Opentype fonts apply opentype features, Opentype fonts, Apply opentype features – Adobe Photoshop CC 2014 v.14.xx User Manual
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Standard Ligatures
Contextual Alternates
Discretionary Ligatures
Note:
OpenType fonts
OpenType fonts use a single font file for both Windows® and Macintosh® computers, so you can move files from one platform to another without
worrying about font substitution and other problems that cause text to reflow. They may include a number of features, such as swashes and
discretionary ligatures, that aren’t available in current PostScript and TrueType fonts.
OpenType fonts display the icon.
When working with an OpenType font, you can automatically substitute alternate glyphs, such as ligatures, small capitals, fractions, and old style
proportional figures, in your text.
Regular (left) and OpenType (right) fonts
A. Ordinals B. Discretionary ligatures C. Swashes
OpenType fonts may include an expanded character set and layout features to provide richer linguistic support and advanced typographic control.
OpenType fonts from Adobe that include support for central European (CE) languages include the word “Pro,” as part of the font name in
application font menus. OpenType fonts that don’t contain central European language support are labeled “Standard,” and have an “Std” suffix. All
OpenType fonts can also be installed and used alongside PostScript Type 1 and TrueType fonts.
For more information on OpenType fonts, see
Apply OpenType features
1. Make sure you have an OpenType font chosen when using the Type tool. If you don’t select any text, the setting applies to new text you
create.
2. From the Character panel menu, choose one of the following from the OpenType submenu:
Are typographic replacements for certain pairs of characters, such as fi, fl, ff, ffi, and ffl.
Type with the Standard Ligatures and Discretionary Ligatures options unselected and selected
Are alternative characters included in some script typefaces to provide better joining behavior. For example, when
using Caflisch Script Pro with contextual alternatives enabled, the letter pair “bl” in the word “bloom” is joined so that it looks more like
handwriting.
Are typographic replacement characters for letter pairs, such as ct, st, and ft.
Although the characters in ligatures appear to be joined, they are fully editable and do not cause the spelling checker to flag a word
erroneously.
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