[XeTeX] Linux Libertine 5 serif too heavy

[Jacobo Myerston]

I solved this problem removing the fonts I download from sourceforge.net and installing the font available in ctan.

On Jun 16, 2011, at 11:28 AM, Rik wrote:

> On 2011-06-13 16:38, Sebastian Gerecke wrote:
>> Hi,
>> 
>> I tried the new version 5 of the Linux Libertine font. I'm getting a way to
>> heavy serif font. Could someone please check if this a problem with my setup
>> or a real problem?
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> Sebastian
>> 
>> \documentclass[fontsize=12pt]{scrartcl}
>> \usepackage{fontspec}
>> \setmainfont{Linux Libertine O}
>> 
>> \begin{document}
>> 
>> verylongword \it{verylongword} {\itshape verylongword}
>> 
>> \end{document}
>> 
> 
> After a recent update I had the same problem, and the recommended \usepackage{libertine} was not a good solution for me, since I have a number of macros that rely on fontspec's addfontfeature.
> 
> The solution turned out to be very simple:
> 
>  \setmainfont[Mapping=tex-text,
>               Ligatures=Common,
>               Numbers=OldStyle,
>               ItalicFont={* Italic},
>                                    ]{Linux Libertine O}
> 
> That is, I explicitly called for the standard italic. This is on Windows 7 x64 (with MikTeX 2.9 32-bit, but that may not be relevant).
> 
> -- 
> Rik
> 
> 
> 
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