I use XeLatex regularly, in part because I sometimes write memos that contain Hindi and Tamil. It's versatile and flexible. I do find one disadvantage, and I wonder if it's in the way I use it.<div><br></div><div>
Once I set the romanfont to, say, Baskerville or Garamond, the standard latex commands \textbf, \textsc, \texttt, etc. stop working, and I have to search for a font, include it as a font via the newfontfamily declaration, and so on. (They don't produce errors, they don't do anything, or they do something wrong or weird).</div>
<div><br></div><div>Is there a simple way around this so the standard latex commands work? Or am I going about it all wrong?</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks,</div><div>Bhaskar</div><div><br></div><div>R. Bhaskar<br><br>106 Larchwood Drive<br>
Cambridge, MA 02138<br>617-501-2110<br> <br>
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