On 05/21/2013 04:57 PM, Gabriel Grosso wrote: > On 05/20/2013 10:03 PM, Gregory Pittman wrote: >> On 05/20/2013 03:16 PM, Gabriel Grosso wrote: >>> Hi guys, >>> >>> It seems that I can't get to render these ?alternate? glyphs, like >>> old style figures and some others. I don't know if it's the problem >>> with some glyphs or the Scribus SVN version. I provide a link to show >>> what i want to achieve. >>> >>> http://tinypic.com/r/9bd83s/5 >>> >>> http://tinypic.com/r/99narn/5 >>> >>> http://tinypic.com/r/9ps5dw/5 >>> >>> Anyone know how to "activate" them? I can see they properly in >>> FontMatrix. I'm on ArchLinux 64. >>> >> If you can't see a glyph in the Enhanced Character Palette, you will >> not be able to use it in Scribus. The glyphs are font-dependent. If a >> font doesn't have a glyph, you see a black rectangle in the Palette. >> Scribus does its own error-checking and will reject, so whether >> something shows up in another app of some sort doesn't matter. >> >> This is an important issue when you want to use uncommon characters: >> pick your font wisely. >> >> Greg >> >> ___ >> Scribus Mailing List: scribus at lists.scribus.net >> Edit your options or unsubscribe: >> http://lists.scribus.net/mailman/listinfo/scribus >> See also: >> http://wiki.scribus.net >> http://forums.scribus.net > > Hi Greg, > So it appears that i can't use this > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Text_figures > > Well, there's any workaround or solution? I mean, this happens with the > most of my fonts, and i think that the sets are complete but Scribus > don't know how to "interprete" or render it. I can't understand why that > alternates aren't mapped. For example, what happens if i buy this font > from here MyFonts <http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/linotype/din-next/> and > when i try to use it with THAT feature set with my professional DTP and > open source graphic tool doesn't support it? I think, IMHO, that it > isn't and advanced feature. Again, i guess i'll try downgrading from 1.5 > to see if this happens too. >
Fonts that literally have old-style numerals as separate glyphs are quite uncommon in my experience, but this is what you need. I would add that Scribus can be picky about fonts, so choosing quality fonts is important. Greg
