LyX ⇒ Minion Pro, pdfTeX and LyX

[harshakasi]

Hello,

Template used: classicthesis
LaTeX distribution: MikTeX 2.8
OS: Windows XP Professional SP2

I want to use the Minion Pro in my text and since MikTeX doesn't come with Minion Pro by default, I had to install it. I followed instructions from the CTAN source:
Link: http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/fonts/minionpro/
Installation files used:
scripts.zip
metrics-base.zip
enc-v2.000.zip
TeX distribution directory used ($TEXMFLOCAL): D:\Program Files\MiKTeX 2.8\

Installation procedures followed by referring:
http://www.latex-community.org/forum/do ... hp?id=2355

Now, when I compile my text based on classicthesis template I have an error message:

! pdfTeX error (font expansion): auto expansion is only possible with scalable fonts.

What is the solution to this problem ? Did I install the minion pro font correctly ? I checked them in the package repository, they don't seem to figure there. Where should I check exactly ?

Please guide me so that I am successful in using minion pro.

-Harsha

[Montag]

TeX distribution directory used ($TEXMFLOCAL): D:\Program Files\MiKTeX 2.8\

I take it you changed your local tex repository tree yourself? Usually, MikTeX 2.8 puts the local files under

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in Windows 7: C:\Users\username\Appdata\...

or something alike. It's also in the guide. You can check your MikTeX 2.8 settings when you open the MikTeX settings manager and view the "Roots" tab. Then activate "Show MikTeX-maintained root directories".

! pdfTeX error (font expansion): auto expansion is only possible with scalable fonts.

The problem seems to be connected to how exactly you enable it and then the use of the classicthesis-package. => http://ctan.org/pkg/classicthesis and then right-click on "Package documentation" (in English) and then "Save as ... ". Then search for "minion" .. you'll see classicthesis has its own special settings for Minion Pro.
I don't know why I can't find it right now but I remember there was a note in the documentation about spacing and Minion Pro.

Did I install the minion pro font correctly?

You should have if you followed the guide 1:1.

I checked them in the package repository, they don't seem to figure there. Where should I check exactly ?

This seems normal, as the installer did not install a package. You did. Into the local TeXMF-tree. And pdflatex only knows where to find the files for the font. It's a bit "nebulous" for me as well, but I regard it a bit as black box and honestly, it's been quite ok so far, my actions did not prove me wrong. So maybe you made an unintened mistake during the installation?

I think the problem is not connected to Lyx.