[XeTeX] XeTeX OpenType Features bug?

[David Barts]

Posted this on the /r/tex subreddit and it was recommended I post it here:

When I run XeLaTeX from TeX Live 2023 on my Mac, it does not allow me to 
access the small caps (smcp feature) in the Baskerville or Hoefler Text 
fonts. I know these fonts contain small caps, because I can access the 
smcp feature in them when using Libre Office. I know Libre Office isn’t 
simply faking it and using a smaller point size to get small caps 
because a) that’s not how the text appears (the small caps sure look 
like proper small caps to me), b) it doesn’t do this for all fonts.

It’s not all Open Type fonts that XeTeX has problems with, either. It 
can use the small caps in Shinntype’s Scotch Modern just fine.

I’ve done some web searches about this and so far came up dry. Was 
wondering if anyone else had noticed it or has a workaround.

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David Barts /n5jrn at me.com
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  -- Moroccan proverb
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