[XeTeX] xelatex + beamer + fontspec: result is not as expected

[Herbert Schulz]

On Feb 24, 2009, at 8:53 PM, Wilfred van Rooijen wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> This may be FAQ, but a superficial round through Google did not turn  
> up much. I'd like to use the beamer class in xelatex, and I'd like  
> to use fontspec to choose my fonts. However, when I put
>
> \fontspec[Mapping=tex-text]{Kozuka Mincho Pro-VI}
>
> in the preamble, I get the Latin Modern fonts. When I put the  
> \fontspec command after the \begin{document}, I get latin modern. I  
> have to use the \fontspec command inside a frame to get the  
> requested font on that particular slide. Is this the normal  
> operation of fontspec in this case? It's kind of a nuisance to have  
> to set the \fontspec for each frame.
>
> Thanks,
> Wilfred


Howdy,

How about setting the main, sans and mono font (\setmainfont, etc.) in  
the preamble?

Good Luck,

Herb Schulz
(herbs at wideopenwest dot com)