problem using newfontfamily with lualatex; TeXLive; linux

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UPDATE

Not sure when it started working, but the steps I did were to 1.) fc-cache -v(r) and then add the path ...../texmf-dist/fonts/, 2.) then luaotfload-tool --update --verbose=. Not sure it was necessary but I then ran texhash and updmap -sys.

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I am using Linux Mint, with new TeXLive (installed in special location) to try and compile this template I found. I've tried using the discussion in both, http://mirrors.concertpass.com/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/fontspec/fontspec.pdf and `How do I use a particular font for a small section of text in my document?'.

\documentclass{scrartcl}
\usepackage[nochapters]{classicthesis}
\usepackage[LabelsAligned,NoDate]{currvita}
  \renewcommand{\cvheadingfont}{\LARGE\color{Maroon}}
\usepackage{hyperref}
  \hypersetup{colorlinks,breaklinks,urlcolor=Maroon,linkcolor=Maroon}

\reversemarginpar

\newdimen\datebox
\newdimen\tempdima \tempdima0pt
\newdimen\maxdatedimen \maxdatedimen30pt%default value

\newcommand{\NewEntry}[2]{%
  \settowidth\tempdima{#1}%
  \ifdim\tempdima>\maxdatedimen%
   \global\maxdatedimen\the\tempdima\fi%
    \par\addvspace{0.5em}
    \noindent\hspace*{2em}%
    \parbox[t]{\datebox}{\strut\small\itshape #1}%
    \hspace*{1.5em}%
    \parbox[t]{\dimexpr\textwidth-2em-\datebox-1.5em+0em}{\strut #2}%
    \par\addvspace{0.5em}%
}

\newcommand{\MarginText}[1]{\marginpar{\raggedleft\itshape\small#1}}
\newcommand{\Description}[1]{%
  \par\noindent\hangindent=0em\hangafter=0
%  \par\noindent\hangindent=2em\hangafter=0
  {\noindent\ignorespaces\footnotesize #1\par}
%  {\raggedright\footnotesize #1\par}
  \vspace{1em}
  \par}

\usepackage{atveryend}

\makeatletter
\AtBeginDocument{%
  \settowidth{\datebox}{\hbox to \the\maxdatedimen{\hfil}}
  \maxdatedimen0pt}
\AfterLastShipout{%
  \if@filesw
    \immediate\write\@mainaux{%
      \global\string\maxdatedimen=\the\maxdatedimen\relax
    }%
  \fi}
\makeatother

\usepackage{fontspec}

% font file in same directory as .tex file
\newfontfamily\myfontt[]{FoglihtenPCS-068.otf}
\newenvironment{myfont}{\myfontt}{\par}

\usepackage{CormorantGaramond}
\newfontfamily\fMy[]{Cormorant Garamond Light}
\newcommand\fontMy[1]{{\fMy #1}}

\begin{document}

\begin{cv}{My name}\vspace{1.5em}

{\fontMy
Dear Human Resources,
}

\pagestyle{scrheadings}% using scrheadings page style

\section*{Personal Information}

\NewEntry{address}{XXXXX} 

\section*{Education}

\NewEntry{2015-2017}{{\myfontt \textbf{School of Data Analysis, Yandex}}}

\end{cv}

\end{document}

The template works fine but I wanted to use different fonts in various places. So, despite these two links being different ways to implement this (at least with syntax), I still couldn't get them to work - using for example Cormorant Garmond. I did add the extension and had fontspec so I can use the file name.

Perhaps I need to specify a search path explicitly? Or can I include an absolute path name to the file?

Here is the root of my TeXLive installation - /home/user/SW/TeXLive and the file I was looking for was found by;

X@X ~/SW/TeXLive/here/texmf-dist/fonts $ find . -name 'CormorantGaramond*.otf' -exec ls -Alrt {} \;
-rw-r--r-- 1 X X 775548 Nov 25  2016 ./opentype/catharsis/cormorantgaramond/CormorantGaramond-MediumItalic.otf
-rw-r--r-- 1 X X 780596 Nov 25  2016 ./opentype/catharsis/cormorantgaramond/CormorantGaramond-LightItalic.otf
-rw-r--r-- 1 X X 1129176 Nov 25  2016 ./opentype/catharsis/cormorantgaramond/CormorantGaramond-Regular.otf
-rw-r--r-- 1 X X 1135248 Nov 25  2016 ./opentype/catharsis/cormorantgaramond/CormorantGaramond-SemiBold.otf
-rw-r--r-- 1 X X 1119544 Nov 25  2016 ./opentype/catharsis/cormorantgaramond/CormorantGaramond-Bold.otf
-rw-r--r-- 1 X X 782440 Nov 25  2016 ./opentype/catharsis/cormorantgaramond/CormorantGaramond-RegularItalic.otf
-rw-r--r-- 1 X X 782208 Nov 25  2016 ./opentype/catharsis/cormorantgaramond/CormorantGaramond-SemiBoldItalic.otf
-rw-r--r-- 1 X X 1113548 Nov 25  2016 ./opentype/catharsis/cormorantgaramond/CormorantGaramond-Medium.otf
-rw-r--r-- 1 X X 760204 Nov 25  2016 ./opentype/catharsis/cormorantgaramond/CormorantGaramond-BoldItalic.otf
-rw-r--r-- 1 X X 1126740 Nov 25  2016 ./opentype/catharsis/cormorantgaramond/CormorantGaramond-Light.otf

The part of the MWE I'm trying to use is the stuff related to the Garamond font, just before the beginning of the document. I've had no real problems (despite some weird errors) using the other font, FoglihentPCS-068.otf, but that is because it is in the same directory - I'd rather use an absolute path.

I'm fine using either approach - an environment with \begin{myfont} \lipsum[3] \end{myfont} or just a {\fMy lipsum[3]} method, though I'd prefer the latter.

Answer 1

This is useful general information that will help you with fontspec syntax. It won't solve problems about finding fonts. For that, you can always make copies of the font files, and place them in a suitable location in your texmf-local directory (then update file name database and luatex-cache).

In the HTML documentation for my novel document class, I assumed that the user was relatively unfamiliar with the technology. So, there is an elaborate discussion of how to use fontspec, along with example code and images of the result. See Appendix E. You do not need to use this document class. The HTML documentation comes with the package, or can be read online at CTAN where the package is located, or here is a direct link to one of the mirrors.

EDIT: The Appendix E refers to some command internal to novel class. For example, SetParentFont and so forth; many of the names are in camel case. Ignore that. For your purposes, just think in terms of the fontspec primitive: \newfontfamily and newfontface.