[Dev-luatex] letterspacing and (no) ligatures
Patrick Gundlach
patrick at gundla.ch
Thu Feb 10 14:45:31 CET 2011
> Couldn't one create that distinction by how one sets the text?
>
> Directly input the unicode character for the diphthongs, while allowing the ligatures to be constructed by OpenType rules --- that way the diphthongs would be left alone in situations like this, while ligatures would never be made when not appropriate.
But then it would be a matter of the backend, not LuaTeX (except for \letterspacefont), right?
> I thought this was the whole point behind the Unicode Consortium choosing not to allocate code points for ligatures.
what about U+FB03 for example? (LATIN SMALL LIGATURE FFI)
Perhaps I misunderstood you.
Patrick
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