diff --git a/crates/compose/src/lib.rs b/crates/compose/src/lib.rs
index bc4f99232..23971ec30 100644
--- a/crates/compose/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/compose/src/lib.rs
@@ -704,23 +704,27 @@ fn compose_with_db(doc: &Document, story: &Story, frames: &[FrameSpec], opts: &C
         let drop_cap = split_drop_cap(db, &mut sp.glyphs, drop_end, pp.drop_cap_lines, base_leading, base_cap, drop_grid, drop_align);
         // List labels take the default super/subscript settings.
         let label_env = shape::TypeEnv { adv: Default::default(), ..env };
-        match pp.list_type {
+        let list_label = match pp.list_type {
             designcraft_doc::ListType::Numbers if !pp.list_name.is_empty() => {
                 // A named list: carries on past other paragraphs (and from earlier stories).
                 let n = named_numbers.get(pi).copied().flatten().unwrap_or(1);
-                let label = format!("{}.{}", pp.number_style.format(n), pp.list_separator);
-                prepend_label(db, &mut sp.glyphs, &label, prange.start, &base_chars, label_env, &mut table);
+                Some(format!("{}.{}", pp.number_style.format(n), pp.list_separator))
             }
             designcraft_doc::ListType::Numbers => {
                 list_counter = pp.start_at.map_or(list_counter + 1, |s| s.max(1));
-                let label = format!("{}.{}", pp.number_style.format(list_counter), pp.list_separator);
-                prepend_label(db, &mut sp.glyphs, &label, prange.start, &base_chars, label_env, &mut table);
+                Some(format!("{}.{}", pp.number_style.format(list_counter), pp.list_separator))
             }
-            designcraft_doc::ListType::Bullets => {
-                let label = format!("{}{}", pp.bullet_char, pp.list_separator);
-                prepend_label(db, &mut sp.glyphs, &label, prange.start, &base_chars, label_env, &mut table);
+            designcraft_doc::ListType::Bullets => Some(format!("{}{}", pp.bullet_char, pp.list_separator)),
+            designcraft_doc::ListType::None => {
+                list_counter = 0;
+                None
+            }
+        };
+        if let Some(label) = list_label {
+            let n = prepend_label(db, &mut sp.glyphs, &label, prange.start, &base_chars, label_env, &mut table);
+            for g in sp.glyphs.iter_mut().take(n) {
+                g.list_label = true;
             }
-            designcraft_doc::ListType::None => list_counter = 0,
         }
         if pi == 0
             && let Some(label) = &opts.label
@@ -1564,8 +1568,9 @@ fn line_metrics(
     base: &designcraft_doc::CharProps,
 ) -> (f64, Tops, f64, f64) {
     let src: &[Glyph] = if line.is_empty() { all.get(s..(s + 1).min(all.len())).unwrap_or(&[]) } else { line };
+    let face = || db.face(&base.font_family, &base.font_style);
     if src.is_empty() {
-        let face = db.face(&base.font_family, &base.font_style);
+        let face = face();
         let k = base_size / face.upem;
         let tops = Tops { typo_ascent: face.typo_ascent * k, cap: face.cap_height * k, xh: face.x_height * k };
         return (face.ascent * k, tops, face.descent * k, base_leading);
@@ -1575,16 +1580,26 @@ fn line_metrics(
     let mut desc: f64 = 0.0;
     let mut lead: f64 = 0.0;
     let reference = src.iter().max_by(|a, b| a.size.total_cmp(&b.size));
+    let mut own_text = false;
     for g in src {
         let shift = g.shift + reference.map_or(0.0, |r| cjk_alignment_shift(g, r));
         let up = shift.max(0.0);
         asc = asc.max(g.ascent + up);
-        tops.typo_ascent = tops.typo_ascent.max(g.typo_ascent + up);
+        // A list's bullet or number doesn't raise the Ascent offset: only the line's own text does.
+        if !g.list_label {
+            own_text = true;
+            tops.typo_ascent = tops.typo_ascent.max(g.typo_ascent + up);
+        }
         tops.cap = tops.cap.max(g.cap + up);
         tops.xh = tops.xh.max(g.xh + up);
         desc = desc.max(g.descent - shift.min(0.0));
         lead = lead.max(g.leading);
     }
+    if !own_text {
+        // Only a label (an empty list paragraph): as an empty paragraph.
