[XeTeX] [OS X TeX] Fwd: Using a ttf font with separate ligatures in xelatex

[Ralf Stubner]

William Adams <will.adams at frycomm.com> writes:
> On Jul 13, 2006, at 3:04 PM, Ralf Stubner wrote:
> (re: Minion .ttf licensing issue)
>> Why?
>
> Well, Adobe has never provided Minion Expert in .ttf format --- it  
> was illicitly distributed on at least one CD-ROM bundled w/ a book  
> though --- and the OP didn't state something like, ``I'm using a .ttf  
> which I've converted from the Type 1 I got from Adobe''. The  
> only .ttfs which Adobe has done are the Web-oriented fonts which they  
> made available ages ago, and Minion Web didn't have a matching Expert  
> font.

Thanks for the information. This might well be an issue. It is, however,
unrelated to the Windows vs. Linux issue mentioned by the OP.

cheerio
ralf