[OS X TeX] Re: The microtype mystery

[Herbert Schulz]

On Aug 26, 2010, at 3:22 PM, Peter Dyballa wrote:

> 
> Am 23.08.2010 um 05:48 schrieb Robert:
> 
>> the solution is to add the following lines after loading microtype:
>> 
>> \makeatletter
>> \def\MT at register@subst at font{\MT at exp@one at n\MT at in@clist\font at name\MT at font@list
>> \ifMT at inlist@\else\xdef\MT at font@list{\MT at font@list\font at name,}\fi}
>> \makeatother
> 
> 
> This code introduces an error when I try to use in a LaTeX file which compiles XeTeX and also with pdfTeX. This is the stripped down (all comments removed) preamble:
> 
> 	\documentclass{minimal}
> 	\usepackage{ifpdf,ifxetex}
> 	\usepackage[ngerman]{babel}
> 	\ifxetex
> 		\immediate\write16{==\jobname: Wir sind mit XeTeX==}
> 		\immediate\write16{==Ende XeTeX==}
> 	\else
> 		\immediate\write16{==Wir sind ohne XeTeX==}
> 	  \ifpdf
> 	  	\immediate\write16{==\jobname: Bonjour, PDF!==}
> 	    \usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
> 	    \usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
> 	  \else
> 	  	\immediate\write16{==¡Hola \jobname: DVI!==}
> 	  \fi
> 		\immediate\write16{==Wir sind kurz vor MicroType==}
> 	    \makeatletter%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
> 	    \def\MT at register@subst at font{\MT at exp@one at n\MT at in@clist\font at name\MT at font@list
> 	      \ifMT at inlist@\else\xdef\MT at font@list{\MT at font@list\font at name,}\fi}
> 	    \makeatother%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
> 	\fi
> 	\newcommand*{\Titel}[2]{%
> 	  \begingroup
> 	    #1
> 	    \ifxetex
> 	      \fontspec[LetterSpace=25,WordSpace=1.875]{Lucida Bright}%LetterSpace=37.5
> 	      \textcolor{Maroon}{#2}%
> 	    \else
> 	      \ifpdf
> 	        \textcolor{Maroon}{\textls[250]{#2}}%
> 	      \else
> 	        \textcolor{Maroon}{\so{#2}}%
> 	      \fi
> 	    \fi
> 	  \endgroup
> 	}
> 	
> 	\listfiles
> 	\pagestyle{empty}
> 	
> 	\begin{document}
> 	Text!
> 	\end{document}
> 
> With pdflatex and latex commands all is well, but with xelatex this is written into the shell:
> 
> 	==if: Wir sind mit XeTeX==
> 	==Ende XeTeX==
> 	! Too many }'s.
> 	l.108       \ifMT at inlist@\else\xdef\MT at font@list{\MT at font@list\font at name,}\fi}
> 	
> 	?
> 	! Emergency stop.
> 	l.108       \ifMT at inlist@\else\xdef\MT at font@list{\MT at font@list\font at name,}\fi}
> 	
> 	No pages of output.
> 
> When I comment your four lines, all's well for xelatex (in TeX Live 2008-2010).
> 
> 
> --
> Mit friedvollen Grüßen
> 
>  Pete
> 

Howdy,

I don't see where you loaded the microtype package? Those lines are supposed to go after the microtype package is loaded.

Good Luck,

Herb Schulz
(herbs at wideopenwest dot com)