XeTeX is broken after ConTeXt update
Hello, To get rid of dummy boxes instead of figures in XeTeX output, I've decided to update the stuff (I already has installed fresh latest TeXLive). I typed ctxtools --update then texexec --xtx --make en and even recreated format files from TeXLive GUI. After all, I get (c:/TeXLive2007/../texmf-local/tex/context/base/type-xtx.tex) ! Font \*myface12ptrmtfrm*:='"mapping=tex-text at 12.0pt"' not loadable: installed font not found. The test file is \enableregime[utf] \definetypeface[myface][rm][Xserif][Times New Roman] \setupbodyfont[myface, 12pt] \starttext Hello! \stoptext I can reinstall the TeXLive completely, but I need to know what is wrong to update it succesfully next time. Best, Vatcheslav Yatskovsky
Hi Vyatcheslav, I encountered the same problem a couple of weeks ago ... and it will probably not be fixed until luaTeX is out. The reason is that Hans is currently reworking bits and pieces of ConTeXt in order to prepare for the transition to luaTeX ... and font handling is apparently one of the things undergoing a massive overhaul these days. Unfortunately this appears to have broken compatibility with XeTeX. At the Epen conference Hans told me that he's going to finalize ConTeXt's font interface code for luaTeX first and then eventually backport everything to XeTeX. So for the time being your best bet might be to stick with the January version of ConTeXt included in TeXLive 2007. It's fairly stable and can be used for production purposes although it obviously won't benefit from the latest bug fixes to parts other than fonts. Alternatively, you might as well want to wait for the inaugural release of luaTeX. Best, Oliver
Hello,
To get rid of dummy boxes instead of figures in XeTeX output, I've decided to update the stuff (I already has installed fresh latest TeXLive). I typed ctxtools --update then texexec --xtx --make en and even recreated format files from TeXLive GUI. After all, I get
(c:/TeXLive2007/../texmf-local/tex/context/base/type-xtx.tex) ! Font \*myface12ptrmtfrm*:='"mapping=tex-text at 12.0pt"' not loadable: installed font not found.
The test file is \enableregime[utf]
\definetypeface[myface][rm][Xserif][Times New Roman] \setupbodyfont[myface, 12pt]
\starttext Hello! \stoptext
I can reinstall the TeXLive completely, but I need to know what is wrong to update it succesfully next time.
Best, Vatcheslav Yatskovsky
Hello Oliver, I reinstalled TeXLive2007 from scratch -- fonts work fine, but .pdf images are replaced by dummy rectangles. (ImageMagik makes no difference.) After manually updating ConTeXt files to the current release -- font handling is broken. So, there is no way to use XeTeX for me. :((( -- Best, Vyatcheslav Yatskovsky
Vyatcheslav Yatskovsky wrote:
Hello Oliver,
I reinstalled TeXLive2007 from scratch -- fonts work fine, but .pdf images are replaced by dummy rectangles. (ImageMagik makes no difference.)
This sounds like the command execution extension is turned off. Whether or not ConTeXt is allowed to run other programs from within (Xe)TeX is controlled by a variable in texmf.cnf called shell_escape. That variable is likely set to f (false) after initial installation, but should be easy to fix if you can find the texmf.cnf on your disk, and set the variable to t (true) instead. Best, Taco
Oliver Buerschaper wrote:
Hi Vyatcheslav,
I encountered the same problem a couple of weeks ago ... and it will probably not be fixed until luaTeX is out.
It appears to me that reverting back to the situation from three months ago would already be a step forward from what we have now, yes? Taco
I encountered the same problem a couple of weeks ago ... and it will probably not be fixed until luaTeX is out.
It appears to me that reverting back to the situation from three months ago would already be a step forward from what we have now, yes?
As far as fonts are concerned ... definitely yes! Oliver
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