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roger64 · 03-23-2020, 01:06 AM

For the time being, after several different tries, it seems that

Code:

font-feature-settings: ss06;

can properly display the alternate ampersand with Calibre at body level.

and to complete it: as the italic font does not have this ss06 stylistic set, I need to use a special span in one more place with

Code:

font-feature-settings: salt;

On the screenshot (supposed to be a XVII th century letter) you can see some OT features
- true small-caps
- alternate ampersands
- hlig with st (3)

One screenshot is from Calibre, the second one from Sigil. The small size glitch in the smcp ligature (Qu) is absent from Sigil, so I assume it could be a Calibre glitch (or a glitch coming from my version of Calibre).

03-23-2020, 01:06 AM	#22
roger64 Wizard Posts: 2,625 Karma: 3120635 Join Date: Jan 2009 Device: Kindle PW3 (wifi)	For the time being, after several different tries, it seems that Code: font-feature-settings: ss06; can properly display the alternate ampersand with Calibre at body level. and to complete it: as the italic font does not have this ss06 stylistic set, I need to use a special span in one more place with Code: font-feature-settings: salt; On the screenshot (supposed to be a XVII th century letter) you can see some OT features - true small-caps - alternate ampersands - hlig with st (3) One screenshot is from Calibre, the second one from Sigil. The small size glitch in the smcp ligature (Qu) is absent from Sigil, so I assume it could be a Calibre glitch (or a glitch coming from my version of Calibre). Attached Thumbnails Last edited by roger64; 03-23-2020 at 09:53 AM.