Merge pull request #386 from phi-gamma/master

code for v2.8-rc3

15 files changed, 577 insertions, 177 deletions

diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a131f3a..e59b43e 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -198,16 +198,18 @@ $(TDS_ZIP): $(DOCS) $(ALL_STATUS) check
 
 sign: $(CTAN_ZIPSIG)
 
-.PHONY: package install manifest clean mrproper show showtargets check import news
+.PHONY: package install manifest clean mrproper show showtargets
+.PHONY: check import news tds ctan sign package loader
 
+ifndef DESTDIR
 install:
-	@echo "	××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××"
-	@echo "	There is no “install” target."
-	@echo "	××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××"
-	@echo "	Compile a TDS zipball (make tds)"
-	@echo "	and extract that into your local"
-	@echo "	TEXMF instead."
-	@echo "	××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××"
+	$(error "in order to install you need to provide $$DESTDIR")
+else
+install: $(TDS_ZIP)
+	$(info installing to destination “$(DESTDIR)”)
+	install -dm755 "$(DESTDIR)"
+	unzip "$(TDS_ZIP)" -d "$(DESTDIR)"
+endif
 
 manifest:
 	@echo "Source files:"
diff --git a/doc/luaotfload-main.tex b/doc/luaotfload-main.tex
index f6c7301..406595a 100644
--- a/doc/luaotfload-main.tex
+++ b/doc/luaotfload-main.tex
@@ -424,6 +424,19 @@ non-standard directory:
   \font \gfsporson = "[/tmp/GFSPorson.otf]" at 12pt
 \endlisting
 
+\identifier{TrueType} collection files (the extension is usually
+\inlinecode{.ttc}) contain more than a single font. In order to refer to these
+subfonts, the respective index may be added in parentheses after the file
+name.\footnote{%
+  Incidentally, this syntactical detail also prevents one from loading files
+  that end in balanced parentheses.
+}
+
+\beginlisting
+  \font \cambriamain = "file:cambria.ttc(0)" at 10pt
+  \font \cambriamath = "file:cambria.ttc(1)" at 10pt
+\endlisting
+
 \endsubsubsection
 
 \beginsubsubsection{Loading by Font Name}
diff --git a/doc/luaotfload.conf.rst b/doc/luaotfload.conf.rst
index 051ec7f..2af9cec 100644
--- a/doc/luaotfload.conf.rst
+++ b/doc/luaotfload.conf.rst
@@ -142,8 +142,6 @@ Section ``db``
 +-----------------+--------+---------------------------+
 |  update-live    |   b    |  ``true``                 |
 +-----------------+--------+---------------------------+
-|  use-fontforge  |   b    |  ``false``                |
-+-----------------+--------+---------------------------+
 
 The flag ``compress`` determines whether the font index (usually
 ``luaotfload-names.lua[.gz]`` will be stored in compressed forms.
@@ -189,9 +187,6 @@ cannot find a requested font. Those who prefer to update manually using
 **luaotfload-tool** should unset this flag. This option does not affect
 rebuilds due to version mismatch.
 
-The option ``use-fontforge`` had a meaning during the transition to the
-Lua-only Opentype reader. At present it is ignored.
-
 Section ``default-features``
 -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/src/fontloader/misc/fontloader-font-con.lua b/src/fontloader/misc/fontloader-font-con.lua
index b3e506b..18f2217 100644
--- a/src/fontloader/misc/fontloader-font-con.lua
+++ b/src/fontloader/misc/fontloader-font-con.lua
@@ -447,12 +447,16 @@ function constructors.scale(tfmdata,specification)
     local haskerns         = properties.haskerns     or properties.mode == "base" -- we can have afm in node mode
     local hasligatures     = properties.hasligatures or properties.mode == "base" -- we can have afm in node mode
     local realdimensions   = properties.realdimensions
+    local writingmode      = properties.writingmode or "horizontal"
+    local identity         = properties.identity or "horizontal"
     --
     if changed and not next(changed) then
         changed = false
     end
     --
-    target.type = isvirtual and "virtual" or "real"
+    target.type        = isvirtual and "virtual" or "real"
+    target.writingmode = writingmode == "vertical" and "vertical" or "horizontal"
+    target.identity    = identity == "vertical" and "vertical" or "horizontal"
     --
     target.postprocessors = tfmdata.postprocessors
     --
@@ -894,6 +898,8 @@ function constructors.finalize(tfmdata)
             cidinfo       = tfmdata.cidinfo       or nil,
             format        = tfmdata.format        or "type1",
             direction     = tfmdata.direction     or 0,
+            writingmode   = tfmdata.writingmode   or "horizontal",
+            identity      = tfmdata.identity      or "horizontal",
         }
     end
     if not tfmdata.resources then
@@ -1091,7 +1097,11 @@ end)
 
 do
 
-    local function setindeed(mode,target,group,name,action,position)
+    local function setindeed(mode,source,target,group,name,position)
+        local action = source[mode]
+        if not action then
+            return
+        end
         local t = target[mode]
         if not t then
             report_defining("fatal error in setting feature %a, group %a, mode %a",name,group,mode)
@@ -1122,15 +1132,10 @@ do
             report_defining("fatal source error in setting feature %a, group %a",name,group)
             os.exit()
         end
-        local node     = source.node
-        local base     = source.base
         local position = source.position
-        if node then
-            setindeed("node",target,group,name,node,position)
-        end
-        if base then
-            setindeed("base",target,group,name,base,position)
-        end
+        setindeed("node",source,target,group,name,position)
+        setindeed("base",source,target,group,name,position)
+        setindeed("plug",source,target,group,name,position)
     end
 
     local function register(where,specification)
@@ -1197,9 +1202,9 @@ do
                 defaults     = { },
                 descriptions = tables and tables.features or { },
                 used         = statistics and statistics.usedfeatures or { },
-                initializers = { base = { }, node = { } },
-                processors   = { base = { }, node = { } },
-                manipulators = { base = { }, node = { } },
+                initializers = { base = { }, node = { }, plug = { } },
+                processors   = { base = { }, node = { }, plug = { } },
+                manipulators = { base = { }, node = { }, plug = { } },
             }
             features.register = function(specification) return register(features,specification) end
             handler.features = features -- will also become hidden
diff --git a/src/fontloader/misc/fontloader-font-oti.lua b/src/fontloader/misc/fontloader-font-oti.lua
index 5e812bb..e10a261 100644
--- a/src/fontloader/misc/fontloader-font-oti.lua
+++ b/src/fontloader/misc/fontloader-font-oti.lua
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ registerotffeature {
     initializers = {
         base = setmode,
         node = setmode,
+        plug = setmode,
     }
 }
 
@@ -81,6 +82,7 @@ registerotffeature {
     initializers = {
         base = setlanguage,
         node = setlanguage,
+        plug = setlanguage,
     }
 }
 
@@ -90,6 +92,7 @@ registerotffeature {
     initializers = {
         base = setscript,
         node = setscript,
+        plug = setscript,
     }
 }
 
