[XeTeX] defining fonts in plain TeX files

[Roland Kuhn]

Hi Brian!

On 22 Aug 2007, at 18:34, Brian wrote:

> I'm running XeTeX and TeXShop on a Mac, and trying to get the fonts
> working in plain TeX files.
>
> I installed with the MacTeX package, and was having problems with
> access being denied to certain files, and not able to install the
> fonts, so I reinstalled it. Both times said the install was
> successful. When I ran the installer, I was using my non-
> administrator account, then gave the admin name and password when  
> asked.
>
> When I define a font as \font\normaltext=cmr10, then run the file
> from TeXShop, the pdf output is correct.
>
> If I say \font\normaltext="Courier", it runs correctly.
>
> If I use \font\normaltext="Times Roman", if fails, saying it can't
> find the file.
>
On my Mac, there is no font named "Times Roman" installed: it's  
either "Times" or "Times New Roman"...

Ciao,
                     Roland

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