[OS X TeX] ligature fi not appearing

[Herbert Schulz]

On May 13, 2009, at 5:54 PM, Jason Davies wrote:

> Herbert Schulz wrote on 13/5/09 at 23:49
>
>> It appears that you are using a URW Times font. Could you provide a
>> minimal, but complete and compilable, example document so we can see
>> what may be causing the problem?
>
>
> Hi Herbert
>
> Not sure if this list will allow attachments so i've pasted also  
> below. THis is the errant file with virtually all the text removed  
> except one suitable sentence -- all commands are intact.
>
> Thanks
>
>
>
> %document follows
>
> \documentclass[b5paper, 12 pt]{article}
>
> \usepackage{harvard}
> \usepackage{setspace}
>
> \bibstyle{harvard}
> \usepackage{times}
>
> \setcounter {secnumdepth}{0}
>
> \normalsize
> \makeatletter
> \renewcommand\section{\@startsection
> {section}{1}{0mm}
> {-\baselineskip}
> {0.5\baselineskip}
> {\normalfont\large\itshape\bfseries}}
> %\makeatother
>
> \makeatletter
> \renewcommand\subsection{\@startsection
> {subsection}{2}{0mm}
> {-\baselineskip}
> {0.5\baselineskip}
> {\normalfont\large\itshape}}
>
> %\makeatother
> \makeatletter
> \renewcommand\subsubsection{\@startsection
> {subsubsection}{3}{4mm}
> {-\baselineskip}
> {0.1\baselineskip}
> {\normalfont\normalsize\itshape}}
> \begin{document}
> that `if a lack of unanimity in definition disqualifies the word  
> ``belief'' from scholarly use, then the same problem also  
> disqualifies every substitute term that has yet been proposed.'
>
>
>
> \end{document}

Howdy,

What I notice is that the fi ligature is embedded into the source  
file. If I convert the fi ligature to separate f and i there is no  
problem when I compile the source.

Good Luck,

Herb Schulz
(herbs at wideopenwest dot com)