@@ -157,4 +160,3 @@ function otffeatures.checkeddefaultlanguage(featuretype,autolanguage,languages)
         end
     end
 end
-
diff --git a/src/fontloader/misc/fontloader-font-otl.lua b/src/fontloader/misc/fontloader-font-otl.lua
index cf6603f..d4eaed7 100644
--- a/src/fontloader/misc/fontloader-font-otl.lua
+++ b/src/fontloader/misc/fontloader-font-otl.lua
@@ -675,7 +675,7 @@ local function getgsub(tfmdata,k,kind,value)
             local properties = tfmdata.properties
             local validlookups, lookuplist = otf.collectlookups(rawdata,kind,properties.script,properties.language)
             if validlookups then
-                local choice = tonumber(value) or 1 -- no random here (yet)
+             -- local choice = tonumber(value) or 1 -- no random here (yet)
                 for i=1,#lookuplist do
                     local lookup   = lookuplist[i]
                     local steps    = lookup.steps
diff --git a/src/fontloader/misc/fontloader-font-otr.lua b/src/fontloader/misc/fontloader-font-otr.lua
index 9cdbc3d..2b18c1e 100644
--- a/src/fontloader/misc/fontloader-font-otr.lua
+++ b/src/fontloader/misc/fontloader-font-otr.lua
@@ -975,7 +975,7 @@ readers.head = function(f,fontdata)
 end
 
 -- This table is a rather simple one. No treatment of values is needed here. Most
--- variables are not used but nofhmetrics is quite important.
+-- variables are not used but nofmetrics is quite important.
 
 readers.hhea = function(f,fontdata,specification)
     if specification.details then
@@ -983,7 +983,7 @@ readers.hhea = function(f,fontdata,specification)
         if datatable then
             setposition(f,datatable.offset)
             fontdata.horizontalheader = {
-                version             = readfixed(f),
+                version             = readfixed(f), -- two ushorts: major minor
                 ascender            = readfword(f),
                 descender           = readfword(f),
                 linegap             = readfword(f),
@@ -999,11 +999,45 @@ readers.hhea = function(f,fontdata,specification)
                 reserved_3          = readshort(f),
                 reserved_4          = readshort(f),
                 metricdataformat    = readshort(f),
-                nofhmetrics         = readushort(f),
+                nofmetrics          = readushort(f),
             }
         else
             fontdata.horizontalheader = {
-                nofhmetrics = 0,
+                nofmetrics = 0,
+            }
+        end
+    end
+end
+
+readers.vhea = function(f,fontdata,specification)
+    if specification.details then
+        local datatable = fontdata.tables.vhea
+        if datatable then
+            setposition(f,datatable.offset)
+            local version = readfixed(f)
+            fontdata.verticalheader = {
+                version              = version,
+                ascender             = readfword(f),
+                descender            = readfword(f),
+                linegap              = readfword(f),
+                maxadvanceheight     = readufword(f),
+                mintopsidebearing    = readfword(f),
+                minbottomsidebearing = readfword(f),
+                maxextent            = readfword(f),
+                caretsloperise       = readshort(f),
+                caretsloperun        = readshort(f),
+                caretoffset          = readshort(f),
+                reserved_1           = readshort(f),
+                reserved_2           = readshort(f),
+                reserved_3           = readshort(f),
+                reserved_4           = readshort(f),
+                metricdataformat     = readshort(f),
+                nofmetrics           = readushort(f),
+            }
+--             inspect(fontdata.verticalheader)
+        else
+            fontdata.verticalheader = {
+                nofmetrics = 0,
             }
         end
     end
@@ -1064,11 +1098,12 @@ readers.hmtx = function(f,fontdata,specification)
         local datatable = fontdata.tables.hmtx
         if datatable then
             setposition(f,datatable.offset)
-            local nofmetrics      = fontdata.horizontalheader.nofhmetrics
-            local glyphs          = fontdata.glyphs
-            local nofglyphs       = fontdata.nofglyphs
-            local width           = 0 -- advance
-            local leftsidebearing = 0
+            local horizontalheader = fontdata.horizontalheader
+            local nofmetrics       = horizontalheader.nofmetrics
+            local glyphs           = fontdata.glyphs
+            local nofglyphs        = fontdata.nofglyphs
+            local width            = 0 -- advance
+            local leftsidebearing  = 0
             for i=0,nofmetrics-1 do
                 local glyph     = glyphs[i]
                 width           = readshort(f)
@@ -1095,6 +1130,53 @@ readers.hmtx = function(f,fontdata,specification)
     end
 end
 
+readers.vmtx = function(f,fontdata,specification)
+    if specification.glyphs then
+        local datatable = fontdata.tables.vmtx
+        if datatable then
+            setposition(f,datatable.offset)
+            local verticalheader = fontdata.verticalheader
+            local nofmetrics     = verticalheader.nofmetrics
+            local glyphs         = fontdata.glyphs
+            local nofglyphs      = fontdata.nofglyphs
+            local vheight        = 0
+            local vdefault       = verticalheader.ascender + verticalheader.descender
+            local topsidebearing = 0
+            for i=0,nofmetrics-1 do
+                local glyph     = glyphs[i]
+                vheight         = readshort(f)
+                topsidebearing  = readshort(f)
+                if vheight ~= 0 and vheight ~= vdefault then
+                    glyph.vheight = vheight
+                end
+             -- if topsidebearing ~= 0 then
+             --     glyph.tsb = topsidebearing
+             -- end
+            end
+            -- The next can happen in for instance a monospace font or in a cjk font
+            -- with fixed heights.
+            for i=nofmetrics,nofglyphs-1 do
+                local glyph = glyphs[i]
+                if vheight ~= 0 and vheight ~= vdefault then
+                    glyph.vheight = vheight
+                end
+             -- if topsidebearing ~= 0 then
+             --     glyph.tsb = topsidebearing
+             -- end
+            end
+        end
+    end
+end
+
+readers.vorg = function(f,fontdata,specification)
+    if specification.glyphs then
+        local datatable = fontdata.tables.vorg
+        if datatable then
+            report("todo: %s","vorg")
+        end
+    end
+end
+
 -- The post table relates to postscript (printing) but has some relevant properties for other
 -- usage as well. We just use the names from the microsoft specification. The version 2.0
 -- description is somewhat fuzzy but it is a hybrid with overloads.
@@ -1751,7 +1833,7 @@ end
 -- some properties in order to read following tables. When details is true we also
 -- initialize the glyphs data.
 
-local function getinfo(maindata,sub,platformnames,rawfamilynames)
+local function getinfo(maindata,sub,platformnames,rawfamilynames,metricstoo)
     local fontdata = sub and maindata.subfonts and maindata.subfonts[sub] or maindata
     local names    = fontdata.names
     local info     = nil
@@ -1808,6 +1890,29 @@ local function getinfo(maindata,sub,platformnames,rawfamilynames)
             descender      = metrics.typodescender,
             platformnames  = platformnames and fontdata.platformnames or nil,
         }
+        if metricstoo then
+            local keys = {
+                "version",
+                "ascender", "descender", "linegap",
+             -- "caretoffset", "caretsloperise", "caretsloperun",
+                "maxadvancewidth", "maxadvanceheight", "maxextent",
+             -- "metricdataformat",
+                "minbottomsidebearing", "mintopsidebearing",
+            }
+            local h = fontdata.horizontalheader or { }
+            local v = fontdata.verticalheader   or { }
+            if h then
+                local th = { }
+                local tv = { }
+                for i=1,#keys do
+                    local key = keys[i]
+                    th[key] = h[key] or 0
+                    tv[key] = v[key] or 0
+                end
+                info.horizontalmetrics = th
+                info.verticalmetrics   = tv
+            end
+        end
     elseif n then
         info = {
             filename = fontdata.filename,
@@ -1900,7 +2005,10 @@ local function readdata(f,offset,specification)
     readers["head"](f,fontdata,specification)
     readers["maxp"](f,fontdata,specification)
     readers["hhea"](f,fontdata,specification)
+    readers["vhea"](f,fontdata,specification)
     readers["hmtx"](f,fontdata,specification)
+    readers["vmtx"](f,fontdata,specification)
+    readers["vorg"](f,fontdata,specification)
     readers["post"](f,fontdata,specification)
     readers["cff" ](f,fontdata,specification)
     readers["cmap"](f,fontdata,specification)
@@ -2084,7 +2192,7 @@ function readers.loadfont(filename,n)
             descriptions  = fontdata.descriptions,
             format        = fontdata.format,
             goodies       = { },
-            metadata      = getinfo(fontdata,n), -- no platformnames here !
+            metadata      = getinfo(fontdata,n,false,false,true), -- no platformnames here !
             properties    = {
                 hasitalics    = fontdata.hasitalics or false,
                 maxcolorclass = fontdata.maxcolorclass,
diff --git a/src/fontloader/misc/fontloader-font-ots.lua b/src/fontloader/misc/fontloader-font-ots.lua
index 1c64720..17e1a3c 100644
--- a/src/fontloader/misc/fontloader-font-ots.lua
+++ b/src/fontloader/misc/fontloader-font-ots.lua
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ local trace_details      = false  registertracker("otf.details",      function(v
 local trace_steps        = false  registertracker("otf.steps",        function(v) trace_steps        = v end)
 local trace_skips        = false  registertracker("otf.skips",        function(v) trace_skips        = v end)
 local trace_directions   = false  registertracker("otf.directions",   function(v) trace_directions   = v end)
+local trace_plugins      = false  registertracker("otf.plugins",      function(v) trace_plugins      = v end)
 
