We pushed the first post-#TeXlive 2025 update. Apart from a few pending patches, we spend some time on what we call retrotex and retropost.

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#TeXLaTeX because general #LuaTeX is affected.

#ConTeXt #TeXConTeXt #LuaMetaTeX

Standard interchange image format for Open Source DTP

Hi people,

with all the mayor GUI #DTP software reaching their peak: #GIMP, #Scribus and #Inkscape; and the well established #TeX software #ConTeXt and #SpeedataPublisher, and #ImageMagick we need a serious discussion about which image format we should adopt that works seamlessly across all these applications and it is generally accepted in the press workflow, whereas is embedded or not into a PDF file.

It should be something that has good quality, supports #CMYK and Alpha channels and it is #opensource friendly and perhaps an #openstandard.

I would dare to say that perhaps jpeg2000 matches most of them, it exists from a very long time and can be adopted as common ground, however it is need a combined effort, if what I am writing makes sense for you.

ImageMagick supports it, Gimp 3 currently doesn't, #LuaTeX and #LuaMetaTeX neither. I guess that Inkscape once it will be able to export in CMYK it will decide which format using to store images in CMYK with alpha into a PDF.

It would be very beneficial if we can adopt a format that works everywhere and it is press friendly, thanks.

@ngorongoro

#markdown #luatex #pandoc #zettlr #manuskript

Ich werfe diesen Link in den Ring…

https://www.h-felder.de/computer/markdown.html

@saxnot As to microtype, it’s the other way around: support for #xetex is more limited than for #luatex (although differences are minimal).

@saxnot There are several reasons. One of them is #xetex lacks a true #bidi model. But more importantly, #luatex provides tools for #PDF not available in #pdftex or #xetex. A couple of links: https://www.texdev.net/2024/11/05/engine-news-from-the-latex-project • https://latex3.github.io/babel/guides/migrating-xetex-luatex.html

#texlatex

Just wondering how can I persuade #chatgpt and #copilot that #babel does fully support #Unicode and #OpenType, and works seamless with #luatex and #xetex. 😖

#multilingual #texlatex

Now that #luatex is the recommended engine for LaTeX, you can find in the #babel site minimal localized documents for about 300 languages ​​and 45 scripts. There are also basic guides on how to migrate from #pdftex and #xetex.

#multilingual #texlatex #localization

https://latex3.github.io/babel/guides/index-locale.html

News about #LaTeX from Joseph Wright: #LuaTeX is the recommended system, and #XeTeX is not recommended. #pdfTeX is still supported, but it is better to start new projects with luaTeX. Full news in the link below. #TexLaTeX

https://www.texdev.net/2024/11/05/engine-news-from-the-latex-project

I’m in the process of revising the babel manual. In version 24.11 many outdated comments have been revised or directly deleted, sections restructured, and certain explanations expanded. Additionally, a greater number of examples have been included. Suggestions and requests are welcome.

https://mirror.math.princeton.edu/pub/CTAN/macros/latex/required/babel/base/babel.pdf

https://latex3.github.io/babel/

#texlatex #multilingual #localization #xetex #luatex #unicode

I pored through the intertubes and finally have a working setup for #OrgMode + #LuaTeX + #Beamer that supports emojos! :moomin_yay:
https://paste.sr.ht/~raingloom/7638251895746f90ef0a20e037511210bf786703

@exa I don’t think she refers to #latex, but babel (#xetex, #luatex) does support CJK, Arabic, Hindi... Actually, about 300 languages, with several levels of coverage.

Fiddling around with the ecosystem around #luatex, #sagetex and #quarto and honestly it‘s more and more cool over time how we have this whole ecosystem where programming, design, documentation and visualization can intertwine. It‘s not always perfect obviously, you have your jank and everything. And some aspects invite high-cloud dreaming. But it‘s in many respects awesome how much is just… well, just possible. It‘s really exciting to see.

Im letzten Vortrag des Tages beschäftigt sich Hans Hagen mit „The Performance Narrative“ und gibt einen Überblick über die unterschiedlichen #TeX Compiler, deren Resourcennutzung, ein Paar Einblicke in Unterschiede zwischen #LuaMetaTeX und #LuaTeX sowie Faktoren, die Kompilierungszeiten beeinflussen.

#TeXLaTeX #TeXConTeXt @context

Gavin about #documentation for #MetaPost:

I am working with #MetaPost in #ConTeXt. Here are the resources I use, roughly in the order I search when trying to solve a problem.

➤ #MetaFun Manual (http://www.pragma-ade.nl/general/manuals/metafun-p.pdf) This is most comprehensive and helpful source.
➤ MetaPost Manual (http://mirrors.ctan.org/systems/doc/metapost/mpman.pdf) This is not specific to ConTeXt, but it is very useful.
➤ The MetaFun page on the ConTeXt wiki (https://wiki.contextgarden.net/Graphics_and_media/Tutorials/Graphical_programming_with_MetaPost_and_MetaFun)
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#LuaTeX #LuaMetaTeX

@esther@strangeobject.space If lualatex is an option, with babel you can get proper hyphenation even without explicit markup:

\documentclass{article}

\usepackage[greek, english]{babel}
\babelprovide[onchar=ids fonts]{greek}
\babelfont{rm}{NewComputerModern10}

\begin{document}

English Ελληνικά English

\end{document}

#texlatex #greek #localization #babel #multilingual #luatex

Wie jetzt, Google Tabellen statt LaTeX??

New page in the babel site: a list of counters by locale tag, extracted from the ini files: #Arabic, #CJK, #Hindi, #Bulgarian, #Hebrew, and more.

https://latex3.github.io/babel/guides/list-of-counters.html

#texlatex #localization #multilingual #xetex #luatex

Now that’s something new: Debugging a low-level babel error in typesetting #Tibetan in #LuaTeX. I thought we had modernized our multilingual typesetting pipeline to get rid of quite a few annoyances, but apparently one is never really done. #TeXLaTeX

New in babel 3.93:
* More Hebrew numerals.
* Chinese calendar.
* Added 6 ‘bare minimum locales’: Southern Altai, Divehi, Ancient Egyptian, Egyptian Arabic, Phoenician, Newari.

#texlatex #tex #babel #localization #multilingual #xetex #luatex

From #CTAN:

Chetan Shirore and Ajit Kumar submitted the luanumint package.

Version: 1.0 2023-07-24
License: lppl1.3c

Summary description: Numerical integration using Lua inside LaTeX documents

https://ctan.org/pkg/luanumint

#TeXLaTeX #luatex