Writer, although neither > supports OT features so I can't test that aspect of things. However, the > font fails completely in XeLaTex; "Now" appears as "Opx"

Re: [XeTeX] Proper way to set up OT Features

2011-02-15 Thread Keith J. Schultz
Hi David, Are You joking? Seriously! All I can say is HAL == IBM! Now == Opx!! Please do not be offended. But, it does seem more than a coincidence! A shift of one! Sorry, no help. regards Keith

Re: [XeTeX] Proper way to set up OT Features

2011-02-14 Thread Jonathan Kew
On 15 Feb 2011, at 03:49, David J. Perry wrote: > Will, > > Thanks for the reply. Having spent the larger part of Sunday testing on some > additional machines, I can report the following. All tests were conducted > using the same exact font file (a PS-flavor OTF). MiKTeX is kept updated. >

Re: [XeTeX] Proper way to set up OT Features

2011-02-14 Thread David J. Perry
s "Opx". Same exact font file, folks. I already tried uninstalling and reinstalling MiKTeX; no improvement. You can see why I am going crazy with this. David - Original Message - From: "Will Robertson" To: Sent: Sunday, February 13, 2011 3:01 AM Subject: Re:

Re: [XeTeX] Proper way to set up OT Features

2011-02-13 Thread Adam Twardoch (List)
I'd recommend checking the features in raw mode (typing from memory, please double check the syntax): \font\cardofont="[/Users/David/Desktop/Cardo-Regular.otf]:+liga,+dlig,+hlig" at 12pt \cardofont ghostly firefly acts strange By accessing the font file directly using it's path, and specifying

Re: [XeTeX] Proper way to set up OT Features

2011-02-13 Thread Will Robertson
On 2011-02-12 11:58:07 +1030, David Perry said: In one of my fonts, I'm having a hard time getting the OT features to work correctly in XeLaTeX. If I include the following line: \setmainfont[Numbers=Lowercase,Ligatures={Rare,Historical}]{Cardo} then the oldstyle numerals and ligature

[XeTeX] Proper way to set up OT Features

2011-02-11 Thread David Perry
In one of my fonts, I'm having a hard time getting the OT features to work correctly in XeLaTeX. If I include the following line: \setmainfont[Numbers=Lowercase,Ligatures={Rare,Historical}]{Cardo} then the oldstyle numerals and ligatures work fine. If I omit the options from the \setm