 local trace_kernruns     = false  registertracker("otf.kernruns",     function(v) trace_kernruns     = v end)
 local trace_discruns     = false  registertracker("otf.discruns",     function(v) trace_discruns     = v end)
@@ -136,6 +137,7 @@ local trace_testruns     = false  registertracker("otf.testruns",     function(v
 
 ----- zwnjruns           = true   registerdirective("otf.zwnjruns",     function(v) zwnjruns = v end)
 local optimizekerns      = true
+local alwaysdisc         = true   registerdirective("otf.alwaysdisc", function(v) alwaysdisc = v end)
 
 local report_direct   = logs.reporter("fonts","otf direct")
 local report_subchain = logs.reporter("fonts","otf subchain")
@@ -599,7 +601,7 @@ local function toligature(head,start,stop,char,dataset,sequence,markflag,discfou
                 setlink(discfound,next)
                 setboth(base)
                 setfield(base,"components",copied)
-                setdisc(discfound,pre,post,base,discretionary_code)
+                setdisc(discfound,pre,post,base) -- was discretionary_code
                 base = prev -- restart
             end
         end
@@ -3047,7 +3049,11 @@ end
 -- -- local a = getattr(start,0)
 -- -- if not a or (a == attr) then
 --
--- and even that one is probably not needed.
+-- and even that one is probably not needed. However, we can handle interesting
+-- cases now:
+--
+--  1{2{\oldstyle\discretionary{3}{4}{5}}6}7\par
+--  1{2\discretionary{3{\oldstyle3}}{{\oldstyle4}4}{5{\oldstyle5}5}6}7\par
 
 local nesting = 0
 
@@ -3077,6 +3083,7 @@ local function c_run_single(head,font,attr,lookupcache,step,dataset,sequence,rlm
                     start = getnext(start)
                 end
             else
+                -- go on can be a mixed one
                 start = getnext(start)
             end
         elseif char == false then
@@ -3122,6 +3129,8 @@ local function t_run_single(start,stop,font,attr,lookupcache)
                         return true, d > 1
                     end
                 end
+            else
+                -- go on can be a mixed one
             end
             start = getnext(start)
         else
@@ -3207,6 +3216,7 @@ local function c_run_multiple(head,font,attr,steps,nofsteps,dataset,sequence,rlm
                     start = getnext(start)
                 end
             else
+                -- go on can be a mixed one
                 start = getnext(start)
             end
         elseif char == false then
@@ -3261,6 +3271,8 @@ local function t_run_multiple(start,stop,font,attr,steps,nofsteps)
                         report_missing_coverage(dataset,sequence)
                     end
                 end
+            else
+                -- go on can be a mixed one
             end
             start = getnext(start)
         else
@@ -3324,7 +3336,7 @@ local function k_run_multiple(sub,injection,last,font,attr,steps,nofsteps,datase
     end
 end
 
--- to be checkedL nowadays we probably can assume properly matched directions
+-- to be checked, nowadays we probably can assume properly matched directions
 -- so maybe we no longer need a stack
 
 local function txtdirstate(start,stack,top,rlparmode)
@@ -3365,6 +3377,10 @@ local function pardirstate(start)
     return getnext(start), new, new
 end
 
+otf.helpers             = otf.helpers or { }
+otf.helpers.txtdirstate = txtdirstate
+otf.helpers.pardirstate = pardirstate
+
 local function featuresprocessor(head,font,attr)
 
     local sequences = sequencelists[font] -- temp hack
@@ -3413,6 +3429,8 @@ local function featuresprocessor(head,font,attr)
     local done      = false
     local datasets  = otf.dataset(tfmdata,font,attr)
 
+    local forcedisc = alwaysdisc or not attr
+
     local dirstack  = { } -- could move outside function but we can have local runs
 
     sweephead       = { }
@@ -3425,7 +3443,7 @@ local function featuresprocessor(head,font,attr)
     -- Keeping track of the headnode is needed for devanagari (I generalized it a bit
     -- so that multiple cases are also covered.)
 
-    -- We don't goto the next node of a disc node is created so that we can then treat
+    -- We don't goto the next node when a disc node is created so that we can then treat
     -- the pre, post and replace. It's a bit of a hack but works out ok for most cases.
 
     for s=1,#datasets do
@@ -3527,16 +3545,26 @@ local function featuresprocessor(head,font,attr)
                            -- whatever glyph
                            start = getnext(start)
                         elseif id == disc_code then
-                            local ok
-                            if gpossing then
-                                start, ok = kernrun(start,k_run_single,             font,attr,lookupcache,step,dataset,sequence,rlmode,handler)
-                            elseif typ == "gsub_ligature" then
-                                start, ok = testrun(start,t_run_single,c_run_single,font,attr,lookupcache,step,dataset,sequence,rlmode,handler)
+                            -- ctx: we could assume the same attr as the surrounding glyphs but then we loose
+                            -- the option to have interesting disc nodes (we gain upto 10% on extreme tests);
+                            -- if a disc would have a font field we could even be more strict (see oldstyle test
+                            -- case)
+                            local a = forcedisc or getsubtype(start) == discretionary_code or getattr(start,0) == attr
+                            if a then
+                                --     local attr = false
+                                local ok
+                                if gpossing then
+                                    start, ok = kernrun(start,k_run_single,             font,attr,lookupcache,step,dataset,sequence,rlmode,handler)
+                                elseif typ == "gsub_ligature" then
+                                    start, ok = testrun(start,t_run_single,c_run_single,font,attr,lookupcache,step,dataset,sequence,rlmode,handler)
+                                else
+                                    start, ok = comprun(start,c_run_single,             font,attr,lookupcache,step,dataset,sequence,rlmode,handler)
+                                end
+                                if ok then
+                                    success = true
+                                end
                             else
-                                start, ok = comprun(start,c_run_single,             font,attr,lookupcache,step,dataset,sequence,rlmode,handler)
-                            end
-                            if ok then
-                                success = true
+                                start = getnext(start)
                             end
                         elseif id == math_code then
                             start = getnext(end_of_math(start))
@@ -3596,16 +3624,22 @@ local function featuresprocessor(head,font,attr)
                     elseif char == false then
                         start = getnext(start)
                     elseif id == disc_code then
-                        local ok
-                        if gpossing then
-                            start, ok = kernrun(start,k_run_multiple,               font,attr,steps,nofsteps,dataset,sequence,rlmode,handler)
-                        elseif typ == "gsub_ligature" then
-                            start, ok = testrun(start,t_run_multiple,c_run_multiple,font,attr,steps,nofsteps,dataset,sequence,rlmode,handler)
+                        -- see comment above
+                        local a = forcedisc or getsubtype(start) == discretionary_code or getattr(start,0) == attr
+                        if a then
+                            local ok
+                            if gpossing then
+                                start, ok = kernrun(start,k_run_multiple,               font,attr,steps,nofsteps,dataset,sequence,rlmode,handler)
+                            elseif typ == "gsub_ligature" then
+                                start, ok = testrun(start,t_run_multiple,c_run_multiple,font,attr,steps,nofsteps,dataset,sequence,rlmode,handler)
+                            else
+                                start, ok = comprun(start,c_run_multiple,               font,attr,steps,nofsteps,dataset,sequence,rlmode,handler)
+                            end
+                            if ok then
+                                success = true
+                            end
                         else
-                            start, ok = comprun(start,c_run_multiple,               font,attr,steps,nofsteps,dataset,sequence,rlmode,handler)
-                        end
-                        if ok then
-                            success = true
+                            start = getnext(start)
                         end
                     elseif id == math_code then
                         start = getnext(end_of_math(start))
@@ -3637,6 +3671,34 @@ end
 
