XeTeX ⇒ Long dash with other fonts in XeLatex

[curiouslearn]

Hello,

I am using Garamond font through XeLatex. How can one get em-dash or en-dash in this case. The usual technique of typing "--" for en-dash and "---" for em-dash does not work. I read on the Xetex page that this is because some fonts other than Computer Modern do not have the ligatures to make this conversion. What is the solution?

Thanks.

[meho_r]

Did you try with Mapping option:

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\usepackage{fontspec}
\usepackage{xltxtra}
\usepackage{xunicode}

\defaultfontfeatures{Scale=MatchLowercase,Mapping=tex-text}

Mapping=tex-text should make all tex commands regarding double quotes, dashes etc. available. You can declare it the way I mentioned for applicability through whole document (recommended) or use it as an option of a particular font (e.g. \setmainfont[Mapping=tex-text]{Adobe Garamond Pro})

[curiouslearn]

Thanks meho_r. I have not tried that. I will try that.