Is there some way allow PDF search to find words with ligatures? I use XeLaTeX.
\documentclass{book}
\begin{document}
Prefix.
\end{document}
In the resulting pdf file, searching for the word "Prefix" fails.
copy/pasteligaturespdfxetex
Is there some way allow PDF search to find words with ligatures? I use XeLaTeX.
\documentclass{book}
\begin{document}
Prefix.
\end{document}
In the resulting pdf file, searching for the word "Prefix" fails.
Best Answer
Add
\usepackage{fontspec}
. This actually loads the packagefontenc
, which would solve your problem for pdfLaTeX.As a result, the ec fonts are loaded instead of the standard Computer Modern fonts, as Ulrike remarked in the comments. For other fonts, other solutions might apply; this answer addresses a standard setup as seen in the OP's MWE.