 -- so far
 
+local plugins = { }
+otf.plugins   = plugins
+
+function otf.registerplugin(name,f)
+    if type(name) == "string" and type(f) == "function" then
+        plugins[name] = { name, f }
+    end
+end
+
+local function plugininitializer(tfmdata,value)
+    if type(value) == "string" then
+        tfmdata.shared.plugin = plugins[value]
+    end
+end
+
+local function pluginprocessor(head,font)
+    local s = fontdata[font].shared
+    local p = s and s.plugin
+    if p then
+        if trace_plugins then
+            report_process("applying plugin %a",p[1])
+        end
+        return p[2](head,font)
+    else
+        return head, false
+    end
+end
+
 local function featuresinitializer(tfmdata,value)
     -- nothing done here any more
 end
@@ -3648,9 +3710,11 @@ registerotffeature {
     initializers = {
         position = 1,
         node     = featuresinitializer,
+        plug     = plugininitializer,
     },
     processors   = {
         node     = featuresprocessor,
+        plug     = pluginprocessor,
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/fontloader/misc/fontloader-util-fil.lua b/src/fontloader/misc/fontloader-util-fil.lua
index eeb6856..0f9731a 100644
--- a/src/fontloader/misc/fontloader-util-fil.lua
+++ b/src/fontloader/misc/fontloader-util-fil.lua
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ if not modules then modules = { } end modules ['util-fil'] = {
 
 local byte    = string.byte
 local char    = string.char
-local extract = bit32.extract
+local extract = bit32 and bit32.extract
 local floor   = math.floor
 
 -- Here are a few helpers (the starting point were old ones I used for parsing
@@ -109,6 +109,10 @@ function files.readcardinal2(f)
     local a, b = byte(f:read(2),1,2)
     return 0x100 * a + b
 end
+function files.readcardinal2le(f)
+    local b, a = byte(f:read(2),1,2)
+    return 0x100 * a + b
+end
 
 function files.readinteger2(f)
     local a, b = byte(f:read(2),1,2)
@@ -120,11 +124,25 @@ function files.readinteger2(f)
         return n
     end
 end
+function files.readinteger2le(f)
+    local b, a = byte(f:read(2),1,2)
+    local n = 0x100 * a + b
+    if n >= 0x8000 then
+     -- return n - 0xFFFF - 1
+        return n - 0x10000
+    else
+        return n
+    end
+end
 
 function files.readcardinal3(f)
     local a, b, c = byte(f:read(3),1,3)
     return 0x10000 * a + 0x100 * b + c
 end
+function files.readcardinal3le(f)
+    local c, b, a = byte(f:read(3),1,3)
+    return 0x10000 * a + 0x100 * b + c
+end
 
 function files.readinteger3(f)
     local a, b, c = byte(f:read(3),1,3)
@@ -136,11 +154,25 @@ function files.readinteger3(f)
         return n
     end
 end
+function files.readinteger3le(f)
+    local c, b, a = byte(f:read(3),1,3)
+    local n = 0x10000 * a + 0x100 * b + c
+    if n >= 0x80000 then
+     -- return n - 0xFFFFFF - 1
+        return n - 0x1000000
+    else
+        return n
+    end
+end
 
 function files.readcardinal4(f)
     local a, b, c, d = byte(f:read(4),1,4)
     return 0x1000000 * a + 0x10000 * b + 0x100 * c + d
 end
+function files.readcardinal4le(f)
+    local d, c, b, a = byte(f:read(4),1,4)
+    return 0x1000000 * a + 0x10000 * b + 0x100 * c + d
+end
 
 function files.readinteger4(f)
     local a, b, c, d = byte(f:read(4),1,4)
@@ -152,6 +184,16 @@ function files.readinteger4(f)
         return n
     end
 end
+function files.readinteger4le(f)
+    local d, c, b, a = byte(f:read(4),1,4)
+    local n = 0x1000000 * a + 0x10000 * b + 0x100 * c + d
+    if n >= 0x8000000 then
+     -- return n - 0xFFFFFFFF - 1
+        return n - 0x100000000
+    else
+        return n
+    end
+end
 
 function files.readfixed4(f)
     local a, b, c, d = byte(f:read(4),1,4)
@@ -164,17 +206,21 @@ function files.readfixed4(f)
     end
 end
 
-function files.read2dot14(f)
-    local a, b = byte(f:read(2),1,2)
-    local n = 0x100 * a + b
-    local m = extract(n,0,30)
-    if n > 0x7FFF then
-        n = extract(n,30,2)
-        return m/0x4000 - 4
-    else
-        n = extract(n,30,2)
-        return n + m/0x4000
+if extract then
+
+    function files.read2dot14(f)
+        local a, b = byte(f:read(2),1,2)
+        local n = 0x100 * a + b
+        local m = extract(n,0,30)
+        if n > 0x7FFF then
+            n = extract(n,30,2)
+            return m/0x4000 - 4
+        else
+            n = extract(n,30,2)
+            return n + m/0x4000
+        end
     end
+
 end
 
 function files.skipshort(f,n)
diff --git a/src/fontloader/runtime/fontloader-reference.lua b/src/fontloader/runtime/fontloader-reference.lua
index c93d2b1..a0b906d 100644
--- a/src/fontloader/runtime/fontloader-reference.lua
+++ b/src/fontloader/runtime/fontloader-reference.lua
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 -- merged file : c:/data/develop/context/sources/luatex-fonts-merged.lua
 -- parent file : c:/data/develop/context/sources/luatex-fonts.lua
--- merge date  : 09/24/16 12:40:11
+-- merge date  : 10/19/16 22:51:32
 
