> If you do find time to look at this... the other main issue besides \specials > where the current model causes problems is the inability to specify direction > while in vertical mode. The restriction to hmode was probably needed in > tex-xet > so the extra nodes got added at safe places but in tex--xet it's less > clearly needed.
Do you want to make a bug report for this? It’s good to discuss these issues between us, but when it comes to implementing and distributing changes, it’s best to have a record of them in the bug tracker; XeTeX’s is on Sourceforge as you know: https://sourceforge.net/p/xetex/bugs/. Best, Arthur -------------------------------------------------- Subscriptions, Archive, and List information, etc.: http://tug.org/mailman/listinfo/xetex
