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304 bytes added ,  22:09, 8 March 2005
Changed to issues: notes on extra mem bug fix and Hoefler Italic
; [[Fonts in XeTeX|Typescripts]] : There are a number of typescripts defined to get a XeTeX user started.
===LimitationsIssues===
(as of [[26 November]] [[2004]])
; Bookmarks : XeTeX uses dvipdfmx's specials for references, bookmarks, and the like. ConTeXt uses some of these specials "out of spec", and may result in some strangeness in certain documents.
; PDF Literals : Because XeTeX relies on Apple's APIs to create PDFs, it is unable to take advantage of certain specials and other types of features that use native (literal) PDF commands.
; Occasionally Explodes : Once in a while, XeTeX will fall into an infinite loop. I'm not entirely sure what circumstances trigger it (probably an overfull box), but it can be stopped with <tt>killall xetex</tt> in a terminal window. This has now been traced to a setting in [[texmf.cnf]], where <tt>extra_mem_bot.context</tt> or <tt>extra_mem_bot</tt> is set to a non-zero value. If you encounter the infinite loop, then check your texmf.cfg file(s) to eradicate this value. ('''''fixed in 0.90+'''''); Hoefler Italic is too fancy : Hoefler Italic has swashes enabled by deault. This is actually a product of Apple's implementation of the font. If this is unsuitable for you, add the feature: <tt>Smart Swashes=!Line Final Swashes</tt> to the HoeflerItalic font synonym in type-xtx.

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