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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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vote
0answers
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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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3answers
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How to use Times Roman (Nimbus Roman) with fontspec under Linux and LuaLaTeX

Times Roman under Linux is usually Nimbus Roman. If I use the times package, Nimbus Roman will be embedded successfully, as a Type 1 font. Now I want to use the fontspec package to load it. This a ...
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2answers
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How can I compile a tex with Helvetica under Linux?

I'm trying compiling this latex template example (CHI Extended Abstracts template) under linux (XeTeX, Version 3.1415926-2.2-0.9997.4 (TeX Live 2010/Arch Linux) using xelatex. This is the output I'm ...
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1answer
178 views

Font portability between platforms? Windows/Linux

If I first work in Windows environment then move to Linux, do I just copy all the fonts in the Windows system font folder into the Linux system font folder? I'll be using xelatex and fontspec.
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\fontspec or \setmainfont do not load fonts from current directory

I am trying to use GARA.TFF (Garamond) in my latex document. \setmainfont can not find the font when I try to load it from the current directory. Here is the document: \documentclass{article} ...