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author | Luigi Scarso <luigi.scarso@gmail.com> | 2019-10-13 17:09:41 +0000 |
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committer | Luigi Scarso <luigi.scarso@gmail.com> | 2019-10-13 17:09:41 +0000 |
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diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/luatex/base/luatex-backend.tex b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/luatex/base/luatex-backend.tex index 21cdd728c11..e99a95ed26f 100644 --- a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/luatex/base/luatex-backend.tex +++ b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/luatex/base/luatex-backend.tex @@ -1,1084 +1,1084 @@ -% language=uk
-
-\environment luatex-style
-
-\startcomponent luatex-backend
-
-\startchapter[reference=backend,title={The backend libraries}]
-
-\startsection[title={The \type {pdf} library}][library=pdf]
-
-\topicindex{backend}
-\topicindex{\PDF}
-
-This library contains variables and functions that are related to the \PDF\
-backend. You can find more details about the expected values to setters in \in
-{section} [backendprimitives].
-
-\startsubsection[title={\type {mapfile}, \type {mapline}}]
-
-\topicindex{map files}
-\topicindex{files+map}
-
-\startfunctioncall
-pdf.mapfile(<string> map file)
-pdf.mapline(<string> map line)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-These two functions can be used to replace primitives \orm {pdfmapfile} and
-\orm {pdfmapline} inherited from \PDFTEX. They expect a string as only
-parameter and have no return value. The first character in a map line can be
-\type {-}, \type {+} or \type {=} which means as much as remove, add or replace
-this line. They are not state setters but act immediately.
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={\type {[set|get][catalog|info|names|trailer]}}]
-
-\topicindex{\PDF+trailer}
-\topicindex{\PDF+catalog}
-\topicindex{\PDF+info}
-
-\libindex{setcatalog} \libindex{getcatalog}
-\libindex{setinfo} \libindex{getinfo}
-\libindex{setnames} \libindex{getnames}
-\libindex{settrailer} \libindex{gettrailer}
-
-These functions complement the corresponding \PDF\ backend token lists dealing
-with metadata. The value types are strings and they are written to the \PDF\
-file directly after the token registers set at the \TEX\ end are written.
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={\type {[set|get][pageattributes|pageresources|pagesattributes]}}]
-
-\libindex{setpageattributes} \libindex{getpageattributes}
-\libindex{setpageresources} \libindex{getpageresources}
-\libindex{setpagesattributes} \libindex{getpagesattributes}
-
-\topicindex{\PDF+page attributes}
-\topicindex{\PDF+page resources}
-
-These functions complement the corresponding \PDF\ backend token lists dealing
-with page resources. The variables have no interaction with the corresponding \PDF\
-backend token register. They are written to the \PDF\ file directly after the
-token registers set at the \TEX\ end are written.
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={\type {[set|get][xformattributes|xformresources]}}]
-
-\libindex{setxformattributes} \libindex{getxformattributes}
-\libindex{setxformresources} \libindex{getxformresources}
-
-\topicindex{\PDF+xform attributes}
-\topicindex{\PDF+xform resources}
-
-These functions complement the corresponding \PDF\ backend token lists dealing
-with reuseable boxes and images. The variables have no interaction with the
-corresponding \PDF\ backend token register. They are written to the \PDF\
-file directly after the token registers set at the \TEX\ end are written.
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={\type {[set|get][major|minor]version}}]
-
-\topicindex{\PDF+version}
-
-\libindex{getmajorversion} \libindex{setmajorversion}
-\libindex{getminorversion} \libindex{setminorversion}
-
-You can set both the major and minor version of the output. The major version is
-normally~1 but when set to~2 some data will not be written to the file in order
-to comply with the standard. What minor version you set depends on what \PDF\
-features you use. This is out of control of \LUATEX.
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={\type {getcreationdate}}]
-
-\topicindex{\PDF+date}
-
-\libindex{getcreationdate}
-
-This function returns a string with the date in the format that ends up in the
-\PDF\ file, in this case it's: {\tttf \cldcontext{pdf.getcreationdate()}}.
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={\type {[set|get]inclusionerrorlevel} and \type {[set|get]ignoreunknownimages}}]
-
-\topicindex{\PDF+options}
-
-\libindex{getinclusionerrorlevel} \libindex{setinclusionerrorlevel}
-\libindex{getignoreunknownimages} \libindex{setignoreunknownimages}
-
-These variable control how error in included image are treated. They are modeled
-after the \PDFTEX\ equivalents.
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={\type {[set|get]suppressoptionalinfo}, \type {[set|get]trailerid}
-and \type {[set|get]omitcidset}}]
-
-\topicindex{\PDF+options}
-\topicindex{\PDF+trailer}
-
-\libindex{getsuppressoptionalinfo} \libindex{setsuppressoptionalinfo}
-\libindex{gettrailerid} \libindex{settrailerid}
-\libindex{getomitcidset} \libindex{setomitcidset}
-\libindex{getomitcharset} \libindex{setomitcharset}
-
-The optional info bitset (a number) determines what kind of info gets flushed.
-By default we flush all. See \in {section} [sec:pdfextensions] for more details.
-
-You can set your own trailer id. This has to be string containing valid \PDF\
-array content with checksums.
-
-The cidset and charset flags (numbers) disables inclusion of a so called \type
-{CIDSet} and \type {CharSet} entries, which can be handy when aiming at some of
-the many \PDF\ substandards.
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={\type {[set|get][obj|]compresslevel} and \type {[set|get]recompress}}]
-
-\topicindex{\PDF+compression}
-
-\libindex{getcompresslevel} \libindex{setcompresslevel}
-\libindex{getobjcompresslevel} \libindex{setobjcompresslevel}
-\libindex{getrecompress} \libindex{setrecompress}
-
-These functions set the level stream compression. When object compression is
-enabled multiple objects will be packed in a compressed stream which saves space.
-The minimum values are~0, the maxima are~9.
-
-When recompression is to~1 compressed objects will be decompressed and when
-compresslevel is larger than zero they will then be recompressed. This is mostly
-a debugging feature and should not be relied upon.
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={\type {[set|get]gentounicode}}]
-
-\topicindex{\PDF+unicode}
-
-\libindex{getgentounicode} \libindex{setgentounicode}
-
-This flag enables tounicode generation (like in \PDFTEX). Normally the values are
-provided by the font loader.
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={\type {[set|get]decimaldigits}}]
-
-\topicindex{\PDF+precision}
-
-\libindex{getdecimaldigits} \libindex{setdecimaldigits}
-
-These two functions set the accuracy of floats written to the \PDF file. You can
-set any value but the backend will not go below~3 and above~6.
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={\type {[set|get]pkresolution}}]
-
-\topicindex{\PDF+resolution}
-
-\libindex{getpkresolution} \libindex{setpkresolution}
-
-These setter takes two arguments: the resolution and an optional zero or one that
-indicates if this is a fixed one. The getter returns these two values.
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={\type {getlast[obj|link|annot]} and \type {getretval}}]
-
-\topicindex{\PDF+objects}
-\topicindex{\PDF+annotations}
-
-\libindex{getlastobj} \libindex{setlastobj}
-\libindex{getlastlink} \libindex{setlastlink}
-\libindex{getlastannot} \libindex{setlastannot}
-\libindex{getretval}
-
-These status variables are similar to the ones traditionally used in the backend
-interface at the \TEX\ end.
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={\type {getmaxobjnum} and \type {getobjtype}, \type {getfontname},
-\type {getfontobjnum}, \type {getfontsize}, \type {getxformname}}]
-
-\libindex{getmaxobjnum}
-\libindex{getobjtype}
-\libindex{getfontname}
-\libindex{getfontobjnum}
-\libindex{getfontsize}
-\libindex{getxformname}
-
-These introspective helpers are mostly used when you construct \PDF\ objects
-yourself and need for instance information about a (to be) embedded font.
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={\type {[set|get]origin}}]
-
-\topicindex{\PDF+positioning}
-
-\libindex{setorigin} \libindex{getorigin}
-
-This one is used to set the horizonal and|/|or vertical offset, a traditional
-backend property.
-
-\starttyping
-pdf.setorigin() -- sets both to 0pt
-pdf.setorigin(tex.sp("1in")) -- sets both to 1in
-pdf.setorigin(tex.sp("1in"),tex.sp("1in"))
-\stoptyping
-
-The counterpart of this function returns two values.
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={\type {[set|get]imageresolution}}]
-
-\topicindex{\PDF+resolution}
-
-\libindex{setimageresolution} \libindex{getimageresolution}
-
-These two functions relate to the imageresolution that is used when the image
-itself doesn't provide a non|-|zero x or y resolution.
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={\type {[set|get][link|dest|thread|xform]margin}}]
-
-\topicindex{\PDF+margins}
-
-\libindex{getlinkmargin} \libindex{setlinkmargin}
-\libindex{getdestmargin} \libindex{setdestmargin}
-\libindex{getthreadmargin} \libindex{setthreadmargin}
-\libindex{getxformmargin} \libindex{setxformmargin}
-\libindex{getmarginmargin} \libindex{setmarginmargin}
-
-These functions can be used to set and retrieve the margins that are added to the
-natural bounding boxes of the respective objects.
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={\type {get[pos|hpos|vpos]}}]
-
-\topicindex{\PDF+positions}
-
-\libindex{getpos}
-\libindex{gethpos}
-\libindex{getvpos}
-
-These functions get current location on the output page, measured from its lower
-left corner. The values return scaled points as units.
-
-\starttyping
-local h, v = pdf.getpos()
-\stoptyping
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={\type {[has|get]matrix}}]
-
-\topicindex{\PDF+matrix}
-
-\libindex{getmatrix} \libindex{hasmatrix}
-
-The current matrix transformation is available via the \type {getmatrix} command,
-which returns 6 values: \type {sx}, \type {rx}, \type {ry}, \type {sy}, \type
-{tx}, and \type {ty}. The \type {hasmatrix} function returns \type {true} when a
-matrix is applied.
-
-\starttyping
-if pdf.hasmatrix() then
- local sx, rx, ry, sy, tx, ty = pdf.getmatrix()
- -- do something useful or not
-end
-\stoptyping
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={\type {print}}]
-
-\topicindex{\PDF+print to}
-
-\libindex{print}
-
-You can print a string to the \PDF\ document from within a \lpr {latelua} call.
-This function is not to be used inside \prm {directlua} unless you know {\it
-exactly} what you are doing.
-
-\startfunctioncall
-pdf.print(<string> s)
-pdf.print(<string> type, <string> s)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-The optional parameter can be used to mimic the behavior of \PDF\ literals: the
-\type {type} is \type {direct} or \type {page}.
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={\type {immediateobj}}]
-
-\topicindex{\PDF+objects}
-
-\libindex{immediateobj}
-
-This function creates a \PDF\ object and immediately writes it to the \PDF\ file.
-It is modelled after \PDFTEX's \prm {immediate} \orm {pdfobj} primitives. All
-function variants return the object number of the newly generated object.
-
-\startfunctioncall
-<number> n =
- pdf.immediateobj(<string> objtext)
-<number> n =
- pdf.immediateobj("file", <string> filename)
-<number> n =
- pdf.immediateobj("stream", <string> streamtext, <string> attrtext)
-<number> n =
- pdf.immediateobj("streamfile", <string> filename, <string> attrtext)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-The first version puts the \type {objtext} raw into an object. Only the object
-wrapper is automatically generated, but any internal structure (like \type {<<
->>} dictionary markers) needs to be provided by the user. The second version with
-keyword \type {file} as first argument puts the contents of the file with name
-\type {filename} raw into the object. The third version with keyword \type
-{stream} creates a stream object and puts the \type {streamtext} raw into the
-stream. The stream length is automatically calculated. The optional \type
-{attrtext} goes into the dictionary of that object. The fourth version with
-keyword \type {streamfile} does the same as the third one, it just reads the
-stream data raw from a file.
-
-An optional first argument can be given to make the function use a previously
-reserved \PDF\ object.
-
-\startfunctioncall
-<number> n =
- pdf.immediateobj(<integer> n, <string> objtext)
-<number> n =
- pdf.immediateobj(<integer> n, "file", <string> filename)
-<number> n =
- pdf.immediateobj(<integer> n, "stream", <string> streamtext, <string> attrtext)
-<number> n =
- pdf.immediateobj(<integer> n, "streamfile", <string> filename, <string> attrtext)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={\type{obj}}]
-
-\topicindex{\PDF+objects}
-
-\libindex{obj}
-
-This function creates a \PDF\ object, which is written to the \PDF\ file only
-when referenced, e.g., by \type {refobj()}.
-
-All function variants return the object number of the newly generated object, and
-there are two separate calling modes. The first mode is modelled after \PDFTEX's
-\orm {pdfobj} primitive.
-
-\startfunctioncall
-<number> n =
- pdf.obj(<string> objtext)
-<number> n =
- pdf.obj("file", <string> filename)
-<number> n =
- pdf.obj("stream", <string> streamtext, <string> attrtext)
-<number> n =
- pdf.obj("streamfile", <string> filename, <string> attrtext)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-An optional first argument can be given to make the function use a previously
-reserved \PDF\ object.
-
-\startfunctioncall
-<number> n =
- pdf.obj(<integer> n, <string> objtext)
-<number> n =
- pdf.obj(<integer> n, "file", <string> filename)
-<number> n =
- pdf.obj(<integer> n, "stream", <string> streamtext, <string> attrtext)
-<number> n =
- pdf.obj(<integer> n, "streamfile", <string> filename, <string> attrtext)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-The second mode accepts a single argument table with key--value pairs.
-
-\startfunctioncall
-<number> n = pdf.obj {
- type = <string>,
- immediate = <boolean>,
- objnum = <number>,
- attr = <string>,
- compresslevel = <number>,
- objcompression = <boolean>,
- file = <string>,
- string = <string>,
- nolength = <boolean>,
-}
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-The \type {type} field can have the values \type {raw} and \type {stream}, this
-field is required, the others are optional (within constraints). When \type
-{nolength} is set, there will be no \type {/Length} entry added to the
-dictionary.
-
-Note: this mode makes \type{obj} look more flexible than it actually is: the
-constraints from the separate parameter version still apply, so for example you
-can't have both \type {string} and \type {file} at the same time.
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={\type {refobj}}]
-
-\topicindex{\PDF+objects}
-
-\libindex{refobj}
-
-This function, the \LUA\ version of the \orm {pdfrefobj} primitive, references an
-object by its object number, so that the object will be written to the \PDF\ file.
-
-\startfunctioncall
-pdf.refobj(<integer> n)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-This function works in both the \prm {directlua} and \lpr {latelua} environment.
-Inside \prm {directlua} a new whatsit node \quote {pdf_refobj} is created, which
-will be marked for flushing during page output and the object is then written
-directly after the page, when also the resources objects are written to the \PDF\
-file. Inside \lpr {latelua} the object will be marked for flushing.
-
-This function has no return values.
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={\type {reserveobj}}]
-
-\topicindex{\PDF+objects}
-
-\libindex{reserveobj}
-
-This function creates an empty \PDF\ object and returns its number.
-
-\startfunctioncall
-<number> n = pdf.reserveobj()
-<number> n = pdf.reserveobj("annot")
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={\type {getpageref}}]
-
-\topicindex{\PDF+pages}
-
-\libindex{getpageref}
-
-The object number of a page can be fetched with this function. This can be a
-forward reference so when you ask for a future page, you do get a number back.
-
-\startfunctioncall
-<number> n = pdf.getpageref(123)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={\type {registerannot}}]
-
-\topicindex{\PDF+annotations}
-
-\libindex{registerannot}
-
-This function adds an object number to the \type {/Annots} array for the current
-page without doing anything else. This function can only be used from within
-\lpr {latelua}.
-
-\startfunctioncall
-pdf.registerannot (<number> objnum)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={\type {newcolorstack}}]
-
-\topicindex{\PDF+color stack}
-
-\libindex{newcolorstack}
-
-This function allocates a new color stack and returns it's id. The arguments
-are the same as for the similar backend extension primitive.
-
-\startfunctioncall
-pdf.newcolorstack("0 g","page",true) -- page|direct|origin
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={\type {setfontattributes}}]
-
-\topicindex{\PDF+fonts}
-
-\libindex{setfontattributes}
-
-This function will force some additional code into the font resource. It can for
-instance be used to add a custom \type {ToUnicode} vector to a bitmap file.
-
-\startfunctioncall
-pdf.setfontattributes(<number> font id, <string> pdf code)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\stopsection
-
-\startsection[title={The \type {pdfe} library}][library=pdfe]
-
-\startsubsection[title={Introduction}]
-
-\topicindex{\PDF+objects}
-
-\topicindex{\PDF+analyze}
-\topicindex{\PDF+\type{pdfe}}
-
-The \type {pdfe} library replaces the \type {epdf} library and provides an
-interface to \PDF\ files. It uses the same code as is used for \PDF\ image
-inclusion. The \type {pplib} library by Paweł Jackowski replaces the \type
-{poppler} (derived from \type {xpdf}) library.
-
-A \PDF\ file is basically a tree of objects and one descends into the tree via
-dictionaries (key/value) and arrays (index/value). There are a few topmost
-dictionaries that start at root that are accessed more directly.
-
-Although everything in \PDF\ is basically an object we only wrap a few in so
-called userdata \LUA\ objects.
-
-\starttabulate
-\BC \PDF \BC \LUA \NC \NR
-\NC null \NC nil \NC \NR
-\NC boolean \NC boolean \NC \NR
-\NC integer \NC integer \NC \NR
-\NC float \NC number \NC \NR
-\NC name \NC string \NC \NR
-\NC string \NC string \NC \NR
-\NC array \NC array userdatum \NC \NR
-\NC dictionary \NC dictionary userdatum \NC \NR
-\NC stream \NC stream userdatum (with related dictionary) \NC \NR
-\NC reference \NC reference userdatum \NC \NR
-\stoptabulate
-
-The regular getters return these \LUA\ data types but one can also get more
-detailed information.
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={\type {open}, \type {new}, \type {getstatus}, \type {close}, \type {unencrypt}}]
-
-\libindex {open}
-\libindex {new}
-\libindex {new}
-\libindex {getstatus}
-\libindex {close}
-\libindex {unencrypt}
-
-A document is loaded from a file or string
-
-\starttyping
-<pdfe document> = pdfe.open(filename)
-<pdfe document> = pdfe.new(somestring,somelength)
-\stoptyping
-
-Such a document is closed with:
-
-\starttyping
-pdfe.close(<pdfe document>)
-\stoptyping
-
-You can check if a document opened well by:
-
-\starttyping
-pdfe.getstatus(<pdfe document>)
-\stoptyping
-
-The returned codes are:
-
-\starttabulate[|c|l|]
-\DB value \BC explanation \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \type {-2} \NC the document failed to open \NC \NR
-\NC \type {-1} \NC the document is (still) protected \NC \NR
-\NC \type {0} \NC the document is not encrypted \NC \NR
-\NC \type {2} \NC the document has been unencrypted \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-An encrypted document can be unencrypted by the next command where instead of
-either password you can give \type {nil}:
-
-\starttyping
-pdfe.unencrypt(<pdfe document>,userpassword,ownerpassword)
-\stoptyping
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={\type {getsize}, \type {getversion}, \type {getnofobjects}, \type {getnofpages}}]
-
-\libindex {getsize}
-\libindex {getversion}
-\libindex {getnofobjects}
-\libindex {getnofpages}
-
-A successfully opened document can provide some information:
-
-\starttyping
-bytes = getsize(<pdfe document>)
-major, minor = getversion(<pdfe document>)
-n = getnofobjects(<pdfe document>)
-n = getnofpages(<pdfe document>)
-bytes, waste = getnofpages(<pdfe document>)
-\stoptyping
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={\type {get[catalog|trailer|info]}}]
-
-\libindex {getcatalog}
-\libindex {gettrailer}
-\libindex {getinfo}
-
-For accessing the document structure you start with the so called catalog, a
-dictionary:
-
-\starttyping
-<pdfe dictionary> = pdfe.getcatalog(<pdfe document>)
-\stoptyping
-
-The other two root dictionaries are accessed with:
-
-\starttyping
-<pdfe dictionary> = pdfe.gettrailer(<pdfe document>)
-<pdfe dictionary> = pdfe.getinfo(<pdfe document>)
-\stoptyping
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={\type {getpage}, \type {getbox}}]
-
-\libindex {getpage}
-\libindex {getbox}
-
-A specific page can conveniently be reached with the next command, which
-returns a dictionary. The first argument is to be a page dictionary.
-
-\starttyping
-<pdfe dictionary> = pdfe.getpage(<pdfe dictionary>,pagenumber)
-\stoptyping
-
-Another convenience command gives you the (bounding) box of a (normally page)
-which can be inheritted from the document itself. An example of a valid box name
-is \type {MediaBox}.
-
-\starttyping
-pages = pdfe.getbox(<pdfe document>,boxname)
-\stoptyping
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={\type {get[string|integer|number|boolean|name]}}]
-
-\libindex {getstring}
-\libindex {getinteger}
-\libindex {getnumber}
-\libindex {getboolean}
-\libindex {getname}
-
-Common values in dictionaries and arrays are strings, integers, floats, booleans
-and names (which are also strings) and these are also normal \LUA\ objects:
-
-\starttyping
-s = getstring (<pdfe array|dictionary>,index|key)
-i = getinteger(<pdfe array|dictionary>,index|key)
-n = getnumber (<pdfe array|dictionary>,index|key)
-b = getboolean(<pdfe array|dictionary>,index|key)
-n = getname (<pdfe array|dictionary>,index|key)
-\stoptyping
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={\type {get[from][dictionary|array|stream]}}]
-
-\libindex {getdictionary} \libindex {getfromdictionary}
-\libindex {getarray} \libindex {getfromarray}
-\libindex {getstream} \libindex {getfromstream}
-
-Normally you will use an index in an array and key in a dictionary but dictionaries
-also accept an index. The size of an array or dictionary is available with the
-usual \type {#} operator.
-
-\starttyping
-<pdfe dictionary> = getdictionary(<pdfe array|dictionary>,index|key)
-<pdfe array> = getarray (<pdfe array|dictionary>,index|key)
-<pdfe stream>,
-<pdfe dictionary> = getstream (<pdfe array|dictionary>,index|key)
-\stoptyping
-
-These commands return dictionaries, arrays and streams, which are dictionaries
-with a blob of data attached.
-
-Before we come to an alternative access mode, we mention that the objects provide
-access in a different way too, for instance this is valid:
-
-\starttyping
-print(pdfe.open("foo.pdf").Catalog.Type)
-\stoptyping
-
-At the topmost level there are \type {Catalog}, \type {Info}, \type {Trailer}
-and \type {Pages}, so this is also okay:
-
-\starttyping
-print(pdfe.open("foo.pdf").Pages[1])
-\stoptyping
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={\type {[open|close|readfrom][whole|]stream}}]
-
-\libindex {openstream}
-\libindex {closestream}
-\libindex {readfromstream}
-\libindex {readfromwholestream}
-
-Streams are sort of special. When your index or key hits a stream you get back a
-stream object and dictionary object. The dictionary you can access in the usual
-way and for the stream there are the following methods:
-
-\starttyping
-okay = openstream(<pdfe stream>,[decode])
- closestream(<pdfe stream>)
-str, n = readfromstream(<pdfe stream>)
-str, n = readwholestream(<pdfe stream>,[decode])
-\stoptyping
-
-You either read in chunks, or you ask for the whole. When reading in chunks, you
-need to open and close the stream yourself. The \type {n} value indicates the
-length read. The \type {decode} parameter controls if the stream data gets
-uncompressed.
-
-As with dictionaries, you can access fields in a stream dictionary in the usual
-\LUA\ way too. You get the content when you \quote {call} the stream. You can
-pass a boolean that indicates if the stream has to be decompressed.
-
-% pdfe.objectcodes = objectcodes
-% pdfe.stringcodes = stringcodes
-% pdfe.encryptioncodes = encryptioncodes
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={\type {getfrom[dictionary|array]}}]
-
-\libindex {getfromdictionary}
-\libindex {getfromarray}
-
-In addition to the interface described before, there is also a bit lower level
-interface available.
-
-\starttyping
-key, type, value, detail = getfromdictionary(<pdfe dictionary>,index)
-type, value, detail = getfromarray(<pdfe array>,index)
-\stoptyping
-
-\starttabulate[|c|l|l|l|]
-\DB type \BC meaning \BC value \BC detail \NC \NR
-\NC \type {0} \NC none \NC nil \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type {1} \NC null \NC nil \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type {2} \NC boolean \NC boolean \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type {3} \NC boolean \NC integer \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type {4} \NC number \NC float \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type {5} \NC name \NC string \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type {6} \NC string \NC string \NC hex \NC \NR
-\NC \type {7} \NC array \NC arrayobject \NC size \NC \NR
-\NC \type {8} \NC dictionary \NC dictionaryobject \NC size \NC \NR
-\NC \type {9} \NC stream \NC streamobject \NC dictionary size \NC \NR
-\NC \type {10} \NC reference \NC integer \NC \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-A \type {hex} string is (in the \PDF\ file) surrounded by \type {<>} while plain
-strings are bounded by \type {<>}.
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={\type {[dictionary|array]totable}}]
-
-\libindex {dictionarytotable}
-\libindex {arraytotable}
-
-All entries in a dictionary or table can be fetched with the following commands
-where the return values are a hashed or indexed table.
-
-\starttyping
-hash = dictionarytotable(<pdfe dictionary>)
-list = arraytotable(<pdfe array>)
-\stoptyping
-
-You can get a list of pages with:
-
-\starttyping
-{ { <pdfe dictionary>, size, objnum }, ... } = pagestotable(<pdfe document>)
-\stoptyping
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={\type {getfromreference}}]
-
-\libindex {getfromreference}
-
-Because you can have unresolved references, a reference object can be resolved
-with:
-
-\starttyping
-<pdfe dictionary|array|stream> = getfromreference(<pdfe reference>)
-\stoptyping
-
-So, you get back a new \type {pdfe} userdata object that you can query.
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\stopsection
-
-\startsection[title={Memory streams}][library=pdfe]
-
-\topicindex{\PDF+memory streams}
-
-\libindex {new}
-
-The \type {pdfe.new} that takes three arguments:
-
-\starttabulate
-\DB value \BC explanation \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \type {stream} \NC this is a (in low level \LUA\ speak) light userdata
- object, i.e.\ a pointer to a sequence of bytes \NC \NR
-\NC \type {length} \NC this is the length of the stream in bytes (the stream can
- have embedded zeros) \NC \NR
-\NC \type {name} \NC optional, this is a unique identifier that is used for
- hashing the stream, so that multiple doesn't use more
- memory \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-The third argument is optional. When it is not given the function will return an
-\type {pdfe} document object as with a regular file, otherwise it will return a
-filename that can be used elsewhere (e.g.\ in the image library) to reference the
-stream as pseudo file.
-
-Instead of a light userdata stream (which is actually fragile but handy when you
-come from a library) you can also pass a \LUA\ string, in which case the given
-length is (at most) the string length.
-
-The function returns an \type {pdfe} object and a string. The string can be used in
-the \type {img} library instead of a filename. You need to prevent garbage
-collection of the object when you use it as image (for instance by storing it
-somewhere).
-
-Both the memory stream and it's use in the image library is experimental and can
-change. In case you wonder where this can be used: when you use the swiglib
-library for \type {graphicmagick}, it can return such a userdata object. This
-permits conversion in memory and passing the result directly to the backend. This
-might save some runtime in one|-|pass workflows. This feature is currently not
-meant for production and we might come up with a better implementation.
