[XeTeX] problems with some fonts

[Joachim Trinkwitz]

Am 23.07.2010 um 11:21 schrieb Ernest Adrogué:

> I use this:
> 
> \documentclass{article}
> \usepackage{xunicode}
> \usepackage{xltxtra}
> \usepackage{fontspec}
> \begin{document}
> \setmainfont{Fontin}
> \large
> \begin{tabbing}
> xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx \= \kill
> 
> Aa Ee Rr Bb				\> {\itshape Aa Ee Rr Bb} \\
> Gg Jj \& ?				\> {\itshape Gg Jj \& ?}  \\
> \textbf{Aa Ee Rr Bb}	\> \textbf{\itshape Aa Ee Rr Bb} \\
> \textbf{Gg Jj \& ?}		\> \textbf{\itshape Gg Jj \& ?}  \\
> \textsc{Aa Ee Rr Bb}	\> \textsc{\itshape Aa Ee Rr Bb} \\
> \textsc{Gg Jj \& ?}		\> \textsc{\itshape Gg Jj \& ?}
> \end{tabbing}
> \end{document}

Some hints: it is fully sufficient to load the package xltxtra, it will automatically load fontspec and xunicode by itself.

\setmainfont should be in the preamble. As XeLaTeX expects small caps to be in the main font, you will have more luck if you declare it as follows:

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{xltxtra}
\setmainfont[SmallCapsFont={Fontin-SmallCaps}]{Fontin}
 
But alas, there will be neither some bold italics nor small caps italics, because Fontin doesn't have such shapes.

Joachim

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