Questions tagged [xetex]
XeTeX is a Unicode-capable variant of the TeX engine. Use this tag if your question is about Xe(La)TeX specific problems and is not related to standard (La)TeX.
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Unicode symbols with XeLaTeX and Lato font
I'm trying to print the ✔ symbol using XeLaTeX and directly from the code (i.e. putting the symbol into the source code directly and not using some \macro). I have the following MWE:
\documentclass{...
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Fontspec compilation error with MacTeX-2018
Fontspec (and several other packages) were not working. I reinstalled MacTeX-2018, but the same errors keep coming up (see below). l3kernel & l3packages are both installed. All packages on TeX ...
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TeXstudio, no preview pdf file after compiling with User Commands
I have similar problem as the person who asked this question
(TeXstudio, no preview pdf file after compiling using User Commands), which was not solved.
Since I use package minted to insert Python ...
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Using different fonts for multiple languages in Overleaf
I'm using Twenty Seconds Resume template in overleaf https://www.overleaf.com/latex/templates/twenty-seconds-resume-slash-cv/mhyfwrmwjkbc
But I met a problem and I can't solve it after trying for ...
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Greek fonts in Calibri, Times, Consolas etc
I am confused and I have a general-purpose question. If I want to use Calibri, Times, Consolas fonts in Greek and English language (something like Libre, Microsoft Word) which is the most common way ...
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Engine problem? Creating dynamic diacritics using the Brill typeface
I’m trying to recreate the following image from John Hudson’s (principal designer of the Brill typeface) presentation slides:
Source: The Brill Types, p. 22.
The typeface is free for non-...
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Disabling specific ligatures fontspec
I made changes to something in an (English language) .tex file and discovered all my ss now exported as ß. After some debugging in my version control, there was no clear culprit to undo (maybe a font ...
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Fonts FontAwesome and Fira not found after fresh installation of MacTeX
I try to build the examples of the limecv package after a fresh installation of MacTeX 2018 under macOS Mojave. The package requires the fonts FontAwesome and Fira which are both installed on my ...
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Uncommon problem on xdvipdfmx in macTeX?
When I use the following code to type Chinese text in TeXShop of macTeXIt reports an error
This is XeTeX, Version 3.14159265-2.6-0.99999 (TeX Live 2018) (preloaded format=xelatex)
restricted \write18 ...
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How to stop output generation after the first page?
I need to render labels. My labels are 102mm * 152mm. When the input is too long, TeX creates two pages. But I can not print on two labels. So I would like to throw away everything but the first page.
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How to select CMU Sans Serif Bold in XeTeX?
I have the bold font installed:
fc-list | grep CMU | grep Sans | grep Bold
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/cmu/cmunso.ttf: CMU Sans Serif:style=BoldOblique
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/cmu/cmunsx.ttf: CMU ...
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XeLaTeX doesn't find lmroman font, despite installing lmodern fonts
Hi I'm a newbie to the latex world and I have tried as hard as I could, to find the answer in the forum, yet I haven't been successful.
I have installed texlive on ubuntu 18.04 via the command bellow....
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Adjusting font size
Currently using a template from my university that uses this to define font:
\def\titlefont{\rmfamily}
AND
\setsansfont[
Path = fonts/,
Extension = .ttf,
BoldFont = *-Bold,
...
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Putting devnagari text in xelatex results in question marks instead of text
I want to add a single line of devnagari in my text but cant make it work at all write now. Below is my attempt.
I get all question marks in the output.
% !TEX TS?program = pdflatexmk
\...
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Multiple references to a footnote
I've looked at a number of issues with similar description but none of the solutions quite fits the bill.
Does latex allow this:
… which reminds me of the Caceres¹, Murillo², and Heredia³…
with ...
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Change bounding box of math glyphs in LuaTeX
I'm trying to use the Garamond-Math font in LuaTeX (despite the documentation saying I should use it with XeTeX only :-). It's working more or less OK with LuaTeX, except for some unfortunate glyph ...
