[XeTeX] XeTeX version 0.6 available

[Bruno Voisin]

Hi Ross,

> Would you please try checking the following:
>
>    a.  your are opening the .ltx documents with UTF8 encoding
>        when using XeTeX;

Yes.

>    b.  try changing the [12pt] option in the \documentclass
>        to 10pt.  Does this have any effect ?

No, except the characters are smaller.

>    c.  look for the \font commands in the preamble;
>         are the quote characters `straight' (")
>         or curly (“ and ”) ?

Straight.

>    d.  are there any unusual Font-related messages in the .log ?
>        Look in the .log file, rather than the Console window,
>        as the file can contain stuff that isn't written to stdout .

No, nothing special. Just, for example:

> (./PicFileLSample3.aux)
> \openout1 = `PicFileLSample3.aux'.
>
> LaTeX Font Info:    Checking defaults for OML/cmm/m/it on input line 
> 46.
> LaTeX Font Info:    ... okay on input line 46.
> LaTeX Font Info:    Checking defaults for T1/cmr/m/n on input line 46.
> LaTeX Font Info:    ... okay on input line 46.
> LaTeX Font Info:    Checking defaults for OT1/cmr/m/n on input line 46.
> LaTeX Font Info:    ... okay on input line 46.
> LaTeX Font Info:    Checking defaults for OMS/cmsy/m/n on input line 
> 46.
> LaTeX Font Info:    ... okay on input line 46.
> LaTeX Font Info:    Checking defaults for OMX/cmex/m/n on input line 
> 46.
> LaTeX Font Info:    ... okay on input line 46.
> LaTeX Font Info:    Checking defaults for U/cmr/m/n on input line 46.
> LaTeX Font Info:    ... okay on input line 46.
> LaTeX Font Info:    External font `cmex10' loaded for size
> (Font)              <14.4> on input line 48.
> LaTeX Font Info:    External font `cmex10' loaded for size
> (Font)              <7> on input line 48.
> LaTeX Font Info:    External font `cmex10' loaded for size
> (Font)              <12> on input line 56.
> LaTeX Font Info:    External font `cmex10' loaded for size
> (Font)              <8> on input line 56.
> LaTeX Font Info:    External font `cmex10' loaded for size
> (Font)              <6> on input line 56.
>  [1
>
> ]

My impression is that the \tenrm switches in the preambles of the LaTeX 
documents aren't taken into account, you would need 
\AtBeginDocument{\tenrm} instead:

- In PicFileLSample3.ltx there is an explicit \tenrm after the title 
and before \XeTeXtext. All the following \XeTeXtext are in Lucida 
Grande, while the title is in CM. Putting an explicit \tenrm earlier, 
just after \begin{document} and before \maketitle, doesn't help though, 
as the title uses different font sizes and remains in CM.

- In PicFileLSamplePDF.ltx there is no \tenrm after \begin{document}, 
hence everything's in CM. Putting \tenrm after \begin{document} makes 
everything Lucida Grande.

Still that doesn't explain why my Blue Sky CM fonts, when used, have 
problems with XeTeX, whereas before they had none. I'm puzzled because 
originally, in the early stages of XeTeX 0.3 or 0.4, off-list debugging 
with Jonathan had exhibited that the presence of these Blue Sky CM 
fonts on my disk explained why I just didn't experience the problems 
everybody else was having. Why is this now just the opposite?

Hope this helps,

Bruno