-
-\stopsection
-
-\startsection[title={The \type {pdfscanner} library}][library=pdfscanner]
-
-\topicindex{\PDF+scanner}
-
-\libindex {scan}
-
-The \type {pdfscanner} library allows interpretation of \PDF\ content streams and
-\type {/ToUnicode} (cmap) streams. You can get those streams from the \type
-{pdfe} library, as explained in an earlier section. There is only a single
-top|-|level function in this library:
-
-\startfunctioncall
-pdfscanner.scan (<pdfe stream>, <table> operatortable, <table> info)
-pdfscanner.scan (<pdfe array>, <table> operatortable, <table> info)
-pdfscanner.scan (<string>, <table> operatortable, <table> info)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-The first argument should be a \LUA\ string or a stream or array onject coming
-from the \type {pdfe} library. The second argument, \type {operatortable}, should
-be a \LUA\ table where the keys are \PDF\ operator name strings and the values
-are \LUA\ functions (defined by you) that are used to process those operators.
-The functions are called whenever the scanner finds one of these \PDF\ operators
-in the content stream(s). The functions are called with two arguments: the \type
-{scanner} object itself, and the \type {info} table that was passed are the third
-argument to \type {pdfscanner.scan}.
-
-Internally, \type {pdfscanner.scan} loops over the \PDF\ operators in the
-stream(s), collecting operands on an internal stack until it finds a \PDF\
-operator. If that \PDF\ operator's name exists in \type {operatortable}, then the
-associated function is executed. After the function has run (or when there is no
-function to execute) the internal operand stack is cleared in preparation for the
-next operator, and processing continues.
-
-The \type {scanner} argument to the processing functions is needed because it
-offers various methods to get the actual operands from the internal operand
-stack.
-
-A simple example of processing a \PDF's document stream could look like this:
-
-\starttyping
-local operatortable = { }
-
-operatortable.Do = function(scanner,info)
- local resources = info.resources
- if resources then
- local val = scanner:pop()
- local name = val[2]
- local xobject = resources.XObject
- print(info.space .. "Uses XObject " .. name)
- local resources = xobject.Resources
- if resources then
- local newinfo = {
- space = info.space .. " ",
- resources = resources,
- }
- pdfscanner.scan(entry, operatortable, newinfo)
- end
- end
-end
-
-local function Analyze(filename)
- local doc = pdfe.open(filename)
- if doc then
- local pages = doc.Pages
- for i=1,#pages do
- local page = pages[i]
- local info = {
- space = " " ,
- resources = page.Resources,
- }
- print("Page " .. i)
- -- pdfscanner.scan(page.Contents,operatortable,info)
- pdfscanner.scan(page.Contents(),operatortable,info)
- end
- end
-end
-
-Analyze("foo.pdf")
-\stoptyping
-
-This example iterates over all the actual content in the \PDF, and prints out the
-found \type {XObject} names. While the code demonstrates quite some of the \type
-{pdfe} functions, let's focus on the type \type {pdfscanner} specific code
-instead.
-
-From the bottom up, the following line runs the scanner with the \PDF\ page's
-top|-|level content given in the first argument.
-
-The third argument, \type {info}, contains two entries: \type {space} is used to
-indent the printed output, and \type {resources} is needed so that embedded \type
-{XForms} can find their own content.
-
-The second argument, \type {operatortable} defines a processing function for a
-single \PDF\ operator, \type {Do}.
-
-The function \type {Do} prints the name of the current \type {XObject}, and then
-starts a new scanner for that object's content stream, under the condition that
-the \type {XObject} is in fact a \type {/Form}. That nested scanner is called
-with new \type {info} argument with an updated \type {space} value so that the
-indentation of the output nicely nests, and with a new \type {resources} field
-to help the next iteration down to properly process any other, embedded \type
-{XObject}s.
-
-Of course, this is not a very useful example in practice, but for the purpose of
-demonstrating \type {pdfscanner}, it is just long enough. It makes use of only
-one \type {scanner} method: \type {scanner:pop()}. That function pops the top
-operand of the internal stack, and returns a \LUA\ table where the object at index
-one is a string representing the type of the operand, and object two is its
-value.
-
-The list of possible operand types and associated \LUA\ value types is:
-
-\starttabulate[|l|l|]
-\DB types \BC type \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \type{integer} \NC <number> \NC \NR
-\NC \type{real} \NC <number> \NC \NR
-\NC \type{boolean} \NC <boolean> \NC \NR
-\NC \type{name} \NC <string> \NC \NR
-\NC \type{operator} \NC <string> \NC \NR
-\NC \type{string} \NC <string> \NC \NR
-\NC \type{array} \NC <table> \NC \NR
-\NC \type{dict} \NC <table> \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-In case of \type {integer} or \type {real}, the value is always a \LUA\ (floating
-point) number. In case of \type {name}, the leading slash is always stripped.
-
-In case of \type {string}, please bear in mind that \PDF\ actually supports
-different types of strings (with different encodings) in different parts of the
-\PDF\ document, so you may need to reencode some of the results; \type {pdfscanner}
-always outputs the byte stream without reencoding anything. \type {pdfscanner}
-does not differentiate between literal strings and hexadecimal strings (the
-hexadecimal values are decoded), and it treats the stream data for inline images
-as a string that is the single operand for \type {EI}.
-
-In case of \type {array}, the table content is a list of \type {pop} return
-values and in case of \type {dict}, the table keys are \PDF\ name strings and the
-values are \type {pop} return values.
-
-\libindex{pop}
-\libindex{popnumber}
-\libindex{popname}
-\libindex{popstring}
-\libindex{poparray}
-\libindex{popdictionary}
-\libindex{popboolean}
-\libindex{done}
-
-There are a few more methods defined that you can ask \type {scanner}:
-
-\starttabulate[|l|p|]
-\DB method \BC explanation \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \type{pop} \NC see above \NC \NR
-\NC \type{popnumber} \NC return only the value of a \type {real} or \type {integer} \NC \NR
-\NC \type{popname} \NC return only the value of a \type {name} \NC \NR
-\NC \type{popstring} \NC return only the value of a \type {string} \NC \NR
-\NC \type{poparray} \NC return only the value of a \type {array} \NC \NR
-\NC \type{popdictionary} \NC return only the value of a \type {dict} \NC \NR
-\NC \type{popboolean} \NC return only the value of a \type {boolean} \NC \NR
-\NC \type{done} \NC abort further processing of this \type {scan()} call \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-The \type {pop*} are convenience functions, and come in handy when you know the
-type of the operands beforehand (which you usually do, in \PDF). For example, the
-\type {Do} function could have used \type {local name = scanner:popname()}
-instead, because the single operand to the \type {Do} operator is always a \PDF\
-name object.
-
-The \type {done} function allows you to abort processing of a stream once you
-have learned everything you want to learn. This comes in handy while parsing
-\type {/ToUnicode}, because there usually is trailing garbage that you are not
-interested in. Without \type {done}, processing only ends at the end of the
-stream, possibly wasting \CPU\ cycles.
-
-{\em We keep the older names \type {popNumber}, \type {popName}, \type
-{popString}, \type {popArray}, \type {popDict} and \type {popBool} around.}
-
-\stopsection
-
-\stopchapter
-
-\stopcomponent
+% language=uk + +\environment luatex-style + +\startcomponent luatex-backend + +\startchapter[reference=backend,title={The backend libraries}] + +\startsection[title={The \type {pdf} library}][library=pdf] + +\topicindex{backend} +\topicindex{\PDF} + +This library contains variables and functions that are related to the \PDF\ +backend. You can find more details about the expected values to setters in \in +{section} [backendprimitives]. + +\startsubsection[title={\type {mapfile}, \type {mapline}}] + +\topicindex{map files} +\topicindex{files+map} + +\startfunctioncall +pdf.mapfile(<string> map file) +pdf.mapline(<string> map line) +\stopfunctioncall + +These two functions can be used to replace primitives \orm {pdfmapfile} and +\orm {pdfmapline} inherited from \PDFTEX. They expect a string as only +parameter and have no return value. The first character in a map line can be +\type {-}, \type {+} or \type {=} which means as much as remove, add or replace +this line. They are not state setters but act immediately. + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={\type {[set|get][catalog|info|names|trailer]}}] + +\topicindex{\PDF+trailer} +\topicindex{\PDF+catalog} +\topicindex{\PDF+info} + +\libindex{setcatalog} \libindex{getcatalog} +\libindex{setinfo} \libindex{getinfo} +\libindex{setnames} \libindex{getnames} +\libindex{settrailer} \libindex{gettrailer} + +These functions complement the corresponding \PDF\ backend token lists dealing +with metadata. The value types are strings and they are written to the \PDF\ +file directly after the token registers set at the \TEX\ end are written. + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={\type {[set|get][pageattributes|pageresources|pagesattributes]}}] + +\libindex{setpageattributes} \libindex{getpageattributes} +\libindex{setpageresources} \libindex{getpageresources} +\libindex{setpagesattributes} \libindex{getpagesattributes} + +\topicindex{\PDF+page attributes} +\topicindex{\PDF+page resources} + +These functions complement the corresponding \PDF\ backend token lists dealing +with page resources. The variables have no interaction with the corresponding \PDF\ +backend token register. They are written to the \PDF\ file directly after the +token registers set at the \TEX\ end are written. + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={\type {[set|get][xformattributes|xformresources]}}] + +\libindex{setxformattributes} \libindex{getxformattributes} +\libindex{setxformresources} \libindex{getxformresources} + +\topicindex{\PDF+xform attributes} +\topicindex{\PDF+xform resources} + +These functions complement the corresponding \PDF\ backend token lists dealing +with reuseable boxes and images. The variables have no interaction with the +corresponding \PDF\ backend token register. They are written to the \PDF\ +file directly after the token registers set at the \TEX\ end are written. + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={\type {[set|get][major|minor]version}}] + +\topicindex{\PDF+version} + +\libindex{getmajorversion} \libindex{setmajorversion} +\libindex{getminorversion} \libindex{setminorversion} + +You can set both the major and minor version of the output. The major version is +normally~1 but when set to~2 some data will not be written to the file in order +to comply with the standard. What minor version you set depends on what \PDF\ +features you use. This is out of control of \LUATEX. + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={\type {getcreationdate}}] + +\topicindex{\PDF+date} + +\libindex{getcreationdate} + +This function returns a string with the date in the format that ends up in the +\PDF\ file, in this case it's: {\tttf \cldcontext{pdf.getcreationdate()}}. + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={\type {[set|get]inclusionerrorlevel} and \type {[set|get]ignoreunknownimages}}] + +\topicindex{\PDF+options} + +\libindex{getinclusionerrorlevel} \libindex{setinclusionerrorlevel} +\libindex{getignoreunknownimages} \libindex{setignoreunknownimages} + +These variable control how error in included image are treated. They are modeled +after the \PDFTEX\ equivalents. + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={\type {[set|get]suppressoptionalinfo}, \type {[set|get]trailerid} +and \type {[set|get]omitcidset}}] + +\topicindex{\PDF+options} +\topicindex{\PDF+trailer} + +\libindex{getsuppressoptionalinfo} \libindex{setsuppressoptionalinfo} +\libindex{gettrailerid} \libindex{settrailerid} +\libindex{getomitcidset} \libindex{setomitcidset} +\libindex{getomitcharset} \libindex{setomitcharset} + +The optional info bitset (a number) determines what kind of info gets flushed. +By default we flush all. See \in {section} [sec:pdfextensions] for more details. + +You can set your own trailer id. This has to be string containing valid \PDF\ +array content with checksums. + +The cidset and charset flags (numbers) disables inclusion of a so called \type +{CIDSet} and \type {CharSet} entries, which can be handy when aiming at some of +the many \PDF\ substandards. + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={\type {[set|get][obj|]compresslevel} and \type {[set|get]recompress}}] + +\topicindex{\PDF+compression} + +\libindex{getcompresslevel} \libindex{setcompresslevel} +\libindex{getobjcompresslevel} \libindex{setobjcompresslevel} +\libindex{getrecompress} \libindex{setrecompress} + +These functions set the level stream compression. When object compression is +enabled multiple objects will be packed in a compressed stream which saves space. +The minimum values are~0, the maxima are~9. + +When recompression is to~1 compressed objects will be decompressed and when +compresslevel is larger than zero they will then be recompressed. This is mostly +a debugging feature and should not be relied upon. + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={\type {[set|get]gentounicode}}] + +\topicindex{\PDF+unicode} + +\libindex{getgentounicode} \libindex{setgentounicode} + +This flag enables tounicode generation (like in \PDFTEX). Normally the values are +provided by the font loader. + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={\type {[set|get]decimaldigits}}] + +\topicindex{\PDF+precision} + +\libindex{getdecimaldigits} \libindex{setdecimaldigits} + +These two functions set the accuracy of floats written to the \PDF file. You can +set any value but the backend will not go below~3 and above~6. + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={\type {[set|get]pkresolution}}] + +\topicindex{\PDF+resolution} + +\libindex{getpkresolution} \libindex{setpkresolution} + +These setter takes two arguments: the resolution and an optional zero or one that +indicates if this is a fixed one. The getter returns these two values. + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={\type {getlast[obj|link|annot]} and \type {getretval}}] + +\topicindex{\PDF+objects} +\topicindex{\PDF+annotations} + +\libindex{getlastobj} \libindex{setlastobj} +\libindex{getlastlink} \libindex{setlastlink} +\libindex{getlastannot} \libindex{setlastannot} +\libindex{getretval} + +These status variables are similar to the ones traditionally used in the backend +interface at the \TEX\ end. + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={\type {getmaxobjnum} and \type {getobjtype}, \type {getfontname}, +\type {getfontobjnum}, \type {getfontsize}, \type {getxformname}}] + +\libindex{getmaxobjnum} +\libindex{getobjtype} +\libindex{getfontname} +\libindex{getfontobjnum} +\libindex{getfontsize} +\libindex{getxformname} + +These introspective helpers are mostly used when you construct \PDF\ objects +yourself and need for instance information about a (to be) embedded font. + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={\type {[set|get]origin}}] + +\topicindex{\PDF+positioning} + +\libindex{setorigin} \libindex{getorigin} + +This one is used to set the horizonal and|/|or vertical offset, a traditional +backend property. + +\starttyping +pdf.setorigin() -- sets both to 0pt +pdf.setorigin(tex.sp("1in")) -- sets both to 1in +pdf.setorigin(tex.sp("1in"),tex.sp("1in")) +\stoptyping + +The counterpart of this function returns two values. + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={\type {[set|get]imageresolution}}] + +\topicindex{\PDF+resolution} + +\libindex{setimageresolution} \libindex{getimageresolution} + +These two functions relate to the imageresolution that is used when the image +itself doesn't provide a non|-|zero x or y resolution. + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={\type {[set|get][link|dest|thread|xform]margin}}] + +\topicindex{\PDF+margins} + +\libindex{getlinkmargin} \libindex{setlinkmargin} +\libindex{getdestmargin} \libindex{setdestmargin} +\libindex{getthreadmargin} \libindex{setthreadmargin} +\libindex{getxformmargin} \libindex{setxformmargin} +\libindex{getmarginmargin} \libindex{setmarginmargin} + +These functions can be used to set and retrieve the margins that are added to the +natural bounding boxes of the respective objects. + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={\type {get[pos|hpos|vpos]}}] + +\topicindex{\PDF+positions} + +\libindex{getpos} +\libindex{gethpos} +\libindex{getvpos} + +These functions get current location on the output page, measured from its lower +left corner. The values return scaled points as units. + +\starttyping +local h, v = pdf.getpos() +\stoptyping + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={\type {[has|get]matrix}}] + +\topicindex{\PDF+matrix} + +\libindex{getmatrix} \libindex{hasmatrix} + +The current matrix transformation is available via the \type {getmatrix} command, +which returns 6 values: \type {sx}, \type {rx}, \type {ry}, \type {sy}, \type +{tx}, and \type {ty}. The \type {hasmatrix} function returns \type {true} when a +matrix is applied. + +\starttyping +if pdf.hasmatrix() then + local sx, rx, ry, sy, tx, ty = pdf.getmatrix() + -- do something useful or not +end +\stoptyping + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={\type {print}}] + +\topicindex{\PDF+print to} + +\libindex{print} + +You can print a string to the \PDF\ document from within a \lpr {latelua} call. +This function is not to be used inside \prm {directlua} unless you know {\it +exactly} what you are doing. + +\startfunctioncall +pdf.print(<string> s) +pdf.print(<string> type, <string> s) +\stopfunctioncall + +The optional parameter can be used to mimic the behavior of \PDF\ literals: the +\type {type} is \type {direct} or \type {page}. + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={\type {immediateobj}}] + +\topicindex{\PDF+objects} + +\libindex{immediateobj} + +This function creates a \PDF\ object and immediately writes it to the \PDF\ file. +It is modelled after \PDFTEX's \prm {immediate} \orm {pdfobj} primitives. All +function variants return the object number of the newly generated object. + +\startfunctioncall +<number> n = + pdf.immediateobj(<string> objtext) +<number> n = + pdf.immediateobj("file", <string> filename) +<number> n = + pdf.immediateobj("stream", <string> streamtext, <string> attrtext) +<number> n = + pdf.immediateobj("streamfile", <string> filename, <string> attrtext) +\stopfunctioncall + +The first version puts the \type {objtext} raw into an object. Only the object +wrapper is automatically generated, but any internal structure (like \type {<< +>>} dictionary markers) needs to be provided by the user. The second version with +keyword \type {file} as first argument puts the contents of the file with name +\type {filename} raw into the object. The third version with keyword \type +{stream} creates a stream object and puts the \type {streamtext} raw into the +stream. The stream length is automatically calculated. The optional \type +{attrtext} goes into the dictionary of that object. The fourth version with +keyword \type {streamfile} does the same as the third one, it just reads the +stream data raw from a file. + +An optional first argument can be given to make the function use a previously +reserved \PDF\ object. + +\startfunctioncall +<number> n = + pdf.immediateobj(<integer> n, <string> objtext) +<number> n = + pdf.immediateobj(<integer> n, "file", <string> filename) +<number> n = + pdf.immediateobj(<integer> n, "stream", <string> streamtext, <string> attrtext) +<number> n = + pdf.immediateobj(<integer> n, "streamfile", <string> filename, <string> attrtext) +\stopfunctioncall + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={\type{obj}}] + +\topicindex{\PDF+objects} + +\libindex{obj} + +This function creates a \PDF\ object, which is written to the \PDF\ file only +when referenced, e.g., by \type {refobj()}. + +All function variants return the object number of the newly generated object, and +there are two separate calling modes. The first mode is modelled after \PDFTEX's +\orm {pdfobj} primitive. + +\startfunctioncall +<number> n = + pdf.obj(<string> objtext) +<number> n = + pdf.obj("file", <string> filename) +<number> n = + pdf.obj("stream", <string> streamtext, <string> attrtext) +<number> n = + pdf.obj("streamfile", <string> filename, <string> attrtext) +\stopfunctioncall + +An optional first argument can be given to make the function use a previously +reserved \PDF\ object. + +\startfunctioncall +<number> n = + pdf.obj(<integer> n, <string> objtext) +<number> n = + pdf.obj(<integer> n, "file", <string> filename) +<number> n = + pdf.obj(<integer> n, "stream", <string> streamtext, <string> attrtext) +<number> n = + pdf.obj(<integer> n, "streamfile", <string> filename, <string> attrtext) +\stopfunctioncall + +The second mode accepts a single argument table with key--value pairs. + +\startfunctioncall +<number> n = pdf.obj { + type = <string>, + immediate = <boolean>, + objnum = <number>, + attr = <string>, + compresslevel = <number>, + objcompression = <boolean>, + file = <string>, + string = <string>, + nolength = <boolean>, +} +\stopfunctioncall + +The \type {type} field can have the values \type {raw} and \type {stream}, this +field is required, the others are optional (within constraints). When \type +{nolength} is set, there will be no \type {/Length} entry added to the +dictionary. + +Note: this mode makes \type{obj} look more flexible than it actually is: the +constraints from the separate parameter version still apply, so for example you +can't have both \type {string} and \type {file} at the same time. + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={\type {refobj}}] + +\topicindex{\PDF+objects} + +\libindex{refobj} + +This function, the \LUA\ version of the \orm {pdfrefobj} primitive, references an +object by its object number, so that the object will be written to the \PDF\ file. + +\startfunctioncall +pdf.refobj(<integer> n) +\stopfunctioncall + +This function works in both the \prm {directlua} and \lpr {latelua} environment. +Inside \prm {directlua} a new whatsit node \quote {pdf_refobj} is created, which +will be marked for flushing during page output and the object is then written +directly after the page, when also the resources objects are written to the \PDF\ +file. Inside \lpr {latelua} the object will be marked for flushing. + +This function has no return values. + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={\type {reserveobj}}] + +\topicindex{\PDF+objects} + +\libindex{reserveobj} + +This function creates an empty \PDF\ object and returns its number. + +\startfunctioncall +<number> n = pdf.reserveobj() +<number> n = pdf.reserveobj("annot") +\stopfunctioncall + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={\type {getpageref}}] + +\topicindex{\PDF+pages} + +\libindex{getpageref} + +The object number of a page can be fetched with this function. This can be a +forward reference so when you ask for a future page, you do get a number back. + +\startfunctioncall +<number> n = pdf.getpageref(123) +\stopfunctioncall + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={\type {registerannot}}] + +\topicindex{\PDF+annotations} + +\libindex{registerannot} + +This function adds an object number to the \type {/Annots} array for the current +page without doing anything else. This function can only be used from within +\lpr {latelua}. + +\startfunctioncall +pdf.registerannot (<number> objnum) +\stopfunctioncall + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={\type {newcolorstack}}] + +\topicindex{\PDF+color stack} + +\libindex{newcolorstack} + +This function allocates a new color stack and returns it's id. The arguments +are the same as for the similar backend extension primitive. + +\startfunctioncall +pdf.newcolorstack("0 g","page",true) -- page|direct|origin +\stopfunctioncall + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={\type {setfontattributes}}] + +\topicindex{\PDF+fonts} + +\libindex{setfontattributes} + +This function will force some additional code into the font resource. It can for +instance be used to add a custom \type {ToUnicode} vector to a bitmap file. + +\startfunctioncall +pdf.setfontattributes(<number> font id, <string> pdf code) +\stopfunctioncall + +\stopsubsection + +\stopsection + +\startsection[title={The \type {pdfe} library}][library=pdfe] + +\startsubsection[title={Introduction}] + +\topicindex{\PDF+objects} + +\topicindex{\PDF+analyze} +\topicindex{\PDF+\type{pdfe}} + +The \type {pdfe} library replaces the \type {epdf} library and provides an +interface to \PDF\ files. It uses the same code as is used for \PDF\ image +inclusion. The \type {pplib} library by Paweł Jackowski replaces the \type +{poppler} (derived from \type {xpdf}) library. + +A \PDF\ file is basically a tree of objects and one descends into the tree via +dictionaries (key/value) and arrays (index/value). There are a few topmost +dictionaries that start at root that are accessed more directly. + +Although everything in \PDF\ is basically an object we only wrap a few in so +called userdata \LUA\ objects. + +\starttabulate +\BC \PDF \BC \LUA \NC \NR +\NC null \NC nil \NC \NR +\NC boolean \NC boolean \NC \NR +\NC integer \NC integer \NC \NR +\NC float \NC number \NC \NR +\NC name \NC string \NC \NR +\NC string \NC string \NC \NR +\NC array \NC array userdatum \NC \NR +\NC dictionary \NC dictionary userdatum \NC \NR +\NC stream \NC stream userdatum (with related dictionary) \NC \NR +\NC reference \NC reference userdatum \NC \NR +\stoptabulate + +The regular getters return these \LUA\ data types but one can also get more +detailed information. + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={\type {open}, \type {new}, \type {getstatus}, \type {close}, \type {unencrypt}}] + +\libindex {open} +\libindex {new} +\libindex {new} +\libindex {getstatus} +\libindex {close} +\libindex {unencrypt} + +A document is loaded from a file or string + +\starttyping +<pdfe document> = pdfe.open(filename) +<pdfe document> = pdfe.new(somestring,somelength) +\stoptyping + +Such a document is closed with: + +\starttyping +pdfe.close(<pdfe document>) +\stoptyping + +You can check if a document opened well by: + +\starttyping +pdfe.getstatus(<pdfe document>) +\stoptyping + +The returned codes are: + +\starttabulate[|c|l|] +\DB value \BC explanation \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \type {-2} \NC the document failed to open \NC \NR +\NC \type {-1} \NC the document is (still) protected \NC \NR +\NC \type {0} \NC the document is not encrypted \NC \NR +\NC \type {2} \NC the document has been unencrypted \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +An encrypted document can be unencrypted by the next command where instead of +either password you can give \type {nil}: + +\starttyping +pdfe.unencrypt(<pdfe document>,userpassword,ownerpassword) +\stoptyping + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={\type {getsize}, \type {getversion}, \type {getnofobjects}, \type {getnofpages}}] + +\libindex {getsize} +\libindex {getversion} +\libindex {getnofobjects} +\libindex {getnofpages} + +A successfully opened document can provide some information: + +\starttyping +bytes = getsize(<pdfe document>) +major, minor = getversion(<pdfe document>) +n = getnofobjects(<pdfe document>) +n = getnofpages(<pdfe document>) +bytes, waste = getnofpages(<pdfe document>) +\stoptyping + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={\type {get[catalog|trailer|info]}}] + +\libindex {getcatalog} +\libindex {gettrailer} +\libindex {getinfo} + +For accessing the document structure you start with the so called catalog, a +dictionary: + +\starttyping +<pdfe dictionary> = pdfe.getcatalog(<pdfe document>) +\stoptyping + +The other two root dictionaries are accessed with: + +\starttyping +<pdfe dictionary> = pdfe.gettrailer(<pdfe document>) +<pdfe dictionary> = pdfe.getinfo(<pdfe document>) +\stoptyping + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={\type {getpage}, \type {getbox}}] + +\libindex {getpage} +\libindex {getbox} + +A specific page can conveniently be reached with the next command, which +returns a dictionary. The first argument is to be a page dictionary. + +\starttyping +<pdfe dictionary> = pdfe.getpage(<pdfe dictionary>,pagenumber) +\stoptyping + +Another convenience command gives you the (bounding) box of a (normally page) +which can be inheritted from the document itself. An example of a valid box name +is \type {MediaBox}. + +\starttyping +pages = pdfe.getbox(<pdfe document>,boxname) +\stoptyping + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={\type {get[string|integer|number|boolean|name]}}] + +\libindex {getstring} +\libindex {getinteger} +\libindex {getnumber} +\libindex {getboolean} +\libindex {getname} + +Common values in dictionaries and arrays are strings, integers, floats, booleans +and names (which are also strings) and these are also normal \LUA\ objects: + +\starttyping +s = getstring (<pdfe array|dictionary>,index|key) +i = getinteger(<pdfe array|dictionary>,index|key) +n = getnumber (<pdfe array|dictionary>,index|key) +b = getboolean(<pdfe array|dictionary>,index|key) +n = getname (<pdfe array|dictionary>,index|key) +\stoptyping + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={\type {get[from][dictionary|array|stream]}}] + +\libindex {getdictionary} \libindex {getfromdictionary} +\libindex {getarray} \libindex {getfromarray} +\libindex {getstream} \libindex {getfromstream} + +Normally you will use an index in an array and key in a dictionary but dictionaries +also accept an index. The size of an array or dictionary is available with the +usual \type {#} operator. + +\starttyping +<pdfe dictionary> = getdictionary(<pdfe array|dictionary>,index|key) +<pdfe array> = getarray (<pdfe array|dictionary>,index|key) +<pdfe stream>, +<pdfe dictionary> = getstream (<pdfe array|dictionary>,index|key) +\stoptyping + +These commands return dictionaries, arrays and streams, which are dictionaries +with a blob of data attached. + +Before we come to an alternative access mode, we mention that the objects provide +access in a different way too, for instance this is valid: + +\starttyping +print(pdfe.open("foo.pdf").Catalog.Type) +\stoptyping + +At the topmost level there are \type {Catalog}, \type {Info}, \type {Trailer} +and \type {Pages}, so this is also okay: + +\starttyping +print(pdfe.open("foo.pdf").Pages[1]) +\stoptyping + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={\type {[open|close|readfrom][whole|]stream}}] + +\libindex {openstream} +\libindex {closestream} +\libindex {readfromstream} +\libindex {readfromwholestream} + +Streams are sort of special. When your index or key hits a stream you get back a +stream object and dictionary object. The dictionary you can access in the usual +way and for the stream there are the following methods: + +\starttyping +okay = openstream(<pdfe stream>,[decode]) + closestream(<pdfe stream>) +str, n = readfromstream(<pdfe stream>) +str, n = readwholestream(<pdfe stream>,[decode]) +\stoptyping + +You either read in chunks, or you ask for the whole. When reading in chunks, you +need to open and close the stream yourself. The \type {n} value indicates the +length read. The \type {decode} parameter controls if the stream data gets +uncompressed. + +As with dictionaries, you can access fields in a stream dictionary in the usual +\LUA\ way too. You get the content when you \quote {call} the stream. You can +pass a boolean that indicates if the stream has to be decompressed. + +% pdfe.objectcodes = objectcodes +% pdfe.stringcodes = stringcodes +% pdfe.encryptioncodes = encryptioncodes + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={\type {getfrom[dictionary|array]}}] + +\libindex {getfromdictionary} +\libindex {getfromarray} + +In addition to the interface described before, there is also a bit lower level +interface available. + +\starttyping +key, type, value, detail = getfromdictionary(<pdfe dictionary>,index) +type, value, detail = getfromarray(<pdfe array>,index) +\stoptyping + +\starttabulate[|c|l|l|l|] +\DB type \BC meaning \BC value \BC detail \NC \NR +\NC \type {0} \NC none \NC nil \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type {1} \NC null \NC nil \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type {2} \NC boolean \NC boolean \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type {3} \NC boolean \NC integer \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type {4} \NC number \NC float \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type {5} \NC name \NC string \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type {6} \NC string \NC string \NC hex \NC \NR +\NC \type {7} \NC array \NC arrayobject \NC size \NC \NR +\NC \type {8} \NC dictionary \NC dictionaryobject \NC size \NC \NR +\NC \type {9} \NC stream \NC streamobject \NC dictionary size \NC \NR +\NC \type {10} \NC reference \NC integer \NC \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +A \type {hex} string is (in the \PDF\ file) surrounded by \type {<>} while plain +strings are bounded by \type {<>}. + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={\type {[dictionary|array]totable}}] + +\libindex {dictionarytotable} +\libindex {arraytotable} + +All entries in a dictionary or table can be fetched with the following commands +where the return values are a hashed or indexed table. + +\starttyping +hash = dictionarytotable(<pdfe dictionary>) +list = arraytotable(<pdfe array>) +\stoptyping + +You can get a list of pages with: + +\starttyping +{ { <pdfe dictionary>, size, objnum }, ... } = pagestotable(<pdfe document>) +\stoptyping + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={\type {getfromreference}}] + +\libindex {getfromreference} + +Because you can have unresolved references, a reference object can be resolved +with: + +\starttyping +<pdfe dictionary|array|stream> = getfromreference(<pdfe reference>) +\stoptyping + +So, you get back a new \type {pdfe} userdata object that you can query. + +\stopsubsection + +\stopsection + +\startsection[title={Memory streams}][library=pdfe] + +\topicindex{\PDF+memory streams} + +\libindex {new} + +The \type {pdfe.new} that takes three arguments: + +\starttabulate +\DB value \BC explanation \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \type {stream} \NC this is a (in low level \LUA\ speak) light userdata + object, i.e.