+        let face = face();
+        tops.typo_ascent = face.typo_ascent * base_size / face.upem;
+    }
     (asc, tops, desc, lead)
 }
 
@@ -2307,6 +2322,7 @@ fn place_drop_cap(dc: &DropCap, at: f64, rtl: bool) -> Vec<PlacedGlyph> {
     out
 }
 
+/// Put generated `label` text before the paragraph's glyphs; returns how many glyphs it added.
 fn prepend_label(
     db: &ScopedFonts<'_>,
     glyphs: &mut Vec<Glyph>,
@@ -2315,7 +2331,7 @@ fn prepend_label(
     base: &designcraft_doc::CharProps,
     env: shape::TypeEnv,
     table: &mut StyleTable<'_>,
-) {
+) -> usize {
     // Shape the label as a tiny standalone story so it uses the paragraph's base character style.
     let mut tmp = Story::new(StoryId(0));
     tmp.insert(0, label);
@@ -2330,8 +2346,10 @@ fn prepend_label(
             g
         })
         .collect();
+    let n = pre.len();
     pre.append(glyphs);
     *glyphs = pre;
+    n
 }
 
 type LimitsKey = (usize, usize, usize, bool);
diff --git a/crates/compose/src/shape.rs b/crates/compose/src/shape.rs
index 84f17821f..b354da9a7 100644
--- a/crates/compose/src/shape.rs
+++ b/crates/compose/src/shape.rs
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ pub struct Glyph {
     /// Baseline shift (positive = up), including super/subscript.
     pub shift: f64,
     pub ascent: f64,
-    /// The font's typographic ascender, scaled like `ascent`: the Ascent first baseline offset.
+    /// The font's typographic ascender at the point size (vertical scale doesn't apply): the Ascent
+    /// first baseline offset.
     pub typo_ascent: f64,
     pub descent: f64,
     /// The leading this character asks for (absolute, or auto = size × auto %).
@@ -68,6 +69,9 @@ pub struct Glyph {
     /// Upright in a vertical frame: shaped top to bottom (`adv` is its vertical advance) and hung
     /// from its vertical origin on the line's centre (see [`crate::PlacedGlyph::vertical_xf`]).
     pub upright: bool,
+    /// Part of the bullet or number the paragraph's list adds: not the line's own text, so it
+    /// doesn't raise the Ascent first baseline.
+    pub list_label: bool,
 }
 
 impl Glyph {
@@ -872,7 +876,7 @@ fn control_glyph(face: &Arc<FontFace>, p: &CharProps, auto_leading: TypeEnv, sty
         sy: k * p.v_scale,
         shift,
         ascent,
-        typo_ascent: face.typo_ascent * k * p.v_scale,
+        typo_ascent: face.typo_ascent * k,
         descent,
         leading,
         cap,
@@ -898,6 +902,7 @@ fn control_glyph(face: &Arc<FontFace>, p: &CharProps, auto_leading: TypeEnv, sty
         shaping_rtl: false,
         lang: designcraft_doc::language_tag(&p.language),
         upright: false,
+        list_label: false,
     }
 }
 
@@ -991,7 +996,7 @@ fn shape_segment(
             sy: k * p.v_scale,
             shift,
             ascent,
-            typo_ascent: face.typo_ascent * k * p.v_scale,
+            typo_ascent: face.typo_ascent * k,
             descent,
             leading,
             cap,
@@ -1021,6 +1026,7 @@ fn shape_segment(
             shaping_rtl: sg.rtl,
             lang,
             upright: up,
+            list_label: false,
         });
     }
 }
diff --git a/crates/compose/src/tests.rs b/crates/compose/src/tests.rs
index ec0744df3..a9ebce96c 100644
--- a/crates/compose/src/tests.rs
+++ b/crates/compose/src/tests.rs
@@ -1395,18 +1395,6 @@ fn ascent_first_baseline_uses_the_typographic_ascender() {
     assert!(close(at(FirstBaseline::XHeight, 0.0), top + 0.486 * 20.0));
     assert!(close(at(FirstBaseline::Leading, 0.0), top + 24.0));
     assert!(close(at(FirstBaseline::Fixed, 0.0), top));
-    // Vertical scale scales it like the ascent.
