[XeTeX] Loading fonts from a common server or http URL

[Philip TAYLOR (Webmaster, Ret'd)]

David J. Perry wrote:

> MiKTeX, available for Windows users, does exactly what you describe (if
> you give it permission to download missing packages automatically; you
> can turn that off if desired). That's the main reason I use it in
> preference to TeXLive. I realize it's not helpful for non-Windows folks,
> but it shows that your idea is not " pie in the sky."

Ah, if only Sebastian hadn't weaned me off MikTeX and onto TeX Live
all those many years ago ...

** Phil.