Re: [NTG-context] font eatures with fallback fonts
Khaled Hosny wrote: Font features doesn't seem to work with fallback fonts (or I didn't get it right). See the attached file (has some comments) keep in mind that this is still somewhat experimental and that i might add a bit more control over things % This doesn't use the fallback featue, so is OK \definefont[ArabType][Arabtype*fea] you need to keep in mind that the *featureset specification is notr always interpreted, so you need to specify the feature with the (symbolic) font name: \definefontfallback [ara] [Arabtype*fea] [arabic] [force=yes] \definefontsynonym[Arabicserif][Serif][fallbacks=ara] % This renders Arabic, but no OpenType features \definefont[Arabic][Arabicserif] we might deal withthe following later but currently it is not supported % This doesn't render Arabic too \definefont[ArabicFea][Arabicserif*fea] (one aspect of fallbacks is that each 'subfont' can have its own features so inheriting from the parent font is not a good idea) - Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands tel: 038 477 53 69 | fax: 038 477 53 74 | www.pragma-ade.com | www.pragma-pod.nl - ___ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : https://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___
Re: [NTG-context] font eatures with fallback fonts
On Fri, Aug 01, 2008 at 11:04:01AM +0200, Hans Hagen wrote: Khaled Hosny wrote: Font features doesn't seem to work with fallback fonts (or I didn't get it right). See the attached file (has some comments) keep in mind that this is still somewhat experimental and that i might add a bit more control over things I see. % This doesn't use the fallback featue, so is OK \definefont[ArabType][Arabtype*fea] you need to keep in mind that the *featureset specification is notr always interpreted, so you need to specify the feature with the (symbolic) font name: \definefontfallback [ara] [Arabtype*fea] [arabic] [force=yes] \definefontsynonym[Arabicserif][Serif][fallbacks=ara] Aha, I should somehow expected that (given all the combinations I tried). we might deal withthe following later but currently it is not supported % This doesn't render Arabic too \definefont[ArabicFea][Arabicserif*fea] (one aspect of fallbacks is that each 'subfont' can have its own features so inheriting from the parent font is not a good idea) Right, it might not be desired at all. Thanks, Khaled -- Khaled Hosny Arabic localizer and member of Arabeyes.org team signature.asc Description: Digital signature ___ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : https://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___
[NTG-context] font eatures with fallback fonts
Font features doesn't seem to work with fallback fonts (or I didn't get it right). See the attached file (has some comments) -- Khaled Hosny Arabic localizer and member of Arabeyes.org team %% \definefontfeature [fea] [mode=node,language=dflt,script=arab, init=yes,medi=yes,fina=yes,isol=yes, liga=yes,dlig=yes,rlig=yes,clig=yes, mark=yes,mkmk=yes,kern=yes,curs=yes] \starttypescript [serif] [arabtype] \definefontsynonym [Arabtype-Light] [name:ArabicTypesetting] [features=fea] \definefontsynonym [Arabtype-Bold][name:ArabicTypesetting] [features=fea] \definefontsynonym [Arabtype-Italic] [name:ArabicTypesetting] [features=fea] \definefontsynonym [Arabtype-Bold-Italic] [name:ArabicTypesetting] [features=fea] \stoptypescript \starttypescript [serif] [arabtype] \usetypescript[serif][fallback] \definefontsynonym [Serif][Arabtype-Light] [features=fea] \definefontsynonym [SerifItalic] [Arabtype-Italic][features=fea] \definefontsynonym [SerifBold][Arabtype-Bold] [features=fea] \definefontsynonym [SerifBoldItalic] [Arabtype-Bold-Italic] [features=fea] \stoptypescript \starttypescript [Arabtype] \definetypeface [Arabtype] [rm] [serif] [arabtype] [default] \stoptypescript %% \usetypescript[Arabtype] %\setupbodyfont[Arabtype,20pt] \definefontfallback [ara] [Arabtype] [arabic] [force=yes] \definefontsynonym[Arabicserif][Serif][fallbacks=ara] % This doesn't render Arabic %\definefontsynonym[Arabicserif][Serif][fallbacks=ara,features=fea] % This doesn't use the fallback featue, so is OK \definefont[ArabType][Arabtype*fea] % This renders Arabic, but no OpenType features \definefont[Arabic][Arabicserif] % This doesn't render Arabic too \definefont[ArabicFea][Arabicserif*fea] \startbuffer[salah] \textdir TRT\pardir TRT اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ ارْزُقْنِي الْيَقِينَ وَ حُسْنَ الظَّنِّ بِكَ وَ أَثْبِتْ رَجَاءَكَ فِي قَلْبِي وَ اقْطَعْ رَجَائِي عَمَّنْ سِوَاكَ حَتَّى لَا أَرْجُوَ غَيْرَكَ وَ لَا أَثِقَ إِلَّا بِك \textdir TLT\pardir TLT \input knuth \stopbuffer \starttext \ArabType\getbuffer[salah] \hrule \Arabic\getbuffer[salah] \hrule \ArabicFea\getbuffer[salah] \stoptext signature.asc Description: Digital signature ___ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : https://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___
