Opentype features now enabled? Documentation?
According to a recent comment on the long-running "bug", #58941, Opentype features are now supported in LibO:
Questions:
- Does anyone know which version this update appears in?
- Is there any documentation on how LibO's Graphite features are accessed (given the comment!) -- I am aware of the documentation for Graphite-enabled Linux Libertine & Biolinum. Is it the same?
FWIW: I'm currently using Version: 5.2.3.2 / Build ID: 1:5.2.3~rc2-0ubuntu1~xenial1, but can't coax/control OpenType features using the Linux Libertine G "syntax".
The toolbar seems to work in 32 bits LO 5.2.3 on Windows 10, haven't tried all options.
@floris-v Which toolbar? Can you post as an answer with examples (e.g., turning off/on a selected opentype feature)? Thanks!
The Typography toolbar, of course. You can enter text, ligatures will be applied, but you can turn that off for selected text. It automatically makes diagonal fractions, you have to type 1/2 and click Nut fractions to get those. Apparently you can't toggle settings on the toolbar, but it's a start.
@floris-v The typography toolbar is for the Linux Libertine/Biolinum G fonts only: it doesn't work on Gentium Plus or any other Graphite font (the graphite tags are different), let alone OpenType ones. In fact, it is not maintained any more.
OpenType sopport is a completely different beast. AFAIK, the main problem here is lack of support on ODF, but considering that Graphite support is kind of an ODF hack too... let's see what happens!
@David Each Graphite font have its own set of "tags" to toggle the smart font features: you need to check the font documentation. In a nutshell: you need to add a tag and a parameter to the font name, something like
will enable the small caps feature for Linux Libertine G.
@RGB-es Thanks for that -- you might have noticed I linked to the documentation for the Linux Lib&Bio G fonts in the question already... ;)
@floris-v As another commenter noted, the typography toolbar is an extension, and does not ship with LibO. But we'll see what news there is when 5.3 is released. Thanks anyway.
Okay, I got the point, mixed things up. Sorry about that.