[XeTeX] Error using Memoir Class

[Herbert Schulz]

On Nov 2, 2009, at 10:54 AM, Alan Jones wrote:

> Hi:
>
> I found a basic script for Memor class.
>
> %!TEX TS-program = xelatex
> %!TEX encoding = UTF-8 Unicode
>
> The following basic preamble will do the job to begin with. I use the
> memoir class. This class is very convenient for long documents.
>
> %!TEX TS-program = xelatex
> %!TEX encoding = UTF-8 Unicode
> \documentclass[10pt]{memoir}
> \usepackage{xltxtra,fontspec,xunicode}
> \defaultfontfeatures{Scale=MatchLowercase}
> \setromanfont[Numbers=Uppercase]{Hoefler Text}
> \setmonofont[Scale=0.90,Ligatures=NoCommon]{Courier}
>
> \title{Your Title}
> \author{Your Name}
> \date{}
>
> \begin{document}
>
> \maketitle
> \chapter{Title}
>
> \section{Section Title}
> Your text
>
> \subsection{Subsection Title}
> Your Text
> \end{document}
>
>
> I get these error when I compile it.
>
> This is XeTeXk, Version 3.141592-2.2-0.996-patch2 (Web2C 7.5.6)
> %&-line parsing enabled.
> entering extended mode
> (./book.tex
> LaTeX2e <2005/12/01>
> Babel <v3.8h> and hyphenation patterns for english, usenglishmax,  
> dumylang, noh
> yphenation, loaded.
> (./memoir.cls
> Document Class: memoir 2009/09/21 v1.61803398b configurable book,  
> report, artic
> le document class
> (/usr/share/texmf-texlive/tex/generic/oberdiek/ifpdf.sty)
> (/usr/share/texmf-texlive/tex/generic/ifxetex/ifxetex.sty) (./ 
> ifluatex.sty)
> (/usr/share/texmf-texlive/tex/latex/etex/etex.sty) (./mem10.clo)
> (/usr/share/texmf-texlive/tex/latex/memoir/mempatch.sty
>
> ! LaTeX Error: Command \m at mscap@capbox already defined.
>               Or name \end... illegal, see p.192 of the manual.
>
> See the LaTeX manual or LaTeX Companion for explanation.
> Type  H <return>  for immediate help.
> ...
>
> l.67 \newsavebox{\m at mscap@capbox}
>
> .
>
> Thanks for your help,
>
> Regards,
> Alan

Howdy,

This works for me:

%!TEX TS-program = xelatex
%!TEX encoding = UTF-8 Unicode
\documentclass[10pt]{memoir}
\usepackage{xltxtra}
\setmainfont[Mapping=tex-text,Numbers=Uppercase]{Hoefler Text}
\setmonofont[Scale=MatchLowercase,Ligatures=NoCommon]{Courier}

\title{Your Title}
\author{Your Name}
\date{}

\begin{document}

\maketitle
\chapter{Title}

\section{Section Title}
Your text

\subsection{Subsection Title}
Your Text
\end{document}

Good Luck,

Herb Schulz
(herbs at wideopenwest dot com)