One could create character- or paragraph-based style sheets that apply OT features, and are easily accessed from existing palettes. I agree that an OT palette in InDesign would be a big improvement.
Curious that it's gone so long with no one taking advantage of it.
I don’t think enough designers understand what OpenType is to make a profitable OpenType panel plugin. There are still big agencies that have a policy of always using optical kerning because none of the partners understand that fonts come with kerning tables. It would really need to be something one of the big foundries did to encourage people to buy and use fonts with lots of features.
Ugh. Optical spacing in InDesign is bad for well-spaced fonts and a disaster for connecting scripts. I've even seen examples of ruined spacing of script fonts in professional graphic design magazines. You'd think they'd know better.
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Apparently it’s not a priority!
http://www.shinntype.com/Writing/BigThing.pdf
But hey, we’ve had 10 years of OpenType!
That’s worth celebrating, I would say—something to hype those agency partners.
Did I miss something from Microsoft or Adobe?