[XeTeX] asterisk in font name - font error

[Philip Taylor]

Carlos Franke wrote:

>
> [Apostolos Syropoulos's suggestion]
> would be a neat workaround. However it doesn't compile on my
> system either. Running "xelatex temp2.tex" (temp2.tex being Apostolos'
> code, only with Minion Pro replaced with another font as I don't have
> Minion Pro installed) I get a similar error as before:
>
> I am likely making some very basic mistake. I would be grateful for any
> hint.
>
> Be that as it may, I am wondering: Should xelatex ideally work with the
> font name "Jost*" like it does with "Minion Pro" and others? Or should
> people (and programs like pandoc) who want to produce xelatex-
> compatible LaTeX code with the Jost* fonts use the syntax proposed by
> Apostolos?

I can see no reason why XeLaTeX users of "Jost*" should be forced to use 
a work-around.  As the font "Jost*" can be successfully loaded and used 
with XeTeX, the problem should be reported to the authors of the 
"fontspec" and "LaTeX2e" packages, as it is probable that the problem 
lies solely therein.

/Philip Taylor/
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