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Hot to change kerning around ( glyph with lualatex?
Inspired by An example of changing kerning of a font in LuaLaTeX I decided to try to change the kerning for some letter combinations together with parentheses which have been bothering me in my ...
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how to set font feature file for a specific font file and not the whole font shape
I'm looking for having my document set with specific ligatures, such as 's' replaced by 'longs', 's t' by 'longs_t' etc. and using the Linux Libertine G font.
To do this, I'm writing my text ...
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How to access the quotation marks in Berling font using lualatex?
Here is a small example:
\documentclass[11pt,article,oneside]{memoir}
\usepackage{fontspec}
\setmainfont[ItalicFont={BerlIt}, FeatureFile=myligatures.fea]{Berling}
\begin{document}
``Lala la''
...
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How to Use Goudy Initialen in Lettrine
How can I use the Goudy Initialen font with Lettrine for the first drop letter of a paragraph? I can't understand from the documentation how to use LettrineFontHook or LettrineFont to do this?
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Which Unicode fonts are available with grades/optical sizes comparable to Donald Knuth's awesome eight grades in Computer Modern Roman?
Which Unicode fonts are available with grades/optical sizes comparable to Donald Knuth's awesome eight grades in Computer Modern Roman?
It would be great to get at least 3 options!
This question is ...
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Does LaTeX automatically change fonts when switching between Title, Author, Date, and Body Text or sizes modifiers?
I have a question regarding the inner workings of the system. Let us assume that I am using the article class.
I cannot help but notice that the title seems to have a different look than the body ...
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How to use fontspec with opentype fonts when ligatures are a separate font
I am just learning LATEX. Have been wanting to for years, doing quite well (at 60) and many years of programming are making it a joy!
I am using fontspec to load some fonts directly from a ...
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Why doesn't \usepackage{times} work with cyrillic characters?
I need to add some text to my LaTeX document, I need to use Times New Roman font, and that text contains cyrillic characters.
I tried using times package:
\usepackage{times}
but that simply omits ...
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How do I use kpfonts with fontspec?
Is there a way to use kpfonts with fontspec ?
The math font is correctly used but just loading the kpfonts package is not enough for the text. If I add the \setmainfont line (see example) the kp font ...
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fontspec: Load an italic text font so that it has the same x-height as the “main” (roman) text font
Suppose that one likes the "upright" shape of the font Sabon Next LT Pro, but prefers the "italic" shape of the font Garamond Premier Pro over the italic shape of Sabon Next. (Both fonts are ...
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Proper way to use LaTeX fonts in XeLaTeX
What is the proper way to use LaTeX fonts, for example calligra or other fonts from the Font Catalogue in XeLaTeX.
Something like
\usepackage{fontspec}
\setromanfont{Calligra}
doesn't work. ...
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using a Postscript Type 1 font with fontspec and LuaLaTex on MacOSX
I am having trouble using SabonLT which is a Postscript Type 1 Outline font. I have the font installed as a system font (as described here) rather than a local font. I'm running LuaLaTex on Mac OSX.
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Problem while compiling template CV with: ' fontspec error: “font-not-found”'
I have somme problem while I'm trying to compile template CV from: http://www.latextemplates.com/template/friggeri-resume-cv .
I have install texlive-full package on Ubuntu and tryied to compiled this ...
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luatex 0.76 failed to generate some ligatures [closed]
I installed texlive 2013 today. After installation, luatex cannot generate ligatures for "fi fl ff", but it can for `` '' ---. xetex works perfectly here, after update.
MWE:
\documentclass{article}
...
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Ligatures in (Graphite) TrueType fonts
When using ConTeXt MkIV (i.e. with the LuaTeX engine), I’ve noticed that ligatures don’t work properly for some TrueType fonts, even though they do work in LuaLaTeX or even LibreOffice. As far as I ...
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Replace all standard LaTeX fonts with [arbitrary fonts] for journal submission
A physics journal I'm submitting to requests that image files not contain any non-standard fonts. Standard fonts, as far as they are concerned, are: Times-Roman, Times-Italic, Times-Bold, ...
