[XeTeX] fontspec and \emph

maxwell at umiacs.umd.edu maxwell at umiacs.umd.edu
Wed Oct 31 19:07:48 CET 2007


Hi, Ken--fancy meeting you here!

> If I use fontspec
>
> \usepackage{fontspec}
>
> and specify
>
> \setromanfont[Mapping=tex-text]{Doulos SIL}
>
> the problem is that Doulos SIL contains only roman glyphs
> and \emph{foo} does not come out in italic.  Is there an
> easy way with fontspec to use Doulos SIL in this way but
> have it slip into another font, e.g. Charis SIL, for rendering
> text inside \emph{}?

Is there any reason not to use Charis everywhere, i.e. instead of Doulos?

   Mike Maxwell
   CASL/ U MD



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