[XeTeX] XeTeX, "Options for all fonts", and the decimal comma

[Khaled Hosny]

On Tue, Sep 25, 2012 at 09:30:58AM +0100, Philip TAYLOR wrote:
> Does XeTeX not consistently support the use of the decimal comma ?
> Empirically I have found that :
> 
> >\font \currentfont = "Old English Text MT/I:color=cf0000;embolden=1,5;slant=0,2"
> >\currentfont Text
> 
> does not give the same results as
> 
> >\font \currentfont = "Old English Text MT/I:color=cf0000;embolden=1.5;slant=0.2"
> >\currentfont Text

AFAIK, comma was used as separator just like the semicolon, i.e.:

":color=cf0000;embolden=1.5;slant=0.2"

is parsed the same as:

":color=cf0000,embolden=1.5,slant=0.2"

Regards,
 Khaled