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right aligned \hrule, size based on text above (and below) in Plain TeX
I need an \hrule which is right aligned and the size is exactly equal to the text above it.
And the same for text below it.
Is such a thing possible outside of LuaTeX? I am using XeTeX.
EDIT:
For ...
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Does pinlabel work with xelatex/lualatex?
Does {pinlabel} work with xelatex or lualatex?
The following MWE works fine in pdflatex, but in xelatex/lualatex the figure disappears -- with no errors.
\documentclass{report}
\usepackage{graphicx}...
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How to fill page vertically?
I tried to print labels with UTF-8 input. I have read, that this requires xetex. So I wrote the following example to write 1€ in the four corners of a 102mm x 152mm label:
\pdfpagewidth=102mm
\...
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Linux libertine font cannot be found
I was trying to display IPA symbols using the font Linux Libertine O in xetex. However, the following error occured,
Package fontspec Error: The font "Linux Libertine O" cannot be found.
How to ...
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Do ℕ, \mathbb{N}, \BbbN, \symbb{N} effectively differ, and is there a “canonical” specification of the naturals?
Continuing https://math.meta.stackexchange.com/a/22167/, as far as I understand, all the four of ℕ, \mathbb{N}, \BbbN, \symbb{N} work now, and \BbbN is advised against. Is there any reasonably ...
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How to use MathJax Optentype fonts with XeLaTeX?
I want to use MathJax opentype text and math fonts in my document. All the following fonts can be downloaded from the MathJax GitHub page.
MathJax_AMS-Regular.otf MathJax_SansSerif-Bold.otf
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Kerning for subscripts of \sigma?
Is there any way to reduce the distance inside σ₀ and between \sigma and its subscript in general in the following setup automatically? That is, each time you type in \sigma_0 (or \sigma_1 etc.), you ...
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Text shown at tcolorbox with image
I'm trying to put an image with spaces at the file name.
There is a way to fix it?
I try with this - enter link description here - but it's doesn't help :(
MWE:
\documentclass{scrartcl}
\...
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IPA symbols not showing in latex
I have some IPA symbols in my table. Now without any IPA package, rectangle box appears instead of IPA symbols. However, after google search, I found a package named tipa. So I added the package and ...
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I can't make the table organized and data in centered
I am trying to organize the following table data centered and well-organized. Since I have very few knowledge in latex I am unable to organize the table. Please help. Thank you.
\documentclass{...
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Expl3 seq with macros
I use it TeXLive with XeLaTex I had an Expl3 function to insert a character between the characters of each word.
My code:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{expl3}
\ExplSyntaxOn
\seq_new:N \...
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Solution for OCG pdf génération [closed]
I run a website, and would like to enable OCG for users to self-generate reports via xetex or xelatex. What is a good way to do this?
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Is it possible to force a package to be called last in the entirety of the LaTeX, when called in the class file?
I have designed a class that needs the xepersian package. This package is unique in the way that it needs to be called last so it doesn't get overwritten. I usually define my packages in the class ...
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latexmk with xelatex and biber
I tried to use latexmk using XeLaTeX with biber. The command I use is the following
latexmk -pdfxe <file.tex>
I notice that it is able to understand to use biber, however it compile bib file (...
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How to set a font everywhere (including math mode) in XeLaTeX?
My requirements are:
Use Calibri as the main font. This is easy with XeLaTeX.
Use Calibri as the math font. Also quite easy using e.g. mathspec. But this takes care only of letters and numbers.
Use ...
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XeLaTeX and pdfLaTeX ignore \hyphenation
I'm trying to get all hyphenations that the LaTeX-algorithm gives out. So I'm trying this:
echo "\\\documentclass{standalone}
\\\hyphenation{Py-ra-mi-de}
\\\showhyphens{Pyramide}" | xelatex
This ...
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Book index overflows bottom margin [on hold]
I am typesetting a Malayalam book in xelatex. In its final stages, I find that the first column of the index goes beyond the bottom margin on the first page, the second column onwards it is sticking ...
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XeLaTeX: How to put a table above the title in \documentclass{article}
I am looking to put a table in the top of the title page.
