Re: [XeTeX] No ligatures, dashes and typographical quotes after changing font

2010-09-09 Thread Fr. Michael Gilmary
Alexander Schulthei wrote: Hello Fr. Michael, On Thu, Sep 9, 2010 at 4:55 PM, Fr. Michael Gilmary wrote: You're welcome. And I'll say "lucky" too, since I don't really use XeTeX! What are you using then? You seem very aware of plain TeX. I use XeLaTeX ... which simplifies a whol

Re: [XeTeX] No ligatures, dashes and typographical quotes after changing font

2010-09-09 Thread Alexander Schultheiß
Hello Fr. Michael, On Thu, Sep 9, 2010 at 4:55 PM, Fr. Michael Gilmary wrote: > But can't you also add ":+liga" to the \font command? There are other > OpenType options, I think, via the same addition (e.g., +smcp, etc.) I think the option"+liga" is set by XeTeX per default. XeTeX will not sear

Re: [XeTeX] No ligatures, dashes and typographical quotes after changing font

2010-09-09 Thread Fr. Michael Gilmary
Alexander Schulthei wrote: Thank you Fr. Michael, this solved the problem. You're welcome. And I'll say "lucky" too, since I don't really use XeTeX! For the ligatures I still had to define a ligature lookup (which I forgot in the first place). But can't you also add ":+liga" to

Re: [XeTeX] No ligatures, dashes and typographical quotes after changing font

2010-09-09 Thread Alexander Schultheiß
Thank you Fr. Michael, this solved the problem. For the ligatures I still had to define a ligature lookup (which I forgot in the first place). Alex On Thu, Sep 9, 2010 at 3:58 PM, Fr. Michael Gilmary wrote: > Hi Alex: > > \font\eighteenrm="[/path/to/fonts/myfontrm.ttf]:script=latn" at 18tr

Re: [XeTeX] No ligatures, dashes and typographical quotes after changing font

2010-09-09 Thread Fr. Michael Gilmary
Hi Alex: \font\eighteenrm="[/path/to/fonts/myfontrm.ttf]:script=latn" at 18truept Try this: \font\eighteenrm="[/path/to/fonts/myfontrm.ttf]:script=latn:mapping=tex-text" at 18truept HTH. -- United in adoration of Jesus, fr. michael gilmary, mma Most Holy Trinity Monaster

Re: [XeTeX] No ligatures, dashes and typographical quotes after changing font

2010-09-09 Thread Alexander Schultheiß
Hello Marcin, Yes, I did try it but as suspected it requires XeLaTeX (at least XeTeX tells me it found an undefined control sequence). Do you know where the control sequence \defaultfontfeatures is defined? Maybe I can hack my own. Alex On Thu, Sep 9, 2010 at 3:39 PM, Marcin Grotomirski wrote:

Re: [XeTeX] No ligatures, dashes and typographical quotes after changing font

2010-09-09 Thread Marcin Grotomirski
Hello Alexander, did you try this: \defaultfontfeatures{Mapping=tex-text} ? Marcin Grotomirski 2010/9/9 Alexander Schultheiß : > After changing my main font in XeTeX I've lost all niceties of TeX, > like ligatures (fi, ffi), em/en dashes, typographical quotes &c. The > font decalrations are as fol