[XeTeX] problem getting small caps
Andy Lin
kiryen at gmail.com
Mon Nov 9 07:36:20 CET 2009
> Will Robertson wrote:
>> \setmainfont [
>> ExternalLocation=/Users/will/Fonts/Vera/,
>> BoldFont=VeraBd.ttf,
>> ItalicFont=VeraIt.ttf,
>> BoldItalicFont=VeraBI.ttf,
>> ] {Vera.ttf}
>
> Yes, that's it! Thanks to all!
>
> On a related topic, the SIL web page for v4.102
> (http://scripts.sil.org/cms/SCRIPTs/page.php?site_id=nrsi&item_id=CharisSIL_versions)
> says
> This font fixes a bug which was in version 4.100: In InDesign and
> XeTeX (and probably any other application which uses true small caps)
> the OpenType small cap feature will not work properly, nor will any
> application-specific fallback mechanism. This release fixes it so
> that the fallback mechanism will work.
> It's unclear to me whether version 4.106 (the latest version) actually
> provides *true* small caps (as was apparently the original intention in
> 4.100), or whether it's still using a "fallback mechanism." How can I tell?
The smcp OT feature was removed in 4.102 so that built-in fallback
mechanisms will work. True small caps glyphs were added to the font in
4.106. They are designed to be a bit taller than the x-height unlike
most other small caps (including the ones found in Charter), so don't
worry if you see that -- you're still getting "true" small caps.
-Andy Lin
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