-    let (mut d, sid, fid) = doc_with("Hxg", Rect::new(36.0, 36.0, 300.0, 300.0), ParaAttrs::default());
-    d.story_mut(sid).unwrap().format_chars(0..3, |f| {
-        f.over.font_family = Some("TypoAscent 07".into());
-        f.over.size = Some(20.0);
-        f.over.v_scale = Some(1.5);
-    });
-    d.item_mut(fid).unwrap().text_frame_mut().unwrap().options.inset = [4.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0];
-    let l = &compose_story(&d, sid, &ComposeOptions::default()).frames[0].lines[0];
-    assert!(close(l.baseline, top + 21.0), "{}", l.baseline);
-    // The line box keeps the font's ascent.
-    assert!(close(l.ascent, 30.0), "{}", l.ascent);
     // A mixed first line takes its tallest typographic ascender: 0.7 × 20 pt beats 1 em × 10 pt …
     let (mut d, sid, fid) = doc_with("Hxg Hxg", Rect::new(36.0, 36.0, 300.0, 300.0), ParaAttrs::default());
     let st = d.story_mut(sid).unwrap();
@@ -1451,6 +1439,102 @@ fn vertical_frames_keep_the_ascent_first_baseline() {
     assert!((b - 20.0).abs() < 0.01, "{b}");
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn a_visible_frame_stroke_insets_the_text() {
+    use designcraft_doc::{Stroke, StrokeAlign};
+    let line = |stroke: Option<(StrokeAlign, &str)>| {
+        let (mut d, sid, fid) = doc_with("Hxg", Rect::new(36.0, 36.0, 300.0, 300.0), ParaAttrs::default());
+        let it = d.item_mut(fid).unwrap();
+        if let Some((align, swatch)) = stroke {
+            it.stroke = Stroke { weight: 4.0, align, swatch: swatch.into(), ..Stroke::default() };
+        }
+        it.text_frame_mut().unwrap().options.inset = [4.0; 4];
+        let l = &compose_story(&d, sid, &ComposeOptions::default()).frames[0].lines[0];
+        (l.baseline, l.x0, l.x1)
+    };
+    let black = designcraft_color::swatch::BLACK;
+    let (b, x0, x1) = line(None);
+    // The part of the 4 pt stroke inside the frame: half of it centred, all of it inside, none
+    // outside or without a colour; on the left and right as on the top.
+    for (stroke, d) in [
+        ((StrokeAlign::Center, black), 2.0),
+        ((StrokeAlign::Inside, black), 4.0),
+        ((StrokeAlign::Outside, black), 0.0),
+        ((StrokeAlign::Inside, designcraft_color::swatch::NONE), 0.0),
+    ] {
+        let (sb, sx0, sx1) = line(Some(stroke));
+        assert!((sb - (b + d)).abs() < 1e-6, "{stroke:?}: baseline {sb} vs {b}");
+        assert!((sx0 - (x0 + d)).abs() < 1e-6 && (sx1 - (x1 - d)).abs() < 1e-6, "{stroke:?}: {sx0}..{sx1} vs {x0}..{x1}");
+    }
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn list_labels_do_not_raise_the_ascent_first_baseline() {
+    use designcraft_doc::{CharAttrs, ListType};
+    // The paragraph's own character size (the label's) is 40 pt; its text is 10 pt (Source Sans 3:
+    // typo ascender 1 em).
+    let line = |text: &str, list: ListType| {
+        let (mut d, sid, _) = doc_with(text, Rect::new(36.0, 36.0, 300.0, 300.0), ParaAttrs { list_type: Some(list), ..Default::default() });
+        let st = d.story_mut(sid).unwrap();
+        for p in &mut st.paras {
+            p.chars = CharAttrs { font_family: Some("Source Sans 3".into()), size: Some(40.0), ..Default::default() };
+        }
+        st.format_chars(0..text.len(), |f| f.over.size = Some(10.0));
+        let l = compose_story(&d, sid, &ComposeOptions::default()).frames[0].lines[0].clone();
+        (l.baseline, l.ascent, l.leading)
+    };
+    let (b, asc, lead) = line("Hxg Hxg", ListType::None);
+    // 1 em of the 10 pt text below the frame top.