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Solving an unexpected interaction between ebgaramond and Franklin Gothic
Here's my MWE, and its output (XeLaTeX, TeXLive 2012 latest, Windows 7):
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{fontspec}
\usepackage{ebgaramond} %%% <== This one
\setsansfont[%
]{ITC ...
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Creating my own font map for use with XeLaTeX [duplicate]
I want to create my own font map for use with XeLaTeX. What I want to do is what Natror is doing with the medial long S in his answer to this question:
Trouble with contextuals in LuaLaTeX with ...
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1answer
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Changing the Greek math font with mathspec
I've recently changed from pdftex to xetex to be able to write documents in Bembo Std but I'm not quite there yet. While trying to typeset some notes from one of my classes, I tried to typeset Greek ...
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Libertine Mono and lualatex
Using lualatex on latest TeXLive 2012 I am not able to select Libertine Mono by its full name via fontspec. luaotfload is finding the font and it is written into ...
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3answers
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telling luaotfload where to look for fonts
The documentation of luaotfload states that on Linux fontconfig is used to find the font locations. However all fonts I install in /usr/share/local/fonts edit: /usr/local/share/fonts(as I don't want ...
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2answers
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Accent positioning on 'oe' character with feature file in fontspec
There is no accented glyph for the 'oe' character in Linux Libertine. When trying to form this character, the (acute) accent is centred over the 'e' half. I'm trying to get the accent over the centre ...
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1answer
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Using multiple system fonts
I'd like to use 3-4 different specific system fonts (e.g., Georgia, HelveticaNeui Light, and Lucida Sans) with certain font sizes for different sections of a page. How would I do this?
Edit: Thanks ...
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How to use \checkmark and Cambria Math?
In a document I need to use Cambria Math but at the same time be able to use \checkmark for an itemize environment. But as soon as I load unicode-math the checkmark disappears. Is there a work around ...
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4answers
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How to prevent combining a character?
"EB Garamond" font combines ʿ character and the preceding letter.
Consider following document:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{fontspec}
\setmainfont{EB Garamond}
\begin{document}
aʿ bʿ cʿ dʿ ...
7
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2answers
163 views
Font Handling in XeTeX
Knuth's original Tex implementation uses TFM files to use font information for typesetting. Since XeTeX supports TrueType and OpenType fonts through fontspec package, how does it use these type of ...
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XeTeX font problem (font-not-found) on Mac OS X 10.8
I installed Gotham font by copying otf files to /Library/Fonts/Gotham. Although Font Book cannot show the installed Gotham font properly (characters are borken), but Font Validation was fine, and it ...
5
votes
1answer
201 views
Font problem with XeLaTeX
When trying to compile my .tex file using the xelatex command in TeXmaker (with MiKTeX), I get this error message:
! fontspec error: "font-not-found"
!
! The font "Linux Libertine O" cannot be ...
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Stuck with XeLaTeX fonts on Mountain Lion [closed]
I've been exploring XeLaTeX recently because I was interested in the, apparently, smoother font handling than offered by LaTeX/pdfLaTeX. However, I have yet to get a test document to compile even ...
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fontspec does not work correctly. MiKTeX portable, no admin rights
I am trying to set up a TeX System at work, where I have no admin rights. So I went for MiKTeX portable. It is "installed" on my Desktop. I want to use fontspec with XeLaTeX to be able to choose the ...
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How to add LineFinal (falt) or WordFinal (fina) features to Garamond Premier Pro on XeLaTeX?
I'm still familiarizing myself with XeLaTeX and the fontspec package. I would like to access the OpenType feature LineFinal or WordFinal with the Garamond Premier Pro font from Adobe.
For example, I ...
3
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1answer
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xetex - myriad pro - want “bold” but not “bold condensed” font
Situation: I've got Myriad Pro included in xetex via:
\setmainfont[Mapping=tex-text]{Myriad Pro}
But when I use
\textbf{this is a test}
and see the result in Acrobat, I can see that I've gotten ...
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Bembo, Bembo Book or Garamond Premier Pro? And how to exploit all their features with LuaLaTex?
I am allowed to use one of these fonts (or the three of them if I want) to edit a document.
