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libertineotf and xelatex - bold smallcaps broken?
It seems like bold smallcaps don't work with libertineotf any longer? I am currently adjusting an old template which I was using with pdflatex, and I need those bold small caps:
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How can I improve my Turkish Small Capitals (XeTeX)
Status update
In a private email, Bogusław Jackowski (to whom my sincere thanks) has recognised this as a bug in the TeX Gyre fonts. As the TeX Gyre team are all working hard on another piece of the ...
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Where does XeLaTeX look for smallcaps shapes in fonts?
In response to a deleted post, here is my attempt at formulating a question to an answer:
Where does XeLaTeX look for smallcaps shapes in fonts, on an Ubuntu system?
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Use of \scshape or \textsc with fontspec/xelatex
I've already tried Use of \scshape or \textsc in beamer \institute fix with \rmfamily in the MWE below, but it doesn't work - I've seen A problem with \textsc as well, but I don't think I should load ...
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Fake small caps with XeTeX/fontspec?
Using XeTeX and fontspec, I use the Liberation font family in of my documents. Unfortunately those fonts (esp. Liberation Serif) do not natively support small caps.
Is there a way to enable fake ...
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Small-caps, old-style numbers, and some ligatures produce odd symbols in PDF copy text?
This is a problem I've had consistently with XeLaTeX. Here's a small example:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{fontspec}
\setmainfont[Ligatures=TeX,Numbers={OldStyle,Proportional}]{Minion Pro}
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Linux Libertine Biolinum xelatex and lualatex
This is actually two questions rolled into one. Consider the example file below:
\documentclass[a4paper]{article}
\usepackage{fontspec}
%
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Small capitals if available, normal (large) capitals if not
In French, it is customary to typeset centuries and other numbers in Roman numerals in small capitals if available, or normal (large) capitals if not. If I use \textsc{vi} to typeset "6", I risk it ...
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Weird behavior when using small caps and slanted fonts with fontspec in XeLaTeX
I use XeLaTeX and the fontspec package.
Now, I like to use Linux Libertine as standard font. The slanted (not italics) characters are stored in a different font. Now, to use them with \slshape, I ...
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1answer
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Mixing uppercase, lowercase, and small caps?
The problem
I want to follow The Economist's example for annoyingly mixed-case words: letterspace them, capitalize the first letter according to normal rules, and set all other capitals as small ...
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Best free Baskerville font with small caps
I have been using the Baskervald font for a document but have realised that small caps do not work with it. Instead lowercase letters are used. Is there a better free option if you want these features ...
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Latino Elongated, XeTeX and small capitals
I'm using the Latino Elongated LET font with XeTeX and I can't get small capitals to display:
\documentclass{scrbook}
\usepackage{fontspec}
\newfontfamily\lelong{Latino Elongated LET}
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Is it possible to provide alternative text to use when copying text from the PDF?
I’m using XeLaTeX within MiKTeX and have the following problem.
Let there be some acronym, e.g. USA. I would like to write it in real small caps using \textsc{usa} but these are, of course, ...
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Fontspec: Palatino with small caps and old-style figures
For various reasons, I’m using the fontspec package.
However, I’d also like to use Palatino as the document’s main font, and I want to use it with small caps and old-style figures.
So I’ve got four ...