+    assert!((b - 46.0).abs() < 0.01, "{b}");
+    for list in [ListType::Bullets, ListType::Numbers] {
+        let (lb, lasc, llead) = line("Hxg Hxg", list);
+        assert!((lb - b).abs() < 1e-6, "{list:?}: {lb} vs {b}");
+        // The 40 pt label still sets the line's ascent and leading.
+        assert!(lasc > asc + 20.0 && (llead - 48.0).abs() < 1e-6 && (lead - 12.0).abs() < 1e-6, "{list:?}: {lasc} {asc} {llead} {lead}");
+    }
+    // An empty bulleted paragraph sits like an empty paragraph.
+    let (eb, _, _) = line("", ListType::None);
+    let (ebl, _, _) = line("", ListType::Bullets);
+    assert!((ebl - eb).abs() < 1e-6, "{ebl} vs {eb}");
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn spaces_count_toward_the_ascent_first_baseline() {
+    // 10 pt text with a 40 pt space between its words (Source Sans 3: typo ascender 1 em).
+    let (mut d, sid, _) = doc_with("Hxg Hxg", Rect::new(36.0, 36.0, 300.0, 300.0), ParaAttrs::default());
+    let st = d.story_mut(sid).unwrap();
+    st.format_chars(0..7, |f| {
+        f.over.font_family = Some("Source Sans 3".into());
+        f.over.size = Some(10.0);
+    });
+    st.format_chars(3..4, |f| f.over.size = Some(40.0));
+    let l = &compose_story(&d, sid, &ComposeOptions::default()).frames[0].lines[0];
+    assert!((l.baseline - (36.0 + 40.0)).abs() < 0.01, "{}", l.baseline);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn vertical_scale_does_not_move_the_ascent_first_baseline() {
+    let db = designcraft_fonts::FontDb::global();
+    db.add_font(typo_test_font("TypoAscentVSc", Some(700)));
+    let line = |v_scale: f64| {
+        let (mut d, sid, fid) = doc_with("Hxg", Rect::new(36.0, 36.0, 300.0, 300.0), ParaAttrs::default());
+        d.story_mut(sid).unwrap().format_chars(0..3, |f| {
+            f.over.font_family = Some("TypoAscentVSc".into());
+            f.over.size = Some(20.0);
+            f.over.v_scale = Some(v_scale);
+        });
+        d.item_mut(fid).unwrap().text_frame_mut().unwrap().options.inset = [4.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0];
+        let l = &compose_story(&d, sid, &ComposeOptions::default()).frames[0].lines[0];
+        (l.baseline, l.ascent)
+    };
+    let ((b100, a100), (b200, a200)) = (line(1.0), line(2.0));
+    // The typo ascender of the nominal size (0.7 × 20 pt) at 100 % and at 200 %.
+    assert!((b100 - (36.0 + 4.0 + 14.0)).abs() < 0.01, "{b100}");
+    assert!((b200 - b100).abs() < 0.01, "{b200} vs {b100}");
+    // The line box keeps the scaled ascent.
+    assert!((a100 - 20.0).abs() < 0.01 && (a200 - 40.0).abs() < 0.01, "{a100} {a200}");
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn cap_height_and_x_height_first_baselines_use_the_fonts_cap_and_x_heights() {
     use designcraft_doc::FirstBaseline;
@@ -2758,3 +2842,29 @@ fn vertical_lines_fit_the_em_box() {
         assert!((l.baseline - col.y0 - ascent).abs() < 1e-9, "{family}: {} {}", l.baseline, col.y0);
     }
 }
+
+/// A drop cap set in one of the document's own fonts measures its side bearing in that font.
