> On Aug 26, 2025, at 10:40 AM, Martin Hosken via XeTeX <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Dear All,
>
> If I were to integrate fontconfig along with the Mac font list, would the
> community accept such a patch, in principle? Of course it would be subject to
> how well I implement the integration.
>
> An easier adaptation would be to switch Xetex on the Mac to use fontconfig
> only, which is not as bad as it sounds since AAT fonts would still go through
> CoreText via Harfbuzz. Things have moved forward quite a long way this
> century :-)
>
> Thoughts?
>
> GB,
> Martin
Howdy,
I may have it wrong but AFAIK XeTeX is at end of life and is no longer being
developed/maintained. Recommendations are for LuaTeX (or LuaLaTeX for XeLaTeX).
There are some differences but most things work the same or very similar ways.
Good Luck,
Herb Schulz
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