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max_mad666
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Linux libertine italic beautiful amph

Post by max_mad666 »

Hello,

Right now I'm using the following code

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\usepackage[libertine={Ligatures=TeX}]{libertineotf}
I'm quite happy but what is strange is that usually if you use a "good" serif font you get:

A normal amph "&" in general
An alternative amph quite styllictic in italic

But now I just get a normal tilted amph in italic "&"

How may i get a stylistic amph in italic ?

Thank you

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cgnieder
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Linux libertine italic beautiful amph

Post by cgnieder »

max_mad666 wrote:I'm quite happy but what is strange is that usually if you use a "good" serif font you get:

A normal amph "&" in general
An alternative amph quite styllictic in italic
I'm not sure that's true. With a good font you get in both cases a suiting ampersand. In my eyes this is the case with the libertine font. But then, beauty lies in the eye of the beholder, so...

Anyway. `libertine-otf' provides \libertineGlyph{} and the manual contains a comprehensive list of available glyphs.

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\documentclass{article}
\usepackage[libertine={Ligatures=TeX}]{libertineotf}

\begin{document}

Mumford \&\ Sons

\itshape
Mumford \&\ Sons

Mumford \libertineGlyph{ampersand.alt} Sons

\end{document}
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CrazyHorse
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Linux libertine italic beautiful amph

Post by CrazyHorse »

max_mad666 wrote:
A normal amph "&" in general
An alternative amph quite styllictic in italic

But now I just get a normal tilted amph in italic "&"

How may i get a stylistic amph in italic ?
define your own fontface:

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\documentclass{article}
\usepackage[libertine={Ligatures=TeX}]{libertineotf}
\newfontface\myit[Style=Alternate]{Linux Libertine O Italic}
\begin{document}

Mumford \&\ Sons

\myit
Mumford \&\ Sons

\end{document}
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