[XeTeX] Type 1 fonts in W32 XeTeX

[Pierre Weil]

On 7/1/06, Jonathan Kew <jonathan_kew at sil.org> wrote:
> On 1 Jul 2006, at 11:52 am, Pierre Weil wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > I've been using the W32 version of XeTeX for a couple of days and am
> > ecstatic to be able to use this wonderful program. However, I'm
> > getting some weird behavior when trying to use any type 1 font.
> > Namely, words don't seem to stay on one line. I've attached a simple
> > example which I generated with
> >
> > \font\x="Helvetica LT"\x One two three four five.\bye
> >
> > This happens with every type 1 font I've tried, but of course opentype
> > fonts work perfectly. I don't know whether this is a problem with the
> > W32 port or if XeTeX is not meant to support type 1 fonts at all, but
> > regardless I am quite stumped.
>
> It should be able to use type 1 fonts, though obviously you don't get
> all the nice typographic features that OT fonts  can provide.
>
> I haven't seen behavior like this on Linux, with any type 1 font I've
> tried. So it may be a bug in the W32 port.... or it may be a bug that
> shows up only under certain circumstances. If someone with access to
> both the W32 and Linux versions could try the exact same type 1 font
> on both, that would be helpful.

I actually get this behavior with *every* type 1 font I've tried, not
just this one.

> Also, could you re-run this test using "xetex -no-pdf", and send me
> the resulting .xdv file? That would allow me to check whether the
> problem is in xetex or xdvipdfmx, and make it easier to locate the
> exact cause of the error.

Here you go. Thank you.

Pierre
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