Greek letters not printed in text mode

[itzsimpl]

Description

When in text or math text mode (\mathrm, \mathit, \mathbf) I access Greek letters via the respective latex commands (e.g. \gamma, \Gamma) no character is printed. Using Unicode Greek letters, however, everything is ok.

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Minimal example demonstrating the issue

\documentclass{article}

\usepackage[math-style=french,bold-style=upright]{unicode-math} 

\setmainfont{EBGaramond12-Regular.otf}[ % https://github.com/georgd/EB-Garamond
    Path=fonts/EBGaramond/,
    Ligatures={TeX,Discretionary},
    UprightFeatures={
        SizeFeatures={
            {Size=-8, Font={EBGaramond08-Regular.otf}},
            {Size= 8-, Font={EBGaramond12-Regular.otf}}
        }
    }, 
    ItalicFont={EBGaramond12-Italic.otf},
    ItalicFeatures={
        SizeFeatures={
            {Size=-8, Font={EBGaramond08-Italic.otf}},
            {Size= 8-, Font={EBGaramond12-Italic.otf}}
        }
    },
    Mapping=tex-text,
    Numbers={OldStyle},
    AutoFakeBold=1.5
]

\setmathfont{Garamond-math.otf}[ % https://github.com/YuanshengZhao/Garamond-Math
    Path=fonts/Garamond-Math/,
    StylisticSet={1,4} % Garamond based blackboard, Semibold variant 
] 

\begin{document}
    \begin{tabular}{lr}
        text & \noindent{γθξ ABCabc123\textsubscript{123}}\\
        bfseries & {\bfseries γθξ ABCabc123\textsubscript{123}}\\
        itshape & {\itshape γθξ ABCabc123\textsubscript{123}}\\
        math* & $γθξ ABCabc123^{123}$\\
        mathrm & $\mathrm{γθξ ABCabc123^{123}}$\\
        symrm & $\symrm{γθξ ABCabc123^{123}}$\\
        mathit & $\mathit{γθξ ABCabc123^{123}}$\\
        symit & $\symit{γθξ ABCabc123^{123}}$\\
        mathbf & $\mathbf{γθξ ABCabc123^{123}}$\\
        symbf & $\symbf{γθξ ABCabc123^{123}}$\\
        mathbfit & $\mathbfit{γθξ ABCabc123^{123}}$\\
        symbfit & $\symbfit{γθξ ABCabc123^{123}}$\\
        mathbb & $\mathbb{γθξ ABCabc123^{123}}$\\
        symbb & $\symbb{γθξ ABCabc123^{123}}$\\
        \hline
        text & \noindent{\gamma\theta\xi ABCabc123\textsubscript{123}}\\
        bfseries & {\bfseries \gamma\theta\xi ABCabc123\textsubscript{123}}\\
        itshape & {\itshape \gamma\theta\xi ABCabc123\textsubscript{123}}\\
        math* & $\gamma\theta\xi ABCabc123^{123}$\\
        mathrm &$\mathrm{\gamma\theta\xi ABCabc123^{123}}$\\
        symrm & $\symrm{\gamma\theta\xi ABCabc123^{123}}$\\
        mathit &$\mathit{\gamma\theta\xi ABCabc123^{123}}$\\
        symit & $\symit{\gamma\theta\xi ABCabc123^{123}}$\\
        mathbf &$\mathbf{\gamma\theta\xi ABCabc123^{123}}$\\
        symbf & $\symbf{\gamma\theta\xi ABCabc123^{123}}$\\
        mathbfit& $\mathbfit{\gamma\theta\xi ABCabc123^{123}}$\\
        symbfit & $\symbfit{\gamma\theta\xi ABCabc123^{123}}$\\
        mathbb &$\mathbb{\gamma\theta\xi ABCabc123^{123}}$\\
        symbb & $\symbb{\gamma\theta\xi ABCabc123^{123}}$\\
    \end{tabular}
\end{document}

Further details

[wspr]

This appears to be a commonly confused point. \gamma "points to" a mathematical gamma symbol, so if the text font in \mathbf (or whatever) doesn't have mathematical letters it won't show anything.

It's not entirely out of the question that \gamma could point to a text gamma if inside \mathbf and a math gamma if not...

Comments from others?

[davidcarlisle]

I was going to reply similarly but I suspect it is easier to make it work than document why it's reasonable that it doesn't work.

\gamma points, via the mathcode, to whatever whatever unicode slot matches the current \symbxx alphabet so I suppose it's not unreasonable that for \mathxx it points to its natural unicode slot.

On 13 June 2018 at 14:30, Will Robertson notifications@github.com wrote:

This appears to be a commonly confused point. \gamma "points to" a mathematical gamma symbol, so if the text font in \mathbf (or whatever) doesn't have mathematical letters it won't show anything.

It's not entirely out of the question that \gamma could point to a text gamma if inside \mathbf and a math gamma if not...

Comments from others?

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