 do -- begin closure to overcome local limits and interference
 
@@ -4166,7 +4166,7 @@ if not modules then modules={} end modules ['util-fil']={
 }
 local byte=string.byte
 local char=string.char
-local extract=bit32.extract
+local extract=bit32 and bit32.extract
 local floor=math.floor
 utilities=utilities or {}
 local files={}
@@ -4245,6 +4245,10 @@ function files.readcardinal2(f)
   local a,b=byte(f:read(2),1,2)
   return 0x100*a+b
 end
+function files.readcardinal2le(f)
+  local b,a=byte(f:read(2),1,2)
+  return 0x100*a+b
+end
 function files.readinteger2(f)
   local a,b=byte(f:read(2),1,2)
   local n=0x100*a+b
@@ -4254,10 +4258,23 @@ function files.readinteger2(f)
     return n
   end
 end
+function files.readinteger2le(f)
+  local b,a=byte(f:read(2),1,2)
+  local n=0x100*a+b
+  if n>=0x8000 then
+    return n-0x10000
+  else
+    return n
+  end
+end
 function files.readcardinal3(f)
   local a,b,c=byte(f:read(3),1,3)
   return 0x10000*a+0x100*b+c
 end
+function files.readcardinal3le(f)
+  local c,b,a=byte(f:read(3),1,3)
+  return 0x10000*a+0x100*b+c
+end
 function files.readinteger3(f)
   local a,b,c=byte(f:read(3),1,3)
   local n=0x10000*a+0x100*b+c
@@ -4267,10 +4284,23 @@ function files.readinteger3(f)
     return n
   end
 end
+function files.readinteger3le(f)
+  local c,b,a=byte(f:read(3),1,3)
+  local n=0x10000*a+0x100*b+c
+  if n>=0x80000 then
+    return n-0x1000000
+  else
+    return n
+  end
+end
 function files.readcardinal4(f)
   local a,b,c,d=byte(f:read(4),1,4)
   return 0x1000000*a+0x10000*b+0x100*c+d
 end
+function files.readcardinal4le(f)
+  local d,c,b,a=byte(f:read(4),1,4)
+  return 0x1000000*a+0x10000*b+0x100*c+d
+end
 function files.readinteger4(f)
   local a,b,c,d=byte(f:read(4),1,4)
   local n=0x1000000*a+0x10000*b+0x100*c+d
@@ -4280,6 +4310,15 @@ function files.readinteger4(f)
     return n
   end
 end
+function files.readinteger4le(f)
+  local d,c,b,a=byte(f:read(4),1,4)
+  local n=0x1000000*a+0x10000*b+0x100*c+d
+  if n>=0x8000000 then
+    return n-0x100000000
+  else
+    return n
+  end
+end
 function files.readfixed4(f)
   local a,b,c,d=byte(f:read(4),1,4)
   local n=0x100*a+b
@@ -4289,16 +4328,18 @@ function files.readfixed4(f)
     return n+(0x100*c+d)/0xFFFF
   end
 end
-function files.read2dot14(f)
-  local a,b=byte(f:read(2),1,2)
-  local n=0x100*a+b
-  local m=extract(n,0,30)
-  if n>0x7FFF then
-    n=extract(n,30,2)
-    return m/0x4000-4
-  else
-    n=extract(n,30,2)
-    return n+m/0x4000
+if extract then
+  function files.read2dot14(f)
+    local a,b=byte(f:read(2),1,2)
+    local n=0x100*a+b
+    local m=extract(n,0,30)
+    if n>0x7FFF then
+      n=extract(n,30,2)
+      return m/0x4000-4
+    else
+      n=extract(n,30,2)
+      return n+m/0x4000
+    end
   end
 end
 function files.skipshort(f,n)
@@ -6084,10 +6125,14 @@ function constructors.scale(tfmdata,specification)
   local haskerns=properties.haskerns   or properties.mode=="base" 
   local hasligatures=properties.hasligatures or properties.mode=="base" 
   local realdimensions=properties.realdimensions
+  local writingmode=properties.writingmode or "horizontal"
+  local identity=properties.identity or "horizontal"
   if changed and not next(changed) then
     changed=false
   end
   target.type=isvirtual and "virtual" or "real"
+  target.writingmode=writingmode=="vertical" and "vertical" or "horizontal"
+  target.identity=identity=="vertical" and "vertical" or "horizontal"
   target.postprocessors=tfmdata.postprocessors
   local targetslant=(parameters.slant     or parameters[1] or 0)*factors.pt 
   local targetspace=(parameters.space     or parameters[2] or 0)*hdelta
@@ -6473,6 +6518,8 @@ function constructors.finalize(tfmdata)
       cidinfo=tfmdata.cidinfo    or nil,
       format=tfmdata.format    or "type1",
       direction=tfmdata.direction   or 0,
+      writingmode=tfmdata.writingmode  or "horizontal",
+      identity=tfmdata.identity   or "horizontal",
     }
   end
   if not tfmdata.resources then
@@ -6611,7 +6658,11 @@ setmetatableindex(formats,function(t,k)
   return rawget(t,file.suffix(l))
 end)
 do
-  local function setindeed(mode,target,group,name,action,position)
+  local function setindeed(mode,source,target,group,name,position)
+    local action=source[mode]
+    if not action then
+      return
+    end
     local t=target[mode]
     if not t then
       report_defining("fatal error in setting feature %a, group %a, mode %a",name,group,mode)
@@ -6640,15 +6691,10 @@ do
       report_defining("fatal source error in setting feature %a, group %a",name,group)
       os.exit()
     end
-    local node=source.node
-    local base=source.base
     local position=source.position
-    if node then
-      setindeed("node",target,group,name,node,position)
-    end
-    if base then
-      setindeed("base",target,group,name,base,position)
-    end
+    setindeed("node",source,target,group,name,position)
+    setindeed("base",source,target,group,name,position)
+    setindeed("plug",source,target,group,name,position)
   end
   local function register(where,specification)
     local name=specification.name
@@ -6710,9 +6756,9 @@ do
         defaults={},
         descriptions=tables and tables.features or {},
         used=statistics and statistics.usedfeatures or {},
-        initializers={ base={},node={} },
-        processors={ base={},node={} },
-        manipulators={ base={},node={} },
+        initializers={ base={},node={},plug={} },
+        processors={ base={},node={},plug={} },
+        manipulators={ base={},node={},plug={} },
       }
       features.register=function(specification) return register(features,specification) end
       handler.features=features 
@@ -7706,6 +7752,7 @@ registerotffeature {
   initializers={
     base=setmode,
     node=setmode,
+    plug=setmode,
   }
 }
 registerotffeature {
@@ -7714,6 +7761,7 @@ registerotffeature {
   initializers={
     base=setlanguage,
     node=setlanguage,
+    plug=setlanguage,
   }
 }
 registerotffeature {
@@ -7722,6 +7770,7 @@ registerotffeature {
   initializers={
     base=setscript,
     node=setscript,
+    plug=setscript,
   }
 }
 otftables.featuretypes=allocate {
@@ -8291,11 +8340,43 @@ readers.hhea=function(f,fontdata,specification)
         reserved_3=readshort(f),
         reserved_4=readshort(f),
         metricdataformat=readshort(f),
-        nofhmetrics=readushort(f),
+        nofmetrics=readushort(f),
       }
     else
       fontdata.horizontalheader={
-        nofhmetrics=0,
+        nofmetrics=0,
+      }
+    end
+  end
+end
+readers.vhea=function(f,fontdata,specification)
+  if specification.details then
+    local datatable=fontdata.tables.vhea
+    if datatable then
+      setposition(f,datatable.offset)
+      local version=readfixed(f)
+      fontdata.verticalheader={
+        version=version,
+        ascender=readfword(f),
+        descender=readfword(f),
+        linegap=readfword(f),
+        maxadvanceheight=readufword(f),
+        mintopsidebearing=readfword(f),
+        minbottomsidebearing=readfword(f),
+        maxextent=readfword(f),
+        caretsloperise=readshort(f),
+        caretsloperun=readshort(f),
+        caretoffset=readshort(f),
+        reserved_1=readshort(f),
+        reserved_2=readshort(f),
+        reserved_3=readshort(f),
+        reserved_4=readshort(f),
+        metricdataformat=readshort(f),
+        nofmetrics=readushort(f),
+      }
+    else
+      fontdata.verticalheader={
+        nofmetrics=0,
       }
     end
   end
@@ -8346,7 +8427,8 @@ readers.hmtx=function(f,fontdata,specification)
     local datatable=fontdata.tables.hmtx
     if datatable then
       setposition(f,datatable.offset)
-      local nofmetrics=fontdata.horizontalheader.nofhmetrics
+      local horizontalheader=fontdata.horizontalheader
+      local nofmetrics=horizontalheader.nofmetrics
       local glyphs=fontdata.glyphs
       local nofglyphs=fontdata.nofglyphs
       local width=0 
@@ -8368,6 +8450,43 @@ readers.hmtx=function(f,fontdata,specification)
     end
   end
 end
+readers.vmtx=function(f,fontdata,specification)
+  if specification.glyphs then
+    local datatable=fontdata.tables.vmtx
+    if datatable then
+      setposition(f,datatable.offset)
+      local verticalheader=fontdata.verticalheader
+      local nofmetrics=verticalheader.nofmetrics
+      local glyphs=fontdata.glyphs
+      local nofglyphs=fontdata.nofglyphs
+      local vheight=0
+      local vdefault=verticalheader.ascender+verticalheader.descender
+      local topsidebearing=0
+      for i=0,nofmetrics-1 do
+        local glyph=glyphs[i]
+        vheight=readshort(f)
+        topsidebearing=readshort(f)
+        if vheight~=0 and vheight~=vdefault then
+          glyph.vheight=vheight
+        end
+      end
+      for i=nofmetrics,nofglyphs-1 do
+        local glyph=glyphs[i]
+        if vheight~=0 and vheight~=vdefault then
+          glyph.vheight=vheight
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
+readers.vorg=function(f,fontdata,specification)
+  if specification.glyphs then
+    local datatable=fontdata.tables.vorg
+    if datatable then
+      report("todo: %s","vorg")
+    end
+  end
+end
 readers.post=function(f,fontdata,specification)
   local datatable=fontdata.tables.post
   if datatable then
@@ -8925,7 +9044,7 @@ function readers.math(f,fontdata,specification)
     reportskippedtable("math")
   end
 end
-local function getinfo(maindata,sub,platformnames,rawfamilynames)
+local function getinfo(maindata,sub,platformnames,rawfamilynames,metricstoo)