Here is the list of the Bembo fonts I have :
Bembo-Bold.otf Bembo-ExtraBoldOsF.otf
...
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1answer
432 views
How to properly install and use a new font with LuaLaTeX?
I have problems trying to get new fonts to work when compiling with LuaLaTeX. I'm working on Mac and use TexShop (with the MacTeX package).
It goes like this:
I downloaded for example the Cardo ...
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1answer
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Overriding `\bfseries` and `\itshape` to do special things for certain families
My problem arises from trying to work around the issue described in question 26276: I want to use SizeFeatures to explicitly select another family for small sizes, but this causes bold / italic / etc. ...
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Is LuaLaTeX producing faulty pdfs?
If I compile the following minimal code with LuaLaTeX I seem to get a faulty pdf:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{fontspec}
\setmainfont{Times New Roman}
\begin{document}
text
\end{document}
...
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0answers
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including font in .otf [closed]
I'm writing my thesis at a company and have to write it in their default font.
How can I set a .otf font in Latex (using Texmaker on Windows)?
\documentclass[a4paper,12pt,twoside,ngerman]{article}
...
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1answer
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Fake bold in LuaLaTeX
I am sometimes using a font that has no boldface, so I am wondering whether or not there is a way to use some fakebold-feature in LuaLaTeX.
The fontspec documentation explains a feature for XeLaTeX, ...
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Use Type 1 fonts with XeLaTeX
I read many things about XeLaTeX and I wanted to give it a try, but I wasn't able to figure out how to make use of Type 1 fonts, in my case especially the font Lucida, which I bought from pcTeX (which ...
2
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2answers
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Font cannot be found
I tried to generate a pdf file from the following document using pdfLaTeX and XeLaTeX on Windows 7 (MiKTex 2.9). pdfLaTeX responded that I need to use XeLaTeX. When I used XeLaTeX, it said the the ...
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Deciding Which Glyphs to Use in Font Encoding
I wanted to use one of my favorite fonts, Crimson, while still maintaining full support from the microtype package. Since XeTeX and LuaTeX are not fully supported by the microtype package (as of ...
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Is it allowed to use Cambria and Cambria Math fonts in a book? [closed]
What about commercial use of Cambria and Cambria Math OTF fonts? I mean whether a publishing house could take these fonts to print my book? As far as I know, the Cambria fonts are included with ...
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Latex - Segoe font - font spec package
I am trying to create a presentation using latex (texmaker) - Beamer
I was wondering how to use segoe font in latex. I searched the forums like crazy to install the fontspec package but I had no ...
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Where can I indicate a new font directory? [closed]
It's been quite few days I started to use XeLaTeX to make my scholar reports.
And I still wonder what is the good way to indicate a new font to use in my document.
I've included the package fontspec ...
6
votes
1answer
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Activating fi and fl ligatures with fontspec for Berling font
I have a font named Berling containing fi and fl ligatures on glyph 109 and 110. How can I activate these with lualatex? For the moment I am trying:
\documentclass[a4paper]{memoir}
...
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vote
1answer
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XeTeX and Fedora: can't use OTF fonts
When trying to compile a document with XeLaTeX, I'm getting the following error:
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!
! fontspec error: "font-not-found"
!
! The font "Linux Libertine ...
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How to assign distinct font, color and style to each sectioning environment of a document?
I am trying to compose with *TeX a document that looks like a GDR manual.
Basically I need to set a different font, style and color for chapter, section, subsection and subsubsection labels.
It is ...
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Alternates for specific characters & kerning
I am trying to change the stylistic set used for italic y in my document. I used Alan Munn's method, explained here: Use stylistic set variations only for certain glyphs.
It works properly, except ...
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1answer
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Changing the Ruby Font (for Pīnyīn)
Using ruby package to generate both furigana for Japanese and Pīnyīn for Chinese. I use individual \sf calls to individually switch each Pīnyīn from the Japanese font back to the default sans font. ...
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2answers
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Accessing IPA characters when using Charis SIL
When using Charis SIL, how do I access IPA characters? Are there handy macros, as with tipa.sty? If I have to set up my own encoding using unicode numbers, how is this best done? (Code from those ...
