[XeTeX] Feedback on W32 Port of XeTeX v0.994

[Toralf Senger]

Hi Jonathan,

>The [xetex] option for the color and graphics/graphicx packages was
implemented back in the Mac-only days, and so it generates xdv2pdf-
style output, and with xdvipdfmx you get warnings (and no color), as
you've seen.

Thanks for your instant reply! I was not aware of that, so I've included
the [dvipdfm] option now instead of [xetex] and I have colors and can
include pictures...neat :)) 

>This sounds like a bug; xetex should be able to find the various
optical versions, provided Garamond Premier Pro has a 'size' feature in
the OpenType tables. I don't have Garamond Premier Pro available to
test, though.

It does have the size feature. This is what I get form otfinfo (LCDF
typetools) when I parse over all files with the option -z:
design size 11 pt, size range (8.9 pt, 14.9 pt], subfamily ID 4,
subfamily name Bold
design size 6 pt, size range (6 pt, 8.9 pt], subfamily ID 4, subfamily
name Bold
design size 72 pt, size range (22.9 pt, 72 pt], subfamily ID 4,
subfamily name Bold
design size 11 pt, size range (8.9 pt, 14.9 pt], subfamily ID 8,
subfamily name Italic
design size 6 pt, size range (6 pt, 8.9 pt], subfamily ID 9, subfamily
name Bold Italic
design size 72 pt, size range (22.9 pt, 72 pt], subfamily ID 9,
subfamily name Bold Italic
design size 18 pt, size range (14.9 pt, 22.9 pt], subfamily ID 9,
subfamily name Bold Italic
design size 18 pt, size range (14.9 pt, 22.9 pt], subfamily ID 4,
subfamily name Bold
design size 6 pt, size range (6 pt, 8.9 pt], subfamily ID 1, subfamily
name Regular
design size 72 pt, size range (22.9 pt, 72 pt], subfamily ID 1,
subfamily name Regular
design size 6 pt, size range (6 pt, 8.9 pt], subfamily ID 6, subfamily
name Italic
design size 6 pt, size range (6 pt, 8.9 pt], subfamily ID 6, subfamily
name Italic
design size 72 pt, size range (22.9 pt, 72 pt], subfamily ID 6,
subfamily name Italic
design size 18 pt, size range (14.9 pt, 22.9 pt], subfamily ID 6,
subfamily name Italic
design size 72 pt, size range (22.9 pt, 72 pt], subfamily ID 5,
subfamily name Light
design size 72 pt, size range (22.9 pt, 72 pt], subfamily ID 10,
subfamily name Light Italic
design size 11 pt, size range (8.9 pt, 14.9 pt], subfamily ID 2,
subfamily name Medium
design size 6 pt, size range (6 pt, 8.9 pt], subfamily ID 2, subfamily
name Medium
design size 72 pt, size range (22.9 pt, 72 pt], subfamily ID 2,
subfamily name Medium
design size 11 pt, size range (8.9 pt, 14.9 pt], subfamily ID 6,
subfamily name Italic
design size 6 pt, size range (6 pt, 8.9 pt], subfamily ID 7, subfamily
name Medium Italic
design size 72 pt, size range (22.9 pt, 72 pt], subfamily ID 7,
subfamily name Medium Italic
design size 18 pt, size range (14.9 pt, 22.9 pt], subfamily ID 7,
subfamily name Medium Italic
design size 18 pt, size range (14.9 pt, 22.9 pt], subfamily ID 2,
subfamily name Medium
design size 11 pt, size range (8.9 pt, 14.9 pt], subfamily ID 3,
subfamily name Semibold
design size 6 pt, size range (6 pt, 8.9 pt], subfamily ID 3, subfamily
name Semibold
design size 72 pt, size range (22.9 pt, 72 pt], subfamily ID 3,
subfamily name Semibold
design size 11 pt, size range (8.9 pt, 14.9 pt], subfamily ID 7,
subfamily name Italic
design size 6 pt, size range (6 pt, 8.9 pt], subfamily ID 8, subfamily
name Semibold Italic
design size 72 pt, size range (22.9 pt, 72 pt], subfamily ID 8,
subfamily name Semibold Italic
design size 18 pt, size range (14.9 pt, 22.9 pt], subfamily ID 8,
subfamily name Semibold Italic
design size 18 pt, size range (14.9 pt, 22.9 pt], subfamily ID 3,
subfamily name Semibold
design size 18 pt, size range (14.9 pt, 22.9 pt], subfamily ID 1,
subfamily name Regular
design size 11 pt, size range (8.9 pt, 14.9 pt], subfamily ID 1,
subfamily name Regular



>Are you able to get access to a Mac OS X and/or Linux system where you
could test xetex with this font, to see if it can correctly handle the
optical sizes there? That would help clarify whether this is a problem
specific to the W32 port or not.

I dont, but Jjgod Jiang does.


I am amazed how alive this project is. So thank you all for your quick
and helpfull replies!

TS