[XeTeX] cannot get Hoefler text to work with XeTeX

[Will Robertson]

On 2009-03-19 09:57:16 +1030, "Fr. Michael Gilmary" 
<FrMichaelGilmary at maronitemonks.org> 
said:

> But whenever I've tried using options
> [Numbers=OldStyle] or [Numbers=Lining] I only get the warnings and no
> change.

This bug was fixed with Mac OS X 10.5. (One of the few bugs I've 
reported that hasn't been marked "duplicate" :) )

Apple changes the features their fonts support fairly randomly with 
every OS release. Bugs get fixed and new bugs appear; 10.5 decimated 
the features supported by Apple's version of Palatino (presumably in 
order to make it map feature-to-feature with a real OpenType font -- 
impending signs of Apple silently dropping AAT, perhaps?).

> I've also never been able to fix the funny 'tails' on italics from
> Hoefler.

\setmainfont[
  ItalicFeatures={Contextuals={NoWordInitial,NoWordFinal}}
]{Hoefler Text}

Best wishes,
Will