Feature request: OpenType features support
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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Inkscape |
Fix Released
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Wishlist
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Tavmjong Bah |
Bug Description
Typefaces distributed as OpenType fonts often have a number of extra features that Inkscape does not seem to support at this day: ligatures, alternates, stylistic sets, true small caps, etc. For more info and examples, see http://
The support for this and a companion UI are currently missing in Inkscape.
Bug #627240 is already opened for alternates.
Concerning the UI for setting OpenType features, there’s currently some discussion about this –and the poor existing UIs in other applications– following two articles on I Love Typography: http://
One of the answer to this has been a proposed interface by Kris Sowersby, described there: https:/
Changed in inkscape: | |
importance: | Undecided → Wishlist |
status: | New → Confirmed |
Changed in inkscape: | |
milestone: | 0.92 → 0.93 |
If Inkscape implemented a good GUI --something apparently other design and layout tools are lacking-- and paid some more attention to text handling and layout, this could be a huge «selling point» when trying to attract users.
As a graphic designer, for example, I have learned to live with Inkscape's limitations, but I never cease missing having better typographic support.