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diff --git a/macros/luatex/latex/selnolig/README b/macros/luatex/latex/selnolig/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..6fa78bb1a8 --- /dev/null +++ b/macros/luatex/latex/selnolig/README @@ -0,0 +1,25 @@ +The selnolig package suppresses typographic ligatures selectively, i.e., based +on predefined search patterns. The search patterns identify ligatures that are +deemed inappropriate because they span morpheme boundaries. For example, the +word *shelfful*, which is mentioned in the TeXbook as a word for which the "ff" +ligature might be inappropriate, is automatically typeset as shelf{}ful, +i.e., without the ff ligature. + +For English and German language documents, the selnolig package provides +extensive rules for the selective suppression of so-called "common" ligatures. +These comprise the ff, fi, fl, ffi, and ffl ligatures as well as the ft and +fft ligatures. Other f-ligatures, such as fb, fh, fj and fk, are suppressed +globally. However, the package provides exceptions for names and words of +non-English/German origin, such as fjord and Kafka. + +For English language documents, the package further provides ligature +suppression rule for a number of so-called "discretionary" or "rare" +ligatures, such as ct, st, and sp. + +The package's user guide is in the file selnolig.pdf. If you're not (yet) +familiar with this package, you may want to at least skim the user guide in +order to get a sense of how the package may be used. + +The selnolig package requires use of the LuaLaTeX format provided by a recent +TeX distribution, such as TeXLive2015 or MiKTeX2.9. + |