[XeTeX] ttf or otf

[Ulrike Fischer]

Am Sun, 27 Jul 2008 11:55:21 +0100 schrieb Jonathan Kew:


>>> Can i choose, if the ttf or the otf font is used?
 
> Yes, you could use an explicit filename. But then you lose some of the  
> useful features of xetex and fontspec, such as loading a whole font  
> family with a single, simple command; correctly using optical-sized  
> variants (where applicable), etc.
> 
> *Much* better to only install one version of the font. Why would you  
> want to have both installed simultaneously?

In d.c.t.t. the same problem arised yesterday: A user had problems with
MinionPro where the Type1-version in the miktex-tree (needed for
pdflatex) got in the way of the otf-version (in the adobe-folder) with
the effect that for some reason the bolditalic version were used instead
of italic.



-- 
Ulrike Fischer