[XeTeX] typesetting hyphen in xelatex

[Philip TAYLOR]

I think this entry, from the output of "TeXdoc XeTeX",
is what you are looking for, Sasi :

mapping=<font map>
Uses the specified font mapping for this font. This uses the TECKit engine to
transform unicode characters in the last-minute processing stage of the source.
For example, mapping=tex-text will enable the classical mappings from ugly
ascii ``---'' to proper typographical glyphs “—”, and so on.

Philip Taylor
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Sasi Kumar wrote:
> Dear friends,
> 
> When I enter two consecutive "minus" signs, it does not typeset in the form of a long dash as in latex. Instead, it appears as two small dashes together. So, what should I enter to obtain a long dash? Perhaps, the same difference exists in the way three dashes are also typeset in xelatex. If it does, could someone please guide me on how to get the corresponding dashes in xelatex that one gets in plain latex? I have another doubt too. This is regarding what is usually called "smart quotes". You know those cute-looking quotes with a bulb at the bottom instead of the straight dashes. I am not able to get them in xelatex, whereas they used to appear by default in latex when the appropriate quote symbols are used.
> 
> Thanks in advance for any help.
> 
> Regards,
> Sasi