   local fontdata=sub and maindata.subfonts and maindata.subfonts[sub] or maindata
   local names=fontdata.names
   local info=nil
@@ -8978,6 +9097,27 @@ local function getinfo(maindata,sub,platformnames,rawfamilynames)
       descender=metrics.typodescender,
       platformnames=platformnames and fontdata.platformnames or nil,
     }
+    if metricstoo then
+      local keys={
+        "version",
+        "ascender","descender","linegap",
+        "maxadvancewidth","maxadvanceheight","maxextent",
+        "minbottomsidebearing","mintopsidebearing",
+      }
+      local h=fontdata.horizontalheader or {}
+      local v=fontdata.verticalheader  or {}
+      if h then
+        local th={}
+        local tv={}
+        for i=1,#keys do
+          local key=keys[i]
+          th[key]=h[key] or 0
+          tv[key]=v[key] or 0
+        end
+        info.horizontalmetrics=th
+        info.verticalmetrics=tv
+      end
+    end
   elseif n then
     info={
       filename=fontdata.filename,
@@ -9061,7 +9201,10 @@ local function readdata(f,offset,specification)
   readers["head"](f,fontdata,specification)
   readers["maxp"](f,fontdata,specification)
   readers["hhea"](f,fontdata,specification)
+  readers["vhea"](f,fontdata,specification)
   readers["hmtx"](f,fontdata,specification)
+  readers["vmtx"](f,fontdata,specification)
+  readers["vorg"](f,fontdata,specification)
   readers["post"](f,fontdata,specification)
   readers["cff" ](f,fontdata,specification)
   readers["cmap"](f,fontdata,specification)
@@ -9229,7 +9372,7 @@ function readers.loadfont(filename,n)
       descriptions=fontdata.descriptions,
       format=fontdata.format,
       goodies={},
-      metadata=getinfo(fontdata,n),
+      metadata=getinfo(fontdata,n,false,false,true),
       properties={
         hasitalics=fontdata.hasitalics or false,
         maxcolorclass=fontdata.maxcolorclass,
@@ -15877,7 +16020,6 @@ local function getgsub(tfmdata,k,kind,value)
       local properties=tfmdata.properties
       local validlookups,lookuplist=otf.collectlookups(rawdata,kind,properties.script,properties.language)
       if validlookups then
-        local choice=tonumber(value) or 1 
         for i=1,#lookuplist do
           local lookup=lookuplist[i]
           local steps=lookup.steps
@@ -18147,11 +18289,13 @@ local trace_details=false registertracker("otf.details",function(v) trace_detail
 local trace_steps=false registertracker("otf.steps",function(v) trace_steps=v end)
 local trace_skips=false registertracker("otf.skips",function(v) trace_skips=v end)
 local trace_directions=false registertracker("otf.directions",function(v) trace_directions=v end)
+local trace_plugins=false registertracker("otf.plugins",function(v) trace_plugins=v end)
 local trace_kernruns=false registertracker("otf.kernruns",function(v) trace_kernruns=v end)
 local trace_discruns=false registertracker("otf.discruns",function(v) trace_discruns=v end)
 local trace_compruns=false registertracker("otf.compruns",function(v) trace_compruns=v end)
 local trace_testruns=false registertracker("otf.testruns",function(v) trace_testruns=v end)
 local optimizekerns=true
+local alwaysdisc=true  registerdirective("otf.alwaysdisc",function(v) alwaysdisc=v end)
 local report_direct=logs.reporter("fonts","otf direct")
 local report_subchain=logs.reporter("fonts","otf subchain")
 local report_chain=logs.reporter("fonts","otf chain")
@@ -18533,7 +18677,7 @@ local function toligature(head,start,stop,char,dataset,sequence,markflag,discfou
         setlink(discfound,next)
         setboth(base)
         setfield(base,"components",copied)
-        setdisc(discfound,pre,post,base,discretionary_code)
+        setdisc(discfound,pre,post,base) 
         base=prev 
       end
     end
@@ -20702,6 +20846,7 @@ local function t_run_single(start,stop,font,attr,lookupcache)
             return true,d>1
           end
         end
+      else
       end
       start=getnext(start)
     else
@@ -20815,6 +20960,7 @@ local function t_run_multiple(start,stop,font,attr,steps,nofsteps)
             report_missing_coverage(dataset,sequence)
           end
         end
+      else
       end
       start=getnext(start)
     else
@@ -20886,6 +21032,9 @@ local function pardirstate(start)
   end
   return getnext(start),new,new
 end
+otf.helpers=otf.helpers or {}
+otf.helpers.txtdirstate=txtdirstate
+otf.helpers.pardirstate=pardirstate
 local function featuresprocessor(head,font,attr)
   local sequences=sequencelists[font] 
   if not sequencelists then
@@ -20913,6 +21062,7 @@ local function featuresprocessor(head,font,attr)
   local rlmode=0
   local done=false
   local datasets=otf.dataset(tfmdata,font,attr)
+  local forcedisc=alwaysdisc or not attr
   local dirstack={} 
   sweephead={}
   for s=1,#datasets do
@@ -21005,16 +21155,21 @@ local function featuresprocessor(head,font,attr)
             elseif char==false then
               start=getnext(start)
             elseif id==disc_code then
-              local ok
-              if gpossing then
-                start,ok=kernrun(start,k_run_single,font,attr,lookupcache,step,dataset,sequence,rlmode,handler)
-              elseif typ=="gsub_ligature" then
-                start,ok=testrun(start,t_run_single,c_run_single,font,attr,lookupcache,step,dataset,sequence,rlmode,handler)
+              local a=forcedisc or getsubtype(start)==discretionary_code or getattr(start,0)==attr
+              if a then
+                local ok
+                if gpossing then
+                  start,ok=kernrun(start,k_run_single,font,attr,lookupcache,step,dataset,sequence,rlmode,handler)
+                elseif typ=="gsub_ligature" then
+                  start,ok=testrun(start,t_run_single,c_run_single,font,attr,lookupcache,step,dataset,sequence,rlmode,handler)
+                else
+                  start,ok=comprun(start,c_run_single,font,attr,lookupcache,step,dataset,sequence,rlmode,handler)
+                end
+                if ok then
+                  success=true
+                end
               else
-                start,ok=comprun(start,c_run_single,font,attr,lookupcache,step,dataset,sequence,rlmode,handler)
-              end
-              if ok then
-                success=true
+                start=getnext(start)
               end
             elseif id==math_code then
               start=getnext(end_of_math(start))
@@ -21066,16 +21221,21 @@ local function featuresprocessor(head,font,attr)
           elseif char==false then
             start=getnext(start)
           elseif id==disc_code then
-            local ok
-            if gpossing then
-              start,ok=kernrun(start,k_run_multiple,font,attr,steps,nofsteps,dataset,sequence,rlmode,handler)
-            elseif typ=="gsub_ligature" then
-              start,ok=testrun(start,t_run_multiple,c_run_multiple,font,attr,steps,nofsteps,dataset,sequence,rlmode,handler)
+            local a=forcedisc or getsubtype(start)==discretionary_code or getattr(start,0)==attr
+            if a then
+              local ok
+              if gpossing then
+                start,ok=kernrun(start,k_run_multiple,font,attr,steps,nofsteps,dataset,sequence,rlmode,handler)
+              elseif typ=="gsub_ligature" then
+                start,ok=testrun(start,t_run_multiple,c_run_multiple,font,attr,steps,nofsteps,dataset,sequence,rlmode,handler)
+              else
+                start,ok=comprun(start,c_run_multiple,font,attr,steps,nofsteps,dataset,sequence,rlmode,handler)
+              end
+              if ok then
+                success=true
+              end
             else
-              start,ok=comprun(start,c_run_multiple,font,attr,steps,nofsteps,dataset,sequence,rlmode,handler)
-            end
-            if ok then
-              success=true
+              start=getnext(start)
             end
           elseif id==math_code then
             start=getnext(end_of_math(start))
@@ -21100,6 +21260,30 @@ local function featuresprocessor(head,font,attr)
   head=tonode(head)
   return head,done
 end
+local plugins={}
+otf.plugins=plugins
+function otf.registerplugin(name,f)
+  if type(name)=="string" and type(f)=="function" then
+    plugins[name]={ name,f }
+  end
+end
+local function plugininitializer(tfmdata,value)
+  if type(value)=="string" then
+    tfmdata.shared.plugin=plugins[value]
+  end
+end
+local function pluginprocessor(head,font)
+  local s=fontdata[font].shared
+  local p=s and s.plugin
+  if p then
+    if trace_plugins then
+      report_process("applying plugin %a",p[1])
+    end
+    return p[2](head,font)
+  else
+    return head,false
+  end
+end
 local function featuresinitializer(tfmdata,value)
 end
 registerotffeature {
@@ -21109,9 +21293,11 @@ registerotffeature {
   initializers={
     position=1,
     node=featuresinitializer,
+    plug=plugininitializer,
   },
   processors={
     node=featuresprocessor,
+    plug=pluginprocessor,
   }
 }
 otf.nodemodeinitializer=featuresinitializer
diff --git a/src/luaotfload-configuration.lua b/src/luaotfload-configuration.lua
index c707b63..8484c62 100644
--- a/src/luaotfload-configuration.lua
+++ b/src/luaotfload-configuration.lua
@@ -203,7 +203,6 @@ local default_config = {
     update_live     = true,
     compress        = true,
     max_fonts       = 2^51,
-    use_fontforge   = false,
   },
   run = {
     anon_sequence  = default_anon_sequence,
@@ -378,21 +377,6 @@ local set_default_features = function ()
   return true
 end
 
