[metapost] MetaPost and XeTeX

[José Carlos Santos]

On 02-06-2010 12:03, Taco Hoekwater wrote:

>> Yesterday, Taco Hoekwater made a reference to MetaPost 2.0. I would like
>> to know if this new version will be able to work with XeTeX. [...] and I
>> wanted to be able to use within the graphics the same fonts that were
>> used within the text.
>
> For label typesetting, I assume?

Yes, of course.

> For the standalone MetaPost the answer is no (unless you limit xetex
> to traditional TeX (Type1) fonts and find a way to make it output
> traditional dvi). MetaPost is based on PostScript, and as such it does
> not support OpenType/TrueType fonts, nor are there short-term plans to
> add such support.
>
> It would be possible to combine the library component of metapost
> with xetex, much like it is integrated into LuaTeX. Then the label
> typesetting can be done in the typesetting engine itself. This would
> work even with the current metapost, but you will have to contact a
> xetex developer for that.

I think I will do that.

Best regards,

Jose Carlos Santos