+#[test]
+fn drop_cap_in_a_document_font_aligns_its_left_edge() {
+    use designcraft_geom::Shape as _;
+    const FAMILY: &str = "DocFont Drop Cap";
+    let text = format!("Once {LOREM}");
+    let mut chars: Vec<char> = text.chars().collect();
+    chars.sort_unstable();
+    chars.dedup();
+    let folder = std::env::temp_dir().join(format!("dc-compose-dropcap-docfont-{}", std::process::id()));
+    std::fs::create_dir_all(&folder).unwrap();
+    std::fs::write(folder.join("dropcap.ttf"), designcraft_fonts::testing::font_with_glyph(FAMILY, &chars, 'O').unwrap()).unwrap();
+    let scope = designcraft_fonts::FontDb::global().load_document_fonts(&folder).scope;
+    let para = ParaAttrs { left_indent: Some(10.0), ..drop_cap(2, 1) };
+    let (mut d, sid, _) = doc_with(&text, Rect::new(0.0, 0.0, 300.0, 1000.0), para);
+    d.font_scope = scope;
+    d.story_mut(sid).unwrap().format_chars(0..text.len(), |f| f.over.font_family = Some(FAMILY.into()));
+    let cs = compose_story(&d, sid, &ComposeOptions::default());
+    let dc = &all_lines(&cs)[0].glyphs[0];
+    assert_eq!(dc.face.family, FAMILY);
+    let ink_left = dc.x + designcraft_fonts::FontDb::global().outline(dc.face.get(), dc.gid).bounding_box().x0 * dc.sx;
+    assert!(ink_left - dc.x > 0.5, "the O has a visible side bearing");
+    assert!((ink_left - 10.0).abs() < 1e-6, "ink at {ink_left}");
+    let _ = std::fs::remove_dir_all(&folder);
+}
diff --git a/crates/doc/src/item.rs b/crates/doc/src/item.rs
index b06f4fe6f..dd690b093 100644
--- a/crates/doc/src/item.rs
+++ b/crates/doc/src/item.rs
@@ -1141,13 +1141,29 @@ impl Item {
         b.inflate(w, w)
     }
 
-    /// The frame's text area (inner space) after inset.
+    /// The text frame's text area (inner space): inside the part of a visible stroke that lies
+    /// within the frame, then the inset, on each edge.
     pub fn text_area(&self) -> Rect {
         let r = self.inner_bounds();
-        let inset = self.text_frame().map(|t| t.options.inset).unwrap_or([0.0; 4]);
+        let s = self.stroke_inside();
+        let inset = self.text_frame().map(|t| t.options.inset).unwrap_or([0.0; 4]).map(|v| v + s);
         Rect::new(r.x0 + inset[1], r.y0 + inset[0], (r.x1 - inset[3]).max(r.x0 + inset[1]), (r.y1 - inset[2]).max(r.y0 + inset[0]))
     }
 
+    /// How far a visible stroke reaches inside the path: half its weight centred, all of it inside,
+    /// none outside.
+    fn stroke_inside(&self) -> f64 {
+        let w = self.stroke.weight;
+        if self.stroke.is_none() || !w.is_finite() {
+            return 0.0;
+        }
+        match self.stroke.align {
+            StrokeAlign::Center => w / 2.0,
+            StrokeAlign::Inside => w,
+            StrokeAlign::Outside => 0.0,
+        }
+    }
+
     /// Spread-space centre.
     pub fn center(&self) -> Point {
         self.bounds().center()
@@ -1192,6 +1208,32 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(it.visible_bounds(), Rect::new(8.0, 18.0, 112.0, 72.0));
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn text_area_starts_inside_the_stroke() {
+        let mut it = Item::new(ItemId(1), LayerId(1), Shape::Rectangle, shapes::rectangle(Rect::new(0.0, 0.0, 100.0, 50.0)));
+        it.content = Content::Text(TextFrame { story: StoryId(2), options: TextFrameOptions { inset: [5.0, 6.0, 7.0, 8.0], ..Default::default() } });
+        let unstroked = Rect::new(6.0, 5.0, 92.0, 43.0);
+        let stroked = |align: StrokeAlign, swatch: &str| {
+            let mut it = it.clone();
+            it.stroke = Stroke { weight: 4.0, align, swatch: swatch.into(), ..Stroke::default() };
+            it.text_area()
+        };
+        let black = designcraft_color::swatch::BLACK;
+        // The part of the stroke inside the frame, on every edge, then the inset.
