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 > > > > -------------------------------------------------- > Subscriptions, Archive, and List information, etc.: > http://tug.org/mailman/listinfo/xetex -------------------------------------------------- Subscriptions, Archive, and List information, etc.: http://tug.org/mailman/listinfo/xetex