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\documentclass{article} \usepackage{xunicode} \usepackage[quiet]{mathspec} \usepackage{xltxtra} \setallmainfonts[Mapping=tex-text]{Linux Libertine O} \usepackage[ngerman]{babel} \begin{document} 2ab \(2ab\beta\) \end{document} **** Running this throug xelatex makes it hang. Commenting out \setallmainfonts[Mapping=tex-text]{Linux Libertine O} or \usepackage[ngerman]{babel} makes it work with the desired result. ciao Toscho -------------------------------------------------- Subscriptions, Archive, and List information, etc.: http://tug.org/mailman/listinfo/xetex