[XeTeX] Font Problems & xdv2pdf vs xdv2pdfmx (with FAQ entry suggestion)

[Herbert Schulz]

On Jan 8, 2009, at 2:13 PM, Freek Dijkstra wrote:

> Freek Dijkstra asked:
>
>>> Is it possible to use xdv2pdfmx instead of xdv2pdf from xelatex?
>>> E.g. something like "xelatex --use-xdv2pdfmx test"?
>
> Ulrike Fischer answered:
>
>> You can use xelatex --output-driver=....
>
> Thanks for the pointer. It works!
>
>> I don't know xdv2pdfmx.
>
> My fault, I meant to write xdvipdfmx.
>
>> The default driver in newer (current)
>> versions of xetex is xdvipdfmx.
>
> I have XeTeX 0.999.6 on a Mac, which uses xdv2pdf by default. I read
> somewhere that this is only so on the Mac.
>
> The faulty behaviour of xdv2pdf on my Mac, and the fact that xdvipdfmx
> is apparently default elsewhere makes me wonder why xdvipdfmx isn't  
> also
> the default on the Mac.
>
> Someone any clue?
>
> Who is responsible for the FAQ? Does it make sense to contact him/her
> directly with the suggestion with my problem and resolution?
>
> Regards,
> Freek Dijkstra
>
>

Howdy,

Which TeX distribution are you using? If you are using MacTeX 2008 the  
default was changed to xdvpdfmx.

Are you using TeXShop? If so, what are the contents of the ~/Library/ 
TeXShop/Engines/XeLaTeX.engine file? If it doesn't designate the xdvi- 
 >pdf driver you should get the default for your system.

Good Luck,

Herb Schulz
(herbs at wideopenwest dot com)