\ a pointer to a sequence of bytes \NC \NR +\NC \type {length} \NC this is the length of the stream in bytes (the stream can + have embedded zeros) \NC \NR +\NC \type {name} \NC optional, this is a unique identifier that is used for + hashing the stream, so that multiple doesn't use more + memory \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +The third argument is optional. When it is not given the function will return an +\type {pdfe} document object as with a regular file, otherwise it will return a +filename that can be used elsewhere (e.g.\ in the image library) to reference the +stream as pseudo file. + +Instead of a light userdata stream (which is actually fragile but handy when you +come from a library) you can also pass a \LUA\ string, in which case the given +length is (at most) the string length. + +The function returns an \type {pdfe} object and a string. The string can be used in +the \type {img} library instead of a filename. You need to prevent garbage +collection of the object when you use it as image (for instance by storing it +somewhere). + +Both the memory stream and it's use in the image library is experimental and can +change. In case you wonder where this can be used: when you use the swiglib +library for \type {graphicmagick}, it can return such a userdata object. This +permits conversion in memory and passing the result directly to the backend. This +might save some runtime in one|-|pass workflows. This feature is currently not +meant for production and we might come up with a better implementation. + +\stopsection + +\startsection[title={The \type {pdfscanner} library}][library=pdfscanner] + +\topicindex{\PDF+scanner} + +\libindex {scan} + +The \type {pdfscanner} library allows interpretation of \PDF\ content streams and +\type {/ToUnicode} (cmap) streams. You can get those streams from the \type +{pdfe} library, as explained in an earlier section. There is only a single +top|-|level function in this library: + +\startfunctioncall +pdfscanner.scan (<pdfe stream>, <table> operatortable, <table> info) +pdfscanner.scan (<pdfe array>, <table> operatortable, <table> info) +pdfscanner.scan (<string>, <table> operatortable, <table> info) +\stopfunctioncall + +The first argument should be a \LUA\ string or a stream or array onject coming +from the \type {pdfe} library. The second argument, \type {operatortable}, should +be a \LUA\ table where the keys are \PDF\ operator name strings and the values +are \LUA\ functions (defined by you) that are used to process those operators. +The functions are called whenever the scanner finds one of these \PDF\ operators +in the content stream(s). The functions are called with two arguments: the \type +{scanner} object itself, and the \type {info} table that was passed are the third +argument to \type {pdfscanner.scan}. + +Internally, \type {pdfscanner.scan} loops over the \PDF\ operators in the +stream(s), collecting operands on an internal stack until it finds a \PDF\ +operator. If that \PDF\ operator's name exists in \type {operatortable}, then the +associated function is executed. After the function has run (or when there is no +function to execute) the internal operand stack is cleared in preparation for the +next operator, and processing continues. + +The \type {scanner} argument to the processing functions is needed because it +offers various methods to get the actual operands from the internal operand +stack. + +A simple example of processing a \PDF's document stream could look like this: + +\starttyping +local operatortable = { } + +operatortable.Do = function(scanner,info) + local resources = info.resources + if resources then + local val = scanner:pop() + local name = val[2] + local xobject = resources.XObject + print(info.space .. "Uses XObject " .. name) + local resources = xobject.Resources + if resources then + local newinfo = { + space = info.space .. " ", + resources = resources, + } + pdfscanner.scan(entry, operatortable, newinfo) + end + end +end + +local function Analyze(filename) + local doc = pdfe.open(filename) + if doc then + local pages = doc.Pages + for i=1,#pages do + local page = pages[i] + local info = { + space = " " , + resources = page.Resources, + } + print("Page " .. i) + -- pdfscanner.scan(page.Contents,operatortable,info) + pdfscanner.scan(page.Contents(),operatortable,info) + end + end +end + +Analyze("foo.pdf") +\stoptyping + +This example iterates over all the actual content in the \PDF, and prints out the +found \type {XObject} names. While the code demonstrates quite some of the \type +{pdfe} functions, let's focus on the type \type {pdfscanner} specific code +instead. + +From the bottom up, the following line runs the scanner with the \PDF\ page's +top|-|level content given in the first argument. + +The third argument, \type {info}, contains two entries: \type {space} is used to +indent the printed output, and \type {resources} is needed so that embedded \type +{XForms} can find their own content. + +The second argument, \type {operatortable} defines a processing function for a +single \PDF\ operator, \type {Do}. + +The function \type {Do} prints the name of the current \type {XObject}, and then +starts a new scanner for that object's content stream, under the condition that +the \type {XObject} is in fact a \type {/Form}. That nested scanner is called +with new \type {info} argument with an updated \type {space} value so that the +indentation of the output nicely nests, and with a new \type {resources} field +to help the next iteration down to properly process any other, embedded \type +{XObject}s. + +Of course, this is not a very useful example in practice, but for the purpose of +demonstrating \type {pdfscanner}, it is just long enough. It makes use of only +one \type {scanner} method: \type {scanner:pop()}. That function pops the top +operand of the internal stack, and returns a \LUA\ table where the object at index +one is a string representing the type of the operand, and object two is its +value. + +The list of possible operand types and associated \LUA\ value types is: + +\starttabulate[|l|l|] +\DB types \BC type \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \type{integer} \NC <number> \NC \NR +\NC \type{real} \NC <number> \NC \NR +\NC \type{boolean} \NC <boolean> \NC \NR +\NC \type{name} \NC <string> \NC \NR +\NC \type{operator} \NC <string> \NC \NR +\NC \type{string} \NC <string> \NC \NR +\NC \type{array} \NC <table> \NC \NR +\NC \type{dict} \NC <table> \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +In case of \type {integer} or \type {real}, the value is always a \LUA\ (floating +point) number. In case of \type {name}, the leading slash is always stripped. + +In case of \type {string}, please bear in mind that \PDF\ actually supports +different types of strings (with different encodings) in different parts of the +\PDF\ document, so you may need to reencode some of the results; \type {pdfscanner} +always outputs the byte stream without reencoding anything. \type {pdfscanner} +does not differentiate between literal strings and hexadecimal strings (the +hexadecimal values are decoded), and it treats the stream data for inline images +as a string that is the single operand for \type {EI}. + +In case of \type {array}, the table content is a list of \type {pop} return +values and in case of \type {dict}, the table keys are \PDF\ name strings and the +values are \type {pop} return values. + +\libindex{pop} +\libindex{popnumber} +\libindex{popname} +\libindex{popstring} +\libindex{poparray} +\libindex{popdictionary} +\libindex{popboolean} +\libindex{done} + +There are a few more methods defined that you can ask \type {scanner}: + +\starttabulate[|l|p|] +\DB method \BC explanation \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \type{pop} \NC see above \NC \NR +\NC \type{popnumber} \NC return only the value of a \type {real} or \type {integer} \NC \NR +\NC \type{popname} \NC return only the value of a \type {name} \NC \NR +\NC \type{popstring} \NC return only the value of a \type {string} \NC \NR +\NC \type{poparray} \NC return only the value of a \type {array} \NC \NR +\NC \type{popdictionary} \NC return only the value of a \type {dict} \NC \NR +\NC \type{popboolean} \NC return only the value of a \type {boolean} \NC \NR +\NC \type{done} \NC abort further processing of this \type {scan()} call \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +The \type {pop*} are convenience functions, and come in handy when you know the +type of the operands beforehand (which you usually do, in \PDF). For example, the +\type {Do} function could have used \type {local name = scanner:popname()} +instead, because the single operand to the \type {Do} operator is always a \PDF\ +name object. + +The \type {done} function allows you to abort processing of a stream once you +have learned everything you want to learn. This comes in handy while parsing +\type {/ToUnicode}, because there usually is trailing garbage that you are not +interested in. Without \type {done}, processing only ends at the end of the +stream, possibly wasting \CPU\ cycles. + +{\em We keep the older names \type {popNumber}, \type {popName}, \type +{popString}, \type {popArray}, \type {popDict} and \type {popBool} around.} + +\stopsection + +\stopchapter + +\stopcomponent diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/luatex/base/luatex-callbacks.tex b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/luatex/base/luatex-callbacks.tex index b2b706ea913..9be3e363547 100644 --- a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/luatex/base/luatex-callbacks.tex +++ b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/luatex/base/luatex-callbacks.tex @@ -1,1149 +1,1165 @@ -% language=uk
-
-\environment luatex-style
-
-\startcomponent luatex-callbacks
-
-\startchapter[reference=callbacks,title={\LUA\ callbacks}]
-
-\startsection[title={Registering callbacks}][library=callback]
-
-\topicindex{callbacks}
-
-\libindex{register}
-\libindex{list}
-\libindex{find}
-
-This library has functions that register, find and list callbacks. Callbacks are
-\LUA\ functions that are called in well defined places. There are two kind of
-callbacks: those that mix with existing functionality, and those that (when
-enabled) replace functionality. In mosty cases the second category is expected to
-behave similar to the built in functionality because in a next step specific
-data is expected. For instance, you can replace the hyphenation routine. The
-function gets a list that can be hyphenated (or not). The final list should be
-valid and is (normally) used for constructing a paragraph. Another function can
-replace the ligature builder and|/|or kerner. Doing something else is possible
-but in the end might not give the user the expected outcome.
-
-The first thing you need to do is registering a callback:
-
-\startfunctioncall
-id, error =
- callback.register(<string> callback_name, <function> func)
-id, error =
- callback.register(<string> callback_name, nil)
-id, error =
- callback.register(<string> callback_name, false)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-Here the \syntax {callback_name} is a predefined callback name, see below. The
-function returns the internal \type {id} of the callback or \type {nil}, if the
-callback could not be registered. In the latter case, \type {error} contains an
-error message, otherwise it is \type {nil}.
-
-\LUATEX\ internalizes the callback function in such a way that it does not matter
-if you redefine a function accidentally.
-
-Callback assignments are always global. You can use the special value \type {nil}
-instead of a function for clearing the callback.
-
-For some minor speed gain, you can assign the boolean \type {false} to the
-non|-|file related callbacks, doing so will prevent \LUATEX\ from executing
-whatever it would execute by default (when no callback function is registered at
-all). Be warned: this may cause all sorts of grief unless you know \notabene
-{exactly} what you are doing!
-
-\startfunctioncall
-<table> info =
- callback.list()
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-The keys in the table are the known callback names, the value is a boolean where
-\type {true} means that the callback is currently set (active).
-
-\startfunctioncall
-<function> f = callback.find(callback_name)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-If the callback is not set, \type {find} returns \type {nil}.
-
-\stopsection
-
-\startsection[title={File discovery callbacks}][library=callback]
-
-The behaviour documented in this subsection is considered stable in the sense that
-there will not be backward|-|incompatible changes any more.
-
-\subsection{\cbk {find_read_file} and \cbk {find_write_file}}
-
-Your callback function should have the following conventions:
-
-\startfunctioncall
-<string> actual_name =
- function (<number> id_number, <string> asked_name)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-Arguments:
-
-\startitemize
-
-\sym{id_number}
-
-This number is zero for the log or \prm {input} files. For \TEX's \prm {read}
-or \prm {write} the number is incremented by one, so \type {\read0} becomes~1.
-
-\sym{asked_name}
-
-This is the user|-|supplied filename, as found by \prm {input}, \prm {openin}
-or \prm {openout}.
-
-\stopitemize
-
-Return value:
-
-\startitemize
-
-\sym{actual_name}
-
-This is the filename used. For the very first file that is read in by \TEX, you
-have to make sure you return an \type {actual_name} that has an extension and
-that is suitable for use as \type {jobname}. If you don't, you will have to
-manually fix the name of the log file and output file after \LUATEX\ is finished,
-and an eventual format filename will become mangled. That is because these file
-names depend on the jobname.
-
-You have to return \type {nil} if the file cannot be found.
-
-\stopitemize
-
-\subsection{\cbk {find_font_file}}
-
-\topicindex{callbacks+font files}
-
-Your callback function should have the following conventions:
-
-\startfunctioncall
-<string> actual_name =
- function (<string> asked_name)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-The \type {asked_name} is an \OTF\ or \TFM\ font metrics file.
-
-Return \type {nil} if the file cannot be found.
-
-\subsection{\cbk {find_output_file}}
-
-\topicindex{callbacks+output file}
-
-Your callback function should have the following conventions:
-
-\startfunctioncall
-<string> actual_name =
- function (<string> asked_name)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-The \type {asked_name} is the \PDF\ or \DVI\ file for writing.
-
-\subsection{\cbk {find_format_file}}
-
-\topicindex{callbacks+format file}
-
-Your callback function should have the following conventions:
-
-\startfunctioncall
-<string> actual_name =
- function (<string> asked_name)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-The \type {asked_name} is a format file for reading (the format file for writing
-is always opened in the current directory).
-
-\subsection{\cbk {find_vf_file}}
-
-\topicindex{callbacks+font files}
-
-Like \cbk {find_font_file}, but for virtual fonts. This applies to both \ALEPH's
-\OVF\ files and traditional Knuthian \VF\ files.
-
-\subsection{\cbk {find_map_file}}
-
-\topicindex{callbacks+font files}
-
-Like \cbk {find_font_file}, but for map files.
-
-\subsection{\cbk {find_enc_file}}
-
-\topicindex{callbacks+font files}
-
-Like \cbk {find_font_file}, but for enc files.
-
-\subsection{\cbk {find_pk_file}}
-
-\topicindex{callbacks+font files}
-
-Like \cbk {find_font_file}, but for pk bitmap files. This callback takes two
-arguments: \type {name} and \type {dpi}. In your callback you can decide to
-look for:
-
-\starttyping
-<base res>dpi/<fontname>.<actual res>pk
-\stoptyping
-
-but other strategies are possible. It is up to you to find a \quote {reasonable}
-bitmap file to go with that specification.
-
-\subsection{\cbk {find_data_file}}
-
-\topicindex{callbacks+data files}
-
-Like \cbk {find_font_file}, but for embedded files (\type {\pdfobj file '...'}).
-
-\subsection{\cbk {find_opentype_file}}
-
-\topicindex{callbacks+font files}
-
-Like \cbk {find_font_file}, but for \OPENTYPE\ font files.
-
-\subsection{\cbk {find_truetype_file} and \cbk {find_type1_file}}
-
-\topicindex{callbacks+font files}
-
-Your callback function should have the following conventions:
-
-\startfunctioncall
-<string> actual_name =
- function (<string> asked_name)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-The \type {asked_name} is a font file. This callback is called while \LUATEX\ is
-building its internal list of needed font files, so the actual timing may
-surprise you. Your return value is later fed back into the matching \type
-{read_file} callback.
-
-Strangely enough, \cbk {find_type1_file} is also used for \OPENTYPE\ (\OTF)
-fonts.
-
-\subsection{\cbk {find_image_file}}
-
-\topicindex{callbacks+image files}
-
-Your callback function should have the following conventions:
-
-\startfunctioncall
-<string> actual_name =
- function (<string> asked_name)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-The \type {asked_name} is an image file. Your return value is used to open a file
-from the hard disk, so make sure you return something that is considered the name
-of a valid file by your operating system.
-
-\subsection[iocallback]{File reading callbacks}
-
-The behavior documented in this subsection is considered stable in the sense that
-there will not be backward-incompatible changes any more.
-
-\subsection{\cbk {open_read_file}}
-
-\topicindex{callbacks+opening files}
-
-Your callback function should have the following conventions:
-
-\startfunctioncall
-<table> env =
- function (<string> file_name)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-Argument:
-
-\startitemize
-
-\sym{file_name}
-
-The filename returned by a previous \cbk {find_read_file} or the return value of
-\type {kpse.find_file()} if there was no such callback defined.
-
-\stopitemize
-
-Return value:
-
-\startitemize
-
-\sym{env}
-
-This is a table containing at least one required and one optional callback
-function for this file. The required field is \type {reader} and the associated
-function will be called once for each new line to be read, the optional one is
-\type {close} that will be called once when \LUATEX\ is done with the file.
-
-\LUATEX\ never looks at the rest of the table, so you can use it to store your
-private per|-|file data. Both the callback functions will receive the table as
-their only argument.
-
-\stopitemize
-
-\subsubsection{\type {reader}}
-
-\topicindex{callbacks+reader}
-
-\LUATEX\ will run this function whenever it needs a new input line from the file.
-
-\startfunctioncall
-function(<table> env)
- return <string> line
-end
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-Your function should return either a string or \type {nil}. The value \type {nil}
-signals that the end of file has occurred, and will make \TEX\ call the optional
-\type {close} function next.
-
-\subsubsection{\type {close}}
-
-\topicindex{callbacks+closing files}
-
-\LUATEX\ will run this optional function when it decides to close the file.
-
-\startfunctioncall
-function(<table> env)
-end
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-Your function should not return any value.
-
-\subsection{General file readers}
-
-\topicindex{callbacks+readers}
-
-There is a set of callbacks for the loading of binary data files. These all use
-the same interface:
-
-\startfunctioncall
-function(<string> name)
- return <boolean> success, <string> data, <number> data_size
-end
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-The \type {name} will normally be a full path name as it is returned by either
-one of the file discovery callbacks or the internal version of \type
-{kpse.find_file()}.
-
-\startitemize
-
-\sym{success}
-
-Return \type {false} when a fatal error occurred (e.g.\ when the file cannot be
-found, after all).
-
-\sym{data}
-
-The bytes comprising the file.
-
-\sym{data_size}
-
-The length of the \type {data}, in bytes.
-
-\stopitemize
-
-Return an empty string and zero if the file was found but there was a
-reading problem.
-
-The list of functions is:
-
-\starttabulate[|l|p|]
-\DB function \BC usage \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \type{read_font_file} \NC ofm or tfm files \NC \NR
-\NC \type{read_vf_file} \NC virtual fonts \NC \NR
-\NC \type{read_map_file} \NC map files \NC \NR
-\NC \type{read_enc_file} \NC encoding files \NC \NR
-\NC \type{read_pk_file} \NC pk bitmap files \NC \NR
-\NC \type{read_data_file} \NC embedded files (as is possible with \PDF\ objects) \NC \NR
-\NC \type{read_truetype_file} \NC \TRUETYPE\ font files \NC \NR
-\NC \type{read_type1_file} \NC \TYPEONE\ font files \NC \NR
-\NC \type{read_opentype_file} \NC \OPENTYPE\ font files \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-\stopsection
-
-\startsection[title={Data processing callbacks}][library=callback]
-
-\subsection{\cbk {process_input_buffer}}
-
-\topicindex{callbacks+input buffer}
-
-This callback allows you to change the contents of the line input buffer just
-before \LUATEX\ actually starts looking at it.
-
-\startfunctioncall
-function(<string> buffer)
- return <string> adjusted_buffer
-end
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-If you return \type {nil}, \LUATEX\ will pretend like your callback never
-happened. You can gain a small amount of processing time from that. This callback
-does not replace any internal code.
-
-\subsection{\cbk {process_output_buffer}}
-
-\topicindex{callbacks+output buffer}
-
-This callback allows you to change the contents of the line output buffer just
-before \LUATEX\ actually starts writing it to a file as the result of a \prm
-{write} command. It is only called for output to an actual file (that is,
-excluding the log, the terminal, and so called \prm {write} 18 calls).
-
-\startfunctioncall
-function(<string> buffer)
- return <string> adjusted_buffer
-end
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-If you return \type {nil}, \LUATEX\ will pretend like your callback never
-happened. You can gain a small amount of processing time from that. This callback
-does not replace any internal code.
-
-\subsection{\cbk {process_jobname}}
-
-\topicindex{callbacks+jobname}
-
-This callback allows you to change the jobname given by \prm {jobname} in \TEX\
-and \type {tex.jobname} in Lua. It does not affect the internal job name or the
-name of the output or log files.
-
-\startfunctioncall
-function(<string> jobname)
- return <string> adjusted_jobname
-end
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-The only argument is the actual job name; you should not use \type {tex.jobname}
-inside this function or infinite recursion may occur. If you return \type {nil},
-\LUATEX\ will pretend your callback never happened. This callback does not
-replace any internal code.
-
-\stopsection
-
-\startsection[title={Node list processing callbacks}][library=callback]
-
-The description of nodes and node lists is in~\in{chapter}[nodes].
-
-\subsection{\cbk {contribute_filter}}
-
-\topicindex{callbacks+contributions}
-
-This callback is called when \LUATEX\ adds contents to list:
-
-\startfunctioncall
-function(<string> extrainfo)
-end
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-The string reports the group code. From this you can deduce from
-what list you can give a treat.
-
-\starttabulate[|l|p|]
-\DB value \BC explanation \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \type{pre_box} \NC interline material is being added \NC \NR
-\NC \type{pre_adjust} \NC \prm {vadjust} material is being added \NC \NR
-\NC \type{box} \NC a typeset box is being added (always called) \NC \NR
-\NC \type{adjust} \NC \prm {vadjust} material is being added \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-\subsection{\cbk {buildpage_filter}}
-
-\topicindex{callbacks+building pages}
-
-This callback is called whenever \LUATEX\ is ready to move stuff to the main
-vertical list. You can use this callback to do specialized manipulation of the
-page building stage like imposition or column balancing.
-
-\startfunctioncall
-function(<string> extrainfo)
-end
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-The string \type {extrainfo} gives some additional information about what \TEX's
-state is with respect to the \quote {current page}. The possible values for the
-\cbk {buildpage_filter} callback are:
-
-\starttabulate[|l|p|]
-\DB value \BC explanation \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \type{alignment} \NC a (partial) alignment is being added \NC \NR
-\NC \type{after_output} \NC an output routine has just finished \NC \NR
-\NC \type{new_graf} \NC the beginning of a new paragraph \NC \NR
-\NC \type{vmode_par} \NC \prm {par} was found in vertical mode \NC \NR
-\NC \type{hmode_par} \NC \prm {par} was found in horizontal mode \NC \NR
-\NC \type{insert} \NC an insert is added \NC \NR
-\NC \type{penalty} \NC a penalty (in vertical mode) \NC \NR
-\NC \type{before_display} \NC immediately before a display starts \NC \NR
-\NC \type{after_display} \NC a display is finished \NC \NR
-\NC \type{end} \NC \LUATEX\ is terminating (it's all over) \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-\subsection{\cbk {build_page_insert}}
-
-\topicindex{callbacks+inserts}
-
-This callback is called when the pagebuilder adds an insert. There is not much
-control over this mechanism but this callback permits some last minute
-manipulations of the spacing before an insert, something that might be handy when
-for instance multiple inserts (types) are appended in a row.
-
-\startfunctioncall
-function(<number> n, <number> i)
- return <number> register
-end
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-with
-
-\starttabulate[|l|p|]
-\DB value \BC explanation \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \type{n} \NC the insert class \NC \NR
-\NC \type{i} \NC the order of the insert \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-The return value is a number indicating the skip register to use for the
-prepended spacing. This permits for instance a different top space (when \type
-{i} equals one) and intermediate space (when \type {i} is larger than one). Of
-course you can mess with the insert box but you need to make sure that \LUATEX\
-is happy afterwards.
-
-\subsection{\cbk {pre_linebreak_filter}}
-
-\topicindex{callbacks+linebreaks}
-
-This callback is called just before \LUATEX\ starts converting a list of nodes
-into a stack of \prm {hbox}es, after the addition of \prm {parfillskip}.
-
-\startfunctioncall
-function(<node> head, <string> groupcode)
- return true | false | <node> newhead
-end
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-The string called \type {groupcode} identifies the nodelist's context within
-\TEX's processing. The range of possibilities is given in the table below, but
-not all of those can actually appear in \cbk {pre_linebreak_filter}, some are
-for the \cbk {hpack_filter} and \cbk {vpack_filter} callbacks that will be
-explained in the next two paragraphs.
