Re: [css3-fonts] font-specific feature handling

I have come across some fonts that have variations for titling, of which 'swash italics' (swoopy letters that look good in headlines but not in body text) is one...

So, I can ask for lining figures without using this feature of the font stuff?

On Feb 25, 2010, at 15:33 , John Daggett wrote:

> David Singer wrote:
>> Do variations such as lining figures, small caps, or swash italics,
>> fall within this area?  If so, I think it not unlikely that some
>> fallback fonts will support those features.
> 
> Lining figures and small caps are not font specific.  Several of the
> 'font-variant-alternates' values are font-specific but most other font
> features are not, including kerning, ligatures, numerical formatting,
> capitalization and CJK features.  That's why the scope of possible
> problems is somewhat limited I think.
> 
> What do you mean precisely by "swash italics"?  Swashes in the italic
> face?  If so, yes, those are font specific (see swash properties under
> 'font-variant-alternates'.  Not sure fallback fonts would typically
> support swashes, websafe fonts don't appear to support much more
> beyond ligatures.
> 
> Cheers, 
> 
> John
> 

David Singer
Multimedia and Software Standards, Apple Inc.