> No you don't. Leave all fonts at default setting. cm-super will select the
right glyphs
> automatically for you. (The default are the different shapes of the Computer
modern fonts and
> CM-super is their vector replacement.)
...
>
> If you really want to use another font than Computer modern, then use ttf/otf
fonts via the docment
> font settings option "use-non TeX fonts". For more info abot this option, see
the LyX userGuide,
> sec. 3.7 "Fonts and Text Styles"
...
> All fonts that you can select via the document settings are installed. The
next LyX version supports
> a few more fonts, but thanks to XeTeX you can use nowadays every font you like
as TTF or OTF font.
Uwe, thanks for clarifications.
But now I am wondering if I got you right on
the implications of your answers?
Suppose, a novice (as myself) wants to prepare an aesthetically
looking PDF, with vector fonts, of a multilingual document. He
leans to enjoy the conveniences of LyX/MiKTeX. Then he has at
least 3 options:
1.
Chose the "TeX"-fonts and rely on the wits of LyX/MiKTeX.
If, say, a Cyrillic script is in heavy presence, then install
'cmcyr'+'cm-super' font packages. That leaves a freedom to vary
the family (Serif|Sans|Typewriter) and many other attributes.
But not the "design" -- that part of "look and feel" which is not
captured by the above attributes. This locks the user within a
single font "design" -- CM (Computer Modern);
2.
Suppose there is a need to switch between several designs
(say, in order to convey a touch of other times and places).
There is still an option to stay with the "TeX-fonts".
For instance, a Cyrillic package PSCyr offers several designs
of Postscript fonts -- Academy, Handbook, College, Antiqua,
Lazurski, and a number of others.
But then the author is all by himself, no lifeline from
LyX/MiKTeX. There is a hairball of issues revolving around the
font management infrastructure (NFSS ?) behind the TeX, LaTeX
and MiKTeX. The downsides:
2.1. Tons of reading, learning and experimenting. Quite
a feat of heavy-lifting for a novice;
2.2. The entire idea does not sit well with the automation
of MiKTeX. Hand-made changes in various files are useless
for they will be wiped off come a next update "on-the-fly";
2.3. Will the PSCyr fonts coexist peacefully with CM and, possibly,
yet another package within same document? That might require
a local stand-apart font installation, at the very least.
Perhaps, some non-trivial TeX-programming, too.
3.
Alternatively, one could opt to leave a scary tight underworld
of "TeX-fonts". And step into a wide open sunny land of Open Type
Fonts available through XeTeX/LuaTeX. The gains:
3.1. Plenty of beautiful OTF/TFF fonts preinstalled on Windows;
3.2. Even more of mighty flexible fonts are available from other
sources. Linux Libertine is a notable example (thanks, Maria).
3.3. Switching between the different font designs any time any
place is incredibly easy, just take a look at a sample at
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XeTeX#Example
4.
Given (1,2,3), what would be a compelling reason to prefer
the Tex-fonts + pdfLatex over XeTeX/LuaTeX?
5.
More specifically, if one chooses to go with XeTeX (or LuaTeX),
5.1. Would that cost one any problems with typesetting a math?
5.2. Would there be incompatibilities with the "pre-XeTeX"
packages? Would one lose an access to some irreplaceable
legacy code?
I would appreciate your insight and opinion.
Best regards,
Leonid