-
-\starttabulate[|l|p|]
-\DB value \BC explanation \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \type{<empty>} \NC main vertical list \NC \NR
-\NC \type{hbox} \NC \prm {hbox} in horizontal mode \NC \NR
-\NC \type{adjusted_hbox} \NC \prm {hbox} in vertical mode \NC \NR
-\NC \type{vbox} \NC \prm {vbox} \NC \NR
-\NC \type{vtop} \NC \prm {vtop} \NC \NR
-\NC \type{align} \NC \prm {halign} or \prm {valign} \NC \NR
-\NC \type{disc} \NC discretionaries \NC \NR
-\NC \type{insert} \NC packaging an insert \NC \NR
-\NC \type{vcenter} \NC \prm {vcenter} \NC \NR
-\NC \type{local_box} \NC \lpr {localleftbox} or \lpr {localrightbox} \NC \NR
-\NC \type{split_off} \NC top of a \prm {vsplit} \NC \NR
-\NC \type{split_keep} \NC remainder of a \prm {vsplit} \NC \NR
-\NC \type{align_set} \NC alignment cell \NC \NR
-\NC \type{fin_row} \NC alignment row \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-As for all the callbacks that deal with nodes, the return value can be one of
-three things:
-
-\startitemize
-\startitem
- boolean \type {true} signals successful processing
-\stopitem
-\startitem
- \type {<node>} signals that the \quote {head} node should be replaced by the
- returned node
-\stopitem
-\startitem
- boolean \type {false} signals that the \quote {head} node list should be
- ignored and flushed from memory
-\stopitem
-\stopitemize
-
-This callback does not replace any internal code.
-
-\subsection{\cbk {linebreak_filter}}
-
-\topicindex{callbacks+linebreaks}
-
-This callback replaces \LUATEX's line breaking algorithm.
-
-\startfunctioncall
-function(<node> head, <boolean> is_display)
- return <node> newhead
-end
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-The returned node is the head of the list that will be added to the main vertical
-list, the boolean argument is true if this paragraph is interrupted by a
-following math display.
-
-If you return something that is not a \type {<node>}, \LUATEX\ will apply the
-internal linebreak algorithm on the list that starts at \type {<head>}.
-Otherwise, the \type {<node>} you return is supposed to be the head of a list of
-nodes that are all allowed in vertical mode, and at least one of those has to
-represent a hbox. Failure to do so will result in a fatal error.
-
-Setting this callback to \type {false} is possible, but dangerous, because it is
-possible you will end up in an unfixable \quote {deadcycles loop}.
-
-\subsection{\type {append_to_vlist_filter}}
-
-\topicindex{callbacks+contributions}
-
-This callback is called whenever \LUATEX\ adds a box to a vertical list:
-
-\startfunctioncall
-function(<node> box, <string> locationcode, <number prevdepth>,
- <boolean> mirrored)
- return list, prevdepth
-end
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-It is ok to return nothing in which case you also need to flush the box or deal
-with it yourself. The prevdepth is also optional. Locations are \type {box},
-\type {alignment}, \type {equation}, \type {equation_number} and \type
-{post_linebreak}.
-
-\subsection{\cbk {post_linebreak_filter}}
-
-\topicindex{callbacks+linebreaks}
-
-This callback is called just after \LUATEX\ has converted a list of nodes into a
-stack of \prm {hbox}es.
-
-\startfunctioncall
-function(<node> head, <string> groupcode)
- return true | false | <node> newhead
-end
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-This callback does not replace any internal code.
-
-\subsection{\cbk {hpack_filter}}
-
-\topicindex{callbacks+packing}
-
-This callback is called when \TEX\ is ready to start boxing some horizontal mode
-material. Math items and line boxes are ignored at the moment.
-
-\startfunctioncall
-function(<node> head, <string> groupcode, <number> size,
- <string> packtype [, <string> direction] [, <node> attributelist])
- return true | false | <node> newhead
-end
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-The \type {packtype} is either \type {additional} or \type {exactly}. If \type
-{additional}, then the \type {size} is a \type {\hbox spread ...} argument. If
-\type {exactly}, then the \type {size} is a \type {\hbox to ...}. In both cases,
-the number is in scaled points.
-
-The \type {direction} is either one of the three-letter direction specifier
-strings, or \type {nil}.
-
-This callback does not replace any internal code.
-
-\subsection{\cbk {vpack_filter}}
-
-\topicindex{callbacks+packing}
-
-This callback is called when \TEX\ is ready to start boxing some vertical mode
-material. Math displays are ignored at the moment.
-
-This function is very similar to the \cbk {hpack_filter}. Besides the fact
-that it is called at different moments, there is an extra variable that matches
-\TEX's \prm {maxdepth} setting.
-
-\startfunctioncall
-function(<node> head, <string> groupcode, <number> size, <string> packtype,
- <number> maxdepth [, <string> direction] [, <node> attributelist]))
- return true | false | <node> newhead
-end
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-This callback does not replace any internal code.
-
-\subsection{\type {hpack_quality}}
-
-\topicindex{callbacks+packing}
-
-This callback can be used to intercept the overfull messages that can result from
-packing a horizontal list (as happens in the par builder). The function takes a
-few arguments:
-
-\startfunctioncall
-function(<string> incident, <number> detail, <node> head, <number> first,
- <number> last)
- return <node> whatever
-end
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-The incident is one of \type {overfull}, \type {underfull}, \type {loose} or
-\type {tight}. The detail is either the amount of overflow in case of \type
-{overfull}, or the badness otherwise. The head is the list that is constructed
-(when protrusion or expansion is enabled, this is an intermediate list).
-Optionally you can return a node, for instance an overfull rule indicator. That
-node will be appended to the list (just like \TEX's own rule would).
-
-\subsection{\type {vpack_quality}}
-
-\topicindex{callbacks+packing}
-
-This callback can be used to intercept the overfull messages that can result from
-packing a vertical list (as happens in the page builder). The function takes a
-few arguments:
-
-\startfunctioncall
-function(<string> incident, <number> detail, <node> head, <number> first,
- <number> last)
-end
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-The incident is one of \type {overfull}, \type {underfull}, \type {loose} or
-\type {tight}. The detail is either the amount of overflow in case of \type
-{overfull}, or the badness otherwise. The head is the list that is constructed.
-
-\subsection{\cbk {process_rule}}
-
-\topicindex{callbacks+rules}
-
-This is an experimental callback. It can be used with rules of subtype~4
-(user). The callback gets three arguments: the node, the width and the
-height. The callback can use \type {pdf.print} to write code to the \PDF\
-file but beware of not messing up the final result. No checking is done.
-
-\subsection{\type {pre_output_filter}}
-
-\topicindex{callbacks+output}
-
-This callback is called when \TEX\ is ready to start boxing the box 255 for \prm
-{output}.
-
-\startfunctioncall
-function(<node> head, <string> groupcode, <number> size, <string> packtype,
- <number> maxdepth [, <string> direction])
- return true | false | <node> newhead
-end
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-This callback does not replace any internal code.
-
-\subsection{\cbk {hyphenate}}
-
-\topicindex{callbacks+hyphenation}
-
-\startfunctioncall
-function(<node> head, <node> tail)
-end
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-No return values. This callback has to insert discretionary nodes in the node
-list it receives.
-
-Setting this callback to \type {false} will prevent the internal discretionary
-insertion pass.
-
-\subsection{\cbk {ligaturing}}
-
-\topicindex{callbacks+ligature building}
-
-\startfunctioncall
-function(<node> head, <node> tail)
-end
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-No return values. This callback has to apply ligaturing to the node list it
-receives.
-
-You don't have to worry about return values because the \type {head} node that is
-passed on to the callback is guaranteed not to be a glyph_node (if need be, a
-temporary node will be prepended), and therefore it cannot be affected by the
-mutations that take place. After the callback, the internal value of the \quote
-{tail of the list} will be recalculated.
-
-The \type {next} of \type {head} is guaranteed to be non-nil.
-
-The \type {next} of \type {tail} is guaranteed to be nil, and therefore the
-second callback argument can often be ignored. It is provided for orthogonality,
-and because it can sometimes be handy when special processing has to take place.
-
-Setting this callback to \type {false} will prevent the internal ligature
-creation pass.
-
-You must not ruin the node list. For instance, the head normally is a local par node,
-and the tail a glue. Messing too much can push \LUATEX\ into panic mode.
-
-\subsection{\cbk {kerning}}
-
-\topicindex{callbacks+kerning}
-
-\startfunctioncall
-function(<node> head, <node> tail)
-end
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-No return values. This callback has to apply kerning between the nodes in the
-node list it receives. See \cbk {ligaturing} for calling conventions.
-
-Setting this callback to \type {false} will prevent the internal kern insertion
-pass.
-
-You must not ruin the node list. For instance, the head normally is a local par node,
-and the tail a glue. Messing too much can push \LUATEX\ into panic mode.
-
-\subsection{\type {insert_local_par}}
-
-Each paragraph starts with a local par node that keeps track of for instance
-the direction. You can hook a callback into the creator:
-
-\startfunctioncall
-function(<node> local_par, <string> location)
-end
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-There is no return value and you should make sure that the node stays valid
-as otherwise \TEX\ can get confused.
-
-\subsection{\cbk {mlist_to_hlist}}
-
-\topicindex{callbacks+math}
-
-This callback replaces \LUATEX's math list to node list conversion algorithm.
-
-\startfunctioncall
-function(<node> head, <string> display_type, <boolean> need_penalties)
- return <node> newhead
-end
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-The returned node is the head of the list that will be added to the vertical or
-horizontal list, the string argument is either \quote {text} or \quote {display}
-depending on the current math mode, the boolean argument is \type {true} if
-penalties have to be inserted in this list, \type {false} otherwise.
-
-Setting this callback to \type {false} is bad, it will almost certainly result in
-an endless loop.
-
-\stopsection
-
-\startsection[title={Information reporting callbacks}][library=callback]
-
-\subsection{\cbk {pre_dump}}
-
-\topicindex{callbacks+dump}
-
-\startfunctioncall
-function()
-end
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-This function is called just before dumping to a format file starts. It does not
-replace any code and there are neither arguments nor return values.
-
-\subsection{\cbk {start_run}}
-
-\topicindex{callbacks+job run}
-
-\startfunctioncall
-function()
-end
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-This callback replaces the code that prints \LUATEX's banner. Note that for
-successful use, this callback has to be set in the \LUA\ initialization script,
-otherwise it will be seen only after the run has already started.
-
-\subsection{\cbk {stop_run}}
-
-\topicindex{callbacks+job run}
-
-\startfunctioncall
-function()
-end
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-This callback replaces the code that prints \LUATEX's statistics and \quote
-{output written to} messages. The engine can still do housekeeping and therefore
-you should not rely on this hook for postprocessing the \PDF\ or log file.
-
-\subsection{\cbk {start_page_number}}
-
-\topicindex{callbacks+pages}
-
-\startfunctioncall
-function()
-end
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-Replaces the code that prints the \type {[} and the page number at the begin of
-\prm {shipout}. This callback will also override the printing of box information
-that normally takes place when \prm {tracingoutput} is positive.
-
-\subsection{\cbk {stop_page_number}}
-
-\topicindex{callbacks+pages}
-
-\startfunctioncall
-function()
-end
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-Replaces the code that prints the \type {]} at the end of \prm {shipout}.
-
-\subsection{\cbk {show_error_hook}}
-
-\topicindex{callbacks+errors}
-
-\startfunctioncall
-function()
-end
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-This callback is run from inside the \TEX\ error function, and the idea is to
-allow you to do some extra reporting on top of what \TEX\ already does (none of
-the normal actions are removed). You may find some of the values in the \type
-{status} table useful. This callback does not replace any internal code.
-
-\subsection{\cbk {show_error_message}}
-
-\topicindex{callbacks+errors}
-
-\startfunctioncall
-function()
-end
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-This callback replaces the code that prints the error message. The usual
-interaction after the message is not affected.
-
-\subsection{\cbk {show_lua_error_hook}}
-
-\topicindex{callbacks+errors}
-
-\startfunctioncall
-function()
-end
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-This callback replaces the code that prints the extra \LUA\ error message.
-
-\subsection{\cbk {start_file}}
-
-\topicindex{callbacks+files}
-
-\startfunctioncall
-function(category,filename)
-end
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-This callback replaces the code that prints \LUATEX's when a file is opened like
-\type {(filename} for regular files. The category is a number:
-
-\starttabulate[|c|l|]
-\DB value \BC meaning \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC 1 \NC a normal data file, like a \TEX\ source \NC \NR
-\NC 2 \NC a font map coupling font names to resources \NC \NR
-\NC 3 \NC an image file (\type {png}, \type {pdf}, etc) \NC \NR
-\NC 4 \NC an embedded font subset \NC \NR
-\NC 5 \NC a fully embedded font \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-\subsection{\cbk {stop_file}}
-
-\topicindex{callbacks+files}
-
-\startfunctioncall
-function(category)
-end
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-This callback replaces the code that prints \LUATEX's when a file is closed like
-the \type {)} for regular files.
-
-\subsection{\cbk {call_edit}}
-
-\topicindex{callbacks+editing}
-
-\startfunctioncall
-function(filename,linenumber)
-end
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-This callback replaces the call to an external editor when \quote{E} is pressed
-in reply to an error message. Processing will end immediately after the callback
-returns control to the main program.
-
-\subsection{\cbk {finish_synctex}}
-
-\topicindex{callbacks+synctex}
-
-This callback can be used to wrap up alternative synctex methods. It kicks in
-after the normal synctex finalizer (that happens to remove the synctex files
-after a run when native synctex is not enabled).
-
-\subsection{\cbk {wrapup_run}}
-
-\topicindex{callbacks+wrapping up}
-
-This callback is called after the \PDF\ and log files are closed. Use it at your own
-risk.
-
-\stopsection
-
-\startsection[title={\PDF\ related callbacks}][library=callback]
-
-\subsection{\cbk {finish_pdffile}}
-
-\topicindex{callbacks+\PDF\ file}
-
-\startfunctioncall
-function()
-end
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-This callback is called when all document pages are already written to the \PDF\
-file and \LUATEX\ is about to finalize the output document structure. Its
-intended use is final update of \PDF\ dictionaries such as \type {/Catalog} or
-\type {/Info}. The callback does not replace any code. There are neither
-arguments nor return values.
-
-\subsection{\cbk {finish_pdfpage}}
-
-\topicindex{callbacks+\PDF\ file}
-
-\startfunctioncall
-function(shippingout)
-end
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-This callback is called after the \PDF\ page stream has been assembled and before
-the page object gets finalized.
-
-\subsection{\cbk {page_objnum_provider}}
-
-\topicindex{callbacks+\PDF\ file}
-
-This is one that experts can use to juggle the page tree, a data structure
-that determines the order in a \PDF\ file:
-
-\startfunctioncall
-function(objnum)
- return objnum
-end
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-We can for instance swap the first and last page:
-
-\starttyping
-local n = 0
-callback.register("page_objnum_provider",function(objnum)
- n = n + 1
- if n == 1 then
- return pdf.getpageref(tex.count[0])
- elseif n == tex.count[0] then
- return pdf.getpageref(1)
- else
- return objnum
- end
-end)
-\stoptyping
-
-When you mess things up \unknown\ don't complain.
-
-\subsection{\cbk {process_pdf_image_content}}
-
-\topicindex{callbacks+image content}
-
-When a page from a \PDF\ file is embedded its page stream as well as related
-objects are copied to the target file. However, it can be that the page stream
-has operators that assume additional resources, for instance marked text. You can
-decide to filter that for which \LUATEX\ provides a callback. Here is a simple
-demonstration of use:
-
-\starttyping
-pdf.setrecompress(1)
-
-callback.register("process_pdf_image_content",function(s)
- print(s)
- return s
-end)
-\stoptyping
-
-You need to explicitly enable recompression because otherwise the content stream
-gets just passed on in its original compressed form.
-
-\stopsection
-
-\startsection[title={Font-related callbacks}][library=callback]
-
-\subsection{\cbk {define_font}}
-
-\topicindex{callbacks+fonts}
-
-\startfunctioncall
-function(<string> name, <number> size, <number> id)
- return <table> font | <number> id
-end
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-The string \type {name} is the filename part of the font specification, as given
-by the user.
-
-The number \type {size} is a bit special:
-
-\startitemize[packed]
-\startitem
- If it is positive, it specifies an \quote{at size} in scaled points.
-\stopitem
-\startitem
- If it is negative, its absolute value represents a \quote {scaled} setting
- relative to the designsize of the font.
-\stopitem
-\stopitemize
-
-The \type {id} is the internal number assigned to the font.
-
-The internal structure of the \type {font} table that is to be returned is
-explained in \in {chapter} [fonts]. That table is saved internally, so you can
-put extra fields in the table for your later \LUA\ code to use. In alternative,
-\type {retval} can be a previously defined fontid. This is useful if a previous
-definition can be reused instead of creating a whole new font structure.
-
-Setting this callback to \type {false} is pointless as it will prevent font
-loading completely but will nevertheless generate errors.
-
-\subsection{\cbk {glyph_not_found}}
-
-\topicindex{callbacks+fonts}
-
-This callback kicks in when the backend cannot insert a glyph. When no callback
-is defined a message is written to the log.
-
-\startfunctioncall
-function(<number> id, <number> char)
- -- do something with font id and char code
-end
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-\stopsection
-
-\stopchapter
-
-\stopcomponent
+% language=uk + +\environment luatex-style + +\startcomponent luatex-callbacks + +\startchapter[reference=callbacks,title={\LUA\ callbacks}] + +\startsection[title={Registering callbacks}][library=callback] + +\topicindex{callbacks} + +\libindex{register} +\libindex{list} +\libindex{find} + +This library has functions that register, find and list callbacks. Callbacks are +\LUA\ functions that are called in well defined places. There are two kind of +callbacks: those that mix with existing functionality, and those that (when +enabled) replace functionality. In mosty cases the second category is expected to +behave similar to the built in functionality because in a next step specific +data is expected. For instance, you can replace the hyphenation routine. The +function gets a list that can be hyphenated (or not). The final list should be +valid and is (normally) used for constructing a paragraph. Another function can +replace the ligature builder and|/|or kerner. Doing something else is possible +but in the end might not give the user the expected outcome. + +The first thing you need to do is registering a callback: + +\startfunctioncall +id, error = + callback.register(<string> callback_name, <function> func) +id, error = + callback.register(<string> callback_name, nil) +id, error = + callback.register(<string> callback_name, false) +\stopfunctioncall + +Here the \syntax {callback_name} is a predefined callback name, see below. The +function returns the internal \type {id} of the callback or \type {nil}, if the +callback could not be registered. In the latter case, \type {error} contains an +error message, otherwise it is \type {nil}. + +\LUATEX\ internalizes the callback function in such a way that it does not matter +if you redefine a function accidentally. + +Callback assignments are always global. You can use the special value \type {nil} +instead of a function for clearing the callback. + +For some minor speed gain, you can assign the boolean \type {false} to the +non|-|file related callbacks, doing so will prevent \LUATEX\ from executing +whatever it would execute by default (when no callback function is registered at +all). Be warned: this may cause all sorts of grief unless you know \notabene +{exactly} what you are doing! + +\startfunctioncall +<table> info = + callback.list() +\stopfunctioncall + +The keys in the table are the known callback names, the value is a boolean where +\type {true} means that the callback is currently set (active). + +\startfunctioncall +<function> f = callback.find(callback_name) +\stopfunctioncall + +If the callback is not set, \type {find} returns \type {nil}. + +\stopsection + +\startsection[title={File discovery callbacks}][library=callback] + +The behaviour documented in this subsection is considered stable in the sense that +there will not be backward|-|incompatible changes any more. + +\subsection{\cbk {find_read_file} and \cbk {find_write_file}} + +Your callback function should have the following conventions: + +\startfunctioncall +<string> actual_name = + function (<number> id_number, <string> asked_name) +\stopfunctioncall + +Arguments: + +\startitemize + +\sym{id_number} + +This number is zero for the log or \prm {input} files. For \TEX's \prm {read} +or \prm {write} the number is incremented by one, so \type {\read0} becomes~1. + +\sym{asked_name} + +This is the user|-|supplied filename, as found by \prm {input}, \prm {openin} +or \prm {openout}. + +\stopitemize + +Return value: + +\startitemize + +\sym{actual_name} + +This is the filename used. For the very first file that is read in by \TEX, you +have to make sure you return an \type {actual_name} that has an extension and +that is suitable for use as \type {jobname}. If you don't, you will have to +manually fix the name of the log file and output file after \LUATEX\ is finished, +and an eventual format filename will become mangled. That is because these file +names depend on the jobname. + +You have to return \type {nil} if the file cannot be found. + +\stopitemize + +\subsection{\cbk {find_font_file}} + +\topicindex{callbacks+font files} + +Your callback function should have the following conventions: + +\startfunctioncall +<string> actual_name = + function (<string> asked_name) +\stopfunctioncall + +The \type {asked_name} is an \OTF\ or \TFM\ font metrics file. + +Return \type {nil} if the file cannot be found. + +\subsection{\cbk {find_output_file}} + +\topicindex{callbacks+output file} + +Your callback function should have the following conventions: + +\startfunctioncall +<string> actual_name = + function (<string> asked_name) +\stopfunctioncall + +The \type {asked_name} is the \PDF\ or \DVI\ file for writing. + +\subsection{\cbk {find_format_file}} + +\topicindex{callbacks+format file} + +Your callback function should have the following conventions: + +\startfunctioncall +<string> actual_name = + function (<string> asked_name) +\stopfunctioncall + +The \type {asked_name} is a format file for reading (the format file for writing +is always opened in the current directory). + +\subsection{\cbk {find_vf_file}} + +\topicindex{callbacks+font files} + +Like \cbk {find_font_file}, but for virtual fonts. This applies to both \ALEPH's +\OVF\ files and traditional Knuthian \VF\ files. + +\subsection{\cbk {find_map_file}} + +\topicindex{callbacks+font files} + +Like \cbk {find_font_file}, but for map files. + +\subsection{\cbk {find_enc_file}} + +\topicindex{callbacks+font files} + +Like \cbk {find_font_file}, but for enc files. + +\subsection{\cbk {find_pk_file}} + +\topicindex{callbacks+font files} + +Like \cbk {find_font_file}, but for pk bitmap files. This callback takes two +arguments: \type {name} and \type {dpi}. In your callback you can decide to +look for: + +\starttyping +<base res>dpi/<fontname>.<actual res>pk +\stoptyping + +but other strategies are possible. It is up to you to find a \quote {reasonable} +bitmap file to go with that specification. + +\subsection{\cbk {find_data_file}} + +\topicindex{callbacks+data files} + +Like \cbk {find_font_file}, but for embedded files (\type {\pdfobj file '...'}). + +\subsection{\cbk {find_opentype_file}} + +\topicindex{callbacks+font files} + +Like \cbk {find_font_file}, but for \OPENTYPE\ font files. + +\subsection{\cbk {find_truetype_file} and \cbk {find_type1_file}} + +\topicindex{callbacks+font files} + +Your callback function should have the following conventions: + +\startfunctioncall +<string> actual_name = + function (<string> asked_name) +\stopfunctioncall + +The \type {asked_name} is a font file. This callback is called while \LUATEX\ is +building its internal list of needed font files, so the actual timing may +surprise you. Your return value is later fed back into the matching \type +{read_file} callback. + +Strangely enough, \cbk {find_type1_file} is also used for \OPENTYPE\ (\OTF) +fonts. + +\subsection{\cbk {find_image_file}} + +\topicindex{callbacks+image files} + +Your callback function should have the following conventions: + +\startfunctioncall +<string> actual_name = + function (<string> asked_name) +\stopfunctioncall + +The \type {asked_name} is an image file. Your return value is used to open a file +from the hard disk, so make sure you return something that is considered the name +of a valid file by your operating system. + +\stopsection + +\startsection[iocallback][title={File reading callbacks}] + +The behavior documented in this subsection is considered stable in the sense that +there will not be backward-incompatible changes any more. + +\subsection{\cbk {open_read_file}} + +\topicindex{callbacks+opening files} + +Your callback function should have the following conventions: + +\startfunctioncall +<table> env = + function (<string> file_name) +\stopfunctioncall + +Argument: + +\startitemize + +\sym{file_name} + +The filename returned by a previous \cbk {find_read_file} or the return value of +\type {kpse.find_file()} if there was no such callback defined. + +\stopitemize + +Return value: + +\startitemize + +\sym{env} + +This is a table containing at least one required and one optional callback +function for this file. The required field is \type {reader} and the associated +function will be called once for each new line to be read, the optional one is +\type {close} that will be called once when \LUATEX\ is done with the file. + +\LUATEX\ never looks at the rest of the table, so you can use it to store your +private per|-|file data. Both the callback functions will receive the table as +their only argument. + +\stopitemize + +\subsubsection{\type {reader}} + +\topicindex{callbacks+reader} + +\LUATEX\ will run this function whenever it needs a new input line from the file. + +\startfunctioncall +function(<table> env) + return <string> line +end +\stopfunctioncall + +Your function should return either a string or \type {nil}. The value \type {nil} +signals that the end of file has occurred, and will make \TEX\ call the optional +\type {close} function next. + +\subsubsection{\type {close}} + +\topicindex{callbacks+closing files} + +\LUATEX\ will run this optional function when it decides to close the file. + +\startfunctioncall +function(<table> env) +end +\stopfunctioncall + +Your function should not return any value. + +\subsection{General file readers} + +\topicindex{callbacks+readers} + +There is a set of callbacks for the loading of binary data files. These all use +the same interface: + +\startfunctioncall +function(<string> name) + return <boolean> success, <string> data, <number> data_size +end +\stopfunctioncall + +The \type {name} will normally be a full path name as it is returned by either +one of the file discovery callbacks or the internal version of \type +{kpse.find_file()}. + +\startitemize + +\sym{success} + +Return \type {false} when a fatal error occurred (e.g.