Re: [OS X TeX] Kanbun (漢文) and French...

Peter Dyballa Peter_Dyballa at Web.DE
Sat Jan 3 16:26:24 EST 2009


Am 03.01.2009 um 03:12 schrieb Jean-Christophe Helary:

> It looks like I need special packages, according to:
> http://www.geocities.co.jp/HeartLand-Icho/9917/tex.htm
>
> For example, if you check the lower third of this page:
> http://www.klavis.info/tategaki.html
>

I think I'll need a rebirth in Japan soon! (Although I *can*  
understand « la gare » in Japanese – partly a German joke – and *I*  
don't believe in this nonsense.)

> [...]
>
> So it is not really only about having to select a font, but rather  
> about having specific commands that properly display the 4 elements  
> combination.

More on the subject: this all might be true for writing in "normal" 7- 
bit or 8-bit *latex. I don't understand why it needs to be so  
complicated in a ripe environment where you can use Unicode and the  
characters as they are contained as glyphs in the font.

>
> But I am still struggling to property display French...


I'll send you privately a file that *will* do!

--
Greetings

   Pete

A common mistake that people make when trying to design something  
completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete  
fools.





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