+        assert_eq!(stroked(StrokeAlign::Center, black), Rect::new(8.0, 7.0, 90.0, 41.0));
+        assert_eq!(stroked(StrokeAlign::Inside, black), Rect::new(10.0, 9.0, 88.0, 39.0));
+        assert_eq!(stroked(StrokeAlign::Outside, black), unstroked);
+        // A stroke without a colour doesn't count.
+        assert_eq!(stroked(StrokeAlign::Inside, designcraft_color::swatch::NONE), unstroked);
+        // Nor does a weight that isn't a number.
+        it.stroke = Stroke { weight: f64::NAN, ..Stroke::default() };
+        assert_eq!(it.text_area(), unstroked);
+        // A stroke wider than the frame leaves no room for text.
+        it.stroke = Stroke { weight: 200.0, align: StrokeAlign::Inside, ..Stroke::default() };
+        let a = it.text_area();
+        assert!(a.width() == 0.0 && a.height() == 0.0, "{a:?}");
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn group_bounds_union_children() {
         let a = Item::new(ItemId(1), LayerId(1), Shape::Rectangle, shapes::rectangle(Rect::new(0.0, 0.0, 10.0, 10.0)));
diff --git a/crates/doc/src/tests.rs b/crates/doc/src/tests.rs
index fca520ed8..8af281d3b 100644
--- a/crates/doc/src/tests.rs
+++ b/crates/doc/src/tests.rs
@@ -134,6 +134,34 @@ fn removing_a_frame_from_its_thread_keeps_the_text_in_the_others() {
     assert!(d.remove_from_thread(b).is_err());
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn a_frame_removed_from_a_vertical_thread_stays_vertical() {
+    let mut d = doc();
+    let lid = d.default_layer();
+    let (a, sa) = d.add_text_frame(SpreadRef::Doc(0), Rect::new(10.0, 10.0, 100.0, 100.0), lid, "縦書き", ParaFormat::default()).unwrap();
+    let (b, _) = d.add_text_frame(SpreadRef::Doc(0), Rect::new(110.0, 10.0, 200.0, 100.0), lid, "", ParaFormat::default()).unwrap();
+    d.story_mut(sa).unwrap().vertical = true;
+    d.thread(a, b).unwrap();
+    d.remove_from_thread(b).unwrap();
+    d.check().unwrap();
+    assert!(d.frame_vertical(d.item(a).unwrap()));
+    assert!(d.frame_vertical(d.item(b).unwrap()), "the removed frame keeps the story's direction");
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn a_frame_removed_from_a_right_to_left_thread_keeps_its_column_order() {
+    let mut d = doc();
+    let lid = d.default_layer();
+    let (a, sa) = d.add_text_frame(SpreadRef::Doc(0), Rect::new(10.0, 10.0, 100.0, 100.0), lid, "نص", ParaFormat::default()).unwrap();
+    let (b, _) = d.add_text_frame(SpreadRef::Doc(0), Rect::new(110.0, 10.0, 200.0, 100.0), lid, "", ParaFormat::default()).unwrap();
+    d.story_mut(sa).unwrap().direction = crate::TextDirection::RightToLeft;
+    d.thread(a, b).unwrap();
+    d.remove_from_thread(b).unwrap();
+    d.check().unwrap();
+    let own = d.item(b).unwrap().text_frame().unwrap().story;
+    assert_eq!(d.story(own).unwrap().direction, crate::TextDirection::RightToLeft);
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn frames_keep_their_story_direction_through_threading() {
     let mut d = doc();
diff --git a/crates/engine/src/cmd/file.rs b/crates/engine/src/cmd/file.rs
index e40000095..68189326c 100644
--- a/crates/engine/src/cmd/file.rs
+++ b/crates/engine/src/cmd/file.rs
@@ -900,4 +900,24 @@ mod document_fonts_tests {
         assert!(glyph_faces(&s).iter().all(|(_, f)| f.family == FAMILY));
         let _ = std::fs::remove_dir_all(&dir);
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn bold_and_italic_link_the_document_fonts_styles() {
+        const FAMILY: &str = "DocFont Linked";
+        let dir = temp_dir("linked");
+        std::fs::write(dir.join(DOCUMENT_FONTS_FOLDER).join("linked.ttf"), font_with(FAMILY, &['H', 'e', 'l', 'o']).unwrap()).unwrap();
+        let path = dir.join("Linked.designcraft");
+        write_document(&path, FAMILY);
+
+        let mut s = Session::new();
+        open(&mut s, &path);
+        let sid = *s.doc().unwrap().doc.stories.keys().next().unwrap();
+        s.execute("text.select", &json!({"story": sid.0, "anchor": 0, "focus": 0})).unwrap();
+        // The family is the document's alone: its Regular is the style without bold or italic.
