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author | Sanjoy Mahajan <sanjoy@olin.edu> | 2007-01-19 03:53:28 +0000 |
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committer | Sanjoy Mahajan <sanjoy@olin.edu> | 2007-01-19 03:53:28 +0000 |
commit | 8a9b6125f576afa26e20e40d1ddf43c530a828ca (patch) | |
tree | cdb66b407a0e4c9b5253eff603705c0675d376a9 /Build/source/texk/tetex/context/texexec.man | |
parent | 0f9244279004bdb6a40bee95968b39b457f94696 (diff) |
ConTeXt manpage updates
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diff --git a/Build/source/texk/tetex/context/texexec.man b/Build/source/texk/tetex/context/texexec.man index 2cb3e94ca5f..19f56dab96b 100644 --- a/Build/source/texk/tetex/context/texexec.man +++ b/Build/source/texk/tetex/context/texexec.man @@ -575,60 +575,22 @@ Generate format (.fmt) files used by ConTeXt (used during installation): steps have to be taken to get \fBtexexec\fP to work beyond installing ruby and having the \fBruby\fP(1) binary in your path. -.SH "ENCODINGS" -.IP -Some languages require specific character encodings to represent their -alphabets (beyond the basic ASCII encoding). Although you can use TeX -commands to represent these characters, such as ``\f(CW\e.z\fP'', it's -easier to use a text editor that includes direct support for these -characters and let ConTeXt translate them to the necessary TeX -commands. For some languages, this approach can also improve the -performance of TeX's hyphenation algorithms. -.IP -ConTeXt supports several of the most commonly used encodings. -Check the files beginning with \fIenco-\fP, \fIlang-\fP, and -\fIfont-\fP in the ConTeXt distribution for more information. -.IP -\fBweb2c\fP distributions (such as \fBteTeX\fP) support a mechanism to -map document encodings to ConTeXt's internal encoding, font -encodings, and hyphenation patterns. \fBtexexec\fP provides a document -option and a command-line flag to pass the necessary information to -\fBtex\fP(1) or \fBpdftex\fP(1). You can add lines such as -.EX -\f(CW%& --translate-file=cp1250pl\fP -.EE - -or - -.EX -\f(CW% --translate=cp1250pl\fP -.EE - -to the beginning of your document, or you can specify the \fB--translate\fP -flag on the command line, as -.EX -\f(CWtexexec --translate=il2pl somefile\fP -.EE - -Using language-specific encodings will make your file less -portable than using ASCII. It may then not be possible for other people to -typeset your documents on their systems. - .SH "SEE ALSO" -.IP \(bu -\fBbibtex\fP(1), \fBdvipdfmx\fP(1), \fBdvips\fP(1), \fBfmtutil\fP(1), -\fBmakeindex\fP(1), \fBmpost\fP(1), -\fBpdftex\fP(1), \fBpdftk\fP(1), \fBxetex\fP(1), -\fBruby\fP(1), \fBpsnup\fP(1), \fBtex\fP(1), \fBtexshow\fP(1), -\fBtexutil\fP(1). -.IP \(bu +.PP +\fBbibtex\fP(1), \fBctxtools\fP(1), \fBdvipdfmx\fP(1), \fBdvips\fP(1), +\fBfmtutil\fP(1), \fBmakeindex\fP(1), \fBmpost\fP(1), +\fBmptopdf\fP(1), \fBpdftex\fP(1), \fBpdftk\fP(1), \fBruby\fP(1), +\fBpsnup\fP(1), \fBtex\fP(1), \fBtexfont\fP(1), \fBtexmfstart\fP(1), +\fBtexshow\fP(1), +\fBtexutil\fP(1), \fBxetex\fP(1). +.PP The texexec manual .IR mtexexec.pdf , available from .URL "http://www.pragma-ade.com/dir/general/manuals/" "PRAGMA ADE" . -.IP \(bu +.PP Donald E. Knuth's \fIThe TeXbook\fP. -.IP \(bu +.PP .URL "http://www.contextgarden.net" "ConTeXt wiki" . .SH "AUTHOR" |