[XeTeX] Linux Libertine

Zdenek Wagner zdenek.wagner at gmail.com
Tue Nov 27 16:25:44 CET 2012


2012/11/27 Peter Dyballa <Peter_Dyballa at web.de>:
>
> Am 27.11.2012 um 13:42 schrieb Arash Zeini:
>
>> I have done this, but the problem persists. Were you suggesting that
>> taking the above steps could possibly solve the bold italics problem?
>
> Yes. XeTeX has problems when the same font name exists more then once.
>
Not necessarily. If the fonts reside in different directory trees and
the search order is properly configured, fontconfig will find the
right one.

>>
>> I sort of understand this! The point I was trying to make, is that (1)
>> the problem started with the installation of libertine-type1, (2)
>> Khaled suggested in his post that "(Type1 fonts [are] being picked
>> instead of OpenType ones)".
>
> If this is the cause, then modify fonts.conf in a way that the PS fonts are not picked up by your fonts service!
>
> Have you tried to use fc-list or fc-match to check which Linux Libertine fonts are provided by your fonts service?
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> Have you tried to setup your test file in a way that you supply fontspec with the font name for each font variant?
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> (Otherwise I'd suggest to use Mac OS X. It has a quite useful programme to manage its proprietary fonts service.)
>
> --
> Greetings
>
>   Pete
>
> Math illiteracy affects 7 out of every 5 Americans.
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