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I'm using XeLaTeX typesetting Chinese fonts in my document. (So XeLaTeX is the only suitable way for me to do my stuff.) I want to use the LaTex original ptm font to typeset all English text.

I know there is a simple way to use Times-related fonts in XeLaTeX, like setmainfont{Times New Roman}. But in this way, the ligature doesn't work, even if using:

defaultfontfeatures{Ligatures=TeX}

setmainfont{Times New Roman}

And anyhow, I still want to use the original ptm font, not Times New Roman. There're still some essential designing difference if one look closer at it. I prefer ptm. So how can I use ptm?

I'd found

DeclareFixedFont{PTMtext}{OT1}{ptm}{m}{n}{12pt}

PTMtext{blah blah}

works, but only affects in a little region, i.e. cannot work in section title or math inline mode such like $a=0 text{if needed}$, in which 'if needed' is still in lmr style. And renewcommand{rmdefault}{ptm} doesn't work too.

There's nothing more than a visual comparison, showing that ptm is exactly the same as what you get with TeX Gyre Termes.

documentclass{article}

usepackage{amsmath}



usepackage{fontspec}



setmainfont{TeX Gyre Termes}

newfontfamily{OTIMES}{Times New Roman}



deffn"#1/#2"{#1}%



begin{document}



{OTIMES abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzfifl expandafterfnfontnamefont}



abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzfifl expandafterfnfontnamefont



{fontencoding{OT1}fontfamily{ptm}selectfont

abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzfifl fontnamefont}



{OTIMES ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ expandafterfnfontnamefont}



ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ expandafterfnfontnamefont



{fontencoding{OT1}fontfamily{ptm}selectfont

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ fontnamefont}



itshape



{OTIMES abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzfifl expandafterfnfontnamefont}



abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzfifl expandafterfnfontnamefont



{fontencoding{OT1}fontfamily{ptm}selectfont

abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzfifl fontnamefont}



{OTIMES ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ expandafterfnfontnamefont}



ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ expandafterfnfontnamefont



{fontencoding{OT1}fontfamily{ptm}selectfont

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ fontnamefont}



end{document}

As you can also see, also the italic font in TeX Gyre Termes matches ptm, although there are small differences in kerning.

Define an own fontface. If you are using one of the KOMA-Script classes
you can define the headers in an easy way to use Times.

documentclass{article}

usepackage{amsmath}

usepackage{unicode-math}

%setmainfont{what ever you want}

newfontfaceTimes{Times New Roman MT Std}% I have only this otf version

begin{document}

Latin Modern



{Times $a=0 text{ if needed}$}



section{LatinModern}

subsection{Times Times New Roman} 

foo Times foo

end{document}