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How to use en-dash with Cambria fonts? [duplicate]
When using non-TeX fonts in LuaTeX I can produce en-dashes in the usual way by typing two dashes together --:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{fontspec}%use luatex
\setmainfont{Cambria}
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Enabling c_t and longs_t without enabling s_t ligatures
I'm using the Hoefler Text font in xelatex with long s:
\usepackage{fontspec}
\setmainfont[Contextuals=Inner]{Hoefler Text}
But I want to use the ct ligature (it's from the Rare set):
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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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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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Removing ligatures when using fontspec
This is a follow-up question to Currency symbol: French franc.
Consider the following code:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{fontspec}
\usepackage{siunitx}
\DeclareRobustCommand*{\myfranc}{%
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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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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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How to automatically adjust the emdash length according to current language?
In Russian typography the emdash, which is typed as the ligature --- in LaTeX, is 20% shorter than the standard emdash. The babel package cares this difference so that --- prints a shorter emdash if ...
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How to suppress a “Rare” ligature that pre-empts a “Common” ligature for the same character pair?
In several documents I'm creating with LuaLaTeX (using MacTeX2012 on a Mac that's running MacOS X 10.7.5), I primarily use the Adobe-issued font Garamond Premier Pro as the main text font. I use this ...
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'r' rendered improperly in Devanagari ligature [closed]
Have bumped into a LaTeX-specific problem (on my current system at least) in typesetting Devanagari: 'r' in conjunct consonants such as 'ntrya' does not render properly (e.g., as न्त्र्य, see image ...
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System-wide feature file in lualatex
I have a font (Dolly) with f_i and f_l ligatures, which requires a feature file to make them work. Everything works fine using the following:
# dolly.fea
languagesystem DFLT dflt;
languagesystem ...
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In lualatex, hyphenation doesn't seem to work for words that contain certain ligatures
It would seem that hyphenation does not work properly under LuaLaTeX if the hyphenation points occur at places where TeX inserts ligatures. Consider the following MWE, which (i) provides hyphenation ...
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XeLaTeX fontspec Century Gothic not using ligatures
I'm trying to use my Century Gothic TrueType font in a document, but it's failing to use the fl and fi ligatures. The input's below:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{xltxtra}
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Controlling fontspec to use certain font features for different fonts in one document
I'm using the font Fontin to prepare a document and have come across a problem when using the discretionary ligatures. The regular font supports the discretionary ligatures, but the bold and italic ...
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How to enable ligatures for emdash/endash in LuaTeX ?
I cannot switch on ligatures for emdash (---) and endash (--) in LuaLaTeX. Here is my test file:
% !Mode:: "TeX:UTF-8"
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{fontspec}
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Ligatures with Century Schoolbook L in xetex [Ubuntu]
I don't get any ligatures, like the fi ligature.
I'm using:
URW Century Schoolbook L (afai can determine anyway)
XeTeX, Version 3.1415926-2.2-0.9995.2 (TeX Live 2009/Debian)
Ubuntu 10.04
This is ...
