Re: duplication of stix

[eythanweg@gmail.com (Eythan Weg)]

Norbert Preining <preining@logic.at>
Mon, 4 Jun 2012 14:03:05 +0900

   On Mo, 04 Jun 2012, Atsuhito Kohda wrote:
   > \documentclass[12pt]{article}
   > \usepackage{esstixcal}
   
   That is a package that uses the type1 version of the stix fonts,
   as can be seen form the output of dvipdfmx --vv or xelatex or
   lualatex of the file.
   
   I don't watnt to experiment now, but I think the links from
   system dirs to texlive trees do not hurt in any case, so
   we will keep them.
   
   No further actions needed, I think.

As far as I know for pdftex to use a font it needs to appear in the one
classic encoding and supported by font definition, style, tfm, and other
files.  A package may provide such files along with the font in otf
format.  But otf is not used by pdftex.  I refer here to latex.  But
similar requirements  apply to context mkii.

See for example  lmodern as a package that provides the proper setup for all engines.

I am far from being an expert so perhaps verify with Karl Berry.

   
   Best wishes
   
   Norbert
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