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authorKarl Berry <karl@freefriends.org>2012-03-30 22:59:00 +0000
committerKarl Berry <karl@freefriends.org>2012-03-30 22:59:00 +0000
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FAQ-en (30mar12)
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@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-% $Id: faq-bits+pieces.tex,v 1.23 2011/10/25 21:30:42 rf10 Exp rf10 $
+% $Id: faq-bits+pieces.tex,v 1.24 2012/03/10 13:56:18 rf10 Exp rf10 $
\section{Bits and pieces of \AllTeX{}}
@@ -765,18 +765,22 @@ option \pkgoption{utf8x}. Broadly, the difference is that
\pkgoption{utf8} deals with ``standard \latex{} fonts'' (those for
which \latex{} has a defined encoding), while \pkgoption{utf8x} deals
with pretty much anything for which it knows a mapping of a Unicode
-range to a font.
-
-The up-and-coming \tex{}-alike applications, \Qref*{\xetex{}}{Q-xetex}
-and \Qref*{\luatex{}}{Q-luatex} read \acro{UTF}-8 representations of
-Unicode as standard. They also use TrueType or OpenType fonts for
-output; each such font ``declares'' which part(s) of the Unicode space
-it covers, so that the \tex{}-alike engines can decide which font to
-use for which character.
+range to a font. As a general rule, you should never use
+\Package{ucs}/\pkgoption{utf8x} until you have convinced yourself that
+\Package{inputenc}/\pkgoption{utf8} can not do the job for you.
+
+`Modern' \tex{}-alike applications, \Qref*{\xetex{}}{Q-xetex} and
+\Qref*{\luatex{}}{Q-luatex} read their input using \acro{UTF}-8
+representations of Unicode as standard. They also use TrueType or
+OpenType fonts for output; each such font has tables that tell the
+application which part(s) of the Unicode space it covers; the tables
+enable the engines to decide which font to use for which character
+(assuming there is any choice at all).
\begin{ctanrefs}
\item[inputenc.sty]Part of the \CTANref{latex} distribution
\item[ucs.sty]\CTANref{unicode}
\end{ctanrefs}
+\LastEdit{2011-03-07}
\Question[Q-tds]{What is the \acro{TDS}?}