Re: XeLaTeX and CID

[Werner LEMBERG <wl@gnu.org>]

> > It's xdvipdfmx which automatically generates CID-keyed subfonts.
> 
> But xdvipdfmx doesn't need any of the Adobe CMaps to compile and be
> viewable to everyone, right?

Yep.

> If XeLaTeX needs these CMaps in order to create the PDF files, even
> if it doesn't include them in the PDF itself, then there might be a
> problem here, and latex-cjk-xcjk (or -xelatex, I haven't decided
> yet) would have to be in Debian's "contrib" repository instead of
> "main".

This action would be a gross exaggeration IMHO.

If you use CID-keyed fonts as input files, it is not a surprise that
you need CMaps.  However, for ordinary Type 1, TrueType, and OpenType
fonts, you don't.  Using a CID-keyed font with an identity mapping is
just a convenience, I believe.  However, I suggest that you directly
contact the author of dvipdfmx for more details.


    Werner