[XeTeX] Change fonts for different environment/commands

[peter wilson]

Marcin Grotomirski wrote:
> 2010/9/1 Arthur Reutenauer <arthur.reutenauer at normalesup.org>:
> 
>>>                                 except for the number in footnote -
>>>it stays black
>>
>> Yes.  This is to be expected (as I said, I didn't test the macro, but
>>this behaviour is obvious now you say it): the footnote number is not
>>part of the footnote text, but is instead managed automatically by the
>>(original) \footnote macro.  If you want to use color for the number
>>too, you need to copy the entire definition of \footnote and modify it
>>so that it sets the number in color as well the text; or, better yet,
>>use a more customizable document class like memoir, as was suggested.
>>
>>       Arthur
>>
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> 
> I'm starting reading;)
> I see it's guite complicated. So I have the last question. How do you
> create xetex documents that don't look like classic LaTeX document. I
> mean modern-looking pdfs (created mainly in InDesign) with for example
> headings in Helvetica in fancy colours. Of course with use of OpenType
> fonts.
> 
> Marcin

     The memoir class has been mentioned previously (texdoc memoir or 
texdoc memman for the manual). Try it.

Peter W.