Fireworks CS4 + Advanced OpenType fonts?

Right. 18 months ago I started a
thread
about OpenType fonts and Fireworks CS3.
Just installed Fireworks CS4 and tried to find a way to
access advanced OpenType features (like all small caps, tabular
figures etc.). Could not find it. Shock!
Could anyone please tell me if (A) Fireworks CS4 is finally able
to access these features... and (B) how?

Unfortunately, no, well at least not directly.
Have a look at this documentaion -
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/fireworks/articles/adobe_text_engine.html?devcon=f3a,
regarding the Text Engine and how to enable (mid way down the
article) Ligature support within FwCS4.
The only draw back is that it is intended (at this time) for
integration bewteen other Adobe applications that also support it.
h

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