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How to loop through ligtable in Metafont?

In roman.mf the kerning is defined for the Computer Modern Roman fonts. I would like to write the ligtable definitions more efficiently but everything I try is wrong: % With macro def group_kerning(...
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Palatino kerning issue

There are a number of digital versions of Palatino: Palatino LT Pro, Book Antiqua, TeX Gyre Pagella, Domitian and FPL Neu. In a number of these (which include the version I am using) there is a ...
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Kerning with Lualatex

This is a recurring topic, but I haven't found a satisfactory and up-to-date answer. I apologize for any redundancy. I'd like to use Hoefler Text within Linux/Tex Live. I installed the font as a ...
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Adjust italic correction for a math symbol for subscripts

I am using the DejaVu math font and noticed that the zero in f_0 is very far away from the f. % !TeX program = lualatex \documentclass{article} \usepackage{unicode-math} \setmathfont{texgyredejavu-...
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Weird kerning after apostrophe

I want to use the ETbb font in my document, but there is one thing in particular that is weird about it. The spacing after an apostrophe is sometimes too much. I do not know if this is intentional, ...
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Spacing for typewriter font looks off without fulflexing option in lstlisting [duplicate]

I'm trying to get the spacing and font to look clean in my lstlisting output window. Right now, if I enable the columns=fullflexible option, it makes the font truly monospaced and it perfectly aligns ...
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Is there a way to add italic correction at the end of inline math?

I would like to add italic correction at the end of inline math, depending on the italic correction of the last math character. Here is a MWE showing why I would like to have that: %! TEX program = ...
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How do I get italic correction in LuaLaTex with unicode-math and \left \right?

The story about italic correction in LuaLaTeX when using unicode-math seems to be an old one. However, the issue does not appear to be fixed. Here is what it looks like with unicode-math and without ...
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Diacritics and font changing commands

See the following code. %!TeX Program = lualatex \documentclass{article} \usepackage{fontspec} \newfontfamily\cmuserif{CMU-serif} \newfontfamily\charissil{CharisSIL} \begin{document} \begin{tabular}{...
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Lato font not separating letters ft and ti

I am using the Lato font for a document, but whenever the letters "ft" and "ti" are next to eachother, this font cannot separate the characters. When doing a copy-paste of the word ...
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Minion Math font `'` and `\prime` behaves differently

I am using Minion Math to typeset a book. The editor asked if it is possible to lower the position of the ' in equations when it is used with a lowercase p letter. I noticed that the behaviour of ' ...
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LuaLaTeX and Microtype with cmbright -- spacing and kerning

I like the cmbright typeface, like what microtype does, and love the facilities LuaLaTeX can offer. However, microtype's kerning and spacing features are not compatible with LuaLaTeX. I definitely ...
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Problem with custom font feature for addition kerning in OpenType font

I try to add some custom kerning to an OpenType font used with fontspec under lualatex. The real-world example uses the Brill fonts, but as they are not part of TeX Live I use Libertinus in the ...
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What does TeX do to make text more beautiful? (Answer: four things.)

This original question was: Are fonts rendered more beautifully with LaTeX than with other systems, such as Word? The larger question really is: Beyond overall document layout, what specifically ...
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How to fix scrlayer-scrpage / microtype kerning issue?

I am experiencing a weird interaction between scrlayer-scrpage package from Koma Script and a custom microtype setting. I am using scrartcl class together with Minion Pro font and scrlayer-scrpage. I ...
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