[pdftex] TeX as a composition server?

[Martin Schröder]

2010/10/23 John Culleton <john at wexfordpress.com>:
> I am pretty sure there is a macro \luaotfload or similar name that
> allows one to access ttf and otf fonts from the system libraries in a
> luatex run.

Yes. But the main difference between XeTeX and LuaTeX is that XeTeX
uses system libraries to find fonts (e.g. fontconfig), while LuaTeX
doesn't.

Best
   Martin