Unicode pictograms to mark progressively rising values:
https://www.draketo.de/anderes/unicode-icon-progressions

For Ace Maths I searched for unicode icons to mark progression: show that you’re getting better. Since I found a lot of different options (from simple sparklines to a huge list of animals), I’m collecting them in this article.

Includes a tip for somewhat better, automatic #unicode "image" suppport #LaTeX with plain #pdflatex / #pdftex

@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

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

Can anyone tell my why pdflatex fails to use a PNG image when it doesn't have ".png" at the end of the filename - despite me telling pdflatex explicitly that it's a PNG image.

Whyyyyy?!?

#pdfLaTeX #TeX #pdfTeX #TeXLive

ちなみに現在の LaTeX2e は e-TeX 拡張と pdfTeX の一部機能（\pdfstrcmp プリミティブ等）を必須とするので，LaTeX が支配的な TeX 界隈において，Knuthian TeX を除いては「e-TeX 拡張が有効でない処理系」はほぼ絶滅したと言ってよいはず．
#TeX #eTeX #pdfTeX #TeXLaTeX

@matteodelabre Un code source « propre » pour un texte long, c’est la garantie d’une composition bourrée de défauts. #TeX, #pdfTeX, #XeTeX et #LuaTeX sont excellents, meilleurs que les compositeurs d’#InDesign ou de #QuarkXPress, mais il ne faut pas non plus croire aux miracles.
En conclusion, je dirai que lorsqu’en effet on intervient manuellement pour corriger un comportement de #LaTeX et Cie, il vaut mieux savoir exactement pourquoi on le fait. Bref, il faut se former à la typographie.

Vi starter med det enkleste dokumentet en kan lage i LaTeX med en tekst om en ny og spennede elektrisk bil tatt i fra Teknisk Ukeblad fra noen år tilbake.

\documentclass{article}\begin{document}\begin{center}Cummings's elektriske vogn.\end{center}I Chicago har en bekjendt elektriker, \emph{G. K. Cummings}, nylig fuldf{\o}rt et elektrisk kj{\o}ret{\o}i, som siges at tilfredsstille alle fordringer til en god og hurtig befordring, og af hvilken vi efter \emph{Electrical Review, N. Y.}, her gjengiver en afbildning.\end{document}Code language: TeX (tex)

Hvis en har fått satt opp pdftex/pdflatex til å genere A4-pdf (21 × 29,7 cm), vil plassering av siden være litt feil siden TeX som standard generer en Letter (8½ x 11″ ≈ 21,6 x 27,9 cm). Legg til hyperref og pdflatex vil vite hvilken papirstørrelse en bruker, dvs. Letter, som kanskje egentlig ikke er det en vil ha.

\documentclass{article}\usepackage{hyperref}Code language: TeX (tex)

Legg til a4paper og ting blir slik en normalt vil ha det.

\documentclass[a4paper]{article}\usepackage{hyperref}Code language: TeX (tex)

https://aslakr.folk.ntnu.no/2008/02/intro-til-latex/

#A4 #hyperref #LaTeX #Letter #pdflatex #pdftex #TeX #TeXLaTeX #usepackage