[OS X TeX] Microtype Fix (from: Microtype mystery)

[R. Vijay Krishna]

On Aug 30, 2010, at 4:33 PM, Ross Moore wrote:

>>>> \ifxetex
>>>> ....
>>>> \else
>>>> ...
>>>> \fi
>>>> %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
>>>> %%%%%%%%%  Fix for 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 is fine, since without {microtype} you can never
> actually call the internal \MT at register@subst at font ;
> so it cannot do any harm to have this definition.
> 
>> 
> It's because you are thinking like a person, not like
> a machine that interprets TeX coding.   :-)
> 
> 
> Does this clarify it now?
> 
> 	Ross


Hello Ross,

This does indeed work.  Thank you for your patient explanation which makes things much clearer.  I've been told on numerous occasions that my biggest failing is thinking too much like a person.  Rest assured, I'm trying my best to change.  :-)

Vijay