-local set_fontforge = function ()
-  local names = fonts.names
-  if not names or not names.use_fontforge then
-    --- happens normally on the first run
-    logreport ("log", 4, "db", "Database not present.")
-    return true
-  end
-  local use_ff = config.luaotfload.db.use_fontforge
-  if use_ff == true then
-      logreport ("both", 0, "db",
-                 "Fontforge loader was requested but not supported anymore.")
-  end
-  return true
-end
-
 reconf_tasks = {
   { "Set the log level"         , set_loglevel         },
   { "Build cache paths"         , build_cache_paths    },
@@ -400,7 +384,6 @@ reconf_tasks = {
   { "Set the font filter"       , set_font_filter      },
   { "Install font name resolver", set_name_resolver    },
   { "Set default features"      , set_default_features },
-  { "Set fontforge"             , set_fontforge        },
 }
 
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -499,7 +482,6 @@ local option_spec = {
       out_t     = number_t, --- TODO int_t from 5.3.x on
       transform = tointeger,
     },
-    use_fontforge = { in_t = boolean_t, },
   },
   run = {
     anon_sequence = {
@@ -723,7 +705,6 @@ local formatters = {
     skip_read      = { false, format_boolean },
     strip          = { false, format_boolean },
     update_live    = { false, format_boolean },
-    use_fontforge  = { false, format_boolean },
   },
   default_features = {
     __default = { true, format_keyval },
diff --git a/src/luaotfload-database.lua b/src/luaotfload-database.lua
index 41080cf..c6ccaa6 100644
--- a/src/luaotfload-database.lua
+++ b/src/luaotfload-database.lua
@@ -1511,7 +1511,6 @@ end
 local organize_styledata = function (metadata, rawinfo, info)
     local pfminfo   = metadata.pfminfo
     local names     = rawinfo.names
-
     return {
     --- see http://www.microsoft.com/typography/OTSPEC/features_pt.htm#size
         size            = get_size_info (rawinfo),
@@ -2553,6 +2552,7 @@ generate_filedata = function (mappings)
 end
 
 local bold_spectrum_low  = 501 --- 500 is medium, 900 heavy/black
+local normal_weight      = 400
 local bold_weight        = 700
 local normal_width       = 5
 