\ when the file cannot be +found, after all). + +\sym{data} + +The bytes comprising the file. + +\sym{data_size} + +The length of the \type {data}, in bytes. + +\stopitemize + +Return an empty string and zero if the file was found but there was a +reading problem. + +The list of functions is: + +\starttabulate[|l|p|] +\DB function \BC usage \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \type{read_font_file} \NC ofm or tfm files \NC \NR +\NC \type{read_vf_file} \NC virtual fonts \NC \NR +\NC \type{read_map_file} \NC map files \NC \NR +\NC \type{read_enc_file} \NC encoding files \NC \NR +\NC \type{read_pk_file} \NC pk bitmap files \NC \NR +\NC \type{read_data_file} \NC embedded files (as is possible with \PDF\ objects) \NC \NR +\NC \type{read_truetype_file} \NC \TRUETYPE\ font files \NC \NR +\NC \type{read_type1_file} \NC \TYPEONE\ font files \NC \NR +\NC \type{read_opentype_file} \NC \OPENTYPE\ font files \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +\stopsection + +\startsection[title={Data processing callbacks}][library=callback] + +\subsection{\cbk {process_input_buffer}} + +\topicindex{callbacks+input buffer} + +This callback allows you to change the contents of the line input buffer just +before \LUATEX\ actually starts looking at it. + +\startfunctioncall +function(<string> buffer) + return <string> adjusted_buffer +end +\stopfunctioncall + +If you return \type {nil}, \LUATEX\ will pretend like your callback never +happened. You can gain a small amount of processing time from that. This callback +does not replace any internal code. + +\subsection{\cbk {process_output_buffer}} + +\topicindex{callbacks+output buffer} + +This callback allows you to change the contents of the line output buffer just +before \LUATEX\ actually starts writing it to a file as the result of a \prm +{write} command. It is only called for output to an actual file (that is, +excluding the log, the terminal, and so called \prm {write} 18 calls). + +\startfunctioncall +function(<string> buffer) + return <string> adjusted_buffer +end +\stopfunctioncall + +If you return \type {nil}, \LUATEX\ will pretend like your callback never +happened. You can gain a small amount of processing time from that. This callback +does not replace any internal code. + +\subsection{\cbk {process_jobname}} + +\topicindex{callbacks+jobname} + +This callback allows you to change the jobname given by \prm {jobname} in \TEX\ +and \type {tex.jobname} in Lua. It does not affect the internal job name or the +name of the output or log files. + +\startfunctioncall +function(<string> jobname) + return <string> adjusted_jobname +end +\stopfunctioncall + +The only argument is the actual job name; you should not use \type {tex.jobname} +inside this function or infinite recursion may occur. If you return \type {nil}, +\LUATEX\ will pretend your callback never happened. This callback does not +replace any internal code. + +\stopsection + +\startsection[title={Node list processing callbacks}][library=callback] + +The description of nodes and node lists is in~\in{chapter}[nodes]. + +\subsection{\cbk {contribute_filter}} + +\topicindex{callbacks+contributions} + +This callback is called when \LUATEX\ adds contents to list: + +\startfunctioncall +function(<string> extrainfo) +end +\stopfunctioncall + +The string reports the group code. From this you can deduce from +what list you can give a treat. + +\starttabulate[|l|p|] +\DB value \BC explanation \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \type{pre_box} \NC interline material is being added \NC \NR +\NC \type{pre_adjust} \NC \prm {vadjust} material is being added \NC \NR +\NC \type{box} \NC a typeset box is being added (always called) \NC \NR +\NC \type{adjust} \NC \prm {vadjust} material is being added \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +\subsection{\cbk {buildpage_filter}} + +\topicindex{callbacks+building pages} + +This callback is called whenever \LUATEX\ is ready to move stuff to the main +vertical list. You can use this callback to do specialized manipulation of the +page building stage like imposition or column balancing. + +\startfunctioncall +function(<string> extrainfo) +end +\stopfunctioncall + +The string \type {extrainfo} gives some additional information about what \TEX's +state is with respect to the \quote {current page}. The possible values for the +\cbk {buildpage_filter} callback are: + +\starttabulate[|l|p|] +\DB value \BC explanation \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \type{alignment} \NC a (partial) alignment is being added \NC \NR +\NC \type{after_output} \NC an output routine has just finished \NC \NR +\NC \type{new_graf} \NC the beginning of a new paragraph \NC \NR +\NC \type{vmode_par} \NC \prm {par} was found in vertical mode \NC \NR +\NC \type{hmode_par} \NC \prm {par} was found in horizontal mode \NC \NR +\NC \type{insert} \NC an insert is added \NC \NR +\NC \type{penalty} \NC a penalty (in vertical mode) \NC \NR +\NC \type{before_display} \NC immediately before a display starts \NC \NR +\NC \type{after_display} \NC a display is finished \NC \NR +\NC \type{end} \NC \LUATEX\ is terminating (it's all over) \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +\subsection{\cbk {build_page_insert}} + +\topicindex{callbacks+inserts} + +This callback is called when the pagebuilder adds an insert. There is not much +control over this mechanism but this callback permits some last minute +manipulations of the spacing before an insert, something that might be handy when +for instance multiple inserts (types) are appended in a row. + +\startfunctioncall +function(<number> n, <number> i) + return <number> register +end +\stopfunctioncall + +with + +\starttabulate[|l|p|] +\DB value \BC explanation \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \type{n} \NC the insert class \NC \NR +\NC \type{i} \NC the order of the insert \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +The return value is a number indicating the skip register to use for the +prepended spacing. This permits for instance a different top space (when \type +{i} equals one) and intermediate space (when \type {i} is larger than one). Of +course you can mess with the insert box but you need to make sure that \LUATEX\ +is happy afterwards. + +\subsection{\cbk {pre_linebreak_filter}} + +\topicindex{callbacks+linebreaks} + +This callback is called just before \LUATEX\ starts converting a list of nodes +into a stack of \prm {hbox}es, after the addition of \prm {parfillskip}. + +\startfunctioncall +function(<node> head, <string> groupcode) + return true | false | <node> newhead +end +\stopfunctioncall + +The string called \type {groupcode} identifies the nodelist's context within +\TEX's processing. The range of possibilities is given in the table below, but +not all of those can actually appear in \cbk {pre_linebreak_filter}, some are +for the \cbk {hpack_filter} and \cbk {vpack_filter} callbacks that will be +explained in the next two paragraphs. + +\starttabulate[|l|p|] +\DB value \BC explanation \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \type{<empty>} \NC main vertical list \NC \NR +\NC \type{hbox} \NC \prm {hbox} in horizontal mode \NC \NR +\NC \type{adjusted_hbox} \NC \prm {hbox} in vertical mode \NC \NR +\NC \type{vbox} \NC \prm {vbox} \NC \NR +\NC \type{vtop} \NC \prm {vtop} \NC \NR +\NC \type{align} \NC \prm {halign} or \prm {valign} \NC \NR +\NC \type{disc} \NC discretionaries \NC \NR +\NC \type{insert} \NC packaging an insert \NC \NR +\NC \type{vcenter} \NC \prm {vcenter} \NC \NR +\NC \type{local_box} \NC \lpr {localleftbox} or \lpr {localrightbox} \NC \NR +\NC \type{split_off} \NC top of a \prm {vsplit} \NC \NR +\NC \type{split_keep} \NC remainder of a \prm {vsplit} \NC \NR +\NC \type{align_set} \NC alignment cell \NC \NR +\NC \type{fin_row} \NC alignment row \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +As for all the callbacks that deal with nodes, the return value can be one of +three things: + +\startitemize +\startitem + boolean \type {true} signals successful processing +\stopitem +\startitem + \type {<node>} signals that the \quote {head} node should be replaced by the + returned node +\stopitem +\startitem + boolean \type {false} signals that the \quote {head} node list should be + ignored and flushed from memory +\stopitem +\stopitemize + +This callback does not replace any internal code. + +\subsection{\cbk {linebreak_filter}} + +\topicindex{callbacks+linebreaks} + +This callback replaces \LUATEX's line breaking algorithm. + +\startfunctioncall +function(<node> head, <boolean> is_display) + return <node> newhead +end +\stopfunctioncall + +The returned node is the head of the list that will be added to the main vertical +list, the boolean argument is true if this paragraph is interrupted by a +following math display. + +If you return something that is not a \type {<node>}, \LUATEX\ will apply the +internal linebreak algorithm on the list that starts at \type {<head>}. +Otherwise, the \type {<node>} you return is supposed to be the head of a list of +nodes that are all allowed in vertical mode, and at least one of those has to +represent a hbox. Failure to do so will result in a fatal error. + +Setting this callback to \type {false} is possible, but dangerous, because it is +possible you will end up in an unfixable \quote {deadcycles loop}. + +\subsection{\type {append_to_vlist_filter}} + +\topicindex{callbacks+contributions} + +This callback is called whenever \LUATEX\ adds a box to a vertical list: + +\startfunctioncall +function(<node> box, <string> locationcode, <number prevdepth>, + <boolean> mirrored) + return list, prevdepth +end +\stopfunctioncall + +It is ok to return nothing in which case you also need to flush the box or deal +with it yourself. The prevdepth is also optional. Locations are \type {box}, +\type {alignment}, \type {equation}, \type {equation_number} and \type +{post_linebreak}. + +\subsection{\cbk {post_linebreak_filter}} + +\topicindex{callbacks+linebreaks} + +This callback is called just after \LUATEX\ has converted a list of nodes into a +stack of \prm {hbox}es. + +\startfunctioncall +function(<node> head, <string> groupcode) + return true | false | <node> newhead +end +\stopfunctioncall + +This callback does not replace any internal code. + +\subsection{\cbk {hpack_filter}} + +\topicindex{callbacks+packing} + +This callback is called when \TEX\ is ready to start boxing some horizontal mode +material. Math items and line boxes are ignored at the moment. + +\startfunctioncall +function(<node> head, <string> groupcode, <number> size, + <string> packtype [, <string> direction] [, <node> attributelist]) + return true | false | <node> newhead +end +\stopfunctioncall + +The \type {packtype} is either \type {additional} or \type {exactly}. If \type +{additional}, then the \type {size} is a \type {\hbox spread ...} argument. If +\type {exactly}, then the \type {size} is a \type {\hbox to ...}. In both cases, +the number is in scaled points. + +The \type {direction} is either one of the three-letter direction specifier +strings, or \type {nil}. + +This callback does not replace any internal code. + +\subsection{\cbk {vpack_filter}} + +\topicindex{callbacks+packing} + +This callback is called when \TEX\ is ready to start boxing some vertical mode +material. Math displays are ignored at the moment. + +This function is very similar to the \cbk {hpack_filter}. Besides the fact +that it is called at different moments, there is an extra variable that matches +\TEX's \prm {maxdepth} setting. + +\startfunctioncall +function(<node> head, <string> groupcode, <number> size, <string> packtype, + <number> maxdepth [, <string> direction] [, <node> attributelist])) + return true | false | <node> newhead +end +\stopfunctioncall + +This callback does not replace any internal code. + +\subsection{\type {hpack_quality}} + +\topicindex{callbacks+packing} + +This callback can be used to intercept the overfull messages that can result from +packing a horizontal list (as happens in the par builder). The function takes a +few arguments: + +\startfunctioncall +function(<string> incident, <number> detail, <node> head, <number> first, + <number> last) + return <node> whatever +end +\stopfunctioncall + +The incident is one of \type {overfull}, \type {underfull}, \type {loose} or +\type {tight}. The detail is either the amount of overflow in case of \type +{overfull}, or the badness otherwise. The head is the list that is constructed +(when protrusion or expansion is enabled, this is an intermediate list). +Optionally you can return a node, for instance an overfull rule indicator. That +node will be appended to the list (just like \TEX's own rule would). + +\subsection{\type {vpack_quality}} + +\topicindex{callbacks+packing} + +This callback can be used to intercept the overfull messages that can result from +packing a vertical list (as happens in the page builder). The function takes a +few arguments: + +\startfunctioncall +function(<string> incident, <number> detail, <node> head, <number> first, + <number> last) +end +\stopfunctioncall + +The incident is one of \type {overfull}, \type {underfull}, \type {loose} or +\type {tight}. The detail is either the amount of overflow in case of \type +{overfull}, or the badness otherwise. The head is the list that is constructed. + +\subsection{\cbk {process_rule}} + +\topicindex{callbacks+rules} + +This is an experimental callback. It can be used with rules of subtype~4 +(user). The callback gets three arguments: the node, the width and the +height. The callback can use \type {pdf.print} to write code to the \PDF\ +file but beware of not messing up the final result. No checking is done. + +\subsection{\type {pre_output_filter}} + +\topicindex{callbacks+output} + +This callback is called when \TEX\ is ready to start boxing the box 255 for \prm +{output}. + +\startfunctioncall +function(<node> head, <string> groupcode, <number> size, <string> packtype, + <number> maxdepth [, <string> direction]) + return true | false | <node> newhead +end +\stopfunctioncall + +This callback does not replace any internal code. + +\subsection{\cbk {hyphenate}} + +\topicindex{callbacks+hyphenation} + +\startfunctioncall +function(<node> head, <node> tail) +end +\stopfunctioncall + +No return values. This callback has to insert discretionary nodes in the node +list it receives. + +Setting this callback to \type {false} will prevent the internal discretionary +insertion pass. + +\subsection{\cbk {ligaturing}} + +\topicindex{callbacks+ligature building} + +\startfunctioncall +function(<node> head, <node> tail) +end +\stopfunctioncall + +No return values. This callback has to apply ligaturing to the node list it +receives. + +You don't have to worry about return values because the \type {head} node that is +passed on to the callback is guaranteed not to be a glyph_node (if need be, a +temporary node will be prepended), and therefore it cannot be affected by the +mutations that take place. After the callback, the internal value of the \quote +{tail of the list} will be recalculated. + +The \type {next} of \type {head} is guaranteed to be non-nil. + +The \type {next} of \type {tail} is guaranteed to be nil, and therefore the +second callback argument can often be ignored. It is provided for orthogonality, +and because it can sometimes be handy when special processing has to take place. + +Setting this callback to \type {false} will prevent the internal ligature +creation pass. + +You must not ruin the node list. For instance, the head normally is a local par node, +and the tail a glue. Messing too much can push \LUATEX\ into panic mode. + +\subsection{\cbk {kerning}} + +\topicindex{callbacks+kerning} + +\startfunctioncall +function(<node> head, <node> tail) +end +\stopfunctioncall + +No return values. This callback has to apply kerning between the nodes in the +node list it receives. See \cbk {ligaturing} for calling conventions. + +Setting this callback to \type {false} will prevent the internal kern insertion +pass. + +You must not ruin the node list. For instance, the head normally is a local par node, +and the tail a glue. Messing too much can push \LUATEX\ into panic mode. + +\subsection{\type {insert_local_par}} + +Each paragraph starts with a local par node that keeps track of for instance +the direction. You can hook a callback into the creator: + +\startfunctioncall +function(<node> local_par, <string> location) +end +\stopfunctioncall + +There is no return value and you should make sure that the node stays valid +as otherwise \TEX\ can get confused. + +\subsection{\cbk {mlist_to_hlist}} + +\topicindex{callbacks+math} + +This callback replaces \LUATEX's math list to node list conversion algorithm. + +\startfunctioncall +function(<node> head, <string> display_type, <boolean> need_penalties) + return <node> newhead +end +\stopfunctioncall + +The returned node is the head of the list that will be added to the vertical or +horizontal list, the string argument is either \quote {text} or \quote {display} +depending on the current math mode, the boolean argument is \type {true} if +penalties have to be inserted in this list, \type {false} otherwise. + +Setting this callback to \type {false} is bad, it will almost certainly result in +an endless loop. + +\stopsection + +\startsection[title={Information reporting callbacks}][library=callback] + +\subsection{\cbk {pre_dump}} + +\topicindex{callbacks+dump} + +\startfunctioncall +function() +end +\stopfunctioncall + +This function is called just before dumping to a format file starts. It does not +replace any code and there are neither arguments nor return values. + +\subsection{\cbk {start_run}} + +\topicindex{callbacks+job run} + +\startfunctioncall +function() +end +\stopfunctioncall + +This callback replaces the code that prints \LUATEX's banner. Note that for +successful use, this callback has to be set in the \LUA\ initialization script, +otherwise it will be seen only after the run has already started. + +\subsection{\cbk {stop_run}} + +\topicindex{callbacks+job run} + +\startfunctioncall +function() +end +\stopfunctioncall + +This callback replaces the code that prints \LUATEX's statistics and \quote +{output written to} messages. The engine can still do housekeeping and therefore +you should not rely on this hook for postprocessing the \PDF\ or log file. + +\subsection{\cbk {start_page_number}} + +\topicindex{callbacks+pages} + +\startfunctioncall +function() +end +\stopfunctioncall + +Replaces the code that prints the \type {[} and the page number at the begin of +\prm {shipout}. This callback will also override the printing of box information +that normally takes place when \prm {tracingoutput} is positive. + +\subsection{\cbk {stop_page_number}} + +\topicindex{callbacks+pages} + +\startfunctioncall +function() +end +\stopfunctioncall + +Replaces the code that prints the \type {]} at the end of \prm {shipout}. + +\subsection{\cbk {show_error_hook}} + +\topicindex{callbacks+errors} + +\startfunctioncall +function() +end +\stopfunctioncall + +This callback is run from inside the \TEX\ error function, and the idea is to +allow you to do some extra reporting on top of what \TEX\ already does (none of +the normal actions are removed). You may find some of the values in the \type +{status} table useful. This callback does not replace any internal code. + +\subsection{\cbk {show_error_message}} + +\topicindex{callbacks+errors} + +\startfunctioncall +function() +end +\stopfunctioncall + +This callback replaces the code that prints the error message. The usual +interaction after the message is not affected. + +\subsection{\cbk {show_lua_error_hook}} + +\topicindex{callbacks+errors} + +\startfunctioncall +function() +end +\stopfunctioncall + +This callback replaces the code that prints the extra \LUA\ error message. + +\subsection{\cbk {start_file}} + +\topicindex{callbacks+files} + +\startfunctioncall +function(category,filename) +end +\stopfunctioncall + +This callback replaces the code that prints \LUATEX's when a file is opened like +\type {(filename} for regular files. The category is a number: + +\starttabulate[|c|l|] +\DB value \BC meaning \NC \NR +\TB +\NC 1 \NC a normal data file, like a \TEX\ source \NC \NR +\NC 2 \NC a font map coupling font names to resources \NC \NR +\NC 3 \NC an image file (\type {png}, \type {pdf}, etc) \NC \NR +\NC 4 \NC an embedded font subset \NC \NR +\NC 5 \NC a fully embedded font \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +\subsection{\cbk {stop_file}} + +\topicindex{callbacks+files} + +\startfunctioncall +function(category) +end +\stopfunctioncall + +This callback replaces the code that prints \LUATEX's when a file is closed like +the \type {)} for regular files. + +\subsection{\cbk {call_edit}} + +\topicindex{callbacks+editing} + +\startfunctioncall +function(filename,linenumber) +end +\stopfunctioncall + +This callback replaces the call to an external editor when \quote{E} is pressed +in reply to an error message. Processing will end immediately after the callback +returns control to the main program. + +\subsection{\cbk {finish_synctex}} + +\topicindex{callbacks+synctex} + +This callback can be used to wrap up alternative synctex methods. It kicks in +after the normal synctex finalizer (that happens to remove the synctex files +after a run when native synctex is not enabled). + +\subsection{\cbk {wrapup_run}} + +\topicindex{callbacks+wrapping up} + +This callback is called after the \PDF\ and log files are closed. Use it at your own +risk. + +\stopsection + +\startsection[title={\PDF\ related callbacks}][library=callback] + +\subsection{\cbk {finish_pdffile}} + +\topicindex{callbacks+\PDF\ file} + +\startfunctioncall +function() +end +\stopfunctioncall + +This callback is called when all document pages are already written to the \PDF\ +file and \LUATEX\ is about to finalize the output document structure. Its +intended use is final update of \PDF\ dictionaries such as \type {/Catalog} or +\type {/Info}. The callback does not replace any code. There are neither +arguments nor return values. + +\subsection{\cbk {finish_pdfpage}} + +\topicindex{callbacks+\PDF\ file} + +\startfunctioncall +function(shippingout) +end +\stopfunctioncall + +This callback is called after the \PDF\ page stream has been assembled and before +the page object gets finalized. + +\subsection{\cbk {page_objnum_provider}} + +\topicindex{callbacks+\PDF\ file} + +This is one that experts can use to juggle the page tree, a data structure +that determines the order in a \PDF\ file: + +\startfunctioncall +function(objnum) + return objnum +end +\stopfunctioncall + +We can for instance swap the first and last page: + +\starttyping +local n = 0 +callback.register("page_objnum_provider",function(objnum) + n = n + 1 + if n == 1 then + return pdf.getpageref(tex.count[0]) + elseif n == tex.count[0] then + return pdf.getpageref(1) + else + return objnum + end +end) +\stoptyping + +When you mess things up \unknown\ don't complain. + +\subsection{\cbk {process_pdf_image_content}} + +\topicindex{callbacks+image content} + +When a page from a \PDF\ file is embedded its page stream as well as related +objects are copied to the target file. However, it can be that the page stream +has operators that assume additional resources, for instance marked text. You can +decide to filter that for which \LUATEX\ provides a callback. Here is a simple +demonstration of use: + +\starttyping +pdf.setrecompress(1) + +callback.register("process_pdf_image_content",function(s) + print(s) + return s +end) +\stoptyping + +You need to explicitly enable recompression because otherwise the content stream +gets just passed on in its original compressed form. + +\stopsection + +\startsection[title={Font-related callbacks}][library=callback] + +\subsection{\cbk {define_font}} + +\topicindex{callbacks+fonts} + +\startfunctioncall +function(<string> name, <number> size, <number> id) + return <table> font | <number> id +end +\stopfunctioncall + +The string \type {name} is the filename part of the font specification, as given +by the user. + +The number \type {size} is a bit special: + +\startitemize[packed] +\startitem + If it is positive, it specifies an \quote{at size} in scaled points. +\stopitem +\startitem + If it is negative, its absolute value represents a \quote {scaled} setting + relative to the designsize of the font. +\stopitem +\stopitemize + +The \type {id} is the internal number assigned to the font. + +The internal structure of the \type {font} table that is to be returned is +explained in \in {chapter} [fonts]. That table is saved internally, so you can +put extra fields in the table for your later \LUA\ code to use. In alternative, +\type {retval} can be a previously defined fontid. This is useful if a previous +definition can be reused instead of creating a whole new font structure. + +Setting this callback to \type {false} is pointless as it will prevent font +loading completely but will nevertheless generate errors. + +\subsection{\cbk {glyph_not_found} and \cbk {glyph_info}} + +\topicindex{callbacks+fonts} + +The \type {glyph_not_found} callback, when set, kicks in when the backend cannot +insert a glyph. When no callback is defined a message is written to the log. + +\startfunctioncall +function(<number> id, <number> char) + -- do something with font id and char code +end +\stopfunctioncall + +The \type {glyph_info} callback can be set to report a useful representation of a +glyph. + +\startfunctioncall +function(<node> g) + -- return a string or nil +end +\stopfunctioncall + +When \type {nil} is returned the character code is printed, otherwise the +returned string is used. By default the \UTF\ representation is shown which is +not always that useful, especially when there is no real representation. Keep in +mind that setting this callback can change the log in an incompatible way. + +\stopsection + +\stopchapter + +\stopcomponent diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/luatex/base/luatex-contents.tex b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/luatex/base/luatex-contents.tex index 815ca4bbe78..2582a81c72b 100644 --- a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/luatex/base/luatex-contents.tex +++ b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/luatex/base/luatex-contents.tex @@ -1,19 +1,19 @@ -\environment luatex-style
-
-\startcomponent luatex-contents
-
-\starttitle[title=Contents]
-
-\start
-
- \definecolor[maincolor][black]
-
- \placelist
- [chapter,section,subsection]
- [criterium=text]
-
-\stop
-
-\stoptitle
-
-\stopcomponent
+\environment luatex-style + +\startcomponent luatex-contents + +\starttitle[title=Contents] + +\start + + \definecolor[maincolor][black] + + \placelist + [chapter,section,subsection] + [criterium=text] + +\stop + +\stoptitle + +\stopcomponent diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/luatex/base/luatex-enhancements.tex b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/luatex/base/luatex-enhancements.tex index d6651507a26..b81e1dbdae5 100644 --- a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/luatex/base/luatex-enhancements.tex +++ b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/luatex/base/luatex-enhancements.tex @@ -1,1371 +1,1371 @@ -% language=uk
-
-\environment luatex-style
-
-\startcomponent luatex-enhancements
-
-\startchapter[reference=enhancements,title={Basic \TEX\ enhancements}]
-
-\startsection[title={Introduction}]
-
-\startsubsection[title={Primitive behaviour}]
-
-From day one, \LUATEX\ has offered extra features compared to the superset of
-\PDFTEX, which includes \ETEX, and \ALEPH. This has not been limited to the
-possibility to execute \LUA\ code via \prm {directlua}, but \LUATEX\ also adds
-functionality via new \TEX|-|side primitives or extensions to existing ones.
-
-When \LUATEX\ starts up in \quote {iniluatex} mode (\type {luatex -ini}), it
-defines only the primitive commands known by \TEX82 and the one extra command
-\prm {directlua}. As is fitting, a \LUA\ function has to be called to add the
-extra primitives to the user environment. The simplest method to get access to
-all of the new primitive commands is by adding this line to the format generation
-file:
-
-\starttyping
-\directlua { tex.enableprimitives('',tex.extraprimitives()) }
-\stoptyping
-
-But be aware that the curly braces may not have the proper \prm {catcode}
-assigned to them at this early time (giving a \quote {Missing number} error), so
-it may be needed to put these assignments before the above line:
-
-\starttyping
-\catcode `\{=1
-\catcode `\}=2
-\stoptyping
-
-More fine|-|grained primitives control is possible and you can look up the
-details in \in {section} [luaprimitives]. For simplicity's sake, this manual
-assumes that you have executed the \prm {directlua} command as given above.
-
-The startup behaviour documented above is considered stable in the sense that
-there will not be backward|-|incompatible changes any more. We have promoted some
-rather generic \PDFTEX\ primitives to core \LUATEX\ ones, and the few that we
-inherited from \ALEPH\ (\OMEGA) are also promoted. Effectively this means that we
-now only have the \type {tex}, \type {etex} and \type {luatex} sets left.
-
-In \in {Chapter} [modifications] we discuss several primitives that are derived
-from \PDFTEX\ and \ALEPH\ (\OMEGA). Here we stick to real new ones. In the
-chapters on fonts and math we discuss a few more new ones.
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={Version information}]
-
-\startsubsubsection[title={\lpr {luatexbanner}, \lpr {luatexversion} and \lpr {luatexrevision}}]
-
-\topicindex{version}
-\topicindex{banner}
-
-There are three new primitives to test the version of \LUATEX:
-
-\unexpanded\def\VersionHack#1% otherwise different luatex and luajittex runs
- {\ctxlua{%
- local banner = "\luatexbanner"
- local banner = string.match(banner,"(.+)\letterpercent(") or banner
- context(string.gsub(banner ,"jit",""))%
- }}
-
-\starttabulate[|l|l|pl|]
-\DB primitive \BC value
- \BC explanation \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \lpr {luatexbanner} \NC \VersionHack{\luatexbanner}
- \NC the banner reported on the command line \NC \NR
-\NC \lpr {luatexversion} \NC \the\luatexversion
- \NC a combination of major and minor number \NC \NR
-\NC \lpr {luatexrevision} \NC \luatexrevision
- \NC the revision number, the current value is \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-The official \LUATEX\ version is defined as follows:
-
-\startitemize
-\startitem
- The major version is the integer result of \lpr {luatexversion} divided by
- 100. The primitive is an \quote {internal variable}, so you may need to prefix
- its use with \prm {the} depending on the context.
-\stopitem
-\startitem
- The minor version is the two|-|digit result of \lpr {luatexversion} modulo 100.
-\stopitem
-\startitem
- The revision is reported by \lpr {luatexrevision}. This primitive expands to
- a positive integer.
-\stopitem
-\startitem
- The full version number consists of the major version, minor version and
- revision, separated by dots.
-\stopitem
-\stopitemize
-
-\stopsubsubsection
-
-\startsubsubsection[title={\lpr {formatname}}]
-
-\topicindex{format}
-
-The \lpr {formatname} syntax is identical to \prm {jobname}. In \INITEX, the
-expansion is empty. Otherwise, the expansion is the value that \prm {jobname} had
-during the \INITEX\ run that dumped the currently loaded format. You can use this
-token list to provide your own version info.
