Thanks, that helps! K
>>> On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 8:17 PM, in message <4c746105.1040...@gmail.com>, Gareth Hughes <garzoh...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Karljurgen Feuerherm wrote: >> Hi >> >> As I do some Hebrew, and have just migrated to a Mac (last month), I am >> curious why the font feature need not be declared on a Mac? >> >> Thanks >> >> KF > > The fontspec manual discusses the difference between ICU and AAT font > handling. Macs use the latter, Linux and other operating systems use the > former. With ICU handling, language and script features have to be > selected manually, whereas they are automatic in AAT. In fontspec, if > you select language and script options, ICU handling will be activated. > If you do this on a Mac, it could well look messy. This list often sees > posts where people with Macs have selected language or script tags and > it has caused problems, or when users of other OSs don't select these > tags. I'm sure someone with more technical knowledge could tell us more > about this issue if necessary. > > Gareth. >> >>>>> On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 4:02 PM, in message >> <4c72d3dd.8000...@gmail.com>, >> Gareth Hughes <garzoh...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> Carsten Ziegert wrote: >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> I am facing a problems with hebrew vowels while trying three >> different >>>> fonts (see example file): >>>> >>>> With SBL Hebrew and Ezra SIL, the vowels are too much on the left >> under >>>> the consonants. >>>> Cardo seems ok, except for shureq (leftmost letter of the third and >>>> fourth word from the left). The point is on the right hand side of >> the >>>> Waw consonant instead of on the left. >>>> >>>> System specs: Ubuntu Karmic, fontspec 2010/08/01 v2.0c, >>>> XeTeXk, Version 3.141592-2.2-0.996-patch2 (Web2C 7.5.6) >>>> >>>> What can I do to achieve the correct vowel adjustment? Does anyone >> have >>>> experiences with fonts for Biblical Hebrew? >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> Carsten >>> Dear Carsten, >>> >>> The problem arises from not telling fontspec you're writing in >> Hebrew: >>> you need to declare the font feature Script=Hebrew (you wouldn't >> need >>> this on a Mac). To do this you need the format >>> \fontspec[Script=Hebrew]{Ezra SIL} or whatever font you desire. >>> >>> Are you using that format for a reason? I would prefer to use >>> polyglossia for a bilingual document: >>> >>> \usepackage{xltxtra, polyglossia} >>> \setmainlanguage{english} >>> \setotherlanguage{hebrew} >>> \newfontfamily\hebrewfont[Script=Hebrew]{Ezra SIL} >>> >>> \begin{document} >>> Ezra SIL: \texthebrew{וְהָאָ֗רֶץ הָיְתָ֥ה תֹ֨ה֙ וָבֹ֔ה} >>> \end{document} >>> >>> Gareth. > > > -------------------------------------------------- > Subscriptions, Archive, and List information, etc.: > http://tug.org/mailman/listinfo/xetex -------------------------------------------------- Subscriptions, Archive, and List information, etc.: http://tug.org/mailman/listinfo/xetex