On Thu, Aug 13, 2015 at 09:55:35AM -0400, Richard Heck wrote: > On 08/13/2015 07:41 AM, Guenter Milde wrote: > >Dear LyX developers, > > > >the changeset http://www.lyx.org/trac/changeset/33178/lyxsvn > >solves a problem described in bug report http://www.lyx.org/trac/ticket/6469 > > > >Use case: > > > >* The font in this document is set to Times Roman. > >* There is a Greek Unicode character in the document. > > > >Problem: > > thefont setup package “grtimes” is auto-loaded by MikTeX but the > > actual font is commercial and must be bought separately. > > > >LyX's workaround: > > conditional switch to “cmr” font family (if the TFM file for Greek > > times does not exist) is hard-code into the “\texgreek” macro if Times > > is set as font. > > > >but this comes at a cost: > > > >* the LyX code becomes more complex > > > >* the workaround stands in the way of a better replacement. > > > > (See > > http://www.lyx.org/trac/attachment/ticket/6469/Times-Roman-Greek-substitution-failing.lyx) > >Better: > > Use the substitutefont package to set a matching replacement. > > > > There is, for example the free Artemisia font by the Greek Font Society > > that fits better into a document using Times than the CB-Greek fonts > > designed to match CM and used as default substitution if the font family > > is "cmr".) > >Therefore, I ask for permission to revert the change. > > Enrico?
Please, go on with whatever solution is deemed to be better. -- Enrico
