On Sun, Sep 12, 2010 at 09:02:39AM -0400, David Perry wrote: > I just updated my fontspec (along with other packages in MiKTeX) and > got errors when using the OT Historical Ligatures feature. After a > moment of panic, since I am working like crazy to finish a book, and > after checking my Linux Libertine font again, I read the new > fontspec docs. > > Why has Historical become Historic? According to > http://www.microsoft.com/typography/otspec/featurelist.htm, > "historical" is the official name. > > I certainly don't object to changes that solve problems or make it > easier to improve packages down the line, even if such changes cause > difficulties in transition. But this one seems both strange and > unnecessary, and apt to break existing documents. Comments?
I know my English is severely suffering, but "historic ligatures" don't sound like a proper phrase, so I'm not sure what was the motivate behind the change. Regards, Khaled -- Khaled Hosny Arabic localiser and member of Arabeyes.org team Free font developer -------------------------------------------------- Subscriptions, Archive, and List information, etc.: http://tug.org/mailman/listinfo/xetex