Reason: The document (an SOP) requires that all revisions are listed at the top of the title, on the first page.
I can't figure out how to do ...
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Trim Box not working in XeTeX
Here my requirement is set trim box for creating PDF using xetex, but the PDF not generated with trim box. Please provide a solution to fix this, here my TeX code
MWE:
\documentclass{book}
\...
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How to make groups equal height after break …?
\documentclass[12pt,a4paper]{book}
\usepackage[vmargin={0.6cm,0.6cm}, hmargin={0.6cm,0.6cm}]{geometry}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\usepackage{amsfonts}
\usepackage{amssymb}
\usepackage{makeidx, marvosym, ...
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prevent xelatex from compressing the output
In a huge book I edit, I sometimes simplify (beautify, or change in some other way) the global macros defined in the preamble via \def or \(new|renew|provide)command and then observe whether the ...
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HiddenText reflows in content
I have reflow challenges while inserting and deleting of hiddenText coding's. Like the same reflows are witnessed with vertical/horizontal skips, pagination commands, wrap figures, Table \multicolumns,...
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Awesome-CV tempplate giving an error while running [duplicate]
I am new to Latex. I really like the awesome CV template and would like to use it. However I am not able to make it work. I am running it using the XELatex. I am getting the following error and I am ...
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Fontspec:addfontfeature LetterSpace operation
I need to use letter-spacing on words inside paragraphs. I made some experiments with fontspec and the LetterSpace feature.
While the rendering seems to be correct, I observed that on some ...
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How to design table so that copied text from pdf in sorted by rows in text file?
I have a simple table with text:
\documentclass[letterpaper,11pt]{article}
\newcommand{\resumeSubheading}[4]{
\vspace{2pt}
\begin{tabular*}{0.97\textwidth}[t]{l@{\extracolsep{\fill}}r}
\...
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How to cite multiple references at a time in Name Date format?
I am new in latex. I am having problem in citing multiple paper/research work at a time. I have explained it below.
In IEEE format research paper, we usually cite multiple references like this.
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Redefining math symbols in `mathspec`
I'm using the Skolar font for a work and I'm experimenting with mathspec just to match the fonts in regular and math text.
There's a latin character called "f with hook" (unicode 0192; ALT+131 on ...
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Glyph alternation issues with Junicode
I've got an issue with a specific glyph alternation in Junicode---namely, the italic k has a particular variant before i that I find not particularly attractive. You can see in the image here how it's ...
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Decide between Polyglossia and Babel for XeLaTeX in 2019
Which are the key questions one has to ask to decide between Polyglossia and Babel for a XeLaTeX project in 2019?
There has been a similar, more general question in 2012, but the packages have ...
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LaTeXTools + Sublime + Windows + TEXINPUTS
Can't find the way how to fix problem with TEXINPUTS env.
In my docs I use personal .sty templates. Every doc is a new git repository.
Usually I put my template to texlive\texmf-dist\tex\latex\...
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Insert characters via CID in XeTeX
In LuaTeX, we can use \CID and \UTF in luatexja-otf to insert characters via their CIDs:
\documentclass{ctexart}
\usepackage{luatexja-otf}
\setCJKmainfont{KozMinPr6N-Regular.otf}
\begin{document}
森\...
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How do I detect which font contains a character?
I use TeXWorks with XeLaTex. I want to load multiple fonts in my document. When a character doesn't exist in the main font, XeTeX should search the other fonts.
Non-working example:
\documentclass[...
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Is there a way to rip all the raw text / syntax from a latex (.tex) file?
I have tried already:
Devising a macro in my text editor (sublime text 3) to rid of all the syntax in the editor that is latex related without any luck.
Using code/syntax folding to easily copy and ...
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How to write Arabic subscript in XeLaTeX?
I mean like in English such as in V_s
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{circuitikz}
\begin{document}
\begin{circuitikz}[american]
\draw (0,0) to[V,v=$V_s$,invert] (0,2);
\end{circuitikz}
\...
