Classic thesis + Minionpro

Question

How can i use classicthesis with minion pro? I have tried to put minion pro in the options of classicthesis but I get an error. I use Windows and TeXLive 2012. Is minion pro not in TeXLive as default?

Answer 1

As @NVaughan points out in the comments, you get the basic set of Minion Pro fonts with Adobe Reader, which you can download for free. Once the font is installed on your system, fontspec should be able to find it, so you could try this if LuaLaTeX is an option for you.

\documentclass{scrartcl}
\usepackage[nochapters]{classicthesis}
\usepackage{fontspec}
\setmainfont{MinionPro}
\begin{document}
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
\end{document}

Otherwise, you could try the minionpro package, which will work with pdfTeX. There are installation instructions on the minionpro ctan page.

Answer 2

I just compiled the following with xelatex and it worked fine:

\documentclass{scrbook}
\usepackage{classicthesis}
\usepackage{fontspec}
\setmainfont{Minion Pro}
\setsansfont{Myriad Pro} %also installable with Acrobat Reader
\begin{document}

\chapter{Teste}

\section{teste}

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
\end{document}

Of course you do have to install the otf fonts, I don't know what you mean by "basic", because they come with everything you need (old style numerals, basic/rare/historical ligatures, superior/inferior numbers etc.), except optical sizes (caption, display etc.).