-
-\stopsubsubsection
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\stopsection
-
-\startsection[title={\UNICODE\ text support}]
-
-\startsubsection[title={Extended ranges}]
-
-\topicindex{\UNICODE}
-
-Text input and output is now considered to be \UNICODE\ text, so input characters
-can use the full range of \UNICODE\ ($2^{20}+2^{16}-1 = \hbox{0x10FFFF}$). Later
-chapters will talk of characters and glyphs. Although these are not
-interchangeable, they are closely related. During typesetting, a character is
-always converted to a suitable graphic representation of that character in a
-specific font. However, while processing a list of to|-|be|-|typeset nodes, its
-contents may still be seen as a character. Inside \LUATEX\ there is no clear
-separation between the two concepts. Because the subtype of a glyph node can be
-changed in \LUA\ it is up to the user. Subtypes larger than 255 indicate that
-font processing has happened.
-
-A few primitives are affected by this, all in a similar fashion: each of them has
-to accommodate for a larger range of acceptable numbers. For instance, \prm
-{char} now accepts values between~0 and $1{,}114{,}111$. This should not be a
-problem for well|-|behaved input files, but it could create incompatibilities for
-input that would have generated an error when processed by older \TEX|-|based
-engines. The affected commands with an altered initial (left of the equal sign)
-or secondary (right of the equal sign) value are: \prm {char}, \prm {lccode},
-\prm {uccode}, \lpr {hjcode}, \prm {catcode}, \prm {sfcode}, \lpr {efcode}, \lpr
-{lpcode}, \lpr {rpcode}, \prm {chardef}.
-
-As far as the core engine is concerned, all input and output to text files is
-\UTF-8 encoded. Input files can be pre|-|processed using the \type {reader}
-callback. This will be explained in \in {section} [iocallback]. Normalization of
-the \UNICODE\ input is on purpose not built|-|in and can be handled by a macro
-package during callback processing. We have made some practical choices and the
-user has to live with those.
-
-Output in byte|-|sized chunks can be achieved by using characters just outside of
-the valid \UNICODE\ range, starting at the value $1{,}114{,}112$ (0x110000). When
-the time comes to print a character $c>=1{,}114{,}112$, \LUATEX\ will actually
-print the single byte corresponding to $c$ minus 1{,}114{,}112.
-
-Output to the terminal uses \type {^^} notation for the lower control range
-($c<32$), with the exception of \type {^^I}, \type {^^J} and \type {^^M}. These
-are considered \quote {safe} and therefore printed as|-|is. You can disable
-escaping with \type {texio.setescape(false)} in which case you get the normal
-characters on the console.
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={\lpr {Uchar}}]
-
-\topicindex{\UNICODE}
-
-The expandable command \lpr {Uchar} reads a number between~0 and $1{,}114{,}111$
-and expands to the associated \UNICODE\ character.
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={Extended tables}]
-
-All traditional \TEX\ and \ETEX\ registers can be 16-bit numbers. The affected
-commands are:
-
-\startfourcolumns
-\startlines
-\prm {count}
-\prm {dimen}
-\prm {skip}
-\prm {muskip}
-\prm {marks}
-\prm {toks}
-\prm {countdef}
-\prm {dimendef}
-\prm {skipdef}
-\prm {muskipdef}
-\prm {toksdef}
-\prm {insert}
-\prm {box}
-\prm {unhbox}
-\prm {unvbox}
-\prm {copy}
-\prm {unhcopy}
-\prm {unvcopy}
-\prm {wd}
-\prm {ht}
-\prm {dp}
-\prm {setbox}
-\prm {vsplit}
-\stoplines
-\stopfourcolumns
-
-Because font memory management has been rewritten, character properties in fonts
-are no longer shared among font instances that originate from the same metric
-file. Of course we share fonts in the backend when possible so that the resulting
-\PDF\ file is as efficient as possible, but for instance also expansion and
-protrusion no longer use copies as in \PDFTEX.
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\stopsection
-
-\startsection[title={Attributes}]
-
-\startsubsection[title={Nodes}]
-
-\topicindex {nodes}
-
-When \TEX\ reads input it will interpret the stream according to the properties
-of the characters. Some signal a macro name and trigger expansion, others open
-and close groups, trigger math mode, etc. What's left over becomes the typeset
-text. Internally we get linked list of nodes. Characters become \nod {glyph}
-nodes that have for instance a \type {font} and \type {char} property and \typ
-{\kern 10pt} becomes a \nod {kern} node with a \type {width} property. Spaces are
-alien to \TEX\ as they are turned into \nod {glue} nodes. So, a simple paragraph
-is mostly a mix of sequences of \nod {glyph} nodes (words) and \nod {glue} nodes
-(spaces).
-
-The sequences of characters at some point are extended with \nod {disc} nodes
-that relate to hyphenation. After that font logic can be applied and we get a
-list where some characters can be replaced, for instance multiple characters can
-become one ligature, and font kerns can be injected. This is driven by the
-font properties.
-
-Boxes (like \prm {hbox} and \prm {vbox}) become \nod {hlist} or \nod {vlist}
-nodes with \type {width}, \type {height}, \type {depth} and \type {shift}
-properties and a pointer \type {list} to its actual content. Boxes can be
-constructed explicitly or can be the result of subprocesses. For instance, when
-lines are broken into paragraphs, the lines are a linked list of \nod {hlist}
-nodes.
-
-So, to summarize: all that you enter as content eventually becomes a node, often
-as part of a (nested) list structure. They have a relative small memory footprint
-and carry only the minimal amount of information needed. In traditional \TEX\ a
-character node only held the font and slot number, in \LUATEX\ we also store some
-language related information, the expansion factor, etc. Now that we have access
-to these nodes from \LUA\ it makes sense to be able to carry more information
-with an node and this is where attributes kick in.
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={Attribute registers}]
-
-\topicindex {attributes}
-
-Attributes are a completely new concept in \LUATEX. Syntactically, they behave a
-lot like counters: attributes obey \TEX's nesting stack and can be used after
-\prm {the} etc.\ just like the normal \prm {count} registers.
-
-\startsyntax
-\attribute <16-bit number> <optional equals> <32-bit number>!crlf
-\attributedef <csname> <optional equals> <16-bit number>
-\stopsyntax
-
-Conceptually, an attribute is either \quote {set} or \quote {unset}. Unset
-attributes have a special negative value to indicate that they are unset, that
-value is the lowest legal value: \type {-"7FFFFFFF} in hexadecimal, a.k.a.
-$-2147483647$ in decimal. It follows that the value \type {-"7FFFFFFF} cannot be
-used as a legal attribute value, but you {\it can\/} assign \type {-"7FFFFFFF} to
-\quote {unset} an attribute. All attributes start out in this \quote {unset}
-state in \INITEX.
-
-Attributes can be used as extra counter values, but their usefulness comes mostly
-from the fact that the numbers and values of all \quote {set} attributes are
-attached to all nodes created in their scope. These can then be queried from any
-\LUA\ code that deals with node processing. Further information about how to use
-attributes for node list processing from \LUA\ is given in~\in {chapter}[nodes].
-
-Attributes are stored in a sorted (sparse) linked list that are shared when
-possible. This permits efficient testing and updating. You can define many
-thousands of attributes but normally such a large number makes no sense and is
-also not that efficient because each node carries a (possibly shared) link to a
-list of currently set attributes. But they are a convenient extension and one of
-the first extensions we implemented in \LUATEX.
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={Box attributes}]
-
-\topicindex {attributes}
-\topicindex {boxes}
-
-Nodes typically receive the list of attributes that is in effect when they are
-created. This moment can be quite asynchronous. For example: in paragraph
-building, the individual line boxes are created after the \prm {par} command has
-been processed, so they will receive the list of attributes that is in effect
-then, not the attributes that were in effect in, say, the first or third line of
-the paragraph.
-
-Similar situations happen in \LUATEX\ regularly. A few of the more obvious
-problematic cases are dealt with: the attributes for nodes that are created
-during hyphenation, kerning and ligaturing borrow their attributes from their
-surrounding glyphs, and it is possible to influence box attributes directly.
-
-When you assemble a box in a register, the attributes of the nodes contained in
-the box are unchanged when such a box is placed, unboxed, or copied. In this
-respect attributes act the same as characters that have been converted to
-references to glyphs in fonts. For instance, when you use attributes to implement
-color support, each node carries information about its eventual color. In that
-case, unless you implement mechanisms that deal with it, applying a color to
-already boxed material will have no effect. Keep in mind that this
-incompatibility is mostly due to the fact that separate specials and literals are
-a more unnatural approach to colors than attributes.
-
-It is possible to fine-tune the list of attributes that are applied to a \type
-{hbox}, \type {vbox} or \type {vtop} by the use of the keyword \type {attr}. The
-\type {attr} keyword(s) should come before a \type {to} or \type {spread}, if
-that is also specified. An example is:
-
-\startbuffer[tex]
-\attribute997=123
-\attribute998=456
-\setbox0=\hbox {Hello}
-\setbox2=\hbox attr 999 = 789 attr 998 = -"7FFFFFFF{Hello}
-\stopbuffer
-
-\startbuffer[lua]
- for b=0,2,2 do
- for a=997, 999 do
- tex.sprint("box ", b, " : attr ",a," : ",tostring(tex.box[b] [a]))
- tex.sprint("\\quad\\quad")
- tex.sprint("list ",b, " : attr ",a," : ",tostring(tex.box[b].list[a]))
- tex.sprint("\\par")
- end
- end
-\stopbuffer
-
-\typebuffer[tex]
-
-Box 0 now has attributes 997 and 998 set while box 2 has attributes 997 and 999
-set while the nodes inside that box will all have attributes 997 and 998 set.
-Assigning the maximum negative value causes an attribute to be ignored.
-
-To give you an idea of what this means at the \LUA\ end, take the following
-code:
-
-\typebuffer[lua]
-
-Later we will see that you can access properties of a node. The boxes here are so
-called \nod {hlist} nodes that have a field \type {list} that points to the
-content. Because the attributes are a list themselves you can access them by
-indexing the node (here we do that with \type {[a]}. Running this snippet gives:
-
-\start
- \getbuffer[tex]
- \startpacked \tt
- \ctxluabuffer[lua]
- \stoppacked
-\stop
-
-Because some values are not set we need to apply the \type {tostring} function
-here so that we get the word \type {nil}.
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\stopsection
-
-\startsection[title={\LUA\ related primitives}]
-
-\startsubsection[title={\prm {directlua}}]
-
-In order to merge \LUA\ code with \TEX\ input, a few new primitives are needed.
-The primitive \prm {directlua} is used to execute \LUA\ code immediately. The
-syntax is
-
-\startsyntax
-\directlua <general text>!crlf
-\directlua <16-bit number> <general text>
-\stopsyntax
-
-The \syntax {<general text>} is expanded fully, and then fed into the \LUA\
-interpreter. After reading and expansion has been applied to the \syntax
-{<general text>}, the resulting token list is converted to a string as if it was
-displayed using \type {\the\toks}. On the \LUA\ side, each \prm {directlua} block
-is treated as a separate chunk. In such a chunk you can use the \type {local}
-directive to keep your variables from interfering with those used by the macro
-package.
-
-The conversion to and from a token list means that you normally can not use \LUA\
-line comments (starting with \type {--}) within the argument. As there typically
-will be only one \quote {line} the first line comment will run on until the end
-of the input. You will either need to use \TEX|-|style line comments (starting
-with \%), or change the \TEX\ category codes locally. Another possibility is to
-say:
-
-\starttyping
-\begingroup
-\endlinechar=10
-\directlua ...
-\endgroup
-\stoptyping
-
-Then \LUA\ line comments can be used, since \TEX\ does not replace line endings
-with spaces. Of course such an approach depends on the macro package that you
-use.
-
-The \syntax {<16-bit number>} designates a name of a \LUA\ chunk and is
-taken from the \type {lua.name} array (see the documentation of the \type {lua}
-table further in this manual). When a chunk name starts with a \type {@} it will
-be displayed as a file name. This is a side effect of the way \LUA\ implements
-error handling.
-
-The \prm {directlua} command is expandable. Since it passes \LUA\ code to the
-\LUA\ interpreter its expansion from the \TEX\ viewpoint is usually empty.
-However, there are some \LUA\ functions that produce material to be read by \TEX,
-the so called print functions. The most simple use of these is \type
-{tex.print(<string> s)}. The characters of the string \type {s} will be placed on
-the \TEX\ input buffer, that is, \quote {before \TEX's eyes} to be read by \TEX\
-immediately. For example:
-
-\startbuffer
-\count10=20
-a\directlua{tex.print(tex.count[10]+5)}b
-\stopbuffer
-
-\typebuffer
-
-expands to
-
-\getbuffer
-
-Here is another example:
-
-\startbuffer
-$\pi = \directlua{tex.print(math.pi)}$
-\stopbuffer
-
-\typebuffer
-
-will result in
-
-\getbuffer
-
-Note that the expansion of \prm {directlua} is a sequence of characters, not of
-tokens, contrary to all \TEX\ commands. So formally speaking its expansion is
-null, but it places material on a pseudo-file to be immediately read by \TEX, as
-\ETEX's \prm {scantokens}. For a description of print functions look at \in
-{section} [sec:luaprint].
-
-Because the \syntax {<general text>} is a chunk, the normal \LUA\ error handling
-is triggered if there is a problem in the included code. The \LUA\ error messages
-should be clear enough, but the contextual information is still pretty bad.
-Often, you will only see the line number of the right brace at the end of the
-code.
-
-While on the subject of errors: some of the things you can do inside \LUA\ code
-can break up \LUATEX\ pretty bad. If you are not careful while working with the
-node list interface, you may even end up with assertion errors from within the
-\TEX\ portion of the executable.
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={\lpr {latelua} and \lpr {lateluafunction}}]
-
-Contrary to \prm {directlua}, \lpr {latelua} stores \LUA\ code in a whatsit
-that will be processed at the time of shipping out. Its intended use is a cross
-between \PDF\ literals (often available as \orm {pdfliteral}) and the
-traditional \TEX\ extension \prm {write}. Within the \LUA\ code you can print
-\PDF\ statements directly to the \PDF\ file via \type {pdf.print}, or you can
-write to other output streams via \type {texio.write} or simply using \LUA\ \IO\
-routines.
-
-\startsyntax
-\latelua <general text>!crlf
-\latelua <16-bit number> <general text>
-\stopsyntax
-
-Expansion of macros in the final \type {<general text>} is delayed until just
-before the whatsit is executed (like in \prm {write}). With regard to \PDF\
-output stream \lpr {latelua} behaves as \PDF\ page literals. The \syntax
-{name <general text>} and \syntax {<16-bit number>} behave in the same way as
-they do for \prm {directlua}.
-
-The \lpr {lateluafunction} primitive takes a number and is similar to \lpr
-{luafunction} but gets delated to shipout time. It's just there for completeness.
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={\lpr {luaescapestring}}]
-
-\topicindex {escaping}
-
-This primitive converts a \TEX\ token sequence so that it can be safely used as
-the contents of a \LUA\ string: embedded backslashes, double and single quotes,
-and newlines and carriage returns are escaped. This is done by prepending an
-extra token consisting of a backslash with category code~12, and for the line
-endings, converting them to \type {n} and \type {r} respectively. The token
-sequence is fully expanded.
-
-\startsyntax
-\luaescapestring <general text>
-\stopsyntax
-
-Most often, this command is not actually the best way to deal with the
-differences between \TEX\ and \LUA. In very short bits of \LUA\ code it is often
-not needed, and for longer stretches of \LUA\ code it is easier to keep the code
-in a separate file and load it using \LUA's \type {dofile}:
-
-\starttyping
-\directlua { dofile('mysetups.lua') }
-\stoptyping
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={\lpr {luafunction}, \lpr {luafunctioncall} and \lpr {luadef}}]
-
-The \prm {directlua} commands involves tokenization of its argument (after
-picking up an optional name or number specification). The tokenlist is then
-converted into a string and given to \LUA\ to turn into a function that is
-called. The overhead is rather small but when you have millions of calls it can
-have some impact. For this reason there is a variant call available: \lpr
-{luafunction}. This command is used as follows:
-
-\starttyping
-\directlua {
- local t = lua.get_functions_table()
- t[1] = function() tex.print("!") end
- t[2] = function() tex.print("?") end
-}
-
-\luafunction1
-\luafunction2
-\stoptyping
-
-Of course the functions can also be defined in a separate file. There is no limit
-on the number of functions apart from normal \LUA\ limitations. Of course there
-is the limitation of no arguments but that would involve parsing and thereby give
-no gain. The function, when called in fact gets one argument, being the index, so
-in the following example the number \type {8} gets typeset.
-
-\starttyping
-\directlua {
- local t = lua.get_functions_table()
- t[8] = function(slot) tex.print(slot) end
-}
-\stoptyping
-
-The \lpr {luafunctioncall} primitive does the same but is unexpandable, for
-instance in an \prm {edef}. In addition \LUATEX\ provides a definer:
-
-\starttyping
- \luadef\MyFunctionA 1
- \global\luadef\MyFunctionB 2
-\protected\global\luadef\MyFunctionC 3
-\stoptyping
-
-You should really use these commands with care. Some references get stored in
-tokens and assume that the function is available when that token expands. On the
-other hand, as we have tested this functionality in relative complex situations
-normal usage should not give problems.
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={\lpr {luabytecode} and \lpr {luabytecodecall}}]
-
-Analogue to the function callers discussed in the previous section we have byte
-code callers. Again the call variant is unexpandable.
-
-\starttyping
-\directlua {
- lua.bytecode[9998] = function(s)
- tex.sprint(s*token.scan_int())
- end
- lua.bytecode[5555] = function(s)
- tex.sprint(s*token.scan_dimen())
- end
-}
-\stoptyping
-
-This works with:
-
-\starttyping
-\luabytecode 9998 5 \luabytecode 5555 5sp
-\luabytecodecall9998 5 \luabytecodecall5555 5sp
-\stoptyping
-
-The variable \type {s} in the code is the number of the byte code register that
-can be used for diagnostic purposes. The advantage of bytecode registers over
-function calls is that they are stored in the format (but without upvalues).
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\stopsection
-
-\startsection[title={Catcode tables}]
-
-\startsubsection[title={Catcodes}]
-
-\topicindex {catcodes}
-
-Catcode tables are a new feature that allows you to switch to a predefined
-catcode regime in a single statement. You can have a practically unlimited number
-of different tables. This subsystem is backward compatible: if you never use the
-following commands, your document will not notice any difference in behaviour
-compared to traditional \TEX. The contents of each catcode table is independent
-from any other catcode table, and its contents is stored and retrieved from the
-format file.
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={\lpr {catcodetable}}]
-
-\startsyntax
-\catcodetable <15-bit number>
-\stopsyntax
-
-The primitive \lpr {catcodetable} switches to a different catcode table. Such a
-table has to be previously created using one of the two primitives below, or it
-has to be zero. Table zero is initialized by \INITEX.
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={\lpr {initcatcodetable}}]
-
-\startsyntax
-\initcatcodetable <15-bit number>
-\stopsyntax
-
-The primitive \lpr {initcatcodetable} creates a new table with catcodes
-identical to those defined by \INITEX. The new catcode table is allocated
-globally: it will not go away after the current group has ended. If the supplied
-number is identical to the currently active table, an error is raised. The
-initial values are:
-
-\starttabulate[|c|c|l|l|]
-\DB catcode \BC character \BC equivalent \BC category \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC 0 \NC \tttf \letterbackslash \NC \NC \type {escape} \NC \NR
-\NC 5 \NC \tttf \letterhat\letterhat M \NC return \NC \type {car_ret} \NC \NR
-\NC 9 \NC \tttf \letterhat\letterhat @ \NC null \NC \type {ignore} \NC \NR
-\NC 10 \NC \tttf <space> \NC space \NC \type {spacer} \NC \NR
-\NC 11 \NC {\tttf a} \endash\ {\tttf z} \NC \NC \type {letter} \NC \NR
-\NC 11 \NC {\tttf A} \endash\ {\tttf Z} \NC \NC \type {letter} \NC \NR
-\NC 12 \NC everything else \NC \NC \type {other} \NC \NR
-\NC 14 \NC \tttf \letterpercent \NC \NC \type {comment} \NC \NR
-\NC 15 \NC \tttf \letterhat\letterhat ? \NC delete \NC \type {invalid_char} \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={\lpr {savecatcodetable}}]
-
-\startsyntax
-\savecatcodetable <15-bit number>
-\stopsyntax
-
-\lpr {savecatcodetable} copies the current set of catcodes to a new table with
-the requested number. The definitions in this new table are all treated as if
-they were made in the outermost level.
-
-The new table is allocated globally: it will not go away after the current group
-has ended. If the supplied number is the currently active table, an error is
-raised.
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\stopsection
-
-\startsection[title={Suppressing errors}]
-
-\startsubsection[title={\lpr {suppressfontnotfounderror}}]
-
-\topicindex {errors}
-
-If this integer parameter is non|-|zero, then \LUATEX\ will not complain about
-font metrics that are not found. Instead it will silently skip the font
-assignment, making the requested csname for the font \prm {ifx} equal to \prm
-{nullfont}, so that it can be tested against that without bothering the user.
-
-\startsyntax
-\suppressfontnotfounderror = 1
-\stopsyntax
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={\lpr {suppresslongerror}}]
-
-\topicindex {errors}
-
-If this integer parameter is non|-|zero, then \LUATEX\ will not complain about
-\prm {par} commands encountered in contexts where that is normally prohibited
-(most prominently in the arguments of macros not defined as \prm {long}).
-
-\startsyntax
-\suppresslongerror = 1
-\stopsyntax
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={\lpr {suppressifcsnameerror}}]
-
-\topicindex {errors}
-
-If this integer parameter is non|-|zero, then \LUATEX\ will not complain about
-non-expandable commands appearing in the middle of a \prm {ifcsname} expansion.
-Instead, it will keep getting expanded tokens from the input until it encounters
-an \prm {endcsname} command. If the input expansion is unbalanced with respect
-to \prm {csname} \ldots \prm {endcsname} pairs, the \LUATEX\ process may hang
-indefinitely.
-
-\startsyntax
-\suppressifcsnameerror = 1
-\stopsyntax
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={\lpr {suppressoutererror}}]
-
-\topicindex {errors}
-
-If this new integer parameter is non|-|zero, then \LUATEX\ will not complain
-about \prm {outer} commands encountered in contexts where that is normally
-prohibited.
-
-\startsyntax
-\suppressoutererror = 1
-\stopsyntax
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={\lpr {suppressmathparerror}}]
-
-\topicindex {errors}
-\topicindex {math}
-
-The following setting will permit \prm {par} tokens in a math formula:
-
-\startsyntax
-\suppressmathparerror = 1
-\stopsyntax
-
-So, the next code is valid then:
-
-\starttyping
-$ x + 1 =
-
-a $
-\stoptyping
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={\lpr {suppressprimitiveerror}}]
-
-\topicindex {errors}
-\topicindex {primitives}
-
-When set to a non|-|zero value the following command will not issue an error:
-
-\startsyntax
-\suppressprimitiveerror = 1
-
-\primitive\notaprimitive
-\stopsyntax
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\stopsection
-
-\startsection[title={Fonts}]
-
-\startsubsection[title={Font syntax}]
-
-\topicindex {fonts}
-
-\LUATEX\ will accept a braced argument as a font name:
-
-\starttyping
-\font\myfont = {cmr10}
-\stoptyping
-
-This allows for embedded spaces, without the need for double quotes. Macro
-expansion takes place inside the argument.
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={\lpr {fontid} and \lpr {setfontid}}]
-
-\startsyntax
-\fontid\font
-\stopsyntax
-
-This primitive expands into a number. It is not a register so there is no need to
-prefix with \prm {number} (and using \prm {the} gives an error). The currently
-used font id is \fontid\font. Here are some more:
-
-\starttabulate[|l|c|c|]
-\DB style \BC command \BC font id \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC normal \NC \type {\tf} \NC \bf \fontid\font \NC \NR
-\NC bold \NC \type {\bf} \NC \bf \fontid\font \NC \NR
-\NC italic \NC \type {\it} \NC \it \fontid\font \NC \NR
-\NC bold italic \NC \type {\bi} \NC \bi \fontid\font \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-These numbers depend on the macro package used because each one has its own way
-of dealing with fonts. They can also differ per run, as they can depend on the
-order of loading fonts. For instance, when in \CONTEXT\ virtual math \UNICODE\
-fonts are used, we can easily get over a hundred ids in use. Not all ids have to
-be bound to a real font, after all it's just a number.
-
-The primitive \lpr {setfontid} can be used to enable a font with the given id,
-which of course needs to be a valid one.
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={\lpr {noligs} and \lpr {nokerns}}]
-
-\topicindex {ligatures+suppress}
-\topicindex {kerns+suppress}
-
-These primitives prohibit ligature and kerning insertion at the time when the
-initial node list is built by \LUATEX's main control loop. You can enable these
-primitives when you want to do node list processing of \quote {characters}, where
-\TEX's normal processing would get in the way.
-
-\startsyntax
-\noligs <integer>!crlf
-\nokerns <integer>
-\stopsyntax
-
-These primitives can also be implemented by overloading the ligature building and
-kerning functions, i.e.\ by assigning dummy functions to their associated
-callbacks. Keep in mind that when you define a font (using \LUA) you can also
-omit the kern and ligature tables, which has the same effect as the above.
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={\type{\nospaces}}]
-
-\topicindex {spaces+suppress}
-
-This new primitive can be used to overrule the usual \prm {spaceskip} related
-heuristics when a space character is seen in a text flow. The value~\type{1}
-triggers no injection while \type{2} results in injection of a zero skip. In \in
-{figure} [fig:nospaces] we see the results for four characters separated by a
-space.
-
-\startplacefigure[reference=fig:nospaces,title={The \lpr {nospaces} options.}]
-\startcombination[3*2]
- {\ruledhbox to 5cm{\vtop{\hsize 10mm\nospaces=0\relax x x x x \par}\hss}} {\type {0 / hsize 10mm}}
- {\ruledhbox to 5cm{\vtop{\hsize 10mm\nospaces=1\relax x x x x \par}\hss}} {\type {1 / hsize 10mm}}
- {\ruledhbox to 5cm{\vtop{\hsize 10mm\nospaces=2\relax x x x x \par}\hss}} {\type {2 / hsize 10mm}}
- {\ruledhbox to 5cm{\vtop{\hsize 1mm\nospaces=0\relax x x x x \par}\hss}} {\type {0 / hsize 1mm}}
- {\ruledhbox to 5cm{\vtop{\hsize 1mm\nospaces=1\relax x x x x \par}\hss}} {\type {1 / hsize 1mm}}
- {\ruledhbox to 5cm{\vtop{\hsize 1mm\nospaces=2\relax x x x x \par}\hss}} {\type {2 / hsize 1mm}}
-\stopcombination
-\stopplacefigure
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\stopsection
-
-\startsection[title={Tokens, commands and strings}]
-
-\startsubsection[title={\lpr {scantextokens}}]
-
-\topicindex {tokens+scanning}
-
-The syntax of \lpr {scantextokens} is identical to \prm {scantokens}. This
-primitive is a slightly adapted version of \ETEX's \prm {scantokens}. The
-differences are:
-
-\startitemize
-\startitem
- The last (and usually only) line does not have a \prm {endlinechar}
- appended.
-\stopitem
-\startitem
- \lpr {scantextokens} never raises an EOF error, and it does not execute
- \prm {everyeof} tokens.
-\stopitem
-\startitem
- There are no \quote {\unknown\ while end of file \unknown} error tests
- executed. This allows the expansion to end on a different grouping level or
- while a conditional is still incomplete.
