[XeTeX] help for the font problem

[Stephen Moye]

On Aug 31, 2006, at 2:53 AM, Otared Kavian wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I installed the font you mention in your message and got no PDF
> output. THis is part of the log I get:
>
> ** WARNING ** This .map file looks like a dvips format fotmap file.
> ** WARNING ** -- Current input buffer is: HoeflerTextOrnaments
> hoeflertextornaments <hoeflertextornaments.enc
> ** WARNING ** -- Reading fontmap file stopped at: file="dvipdfm.map",
> line=6.
> korean-dalyoung.xdv -> korean-dalyoung.pdf
> [1
> ** NOTICE: This document contains a `Preview & Print only' licensed
> font **
> ]
> ** ERROR ** CFF: Invalid character.
>
> Output file removed.
> TeXExec | runtime: 2.856451
>
> I do not understand what is going on. Sorry for not being helpful...
>
> Best regards: OK

I had the same problem (search for 'HeoflerTextOrnaments' in the  
XeTeX list archive, http://tug.org/pipermail/xetex/). Basically, you  
want to make sure that you have the latest and greatest version of  
XeTeX: there have been a few 'under-the-hood' improved versions  
released, all with the same number, 0.995. Just use the i-Installer  
to update XeTeX.



>
> On 31 août 2006, at 4:02, Dalyoung Jeong wrote:
>
>> Hi, all
>>
>> I have no problem to get an pdf output using XeTeX and XeLaTeX but, I
>> got some errors using XeTeX+ XonTeXt.
>>
>> After many tests, I think that the error is related with the font
>> (including Korean) which I installed privately.
>> If I use the fonts installed by system, then everything is OK.
>>
>> The followings are the errors and error message I got.
>>
>> 1) There is a  white space  instead of figures.
>> 		No error messages but no figures. However, if I changed the font, I
>> got the pdf output directly containing figures.
>>
>> 2) font error message:
>>
>> xetext.xdv -> xetext.pdf
>> [1
>> ** NOTICE: This document contains a `Preview & Print only' licensed
>> font **
>> ]
>> ** ERROR ** CFF: Invalid character.
>>
>> Output file removed.
>> TeXExec | runtime: 5.386493
>> ~
>>
>> However, I could get an pdf texts using "xdv2pdf" but still no
>> figures. If I changed the font, then I got the pdf output without
>> xdv2pdf.
>>
>> Hence, all the errors are originated from the font. I wonder whether
>> it is the problem in my system only or not.
>>
>>   Would someone try the following file using the given font(free to
>> use)?
>> And if you also get the same errors, then is there a
>>
>> You can download fonts freely from the following address:
>>
>> http://www.softmagic.com/HomePage/ko/03_down/download.jsp#04
>>
>> In the middle of that page, you can see "Open type Fonts for Mac OS
>> X", click "open type font 5" below the "download service". It
>> contains 5 fonts, and try one of them.
>>
>> Thank you for help.
>>
>> Best Regards,
>> Dalyoung

Again, are you using the latest version of XeTeX? I also seem to  
remember seeing this issue mentioned on the XeTeX list -- go to  
http://tug.org/pipermail/xetex/ and try search there.

SGM