>>>>> "Duncan" == Duncan Simpson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Duncan> Breaking ligatures should be done with {}, \hbox{} or
Duncan> soemthing like that. Using an italic correction, \/, will do
Duncan> the *wrong thing* on slanted or italic words that are not
Duncan> split where you hide the ligature. In upright fonts allmost
Duncan> all the italic corrections are zero so you will not notice the
Duncan> potential brain damage most of the time.
Except that {} can just disappear in some situations :(
I have implemented the feature using \textcompwordmark, which does
whatever is needed in this case. I'll commit tomorrow.
JMarc