Typography.DiscretionaryLigatures Property
Definition
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Gets or sets a value that determines whether discretionary ligatures are enabled.
public:
property bool DiscretionaryLigatures { bool get(); void set(bool value); };
public bool DiscretionaryLigatures { get; set; }
member this.DiscretionaryLigatures : bool with get, set
Public Property DiscretionaryLigatures As Boolean
Property Value
true
if discretionary ligatures are enabled; otherwise, false
. The default value is false
.
Remarks
This property gets or sets a value on the object that owns a Typography
property, which is the only way to access a Typography class instance. In addition, this property supports an attached property usage so that it can be set on text-containing objects in XAML.
Discretionary ligatures are designed to be ornamental, and not specifically designed for readability. The following text displays discretionary ligature glyphs for the Pericles font.
Example of discretionary set of ligatures
The following code example shows how to define discretionary ligature glyphs for the Pericles font, using the DiscretionaryLigatures property.
<Paragraph FontFamily="Pericles" Typography.DiscretionaryLigatures="True">
<Run Typography.StylisticAlternates="1">CO</Run>
<Run Typography.StylisticAlternates="1">LA</Run>
<Run Typography.StylisticAlternates="1">LE</Run>
<Run Typography.StylisticAlternates="1">LI</Run>
<Run Typography.StylisticAlternates="1">LL</Run>
<Run Typography.StylisticAlternates="1">LO</Run>
<Run Typography.StylisticAlternates="1">LU</Run>
</Paragraph>
XAML Attribute Usage
<object Typography.DiscretionaryLigatures="bool"/>
Dependency Property Information
Identifier field | DiscretionaryLigaturesProperty |
Metadata properties set to true |
AffectsMeasure, AffectsRender, Inherits |