[XeTeX] Diacritics

[Ulrike Fischer]

Am Mon, 03 May 2010 13:48:50 +0100 schrieb José Carlos Santos:

> On 03-05-2010 13:24, Ulrike Fischer wrote:
> 
>>> If I compile this file:
>>>
>>> \documentclass{article}
>>> \usepackage{fontspec}
>>> \usepackage{xunicode}
>>> \usepackage{xltxtra}
>>> \begin{document}
>>> \'n
>>> \end{document}
>>>
>>> then I get a PDF file which, besides the page number, only contains the
>>> diacritic «ń». That's what I would expect.
>>>
>>> However, if I add the line
>>>
>>> \setmainfont[Mapping=tex-text]{DTLUnicoST}
>>>
>>> before \begin{document}, then I get a page with only the page number and
>>> the log file says:
>>>
>>> Missing character: There is no ń in font DTL Unico ST/ICU:mapping=tex-text,!
>>>
>>> Now, I am not surprised by the fact that that specific font doesn't have
>>> that specific character, but shouldn't it be able to create one just by
>>> putting an acute accent over the letter _n_?
>>>
>>> Can anyone suggest a way around this problem?
>>
>> Try this (I can't test as I don't have your font):
>>
>> \documentclass{article}
>> \usepackage{xltxtra}
>> \setmainfont[Mapping=tex-text]{DTLUnicoST}
>> \UndeclareUTFcomposite[\UTFencname]{x0144}{\'}{n}
>> \begin{document}
>> \'n
>> \end{document}
> 
> Thanks, but that does not work. What I get is just the letter "n". 
> Besides, the log file then says "Missing character: There is no ́ in font 
> DTL Unico ST/ICU:mapping=tex-text,!"

Are you able to get the accent in this font e.g. in Word or a
similar application? Is the font a open type or a type 1 font?


-- 
Ulrike Fischer