How can I create a PDF file from .tex file using xetex.exe?
What should I enter to console? I tried different combinations like xetex -pdf filepath and so but it doesn't work.
[Tex/LaTex] XeTeX compiling
compilingxetex
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You may use any otf or ttf font installed on your system. I tried the code you linked to both with "Times New Roman" and "Minion Pro" My Times New Roman seems not to have oldstyle nums, but Minio does
I don't know anything of Devanagari and Sanskrit; but here's an example that I obtained first by compiling without the second line, then copying from the PDF and pasting.
% Requires font Nakula by John Smith,
% see http://bombay.indology.info/software/fonts/devanagari/index.html
\documentclass[12pt]{article}
\usepackage{ifxetex}
\RequireXeTeX
\usepackage{fontspec}
\newfontfamily{\sanskritfont}[Script=Devanagari,Mapping=velthuis-sanskrit]{Nakula}
\newcommand\dn{\catcode`\~=12 \sanskritfont}
\newfontfamily{\directsanskrit}[Script=Devanagari]{Nakula}
\begin{document}
{\dn .o ga.ne"saaya nama.h}
{\directsanskrit ॐ गणेशाय नमः}
\end{document}
As far as I can see, the two lines are identical.
The lines
\newfontfamily{\sanskritfont}[Script=Devanagari,Mapping=velthuis-sanskrit]{Nakula}
\newcommand\dn{\catcode`\~=12 \sanskritfont}
have the same effect as your
\newcommand\dn{\catcode`\~=12
\fontspec[Script=Devanagari,Mapping=velthuis-sanskrit]{Nakula}}
but use XeTeX more efficiently.
Best Answer
XeTeX automatically outputs PDF (usually) so don’t enter any extra arguments. Try
xetex foofor a TeX document, andxelatex foofor a LaTeX document.