+        let r = s.execute("type.bold", &json!({"on": false})).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(r["fontStyle"], "Regular", "{r}");
+        let r = s.execute("type.italic", &json!({"on": false})).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(r["fontStyle"], "Regular", "{r}");
+        let _ = std::fs::remove_dir_all(&dir);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/crates/idml/src/export.rs b/crates/idml/src/export.rs
index c62674409..fcd688284 100644
--- a/crates/idml/src/export.rs
+++ b/crates/idml/src/export.rs
@@ -1360,9 +1360,6 @@ impl<'a> Ex<'a> {
         if let Some(v) = a.single_word_justify {
             el.set("SingleWordJustification", names::align_out(v));
         }
-        if let Some(v) = a.kashidas {
-            el.set("Kashidas", names::kashidas_out(v));
-        }
         n!(keep_with_next, "KeepWithNext");
         b!(keep_lines_together, "KeepLinesTogether");
         b!(keep_all_lines, "KeepAllLinesTogether");
diff --git a/crates/idml/src/import.rs b/crates/idml/src/import.rs
index 38259f69b..440047054 100644
--- a/crates/idml/src/import.rs
+++ b/crates/idml/src/import.rs
@@ -1286,7 +1286,6 @@ impl<'r> Importer<'r> {
         a.glyph_scale_max = frac("MaximumGlyphScaling");
         a.auto_leading = frac("AutoLeading");
         a.single_word_justify = e.prop("SingleWordJustification").and_then(|v| names::align_in(v.trim()));
-        a.kashidas = e.prop("Kashidas").and_then(|v| names::kashidas_in(v.trim()));
         a.keep_with_next = u("KeepWithNext");
         a.keep_lines_together = e.boolean("KeepLinesTogether");
         a.keep_all_lines = e.boolean("KeepAllLinesTogether");
diff --git a/crates/idml/src/names.rs b/crates/idml/src/names.rs
index 9a1c4ca1b..daa57d5fb 100644
--- a/crates/idml/src/names.rs
+++ b/crates/idml/src/names.rs
@@ -447,13 +447,6 @@ pub fn auto_size_in(s: &str) -> AutoSize {
         .find(|m| auto_size_out(*m) == s)
         .unwrap_or(AutoSize::Off)
 }
-/// Insert Kashidas (`Kashidas`): InDesign's default, or off.
-pub fn kashidas_out(on: bool) -> &'static str {
-    if on { "DefaultKashidas" } else { "KashidasOff" }
-}
-pub fn kashidas_in(s: &str) -> Option<bool> {
-    [true, false].into_iter().find(|on| kashidas_out(*on) == s)
-}
 
 /// Auto-size reference points in our 0..9 order (row-major, top-left first).
 pub const REF_POINTS: [&str; 9] = [
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/properties.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/properties.rs
index 3d5cd0223..062d74b20 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/properties.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/properties.rs
@@ -1289,8 +1289,7 @@ pub fn character_panel(app: &mut DesignApp, ui: &mut egui::Ui) {
     });
     ui.horizontal(|ui| {
         // Bold and Italic pick the family's own styles (style linking).
-        let (weight, italic) =
-            designcraft_fonts::FontDb::global().traits_of(c["fontFamily"].as_str().unwrap_or_default(), c["fontStyle"].as_str().unwrap_or_default());
+        let (weight, italic) = super::fonts(app).traits_of(c["fontFamily"].as_str().unwrap_or_default(), c["fontStyle"].as_str().unwrap_or_default());
         let tip = |app: &DesignApp, name: &str, id: &str| {
             let name = crate::i18n::tr(&app.ui.language, name);
             match crate::menus::shortcut_of(app, id) {