Chapter 8: Working with Text | 109The most notable advantages of OpenType
fonts are
- cross-platform support (Windows and
Mac®) - extended character sets that offer better
language support and advanced
typographic features - coexistence with Type 1 (PostScript) and
Tr u e Ty p e f o n t s - support for a larger glyph limit (64k)
To access OpenType features in
CorelDRAW, click Window ` Dockers `
Object properties, and click the
Character button.To access OpenType features in
Corel PHOTO-PAINT, click Object ` Te x t `
Character formatting.The OpenType features let you apply alternate
appearances to selected characters.
OpenType fonts let you choose an alternative
appearance for an individual character (also
referred to as a glyph) or a sequence of
characters. For example, you can choose
alternative glyphs for numbers, fractions, or
ligature sets.
Applying an OpenType fraction feature to textIt’s important to note that the features
supported by each OpenType font can vary. For
example, a font may include ordinals, but not
ligatures. CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X6
supports only the features that are available in
a font. To quickly discover what OpenType
features you can apply to selected text, enable
the Interactive OpenType option. An
indicator arrow appears below the text. Click
the indicator to access a list of the most
popular OpenType features that are available
for the selected text.To enable the Interactive OpenType
feature, select text by using the
Te x ttool , and enable the Interactive
OpenType button on the property bar.To display a list of the most popular
OpenType features, click the indicator
arrow below the text. To quickly apply a
feature, hover over an option in the list and
click the option.The Interactive OpenType indicator appears in the
document window when an OpenType feature is
available for the selected text.If you use an OpenType font that does not
support a feature or a non-OpenType font,
CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X6 provides
synthesized versions of superscript, subscript,