[XeTeX] Invalid fontname

[Mike Maxwell]

On 9/5/2010 7:28 AM, Philip Taylor (Webmaster, Ret'd) wrote:
> Yes, that solves my problem, Will, and removing the
> second \newfont{instan|fa}ce solves the original
> problem, I think :
>
> \documentclass[12pt,letterpaper]{report}
> \usepackage{fontspec}
> \newfontface\dhivehifontA{Mv Elaaf Normal}
> \newcommand{\dhiA}[1]{{\dhivehifontA #1}}
> \begin{document}
> \dhiA{ޓީވީއެމް އާއި ދިވެހިރާއްޖޭގެ އަޑުގެ ނަން ބަދަލުކޮށްފިއެވެ.}
> \end{document}

Yes, this works.  Thank you!

My depth in LaTeX is about zero, so I generally work with cookie-cutter 
solutions.  Now that I understand how it works, I think my confusion 
came about because the in-line example of using \newcommand in this 
context occurs on pg 8 and uses \notefont, while the example of how to 
define \notefont has floated on to pg 9.  (This in v2.0c of the fontspec 
documentation.) That, and it was late at night.

Andy Lin pointed out that I should be using the bidi package.  I had 
removed that for purposes of creating a minimal example.

At any rate, thank you all for the help!
-- 
	Mike Maxwell
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