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author | Karl Berry <karl@freefriends.org> | 2018-01-04 23:39:46 +0000 |
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committer | Karl Berry <karl@freefriends.org> | 2018-01-04 23:39:46 +0000 |
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diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/babel/README.md b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/babel/README.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..ad9d1740776 --- /dev/null +++ b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/babel/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,111 @@ +## Babel 3.16 + +This package manages culturally-determined typographical (and other) +rules, and hyphenation patterns for a wide range of languages. Many +language styles work with pdflatex, as well as with xelatex and +lualatex out of the box. A few even work with plain formats. + +The latest stable version is available on <https://ctan.org/pkg/babel>. + +Version 3.9a fixed lots of bugs and added some new features, intended +mainly to make it compatible somehow with Unicode engines. Some bugs +have not been fixed to avoid backward incompatibilities, but they have +been documented. Most of the new features (like package options) were +intended to overcome issues in previous releases without changing +significantly the behaviour of Babel. + +Current development is focused on Unicode engines (XeTeX and LuaTeX). +New features related to font selection, bidi writing and the like will +be added incrementally. Versions numbers drop the letter and now 3.10, +3.11, etc., will be used instead. So, 3.9t is the last in the former +series. + +Included is a set of ini files for about 200 languages. + +Languages are not part of the Babel core any more; in particular, it +shall be no longer necessary to synchronize Babel core releases with +releases of Babel language files. See CONTRIB for further details +about contributing a language. You may also create an ini file or +improve the existing ones -- it's a trivial task (no programming +skills required at all), but don't hesitate to ask for help. + +The best way to install and/or update it is with the help of package +managers. + +Changes are described in babel.pdf with the label "New <version>". The +manual has been expanded to include some tips and tricks, but it will +be improved in next releases. + +### Reporting Bugs + +If you wish to report a problem or bug in any of these packages please +use the +[Issue Tracker for LaTeX2e on GitHub](https://github.com/latex3/latex2e/issues) +and follow the guidelines that pop up if you press the `New issue` +button. + +In particular, to check that you are really seeing a bug, please write +a short, self-contained document that shows the problem. This should +include the `latexbug` package, which will warn if your test file is +not suitable for one or the other reason. See the +[CONTRIBUTING guide](https://github.com/latex3/latex2e/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md) +for further details, or if you need to obtain the `latexbug` package. + +If the bug turns out to be with third-party software then please +contact the developer, and not us! + +You may also report them to the author more informally on: + + http://www.texnia.com/contact.html + +Bugs related to specific languages are best reported to their +respective authors. + +### New + +``` +3.16 - New package option layout for bidi documents. + - Quotes in TU encoding + - Fix - \<language>date did not work correctly + - Fix - with some languages (eg, british), using + \babelfont raised an error. + +3.15 - New command \babelfont (in Unicode engines) to define + language/script dependent fonts. Related to it, new + keys (script, language) in \babelprovide. + - A common mistake is to leave some space(s) in \captions<lang>, + which go to the document. Now babel removes them. + - Fix - Error with hyphenrules in \babelprovide in some cases. + - Fix - \hyphenrules doesn't set \languagename any more (which + was against the documented behavior), + +3.14 - R text (Hebrew-like) and AL text (Arabic-like) in luatex, with + "European" and "Arabic" numbers, mirroring and unmarked L text. + - Fix - `import' ignored `hyphenrules' in ini files. + +3.13 - Existing ldf files takes priority over declared options with + \DeclareOption (except hebrew). + - With a few exceptions, ini files have reached version 1.0. + - New key `import' for \babelprovide, which also defines dates. + +[3.12 - Internal.] + +3.11 - Fix - error when version in format and of package + didn't match. + - Now switch.def is loaded always. + - First steps in bidi writing. + +3.10 - New versioning + - New macro - \babelprovide + +3.9t - Part of the code for 3.10 ss has been "back-ported" to this + release, but they are only internal changes. + - Fix - with \babelhyphen{soft} the hyphen could vanish. + - English, Indonesian and Malay "dialects" now rely on the proxy + files provided by these languages (eg, american.ldf, melayu.ldf). + If you upgrade babel, you MUST upgrade those languages, too. +``` + +Javier Bezos +2018-01-04 + |