Re: [NTG-context] OpenType in ConTeXt

Pascal de Bruijn wrote:

On 8/6/07, Hans Hagen wrote:

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well, i still use texfont for type 1 fonts, but for open type i use luatex anyway which can handle it directly (actually, mkiv also uses afm files instead of tfm when available, so texfont is not needed any more)

How stable/reliable is LuaTeX for general use?

Well, "not at all" is the wisest answer I can give. But I know for a fact that there are people out there (you know who you are!) that use luatex for production work already. As long as you stick to the highlevel context interface, are not interested in the archivability of documents and do not hit a showstopper bug, it is somewhat ok to do that. Luatex is an early beta. I am always happy to hear about bugs, but it may take a while for them to get fixed (in the next beta), so don't start anything time-critical in luatex that cannot easily be handled in another way, just in case.

Does LuaTeX already support OpenType things like SmallCaps, Old Style Figures, Alternates, Ligatures, etc?

Yes. Best read the magazine has mentioned, and lookup \definefontfeature. http://www.pragma-ade.com/general/magazines/mag-0012.pdf Best wishes, Taco