I think this entry, from the output of "TeXdoc XeTeX", is what you are looking for, Sasi :
mapping=<font map> Uses the specified font mapping for this font. This uses the TECKit engine to transform unicode characters in the last-minute processing stage of the source. For example, mapping=tex-text will enable the classical mappings from ugly ascii ``---'' to proper typographical glyphs “—”, and so on. Philip Taylor -------- Sasi Kumar wrote: > Dear friends, > > When I enter two consecutive "minus" signs, it does not typeset in the form > of a long dash as in latex. Instead, it appears as two small dashes together. > So, what should I enter to obtain a long dash? Perhaps, the same difference > exists in the way three dashes are also typeset in xelatex. If it does, could > someone please guide me on how to get the corresponding dashes in xelatex > that one gets in plain latex? I have another doubt too. This is regarding > what is usually called "smart quotes". You know those cute-looking quotes > with a bulb at the bottom instead of the straight dashes. I am not able to > get them in xelatex, whereas they used to appear by default in latex when the > appropriate quote symbols are used. > > Thanks in advance for any help. > > Regards, > Sasi -------------------------------------------------- Subscriptions, Archive, and List information, etc.: http://tug.org/mailman/listinfo/xetex
