Re: (fake) bold as font feature

[Hans Hagen <j.hagen@xs4all.nl>]

On 3/26/2018 11:02 PM, Pablo Rodriguez wrote:
> On 03/26/2018 07:24 PM, Hans Hagen wrote:
>> On 3/26/2018 4:55 PM, Hans Hagen wrote:
>>> On 3/26/2018 1:40 PM, Pablo Rodriguez wrote:
>>>> Hans,
>>>>
>>>> would it be possible to add a embold feature (similar to the slanted
>>>> font feature) that fakes the bold font with
>>>> \starteffect[both]...\stopeffect and it doesn’t strecht the font?
>>>
>>> much is possible if i can motivate myself
> 
> Good to know in order to propose new features :-).
> 
>>>> This was already requested by Ulrike Fischer
>>>> (https://mailman.ntg.nl/pipermail/ntg-context/2017/090094.html).
>>> hm, i don't like such crappy features but anyway it has to be done at
>>> the engine level (some efficient generic extension) ... so, if i add
>>> something like that it won't happen in the current luatex release (which
>>> is close to being frozen due to tex live) but later (e.g. the ctx
>>> meeting luatex release)
>>>
>>> (even then it probably demands some heuristic dimension trickery when
>>> loading a font)
>> i did some experiments and there will be something in luatex 1.08 or
>> 1.09 (planned to be released in september) so you have to be patient
> 
> Just out of curiosity (and not related to this feature), I see that
> Windows and Linux binaries (both 64bit) in the Suite contain different
> versions (1.08 v. 1.07).
> 
> Is version 1.08 to be released or only the Windows platform contains the
> latest stable binaries for LuaTeX?
only after tex live has been frozen (tag 1.07) we will officially move 
to 1.08 (then trunk)

windows always has the edge as Akira compiles the latest greatest too so 
that permits experiments (he also always tests it so that helps us a lot)

don't expect support for experimental versions on this mailing list as 
we feel free to change whatever we like

(fwiw: we don't expect huge functionality changes .. the biggest change 
coming is lua 5.3 which can have a few consequences for those writing 
lua as well as a 5-10 % performance boost)

Hans


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