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Using XeLaTeX on OS X 10.6 (texlive installed with MacPorts) I'm not getting any ligatures with Hoefler.

Example code: 

\documentclass[10pt]{article}
\usepackage{fontspec,xltxtra}
\setromanfont[Mapping=tex-text]{Hoefler Text}
\begin{document}
ff fl fi ffl ffi
\end{document}

Gives:

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From my understanding Hoefler ought to have ligatures, but they're not showing up. Am I missing something?

Andrey Vihrov
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Mark Dayel
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3 Answers3

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Looks like this is a problem with the macports version of texlive (tried 2009_6 and 2010_0). Installed texlive with MacTeX and ligatures work now.

Mark Dayel
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It's not that the MacPorts version is broken, it is that by default the MacPorts does not include ATSUI. Rebuild the macports version with sudo port install texlive-bin +atsui should fix the problem. Note that this forces the binaries to be 32-bit (so make sure all dependency has been built in 32-bit or universal) which is why it is not on by default.

kccqzy
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  • In case it helps anyone: I achieved this by uninstalling all installed ports, and then running sudo port install texlive-bin +atsui +x11; sudo port install texlive +doc +medium; sudo port activate texlive-bin @2012_5+atsui+x11 . That worked for me (and gave me proper ligatures in Zapfino, and let me use alternates as per http://tex.stackexchange.com/q/33855/15911), but there may well be a quicker way :) –  Mar 18 '13 at 00:08
  • See also: https://trac.macports.org/ticket/28497 –  Mar 18 '13 at 00:12
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try:

\fontspec[Mapping=tex-text, Ligatures={Common, Rare, Historical}]{Hoefler Text}

Note that "common, rare, historical" will enable a whole bunch of ligatures. if you want the standard ff, ffi, ffl, just the "common" option should suffice.

Mica
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    Common is enabled by default; you'll rarely, if ever, have to specify it manually. – Will Robertson Dec 01 '10 at 07:10
  • Adding the line:\setromanfont[Mapping=tex-text, Ligatures={Common, Rare, Historical}]{Hoefler Text}

    Doesn't change the output, but gives this error:

    Package fontspec Warning: OpenType feature 'Ligatures=Common' (+liga) not available for font "Hoefler Text/ICU", with script 'Latin', and language 'Default'. This warning occured on input line 6.

    (and similar for Rare and Historical)

     – Mark Dayel Dec 01 '10 at 16:17
  • P.S. I don't get the 'Ligatures=Common' (+liga) not available error without the Ligatures={Common} option manually enabled. – Mark Dayel Dec 01 '10 at 16:32
  • are you using the Hoefler Text included with OS X? – Mica Dec 01 '10 at 17:30
  • Yes---this is the default Hoefler Text that came with the OS (Fontbook identifies it as Hoefler Text; 6.1d7e1; 2009-09-21) – Mark Dayel Dec 01 '10 at 17:38