1 files changed, 26 insertions, 23 deletions
diff --git a/tex/context/base/mkiv/font-imp-italics.lua b/tex/context/base/mkiv/font-imp-italics.lua
index 10a419daf..8b38c5893 100644
--- a/tex/context/base/mkiv/font-imp-italics.lua
+++ b/tex/context/base/mkiv/font-imp-italics.lua
@@ -13,29 +13,32 @@ local handlers           = fonts.handlers
 local registerotffeature = handlers.otf.features.register
 local registerafmfeature = handlers.afm.features.register
 
-local function initialize(tfmdata,key,value)
-    local factor = tonumber(value) or 1
-    for unicode, character in next, tfmdata.characters do
-        local olditalic = character.italic
-        if olditalic and olditalic ~= 0 then
-            character.width       = character.width + olditalic
-            character.italic      = 0
-            character.bottomright = -factor * olditalic
-        end
-    end
-end
-
-local specification = {
-    name        = "italicwidths",
-    description = "add italic to width",
-    manipulators = {
-        base = initialize,
-        node = initialize, -- only makes sense for math
-    }
-}
-
-registerotffeature(specification)
-registerafmfeature(specification)
+-- This is a precursor to what we do in lmtx now via tweaks but at some point I
+-- might make this a mkiv features too using staircase kerns.
+
+-- local function initialize(tfmdata,key,value)
+--     local factor = tonumber(value) or 1
+--     for unicode, character in next, tfmdata.characters do
+--         local olditalic = character.italic
+--         if olditalic and olditalic ~= 0 then
+--             character.width       = character.width + olditalic
+--             character.italic      = 0
+--             character.bottomright = -factor * olditalic -- lmtx only
+--         end
+--     end
+-- end
+--
+-- local specification = {
+--     name        = "italicwidths",
+--     description = "add italic to width",
+--     manipulators = {
+--         base = initialize,
+--         node = initialize, -- only makes sense for math
+--     }
+-- }
+--
+-- registerotffeature(specification)
+-- registerafmfeature(specification)
 
 local function initialize(tfmdata,value) -- hm, always value
     if value then