On Apr 22, 2010, at 6:10 AM, Ross Laird wrote:

> I mostly use XeTeX (rather than LaTeX). Can Org be setup to use the  
> XeTeX
> engine? I've looked at the variable org-export-latex-classes (as  
> well as
> org-export-latex-package-alist), and it looks like I can insert the
> XeTeX-specific code:
>
>   \TeXXeTstate=1
>   \usepackage{fontspec,xunicode}
>    
> \defaultfontfeatures 
> {Numbers=OldStyle,Scale=MatchLowercase,Mapping=tex-text}
>   \setmainfont{Sabon LT Std}
>   \setromanfont[Mapping=tex-text]{Sabon LT Std}
>   \setsansfont[Scale=MatchUppercase]{Myriad Pro}
>   \usepackage{xltxtra}
>
> But can Org use XeTeX? The command is "xelatex" rather than "latex".
>
> Ross
>
> --
> Ross A. Laird, PhD
> www.rosslaird.com

Aloha Ross,

Earlier this month when changes were made to the LaTeX export  
configuration, xetex compatibility was left to the user.  There is a  
footnote to this effect in the manual:

[103] The default LaTeX output is designed for processing with pdftex  
or latex. It includes packages that are not compatible with xetex and  
possibly luatex. See the variables org-export-latex-default-packages- 
alist and org-export-latex-packages-alist.

If you get export to xetex working, I think it would be useful to  
document the solution either here on the mailing list or, better,  
somewhere on Worg.

HTH,
Tom