[XeTeX] Fontspec: Historic not Historical Ligatures?

[Khaled Hosny]

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