[XeTeX] lacking precomposed character

[Fr. Michael Gilmary]

Ross Moore wrote:


> BTW, my copy of Minion Pro doesn't even contain the  schwa  character.
>
>     Version    Version 2.015;PS 002.000;Core 1.0.38;makeotf.lib1.7.9032
>     Location    /Users/rossmoor/Library/Fonts/MinionPro-Regular.otf
>     Unique name    2.015;ADBE;MinionPro-Regular
>     Designer    Robert Slimbach
>     Copyright    � 2000, 2002, 2004 Adobe Systems Incorporated. All 
> Rights Reserved. U.S. Patent D371,799.
>
> You must have a later version.
> Version information is not displayed at Adobe's shop.

Hi Ross:

My version is the same as yours ...




A nd in the Mac "Character Palette" it doesn't show the schwa. But open 
the font in FontForge, and you'll be able to find it and use something like:

\def\ə{\overstrike{\char"04D9}{¯}}

and it should work.


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fr. michael gilmary, mma

Most Holy Trinity Monastery
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