@@ -2606,12 +2606,18 @@ do
             treating weights > 500 as bold or allowing synonyms like
             “heavy”, “black”.
         --]]-- 
-        if width == normal_width and pfmweight == bold_weight then
-            --- bold spectrum matches
-            if italicangle == 0 then
-                return "b"
+        if width == normal_width then
+            if pfmweight == bold_weight then
+                --- bold spectrum matches
+                if italicangle == 0 then
+                    return "b"
+                end
+                return "bi"
+            elseif pfmweight == normal_weight then
+                if italicangle ~= 0 then
+                    return "i"
+                end
             end
-            return "bi"
         end
         return false
     end
@@ -3578,8 +3584,6 @@ local export = {
     erase_cache                 = erase_cache,
     show_cache                  = show_cache,
     find_closest                = find_closest,
-    --- transitionary
-    use_fontforge               = false,
 }
 
 return {
diff --git a/src/luaotfload-features.lua b/src/luaotfload-features.lua
index 285482f..a57aac3 100644
--- a/src/luaotfload-features.lua
+++ b/src/luaotfload-features.lua
@@ -1243,7 +1243,7 @@ local handle_request = function (specification)
         specification.features = features
     end
     features.normal = normalize (request.features)
-    local subfont = tonumber (specification.sub)
+    local subfont = tonumber (request.sub)
     if subfont and subfont >= 0 then
         specification.sub = subfont + 1
     else
diff --git a/src/luaotfload-main.lua b/src/luaotfload-main.lua
index 271e4cc..83ce5e7 100644
--- a/src/luaotfload-main.lua
+++ b/src/luaotfload-main.lua
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 --         FILE:  luaotfload-main.lua
 --  DESCRIPTION:  Luaotfload entry point
--- REQUIREMENTS:  luatex v.0.95 or later; packages lualibs
+-- REQUIREMENTS:  luatex v.0.95.0 or later; package lualibs
 --       AUTHOR:  Élie Roux, Khaled Hosny, Philipp Gesang
 -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 --
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ config                            = config     or { }
 luaotfload                        = luaotfload or { }
 local luaotfload                  = luaotfload
 luaotfload.log                    = luaotfload.log or { }
-luaotfload.version                = "2.7"
+luaotfload.version                = "2.8"
 luaotfload.loaders                = { }
-luaotfload.min_luatex_version     = { 0, 95, 0 }   --- i. e. 0.95.0
+luaotfload.min_luatex_version     = { 0, 95, 0 }
 luaotfload.fontloader_package     = "reference"    --- default: from current Context
 
 if not tex or not tex.luatexversion then
@@ -25,8 +25,10 @@ else
     local revision = tex.luatexrevision --[[ : string ]]
     local revno    = tonumber (revision)
     local minimum  = luaotfload.min_luatex_version
-    if major < minimum [1] or minor < minimum [2]
-    or revno and revno < minimum [3]
+    local actual   = { major, minor, revno or 0 }
+    if actual [1] < minimum [1]
+    or actual == minimum and actual [2] < minimum [2]
+    or actual == minimum and actual [2] == minimum [2] and actual [3] < minimum [3]
     then
         texio.write_nl ("term and log",
                         string.format ("\tFATAL ERROR\n\z
diff --git a/src/luaotfload-tool.lua b/src/luaotfload-tool.lua
index fee5980..e7df3ce 100755
--- a/src/luaotfload-tool.lua
+++ b/src/luaotfload-tool.lua
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 --         FILE:  luaotfload-tool.lua
 --  DESCRIPTION:  database functionality
--- REQUIREMENTS:  luaotfload 2.7
+-- REQUIREMENTS:  luaotfload 2.8
 --       AUTHOR:  Khaled Hosny, Élie Roux, Philipp Gesang
 --      LICENSE:  GPL v2.0
 -----------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 luaotfload                     = luaotfload or { }
 local version                  = "2.8"
 luaotfload.version             = version
-luaotfload.min_luatex_version  = { 0, 95, 0 }   --- i. e. 0.95.0
+luaotfload.min_luatex_version  = { 0, 95, 0 }
 luaotfload.self                = "luaotfload-tool"
 
 --[[doc--
@@ -64,8 +64,9 @@ do
         actual         = { major, minor, revno or 0 }
     end
 
-    if actual [1] < minimum [1] or actual [2] < minimum [2]
-    or actual [3] < minimum [3]
+    if actual [1] < minimum [1]
+    or actual == minimum and actual [2] < minimum [2]
+    or actual == minimum and actual [2] == minimum [2] and actual [3] < minimum [3]
     then
         texio.write_nl ("term and log",
                         string.format ("\tFATAL ERROR\n\z
@@ -152,20 +153,8 @@ require "fontloader-font-cff"
 require "fontloader-font-ttf"
 require "fontloader-font-dsp"
 require "fontloader-font-oup"
-require "fontloader-font-otl"
-require "fontloader-font-oto"
-------- "fontloader-font-otj"
-------- "fontloader-font-ota"
-------- "fontloader-font-ots"
-------- "fontloader-font-osd"
 require "fontloader-font-onr"
-require "fontloader-font-one"
-require "fontloader-font-afk"
-require "fontloader-font-tfm"
-require "fontloader-font-lua"
 require "fontloader-font-def"
-require "fontloader-fonts-ext"
-------- "fontloader-font-gbn"
 
 fonts = fonts or { }
 local fontsnames = fonts.names or { }
@@ -192,7 +181,7 @@ end
 
 require "alt_getopt"
 
-loadmodule "log.lua"       --- this populates the luaotfload.log.* namespace
+loadmodule "log"           --- this populates the luaotfload.log.* namespace
 loadmodule "parsers"       --- fonts.conf, configuration, and request syntax
 loadmodule "configuration" --- configuration file handling
 loadmodule "database"
@@ -666,7 +655,7 @@ subfont_by_name = function (lst, askedname, n)
         if fonts.names.sanitize_fontname (font.fullname) == askedname then
             return font
         end
-        return subfont_by_name (lst, askedname, n)
+        return subfont_by_name (lst, askedname, n + 1)
     end
     return false
 end
@@ -679,7 +668,7 @@ The font info knows two levels of detail:
         returned by readers.loadfont().
 --doc]]--
 
-local show_font_info = function (basename, askedname, detail)
+local show_font_info = function (basename, askedname, detail, subfont)
     local filenames = fonts.names.data().files
     local index     = filenames.base[basename]
     local fullname  = filenames.full[index]
@@ -689,7 +678,7 @@ local show_font_info = function (basename, askedname, detail)
     end
     if fullname then
         local shortinfo = fonts.handlers.otf.readers.getinfo (fullname, {
-                            subfont        = nil,
+                            subfont        = subfont,
                             platformnames  = true,
                             rawfamilynames = true,
                         })
@@ -712,7 +701,8 @@ local show_font_info = function (basename, askedname, detail)
                            [[%s is a font collection]], basename)
                 for subfont = 1, nfonts do
                     logreport (true, 1, "resolve",
-                               [[Showing info for font no. %d]], n)
+                               [[Showing info for font no. %d]],
+                               subfont)
                     show_info_items(shortinfo[subfont])
                     if detail == true then
                         show_full_info(fullname, subfont)
@@ -1184,7 +1174,8 @@ actions.query = function (job)
             needle = tmpspec.resolved or tmpspec.name
         end
     elseif tmpspec.lookup == "file" then
-        needle = tmpspec.name
+        needle  = tmpspec.name
+        subfont = tmpspec.sub
     end
 
     if needle then
@@ -1202,7 +1193,8 @@ actions.query = function (job)
                        "Resolved file name %q", foundname)
         end
         if job.show_info then
-            show_font_info (foundname, query, job.full_info)
+            logreport (false, 3, "resolve", "Dump extra info.")
+            show_font_info (foundname, query, job.full_info, subfont)
             iowrite "\n"
         end
     else