-\stopitem
-\stopitemize
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={\lpr {toksapp}, \lpr {tokspre}, \lpr {etoksapp}, \lpr {etokspre},
-\lpr {gtoksapp}, \lpr {gtokspre}, \lpr {xtoksapp}, \lpr {xtokspre}}]
-
-Instead of:
-
-\starttyping
-\toks0\expandafter{\the\toks0 foo}
-\stoptyping
-
-you can use:
-
-\starttyping
-\etoksapp0{foo}
-\stoptyping
-
-The \type {pre} variants prepend instead of append, and the \type {e} variants
-expand the passed general text. The \type {g} and \type {x} variants are global.
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={\prm {csstring}, \lpr {begincsname} and \lpr {lastnamedcs}}]
-
-These are somewhat special. The \prm {csstring} primitive is like
-\prm {string} but it omits the leading escape character. This can be
-somewhat more efficient than stripping it afterwards.
-
-The \lpr {begincsname} primitive is like \prm {csname} but doesn't create
-a relaxed equivalent when there is no such name. It is equivalent to
-
-\starttyping
-\ifcsname foo\endcsname
- \csname foo\endcsname
-\fi
-\stoptyping
-
-The advantage is that it saves a lookup (don't expect much speedup) but more
-important is that it avoids using the \prm {if} test. The \lpr {lastnamedcs}
-is one that should be used with care. The above example could be written as:
-
-\starttyping
-\ifcsname foo\endcsname
- \lastnamedcs
-\fi
-\stoptyping
-
-This is slightly more efficient than constructing the string twice (deep down in
-\LUATEX\ this also involves some \UTF8 juggling), but probably more relevant is
-that it saves a few tokens and can make code a bit more readable.
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={\lpr {clearmarks}}]
-
-\topicindex {marks}
-
-This primitive complements the \ETEX\ mark primitives and clears a mark class
-completely, resetting all three connected mark texts to empty. It is an
-immediate command.
-
-\startsyntax
-\clearmarks <16-bit number>
-\stopsyntax
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={\lpr {alignmark} and \lpr {aligntab}}]
-
-The primitive \lpr {alignmark} duplicates the functionality of \type {#} inside
-alignment preambles, while \lpr {aligntab} duplicates the functionality of \type
-{&}.
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={\lpr {letcharcode}}]
-
-This primitive can be used to assign a meaning to an active character, as in:
-
-\starttyping
-\def\foo{bar} \letcharcode123=\foo
-\stoptyping
-
-This can be a bit nicer than using the uppercase tricks (using the property of
-\prm {uppercase} that it treats active characters special).
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={\lpr {glet}}]
-
-This primitive is similar to:
-
-\starttyping
-\protected\def\glet{\global\let}
-\stoptyping
-
-but faster (only measurable with millions of calls) and probably more convenient
-(after all we also have \type {\gdef}).
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={\lpr {expanded}, \lpr {immediateassignment} and \lpr {immediateassigned}}]
-
-\topicindex {expansion}
-
-The \lpr {expanded} primitive takes a token list and expands it content which can
-come in handy: it avoids a tricky mix of \prm {expandafter} and \prm {noexpand}.
-You can compare it with what happens inside the body of an \prm {edef}. But this
-kind of expansion it still doesn't expand some primitive operations.
-
-\startbuffer
-\newcount\NumberOfCalls
-
-\def\TestMe{\advance\NumberOfCalls1 }
-
-\edef\Tested{\TestMe foo:\the\NumberOfCalls}
-\edef\Tested{\TestMe foo:\the\NumberOfCalls}
-\edef\Tested{\TestMe foo:\the\NumberOfCalls}
-
-\meaning\Tested
-\stopbuffer
-
-\typebuffer
-
-The result is a macro that has the not expanded code in its body:
-
-\getbuffer
-
-Instead we can define \tex {TestMe} in a way that expands the assignment
-immediately. You need of course to be aware of preventing look ahead interference
-by using a space or \tex {relax} (often an expression works better as it doesn't
-leave an \tex {relax}).
-
-\startbuffer
-\def\TestMe{\immediateassignment\advance\NumberOfCalls1 }
-
-\edef\Tested{\TestMe foo:\the\NumberOfCalls}
-\edef\Tested{\TestMe foo:\the\NumberOfCalls}
-\edef\Tested{\TestMe foo:\the\NumberOfCalls}
-
-\meaning\Tested
-\stopbuffer
-
-\typebuffer
-
-This time the counter gets updates and we don't see interference in the
-resulting \tex {Tested} macro:
-
-\getbuffer
-
-Here is a somewhat silly example of expanded comparison:
-
-\startbuffer
-\def\expandeddoifelse#1#2#3#4%
- {\immediateassignment\edef\tempa{#1}%
- \immediateassignment\edef\tempb{#2}%
- \ifx\tempa\tempb
- \immediateassignment\def\next{#3}%
- \else
- \immediateassignment\def\next{#4}%
- \fi
- \next}
-
-\edef\Tested
- {(\expandeddoifelse{abc}{def}{yes}{nop}/%
- \expandeddoifelse{abc}{abc}{yes}{nop})}
-
-\meaning\Tested
-\stopbuffer
-
-\typebuffer
-
-It gives:
-
-\getbuffer
-
-A variant is:
-
-\starttyping
-\def\expandeddoifelse#1#2#3#4%
- {\immediateassigned{
- \edef\tempa{#1}%
- \edef\tempb{#2}%
- }%
- \ifx\tempa\tempb
- \immediateassignment\def\next{#3}%
- \else
- \immediateassignment\def\next{#4}%
- \fi
- \next}
-\stoptyping
-
-The possible error messages are the same as using assignments in preambles of
-alignments and after the \prm {accent} command. The supported assignments are the
-so called prefixed commands (except box assignments).
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={\lpr {ifcondition}}]
-
-\topicindex {conditions}
-
-This is a somewhat special one. When you write macros conditions need to be
-properly balanced in order to let \TEX's fast branch skipping work well. This new
-primitive is basically a no||op flagged as a condition so that the scanner can
-recognize it as an if|-|test. However, when a real test takes place the work is
-done by what follows, in the next example \tex {something}.
-
-\starttyping
-\unexpanded\def\something#1#2%
- {\edef\tempa{#1}%
- \edef\tempb{#2}
- \ifx\tempa\tempb}
-
-\ifcondition\something{a}{b}%
- \ifcondition\something{a}{a}%
- true 1
- \else
- false 1
- \fi
-\else
- \ifcondition\something{a}{a}%
- true 2
- \else
- false 2
- \fi
-\fi
-\stoptyping
-
-If you are familiar with \METAPOST, this is a bit like \type {vardef} where the macro
-has a return value. Here the return value is a test.
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\stopsection
-
-\startsection[title={Boxes, rules and leaders}]
-
-\startsubsection[title={\lpr {outputbox}}]
-
-\topicindex {output}
-
-This integer parameter allows you to alter the number of the box that will be
-used to store the page sent to the output routine. Its default value is 255, and
-the acceptable range is from 0 to 65535.
-
-\startsyntax
-\outputbox = 12345
-\stopsyntax
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={\prm {vpack}, \prm {hpack} and \prm {tpack}}]
-
-These three primitives are like \prm {vbox}, \prm {hbox} and \prm {vtop}
-but don't apply the related callbacks.
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={\prm {vsplit}}]
-
-\topicindex {splitting}
-
-The \prm {vsplit} primitive has to be followed by a specification of the required
-height. As alternative for the \type {to} keyword you can use \type {upto} to get
-a split of the given size but result has the natural dimensions then.
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={Images and reused box objects},reference=sec:imagedandforms]
-
-These two concepts are now core concepts and no longer whatsits. They are in fact
-now implemented as rules with special properties. Normal rules have subtype~0,
-saved boxes have subtype~1 and images have subtype~2. This has the positive side
-effect that whenever we need to take content with dimensions into account, when
-we look at rule nodes, we automatically also deal with these two types.
-
-The syntax of the \type {\save...resource} is the same as in \PDFTEX\ but you
-should consider them to be backend specific. This means that a macro package
-should treat them as such and check for the current output mode if applicable.
-
-\starttabulate[|l|p|]
-\DB command \BC explanation \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \lpr {saveboxresource} \NC save the box as an object to be included later \NC \NR
-\NC \lpr {saveimageresource} \NC save the image as an object to be included later \NC \NR
-\NC \lpr {useboxresource} \NC include the saved box object here (by index) \NC \NR
-\NC \lpr {useimageresource} \NC include the saved image object here (by index) \NC \NR
-\NC \lpr {lastsavedboxresourceindex} \NC the index of the last saved box object \NC \NR
-\NC \lpr {lastsavedimageresourceindex} \NC the index of the last saved image object \NC \NR
-\NC \lpr {lastsavedimageresourcepages} \NC the number of pages in the last saved image object \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-\LUATEX\ accepts optional dimension parameters for \type {\use...resource} in the
-same format as for rules. With images, these dimensions are then used instead of
-the ones given to \lpr {useimageresource} but the original dimensions are not
-overwritten, so that a \lpr {useimageresource} without dimensions still
-provides the image with dimensions defined by \lpr {saveimageresource}. These
-optional parameters are not implemented for \lpr {saveboxresource}.
-
-\starttyping
-\useimageresource width 20mm height 10mm depth 5mm \lastsavedimageresourceindex
-\useboxresource width 20mm height 10mm depth 5mm \lastsavedboxresourceindex
-\stoptyping
-
-The box resources are of course implemented in the backend and therefore we do
-support the \type {attr} and \type {resources} keys that accept a token list. New
-is the \type {type} key. When set to non|-|zero the \type {/Type} entry is
-omitted. A value of 1 or 3 still writes a \type {/BBox}, while 2 or 3 will write
-a \type {/Matrix}.
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={\lpr {nohrule} and \lpr {novrule}}]
-
-\topicindex {rules}
-
-Because introducing a new keyword can cause incompatibilities, two new primitives
-were introduced: \lpr {nohrule} and \lpr {novrule}. These can be used to
-reserve space. This is often more efficient than creating an empty box with fake
-dimensions.
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={\lpr {gleaders}}]
-
-\topicindex {leaders}
-
-This type of leaders is anchored to the origin of the box to be shipped out. So
-they are like normal \prm {leaders} in that they align nicely, except that the
-alignment is based on the {\it largest\/} enclosing box instead of the {\it
-smallest\/}. The \type {g} stresses this global nature.
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\stopsection
-
-\startsection[title={Languages}]
-
-\startsubsection[title={\lpr {hyphenationmin}}]
-
-\topicindex {languages}
-\topicindex {hyphenation}
-
-This primitive can be used to set the minimal word length, so setting it to a value
-of~$5$ means that only words of 6 characters and more will be hyphenated, of course
-within the constraints of the \prm {lefthyphenmin} and \prm {righthyphenmin}
-values (as stored in the glyph node). This primitive accepts a number and stores
-the value with the language.
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={\prm {boundary}, \prm {noboundary}, \prm {protrusionboundary} and \prm {wordboundary}}]
-
-The \prm {noboundary} command is used to inject a whatsit node but now injects a normal
-node with type \nod {boundary} and subtype~0. In addition you can say:
-
-\starttyping
-x\boundary 123\relax y
-\stoptyping
-
-This has the same effect but the subtype is now~1 and the value~123 is stored.
-The traditional ligature builder still sees this as a cancel boundary directive
-but at the \LUA\ end you can implement different behaviour. The added benefit of
-passing this value is a side effect of the generalization. The subtypes~2 and~3
-are used to control protrusion and word boundaries in hyphenation and have
-related primitives.
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\stopsection
-
-\startsection[title={Control and debugging}]
-
-\startsubsection[title={Tracing}]
-
-\topicindex {tracing}
-
-If \prm {tracingonline} is larger than~2, the node list display will also print
-the node number of the nodes.
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={\lpr {outputmode}}]
-
-\topicindex {output}
-\topicindex {backend}
-
-The \lpr {outputmode} variable tells \LUATEX\ what it has to produce:
-
-\starttabulate[|l|l|]
-\DB value \BC output \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \type {0} \NC \DVI\ code \NC \NR
-\NC \type {1} \NC \PDF\ code \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={\lpr {draftmode}}]
-
-The value of the \lpr {draftmode} counter signals the backend if it should output
-less. The \PDF\ backend accepts a value of~1, while the \DVI\ backend ignores the
-value. This is no critical feature so we can remove it in future versions when it
-can make the backend cleaner.
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\stopsection
-
-\startsection[title={Files}]
-
-\startsubsection[title={File syntax}]
-
-\topicindex {files+names}
-
-\LUATEX\ will accept a braced argument as a file name:
-
-\starttyping
-\input {plain}
-\openin 0 {plain}
-\stoptyping
-
-This allows for embedded spaces, without the need for double quotes. Macro
-expansion takes place inside the argument.
-
-The \lpr {tracingfonts} primitive that has been inherited from \PDFTEX\ has
-been adapted to support variants in reporting the font. The reason for this
-extension is that a csname not always makes sense. The zero case is the default.
-
-\starttabulate[|l|l|]
-\DB value \BC reported \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \type{0} \NC \type{\foo xyz} \NC \NR
-\NC \type{1} \NC \type{\foo (bar)} \NC \NR
-\NC \type{2} \NC \type{<bar> xyz} \NC \NR
-\NC \type{3} \NC \type{<bar @ ..pt> xyz} \NC \NR
-\NC \type{4} \NC \type{<id>} \NC \NR
-\NC \type{5} \NC \type{<id: bar>} \NC \NR
-\NC \type{6} \NC \type{<id: bar @ ..pt> xyz} \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={Writing to file}]
-
-\topicindex {files+writing}
-
-You can now open upto 127 files with \prm {openout}. When no file is open
-writes will go to the console and log. As a consequence a system command is
-no longer possible but one can use \type {os.execute} to do the same.
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\stopsection
-
-\startsection[title={Math}]
-
-\topicindex {math}
-
-We will cover math extensions in its own chapter because not only the font
-subsystem and spacing model have been enhanced (thereby introducing many new
-primitives) but also because some more control has been added to existing
-functionality. Much of this relates to the different approaches of traditional
-\TEX\ fonts and \OPENTYPE\ math.
-
-\stopsection
-
-\stopchapter
-
-\stopcomponent
+% language=uk + +\environment luatex-style + +\startcomponent luatex-enhancements + +\startchapter[reference=enhancements,title={Basic \TEX\ enhancements}] + +\startsection[title={Introduction}] + +\startsubsection[title={Primitive behaviour}] + +From day one, \LUATEX\ has offered extra features compared to the superset of +\PDFTEX, which includes \ETEX, and \ALEPH. This has not been limited to the +possibility to execute \LUA\ code via \prm {directlua}, but \LUATEX\ also adds +functionality via new \TEX|-|side primitives or extensions to existing ones. + +When \LUATEX\ starts up in \quote {iniluatex} mode (\type {luatex -ini}), it +defines only the primitive commands known by \TEX82 and the one extra command +\prm {directlua}. As is fitting, a \LUA\ function has to be called to add the +extra primitives to the user environment. The simplest method to get access to +all of the new primitive commands is by adding this line to the format generation +file: + +\starttyping +\directlua { tex.enableprimitives('',tex.extraprimitives()) } +\stoptyping + +But be aware that the curly braces may not have the proper \prm {catcode} +assigned to them at this early time (giving a \quote {Missing number} error), so +it may be needed to put these assignments before the above line: + +\starttyping +\catcode `\{=1 +\catcode `\}=2 +\stoptyping + +More fine|-|grained primitives control is possible and you can look up the +details in \in {section} [luaprimitives]. For simplicity's sake, this manual +assumes that you have executed the \prm {directlua} command as given above. + +The startup behaviour documented above is considered stable in the sense that +there will not be backward|-|incompatible changes any more. We have promoted some +rather generic \PDFTEX\ primitives to core \LUATEX\ ones, and the few that we +inherited from \ALEPH\ (\OMEGA) are also promoted. Effectively this means that we +now only have the \type {tex}, \type {etex} and \type {luatex} sets left. + +In \in {Chapter} [modifications] we discuss several primitives that are derived +from \PDFTEX\ and \ALEPH\ (\OMEGA). Here we stick to real new ones. In the +chapters on fonts and math we discuss a few more new ones. + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={Version information}] + +\startsubsubsection[title={\lpr {luatexbanner}, \lpr {luatexversion} and \lpr {luatexrevision}}] + +\topicindex{version} +\topicindex{banner} + +There are three new primitives to test the version of \LUATEX: + +\unexpanded\def\VersionHack#1% otherwise different luatex and luajittex runs + {\ctxlua{% + local banner = "\luatexbanner" + local banner = string.match(banner,"(.+)\letterpercent(") or banner + context(string.gsub(banner ,"jit",""))% + }} + +\starttabulate[|l|l|pl|] +\DB primitive \BC value + \BC explanation \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \lpr {luatexbanner} \NC \VersionHack{\luatexbanner} + \NC the banner reported on the command line \NC \NR +\NC \lpr {luatexversion} \NC \the\luatexversion + \NC a combination of major and minor number \NC \NR +\NC \lpr {luatexrevision} \NC \luatexrevision + \NC the revision number, the current value is \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +The official \LUATEX\ version is defined as follows: + +\startitemize +\startitem + The major version is the integer result of \lpr {luatexversion} divided by + 100. The primitive is an \quote {internal variable}, so you may need to prefix + its use with \prm {the} depending on the context. +\stopitem +\startitem + The minor version is the two|-|digit result of \lpr {luatexversion} modulo 100. +\stopitem +\startitem + The revision is reported by \lpr {luatexrevision}. This primitive expands to + a positive integer. +\stopitem +\startitem + The full version number consists of the major version, minor version and + revision, separated by dots. +\stopitem +\stopitemize + +\stopsubsubsection + +\startsubsubsection[title={\lpr {formatname}}] + +\topicindex{format} + +The \lpr {formatname} syntax is identical to \prm {jobname}. In \INITEX, the +expansion is empty. Otherwise, the expansion is the value that \prm {jobname} had +during the \INITEX\ run that dumped the currently loaded format. You can use this +token list to provide your own version info. + +\stopsubsubsection + +\stopsubsection + +\stopsection + +\startsection[title={\UNICODE\ text support}] + +\startsubsection[title={Extended ranges}] + +\topicindex{\UNICODE} + +Text input and output is now considered to be \UNICODE\ text, so input characters +can use the full range of \UNICODE\ ($2^{20}+2^{16}-1 = \hbox{0x10FFFF}$). Later +chapters will talk of characters and glyphs. Although these are not +interchangeable, they are closely related. During typesetting, a character is +always converted to a suitable graphic representation of that character in a +specific font. However, while processing a list of to|-|be|-|typeset nodes, its +contents may still be seen as a character. Inside \LUATEX\ there is no clear +separation between the two concepts. Because the subtype of a glyph node can be +changed in \LUA\ it is up to the user. Subtypes larger than 255 indicate that +font processing has happened. + +A few primitives are affected by this, all in a similar fashion: each of them has +to accommodate for a larger range of acceptable numbers. For instance, \prm +{char} now accepts values between~0 and $1{,}114{,}111$. This should not be a +problem for well|-|behaved input files, but it could create incompatibilities for +input that would have generated an error when processed by older \TEX|-|based +engines. The affected commands with an altered initial (left of the equal sign) +or secondary (right of the equal sign) value are: \prm {char}, \prm {lccode}, +\prm {uccode}, \lpr {hjcode}, \prm {catcode}, \prm {sfcode}, \lpr {efcode}, \lpr +{lpcode}, \lpr {rpcode}, \prm {chardef}. + +As far as the core engine is concerned, all input and output to text files is +\UTF-8 encoded. Input files can be pre|-|processed using the \type {reader} +callback. This will be explained in \in {section} [iocallback]. Normalization of +the \UNICODE\ input is on purpose not built|-|in and can be handled by a macro +package during callback processing. We have made some practical choices and the +user has to live with those. + +Output in byte|-|sized chunks can be achieved by using characters just outside of +the valid \UNICODE\ range, starting at the value $1{,}114{,}112$ (0x110000). When +the time comes to print a character $c>=1{,}114{,}112$, \LUATEX\ will actually +print the single byte corresponding to $c$ minus 1{,}114{,}112. + +Output to the terminal uses \type {^^} notation for the lower control range +($c<32$), with the exception of \type {^^I}, \type {^^J} and \type {^^M}. These +are considered \quote {safe} and therefore printed as|-|is. You can disable +escaping with \type {texio.setescape(false)} in which case you get the normal +characters on the console. + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={\lpr {Uchar}}] + +\topicindex{\UNICODE} + +The expandable command \lpr {Uchar} reads a number between~0 and $1{,}114{,}111$ +and expands to the associated \UNICODE\ character. + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={Extended tables}] + +All traditional \TEX\ and \ETEX\ registers can be 16-bit numbers. The affected +commands are: + +\startfourcolumns +\startlines +\prm {count} +\prm {dimen} +\prm {skip} +\prm {muskip} +\prm {marks} +\prm {toks} +\prm {countdef} +\prm {dimendef} +\prm {skipdef} +\prm {muskipdef} +\prm {toksdef} +\prm {insert} +\prm {box} +\prm {unhbox} +\prm {unvbox} +\prm {copy} +\prm {unhcopy} +\prm {unvcopy} +\prm {wd} +\prm {ht} +\prm {dp} +\prm {setbox} +\prm {vsplit} +\stoplines +\stopfourcolumns + +Because font memory management has been rewritten, character properties in fonts +are no longer shared among font instances that originate from the same metric +file. Of course we share fonts in the backend when possible so that the resulting +\PDF\ file is as efficient as possible, but for instance also expansion and +protrusion no longer use copies as in \PDFTEX. + +\stopsubsection + +\stopsection + +\startsection[title={Attributes}] + +\startsubsection[title={Nodes}] + +\topicindex {nodes} + +When \TEX\ reads input it will interpret the stream according to the properties +of the characters. Some signal a macro name and trigger expansion, others open +and close groups, trigger math mode, etc. What's left over becomes the typeset +text. Internally we get linked list of nodes. Characters become \nod {glyph} +nodes that have for instance a \type {font} and \type {char} property and \typ +{\kern 10pt} becomes a \nod {kern} node with a \type {width} property. Spaces are +alien to \TEX\ as they are turned into \nod {glue} nodes. So, a simple paragraph +is mostly a mix of sequences of \nod {glyph} nodes (words) and \nod {glue} nodes +(spaces). + +The sequences of characters at some point are extended with \nod {disc} nodes +that relate to hyphenation. After that font logic can be applied and we get a +list where some characters can be replaced, for instance multiple characters can +become one ligature, and font kerns can be injected. This is driven by the +font properties. + +Boxes (like \prm {hbox} and \prm {vbox}) become \nod {hlist} or \nod {vlist} +nodes with \type {width}, \type {height}, \type {depth} and \type {shift} +properties and a pointer \type {list} to its actual content. Boxes can be +constructed explicitly or can be the result of subprocesses. For instance, when +lines are broken into paragraphs, the lines are a linked list of \nod {hlist} +nodes. + +So, to summarize: all that you enter as content eventually becomes a node, often +as part of a (nested) list structure. They have a relative small memory footprint +and carry only the minimal amount of information needed. In traditional \TEX\ a +character node only held the font and slot number, in \LUATEX\ we also store some +language related information, the expansion factor, etc. Now that we have access +to these nodes from \LUA\ it makes sense to be able to carry more information +with an node and this is where attributes kick in. + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={Attribute registers}] + +\topicindex {attributes} + +Attributes are a completely new concept in \LUATEX. Syntactically, they behave a +lot like counters: attributes obey \TEX's nesting stack and can be used after +\prm {the} etc.\ just like the normal \prm {count} registers. + +\startsyntax +\attribute <16-bit number> <optional equals> <32-bit number>!crlf +\attributedef <csname> <optional equals> <16-bit number> +\stopsyntax + +Conceptually, an attribute is either \quote {set} or \quote {unset}. Unset +attributes have a special negative value to indicate that they are unset, that +value is the lowest legal value: \type {-"7FFFFFFF} in hexadecimal, a.k.a. +$-2147483647$ in decimal. It follows that the value \type {-"7FFFFFFF} cannot be +used as a legal attribute value, but you {\it can\/} assign \type {-"7FFFFFFF} to +\quote {unset} an attribute. All attributes start out in this \quote {unset} +state in \INITEX. + +Attributes can be used as extra counter values, but their usefulness comes mostly +from the fact that the numbers and values of all \quote {set} attributes are +attached to all nodes created in their scope. These can then be queried from any +\LUA\ code that deals with node processing. Further information about how to use +attributes for node list processing from \LUA\ is given in~\in {chapter}[nodes]. + +Attributes are stored in a sorted (sparse) linked list that are shared when +possible. This permits efficient testing and updating. You can define many +thousands of attributes but normally such a large number makes no sense and is +also not that efficient because each node carries a (possibly shared) link to a +list of currently set attributes. But they are a convenient extension and one of +the first extensions we implemented in \LUATEX. + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={Box attributes}] + +\topicindex {attributes} +\topicindex {boxes} + +Nodes typically receive the list of attributes that is in effect when they are +created. This moment can be quite asynchronous. For example: in paragraph +building, the individual line boxes are created after the \prm {par} command has +been processed, so they will receive the list of attributes that is in effect +then, not the attributes that were in effect in, say, the first or third line of +the paragraph. + +Similar situations happen in \LUATEX\ regularly. A few of the more obvious +problematic cases are dealt with: the attributes for nodes that are created +during hyphenation, kerning and ligaturing borrow their attributes from their +surrounding glyphs, and it is possible to influence box attributes directly. + +When you assemble a box in a register, the attributes of the nodes contained in +the box are unchanged when such a box is placed, unboxed, or copied. In this +respect attributes act the same as characters that have been converted to +references to glyphs in fonts. For instance, when you use attributes to implement +color support, each node carries information about its eventual color. In that +case, unless you implement mechanisms that deal with it, applying a color to +already boxed material will have no effect. Keep in mind that this +incompatibility is mostly due to the fact that separate specials and literals are +a more unnatural approach to colors than attributes. + +It is possible to fine-tune the list of attributes that are applied to a \type +{hbox}, \type {vbox} or \type {vtop} by the use of the keyword \type {attr}. The +\type {attr} keyword(s) should come before a \type {to} or \type {spread}, if +that is also specified. An example is: + +\startbuffer[tex] +\attribute997=123 +\attribute998=456 +\setbox0=\hbox {Hello} +\setbox2=\hbox attr 999 = 789 attr 998 = -"7FFFFFFF{Hello} +\stopbuffer + +\startbuffer[lua] + for b=0,2,2 do + for a=997, 999 do + tex.sprint("box ", b, " : attr ",a," : ",tostring(tex.box[b] [a])) + tex.sprint("\\quad\\quad") + tex.sprint("list ",b, " : attr ",a," : ",tostring(tex.box[b].list[a])) + tex.sprint("\\par") + end + end +\stopbuffer + +\typebuffer[tex] + +Box 0 now has attributes 997 and 998 set while box 2 has attributes 997 and 999 +set while the nodes inside that box will all have attributes 997 and 998 set. +Assigning the maximum negative value causes an attribute to be ignored. + +To give you an idea of what this means at the \LUA\ end, take the following +code: + +\typebuffer[lua] + +Later we will see that you can access properties of a node. The boxes here are so +called \nod {hlist} nodes that have a field \type {list} that points to the +content. Because the attributes are a list themselves you can access them by +indexing the node (here we do that with \type {[a]}. Running this snippet gives: + +\start + \getbuffer[tex] + \startpacked \tt + \ctxluabuffer[lua] + \stoppacked +\stop + +Because some values are not set we need to apply the \type {tostring} function +here so that we get the word \type {nil}. + +\stopsubsection + +\stopsection + +\startsection[title={\LUA\ related primitives}] + +\startsubsection[title={\prm {directlua}}] + +In order to merge \LUA\ code with \TEX\ input, a few new primitives are needed. +The primitive \prm {directlua} is used to execute \LUA\ code immediately. The +syntax is + +\startsyntax +\directlua <general text>!crlf +\directlua <16-bit number> <general text> +\stopsyntax + +The \syntax {<general text>} is expanded fully, and then fed into the \LUA\ +interpreter. After reading and expansion has been applied to the \syntax +{<general text>}, the resulting token list is converted to a string as if it was +displayed using \type {\the\toks}. On the \LUA\ side, each \prm {directlua} block +is treated as a separate chunk. In such a chunk you can use the \type {local} +directive to keep your variables from interfering with those used by the macro +package. + +The conversion to and from a token list means that you normally can not use \LUA\ +line comments (starting with \type {--}) within the argument. As there typically +will be only one \quote {line} the first line comment will run on until the end +of the input. You will either need to use \TEX|-|style line comments (starting +with \%), or change the \TEX\ category codes locally. Another possibility is to +say: + +\starttyping +\begingroup +\endlinechar=10 +\directlua ... +\endgroup +\stoptyping + +Then \LUA\ line comments can be used, since \TEX\ does not replace line endings +with spaces. Of course such an approach depends on the macro package that you +use. + +The \syntax {<16-bit number>} designates a name of a \LUA\ chunk and is +taken from the \type {lua.name} array (see the documentation of the \type {lua} +table further in this manual). When a chunk name starts with a \type {@} it will +be displayed as a file name. This is a side effect of the way \LUA\ implements +error handling. + +The \prm {directlua} command is expandable. Since it passes \LUA\ code to the +\LUA\ interpreter its expansion from the \TEX\ viewpoint is usually empty. +However, there are some \LUA\ functions that produce material to be read by \TEX, +the so called print functions. The most simple use of these is \type +{tex.print(<string> s)}. The characters of the string \type {s} will be placed on +the \TEX\ input buffer, that is, \quote {before \TEX's eyes} to be read by \TEX\ +immediately. For example: + +\startbuffer +\count10=20 +a\directlua{tex.print(tex.count[10]+5)}b +\stopbuffer + +\typebuffer + +expands to + +\getbuffer + +Here is another example: + +\startbuffer +$\pi = \directlua{tex.print(math.pi)}$ +\stopbuffer + +\typebuffer + +will result in + +\getbuffer + +Note that the expansion of \prm {directlua} is a sequence of characters, not of +tokens, contrary to all \TEX\ commands. So formally speaking its expansion is +null, but it places material on a pseudo-file to be immediately read by \TEX, as +\ETEX's \prm {scantokens}. For a description of print functions look at \in +{section} [sec:luaprint]. + +Because the \syntax {<general text>} is a chunk, the normal \LUA\ error handling +is triggered if there is a problem in the included code. The \LUA\ error messages +should be clear enough, but the contextual information is still pretty bad. +Often, you will only see the line number of the right brace at the end of the +code. + +While on the subject of errors: some of the things you can do inside \LUA\ code +can break up \LUATEX\ pretty bad. If you are not careful while working with the +node list interface, you may even end up with assertion errors from within the +\TEX\ portion of the executable. + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={\lpr {latelua} and \lpr {lateluafunction}}] + +Contrary to \prm {directlua}, \lpr {latelua} stores \LUA\ code in a whatsit +that will be processed at the time of shipping out. Its intended use is a cross +between \PDF\ literals (often available as \orm {pdfliteral}) and the +traditional \TEX\ extension \prm {write}. Within the \LUA\ code you can print +\PDF\ statements directly to the \PDF\ file via \type {pdf.print}, or you can +write to other output streams via \type {texio.write} or simply using \LUA\ \IO\ +routines. + +\startsyntax +\latelua <general text>!crlf +\latelua <16-bit number> <general text> +\stopsyntax + +Expansion of macros in the final \type {<general text>} is delayed until just +before the whatsit is executed (like in \prm {write}). With regard to \PDF\ +output stream \lpr {latelua} behaves as \PDF\ page literals. The \syntax +{name <general text>} and \syntax {<16-bit number>} behave in the same way as +they do for \prm {directlua}. + +The \lpr {lateluafunction} primitive takes a number and is similar to \lpr +{luafunction} but gets delated to shipout time. It's just there for completeness. + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={\lpr {luaescapestring}}] + +\topicindex {escaping} + +This primitive converts a \TEX\ token sequence so that it can be safely used as +the contents of a \LUA\ string: embedded backslashes, double and single quotes, +and newlines and carriage returns are escaped. This is done by prepending an +extra token consisting of a backslash with category code~12, and for the line +endings, converting them to \type {n} and \type {r} respectively. The token +sequence is fully expanded. + +\startsyntax +\luaescapestring <general text> +\stopsyntax + +Most often, this command is not actually the best way to deal with the +differences between \TEX\ and \LUA. In very short bits of \LUA\ code it is often +not needed, and for longer stretches of \LUA\ code it is easier to keep the code +in a separate file and load it using \LUA's \type {dofile}: + +\starttyping +\directlua { dofile('mysetups.lua') } +\stoptyping + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={\lpr {luafunction}, \lpr {luafunctioncall} and \lpr {luadef}}] + +The \prm {directlua} commands involves tokenization of its argument (after +picking up an optional name or number specification). The tokenlist is then +converted into a string and given to \LUA\ to turn into a function that is +called. The overhead is rather small but when you have millions of calls it can +have some impact. For this reason there is a variant call available: \lpr +{luafunction}. This command is used as follows: + +\starttyping +\directlua { + local t = lua.get_functions_table() + t[1] = function() tex.print("!") end + t[2] = function() tex.print("?") end +} + +\luafunction1 +\luafunction2 +\stoptyping + +Of course the functions can also be defined in a separate file. There is no limit +on the number of functions apart from normal \LUA\ limitations. Of course there +is the limitation of no arguments but that would involve parsing and thereby give +no gain. The function, when called in fact gets one argument, being the index, so +in the following example the number \type {8} gets typeset. + +\starttyping +\directlua { + local t = lua.get_functions_table() + t[8] = function(slot) tex.print(slot) end +} +\stoptyping + +The \lpr {luafunctioncall} primitive does the same but is unexpandable, for +instance in an \prm {edef}. In addition \LUATEX\ provides a definer: + +\starttyping + \luadef\MyFunctionA 1 + \global\luadef\MyFunctionB 2 +\protected\global\luadef\MyFunctionC 3 +\stoptyping + +You should really use these commands with care. Some references get stored in +tokens and assume that the function is available when that token expands. On the +other hand, as we have tested this functionality in relative complex situations +normal usage should not give problems. + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={\lpr {luabytecode} and \lpr {luabytecodecall}}] + +Analogue to the function callers discussed in the previous section we have byte +code callers. Again the call variant is unexpandable. + +\starttyping +\directlua { + lua.bytecode[9998] = function(s) + tex.sprint(s*token.scan_int()) + end + lua.bytecode[5555] = function(s) + tex.sprint(s*token.scan_dimen()) + end +} +\stoptyping + +This works with: + +\starttyping +\luabytecode 9998 5 \luabytecode 5555 5sp +\luabytecodecall9998 5 \luabytecodecall5555 5sp +\stoptyping + +The variable \type {s} in the code is the number of the byte code register that +can be used for diagnostic purposes. The advantage of bytecode registers over +function calls is that they are stored in the format (but without upvalues). + +\stopsubsection + +\stopsection + +\startsection[title={Catcode tables}] + +\startsubsection[title={Catcodes}] + +\topicindex {catcodes} + +Catcode tables are a new feature that allows you to switch to a predefined +catcode regime in a single statement. You can have a practically unlimited number +of different tables. This subsystem is backward compatible: if you never use the +following commands, your document will not notice any difference in behaviour +compared to traditional \TEX. The contents of each catcode table is independent +from any other catcode table, and its contents is stored and retrieved from the +format file. + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={\lpr {catcodetable}}] + +\startsyntax +\catcodetable <15-bit number> +\stopsyntax + +The primitive \lpr {catcodetable} switches to a different catcode table. Such a +table has to be previously created using one of the two primitives below, or it +has to be zero. Table zero is initialized by \INITEX. + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={\lpr {initcatcodetable}}] + +\startsyntax +\initcatcodetable <15-bit number> +\stopsyntax + +The primitive \lpr {initcatcodetable} creates a new table with catcodes +identical to those defined by \INITEX. The new catcode table is allocated +globally: it will not go away after the current group has ended. If the supplied +number is identical to the currently active table, an error is raised. The +initial values are: + +\starttabulate[|c|c|l|l|] +\DB catcode \BC character \BC equivalent \BC category \NC \NR +\TB +\NC 0 \NC \tttf \letterbackslash \NC \NC \type {escape} \NC \NR +\NC 5 \NC \tttf \letterhat\letterhat M \NC return \NC \type {car_ret} \NC \NR +\NC 9 \NC \tttf \letterhat\letterhat @ \NC null \NC \type {ignore} \NC \NR +\NC 10 \NC \tttf <space> \NC space \NC \type {spacer} \NC \NR +\NC 11 \NC {\tttf a} \endash\ {\tttf z} \NC \NC \type {letter} \NC \NR +\NC 11 \NC {\tttf A} \endash\ {\tttf Z} \NC \NC \type {letter} \NC \NR +\NC 12 \NC everything else \NC \NC \type {other} \NC \NR +\NC 14 \NC \tttf \letterpercent \NC \NC \type {comment} \NC \NR +\NC 15 \NC \tttf \letterhat\letterhat ? \NC delete \NC \type {invalid_char} \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={\lpr {savecatcodetable}}] + +\startsyntax +\savecatcodetable <15-bit number> +\stopsyntax + +\lpr {savecatcodetable} copies the current set of catcodes to a new table with +the requested number. The definitions in this new table are all treated as if +they were made in the outermost level. + +The new table is allocated globally: it will not go away after the current group +has ended. If the supplied number is the currently active table, an error is +raised. + +\stopsubsection + +\stopsection + +\startsection[title={Suppressing errors}] + +\startsubsection[title={\lpr {suppressfontnotfounderror}}] + +\topicindex {errors} + +If this integer parameter is non|-|zero, then \LUATEX\ will not complain about +font metrics that are not found. Instead it will silently skip the font +assignment, making the requested csname for the font \prm {ifx} equal to \prm +{nullfont}, so that it can be tested against that without bothering the user. + +\startsyntax +\suppressfontnotfounderror = 1 +\stopsyntax + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={\lpr {suppresslongerror}}] + +\topicindex {errors} + +If this integer parameter is non|-|zero, then \LUATEX\ will not complain about +\prm {par} commands encountered in contexts where that is normally prohibited +(most prominently in the arguments of macros not defined as \prm {long}). + +\startsyntax +\suppresslongerror = 1 +\stopsyntax + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={\lpr {suppressifcsnameerror}}] + +\topicindex {errors} + +If this integer parameter is non|-|zero, then \LUATEX\ will not complain about +non-expandable commands appearing in the middle of a \prm {ifcsname} expansion. +Instead, it will keep getting expanded tokens from the input until it encounters +an \prm {endcsname} command. If the input expansion is unbalanced with respect +to \prm {csname} \ldots \prm {endcsname} pairs, the \LUATEX\ process may hang +indefinitely. + +\startsyntax +\suppressifcsnameerror = 1 +\stopsyntax + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={\lpr {suppressoutererror}}] + +\topicindex {errors} + +If this new integer parameter is non|-|zero, then \LUATEX\ will not complain +about \prm {outer} commands encountered in contexts where that is normally +prohibited. + +\startsyntax +\suppressoutererror = 1 +\stopsyntax + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={\lpr {suppressmathparerror}}] + +\topicindex {errors} +\topicindex {math} + +The following setting will permit \prm {par} tokens in a math formula: + +\startsyntax +\suppressmathparerror = 1 +\stopsyntax + +So, the next code is valid then: + +\starttyping +$ x + 1 = + +a $ +\stoptyping + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={\lpr {suppressprimitiveerror}}] + +\topicindex {errors} +\topicindex {primitives} + +When set to a non|-|zero value the following command will not issue an error: + +\startsyntax +\suppressprimitiveerror = 1 + +\primitive\notaprimitive +\stopsyntax + +\stopsubsection + +\stopsection + +\startsection[title={Fonts}] + +\startsubsection[title={Font syntax}] + +\topicindex {fonts} + +\LUATEX\ will accept a braced argument as a font name: + +\starttyping +\font\myfont = {cmr10} +\stoptyping + +This allows for embedded spaces, without the need for double quotes. Macro +expansion takes place inside the argument. + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={\lpr {fontid} and \lpr {setfontid}}] + +\startsyntax +\fontid\font +\stopsyntax + +This primitive expands into a number. It is not a register so there is no need to +prefix with \prm {number} (and using \prm {the} gives an error). The currently +used font id is \fontid\font. Here are some more: + +\starttabulate[|l|c|c|] +\DB style \BC command \BC font id \NC \NR +\TB +\NC normal \NC \type {\tf} \NC \bf \fontid\font \NC \NR +\NC bold \NC \type {\bf} \NC \bf \fontid\font \NC \NR +\NC italic \NC \type {\it} \NC \it \fontid\font \NC \NR +\NC bold italic \NC \type {\bi} \NC \bi \fontid\font \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +These numbers depend on the macro package used because each one has its own way +of dealing with fonts. They can also differ per run, as they can depend on the +order of loading fonts. For instance, when in \CONTEXT\ virtual math \UNICODE\ +fonts are used, we can easily get over a hundred ids in use. Not all ids have to +be bound to a real font, after all it's just a number. + +The primitive \lpr {setfontid} can be used to enable a font with the given id, +which of course needs to be a valid one. + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={\lpr {noligs} and \lpr {nokerns}}] + +\topicindex {ligatures+suppress} +\topicindex {kerns+suppress} + +These primitives prohibit ligature and kerning insertion at the time when the +initial node list is built by \LUATEX's main control loop. You can enable these +primitives when you want to do node list processing of \quote {characters}, where +\TEX's normal processing would get in the way. + +\startsyntax +\noligs <integer>!crlf +\nokerns <integer> +\stopsyntax + +These primitives can also be implemented by overloading the ligature building and +kerning functions, i.e.\ by assigning dummy functions to their associated +callbacks. Keep in mind that when you define a font (using \LUA) you can also +omit the kern and ligature tables, which has the same effect as the above. + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={\type{\nospaces}}] + +\topicindex {spaces+suppress} + +This new primitive can be used to overrule the usual \prm {spaceskip} related +heuristics when a space character is seen in a text flow. The value~\type{1} +triggers no injection while \type{2} results in injection of a zero skip. In \in +{figure} [fig:nospaces] we see the results for four characters separated by a +space. + +\startplacefigure[reference=fig:nospaces,title={The \lpr {nospaces} options.}] +\startcombination[3*2] + {\ruledhbox to 5cm{\vtop{\hsize 10mm\nospaces=0\relax x x x x \par}\hss}} {\type {0 / hsize 10mm}} + {\ruledhbox to 5cm{\vtop{\hsize 10mm\nospaces=1\relax x x x x \par}\hss}} {\type {1 / hsize 10mm}} + {\ruledhbox to 5cm{\vtop{\hsize 10mm\nospaces=2\relax x x x x \par}\hss}} {\type {2 / hsize 10mm}} + {\ruledhbox to 5cm{\vtop{\hsize 1mm\nospaces=0\relax x x x x \par}\hss}} {\type {0 / hsize 1mm}} + {\ruledhbox to 5cm{\vtop{\hsize 1mm\nospaces=1\relax x x x x \par}\hss}} {\type {1 / hsize 1mm}} + {\ruledhbox to 5cm{\vtop{\hsize 1mm\nospaces=2\relax x x x x \par}\hss}} {\type {2 / hsize 1mm}} +\stopcombination +\stopplacefigure + +\stopsubsection + +\stopsection + +\startsection[title={Tokens, commands and strings}] + +\startsubsection[title={\lpr {scantextokens}}] + +\topicindex {tokens+scanning} + +The syntax of \lpr {scantextokens} is identical to \prm {scantokens}. This +primitive is a slightly adapted version of \ETEX's \prm {scantokens}. The +differences are: + +\startitemize +\startitem + The last (and usually only) line does not have a \prm {endlinechar} + appended. +\stopitem +\startitem + \lpr {scantextokens} never raises an EOF error, and it does not execute + \prm {everyeof} tokens. +\stopitem +\startitem + There are no \quote {\unknown\ while end of file \unknown} error tests + executed. This allows the expansion to end on a different grouping level or + while a conditional is still incomplete. +\stopitem +\stopitemize + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={\lpr {toksapp}, \lpr {tokspre}, \lpr {etoksapp}, \lpr {etokspre}, +\lpr {gtoksapp}, \lpr {gtokspre}, \lpr {xtoksapp}, \lpr {xtokspre}}] + +Instead of: + +\starttyping +\toks0\expandafter{\the\toks0 foo} +\stoptyping + +you can use: + +\starttyping +\etoksapp0{foo} +\stoptyping + +The \type {pre} variants prepend instead of append, and the \type {e} variants +expand the passed general text. The \type {g} and \type {x} variants are global. + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={\prm {csstring}, \lpr {begincsname} and \lpr {lastnamedcs}}] + +These are somewhat special. The \prm {csstring} primitive is like +\prm {string} but it omits the leading escape character. This can be +somewhat more efficient than stripping it afterwards. + +The \lpr {begincsname} primitive is like \prm {csname} but doesn't create +a relaxed equivalent when there is no such name. It is equivalent to + +\starttyping +\ifcsname foo\endcsname + \csname foo\endcsname +\fi +\stoptyping + +The advantage is that it saves a lookup (don't expect much speedup) but more +important is that it avoids using the \prm {if} test. The \lpr {lastnamedcs} +is one that should be used with care. The above example could be written as: + +\starttyping +\ifcsname foo\endcsname + \lastnamedcs +\fi +\stoptyping + +This is slightly more efficient than constructing the string twice (deep down in +\LUATEX\ this also involves some \UTF8 juggling), but probably more relevant is +that it saves a few tokens and can make code a bit more readable. + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={\lpr {clearmarks}}] + +\topicindex {marks} + +This primitive complements the \ETEX\ mark primitives and clears a mark class +completely, resetting all three connected mark texts to empty. It is an +immediate command. + +\startsyntax +\clearmarks <16-bit number> +\stopsyntax + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={\lpr {alignmark} and \lpr {aligntab}}] + +The primitive \lpr {alignmark} duplicates the functionality of \type {#} inside +alignment preambles, while \lpr {aligntab} duplicates the functionality of \type +{&}. + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={\lpr {letcharcode}}] + +This primitive can be used to assign a meaning to an active character, as in: + +\starttyping +\def\foo{bar} \letcharcode123=\foo +\stoptyping + +This can be a bit nicer than using the uppercase tricks (using the property of +\prm {uppercase} that it treats active characters special). + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={\lpr {glet}}] + +This primitive is similar to: + +\starttyping +\protected\def\glet{\global\let} +\stoptyping + +but faster (only measurable with millions of calls) and probably more convenient +(after all we also have \type {\gdef}). + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={\lpr {expanded}, \lpr {immediateassignment} and \lpr {immediateassigned}}] + +\topicindex {expansion} + +The \lpr {expanded} primitive takes a token list and expands it content which can +come in handy: it avoids a tricky mix of \prm {expandafter} and \prm {noexpand}. +You can compare it with what happens inside the body of an \prm {edef}. But this +kind of expansion it still doesn't expand some primitive operations. + +\startbuffer +\newcount\NumberOfCalls + +\def\TestMe{\advance\NumberOfCalls1 } + +\edef\Tested{\TestMe foo:\the\NumberOfCalls} +\edef\Tested{\TestMe foo:\the\NumberOfCalls} +\edef\Tested{\TestMe foo:\the\NumberOfCalls} + +\meaning\Tested +\stopbuffer + +\typebuffer + +The result is a macro that has the not expanded code in its body: + +\getbuffer + +Instead we can define \tex {TestMe} in a way that expands the assignment +immediately. You need of course to be aware of preventing look ahead interference +by using a space or \tex {relax} (often an expression works better as it doesn't +leave an \tex {relax}). + +\startbuffer +\def\TestMe{\immediateassignment\advance\NumberOfCalls1 } + +\edef\Tested{\TestMe foo:\the\NumberOfCalls} +\edef\Tested{\TestMe foo:\the\NumberOfCalls} +\edef\Tested{\TestMe foo:\the\NumberOfCalls} + +\meaning\Tested +\stopbuffer + +\typebuffer + +This time the counter gets updates and we don't see interference in the +resulting \tex {Tested} macro: + +\getbuffer + +Here is a somewhat silly example of expanded comparison: + +\startbuffer +\def\expandeddoifelse#1#2#3#4% + {\immediateassignment\edef\tempa{#1}% + \immediateassignment\edef\tempb{#2}% + \ifx\tempa\tempb + \immediateassignment\def\next{#3}% + \else + \immediateassignment\def\next{#4}% + \fi + \next} + +\edef\Tested + {(\expandeddoifelse{abc}{def}{yes}{nop}/% + \expandeddoifelse{abc}{abc}{yes}{nop})} + +\meaning\Tested +\stopbuffer + +\typebuffer + +It gives: + +\getbuffer + +A variant is: + +\starttyping +\def\expandeddoifelse#1#2#3#4% + {\immediateassigned{ + \edef\tempa{#1}% + \edef\tempb{#2}% + }% + \ifx\tempa\tempb + \immediateassignment\def\next{#3}% + \else + \immediateassignment\def\next{#4}% + \fi + \next} +\stoptyping + +The possible error messages are the same as using assignments in preambles of +alignments and after the \prm {accent} command. The supported assignments are the +so called prefixed commands (except box assignments). + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={\lpr {ifcondition}}] + +\topicindex {conditions} + +This is a somewhat special one. When you write macros conditions need to be +properly balanced in order to let \TEX's fast branch skipping work well. This new +primitive is basically a no||op flagged as a condition so that the scanner can +recognize it as an if|-|test. However, when a real test takes place the work is +done by what follows, in the next example \tex {something}. + +\starttyping +\unexpanded\def\something#1#2% + {\edef\tempa{#1}% + \edef\tempb{#2} + \ifx\tempa\tempb} + +\ifcondition\something{a}{b}% + \ifcondition\something{a}{a}% + true 1 + \else + false 1 + \fi +\else + \ifcondition\something{a}{a}% + true 2 + \else + false 2 + \fi +\fi +\stoptyping + +If you are familiar with \METAPOST, this is a bit like \type {vardef} where the macro +has a return value. Here the return value is a test. + +\stopsubsection + +\stopsection + +\startsection[title={Boxes, rules and leaders}] + +\startsubsection[title={\lpr {outputbox}}] + +\topicindex {output} + +This integer parameter allows you to alter the number of the box that will be +used to store the page sent to the output routine. Its default value is 255, and +the acceptable range is from 0 to 65535. + +\startsyntax +\outputbox = 12345 +\stopsyntax + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={\prm {vpack}, \prm {hpack} and \prm {tpack}}] + +These three primitives are like \prm {vbox}, \prm {hbox} and \prm {vtop} +but don't apply the related callbacks. + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={\prm {vsplit}}] + +\topicindex {splitting} + +The \prm {vsplit} primitive has to be followed by a specification of the required +height. As alternative for the \type {to} keyword you can use \type {upto} to get +a split of the given size but result has the natural dimensions then. + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={Images and reused box objects},reference=sec:imagedandforms] + +These two concepts are now core concepts and no longer whatsits. They are in fact +now implemented as rules with special properties. Normal rules have subtype~0, +saved boxes have subtype~1 and images have subtype~2. This has the positive side +effect that whenever we need to take content with dimensions into account, when +we look at rule nodes, we automatically also deal with these two types. + +The syntax of the \type {\save...resource} is the same as in \PDFTEX\ but you +should consider them to be backend specific. This means that a macro package +should treat them as such and check for the current output mode if applicable. + +\starttabulate[|l|p|] +\DB command \BC explanation \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \lpr {saveboxresource} \NC save the box as an object to be included later \NC \NR +\NC \lpr {saveimageresource} \NC save the image as an object to be included later \NC \NR +\NC \lpr {useboxresource} \NC include the saved box object here (by index) \NC \NR +\NC \lpr {useimageresource} \NC include the saved image object here (by index) \NC \NR +\NC \lpr {lastsavedboxresourceindex} \NC the index of the last saved box object \NC \NR +\NC \lpr {lastsavedimageresourceindex} \NC the index of the last saved image object \NC \NR +\NC \lpr {lastsavedimageresourcepages} \NC the number of pages in the last saved image object \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +\LUATEX\ accepts optional dimension parameters for \type {\use...resource} in the +same format as for rules. With images, these dimensions are then used instead of +the ones given to \lpr {useimageresource} but the original dimensions are not +overwritten, so that a \lpr {useimageresource} without dimensions still +provides the image with dimensions defined by \lpr {saveimageresource}. These +optional parameters are not implemented for \lpr {saveboxresource}. + +\starttyping +\useimageresource width 20mm height 10mm depth 5mm \lastsavedimageresourceindex +\useboxresource width 20mm height 10mm depth 5mm \lastsavedboxresourceindex +\stoptyping + +The box resources are of course implemented in the backend and therefore we do +support the \type {attr} and \type {resources} keys that accept a token list. New +is the \type {type} key. When set to non|-|zero the \type {/Type} entry is +omitted. A value of 1 or 3 still writes a \type {/BBox}, while 2 or 3 will write +a \type {/Matrix}. + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={\lpr {nohrule} and \lpr {novrule}}] + +\topicindex {rules} + +Because introducing a new keyword can cause incompatibilities, two new primitives +were introduced: \lpr {nohrule} and \lpr {novrule}. These can be used to +reserve space. This is often more efficient than creating an empty box with fake +dimensions. + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={\lpr {gleaders}}] + +\topicindex {leaders} + +This type of leaders is anchored to the origin of the box to be shipped out. So +they are like normal \prm {leaders} in that they align nicely, except that the +alignment is based on the {\it largest\/} enclosing box instead of the {\it +smallest\/}. The \type {g} stresses this global nature. + +\stopsubsection + +\stopsection + +\startsection[title={Languages}] + +\startsubsection[title={\lpr {hyphenationmin}}] + +\topicindex {languages} +\topicindex {hyphenation} + +This primitive can be used to set the minimal word length, so setting it to a value +of~$5$ means that only words of 6 characters and more will be hyphenated, of course +within the constraints of the \prm {lefthyphenmin} and \prm {righthyphenmin} +values (as stored in the glyph node). This primitive accepts a number and stores +the value with the language. + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={\prm {boundary}, \prm {noboundary}, \prm {protrusionboundary} and \prm {wordboundary}}] + +The \prm {noboundary} command is used to inject a whatsit node but now injects a normal +node with type \nod {boundary} and subtype~0. In addition you can say: + +\starttyping +x\boundary 123\relax y +\stoptyping + +This has the same effect but the subtype is now~1 and the value~123 is stored. +The traditional ligature builder still sees this as a cancel boundary directive +but at the \LUA\ end you can implement different behaviour. The added benefit of +passing this value is a side effect of the generalization. The subtypes~2 and~3 +are used to control protrusion and word boundaries in hyphenation and have +related primitives. + +\stopsubsection + +\stopsection + +\startsection[title={Control and debugging}] + +\startsubsection[title={Tracing}] + +\topicindex {tracing} + +If \prm {tracingonline} is larger than~2, the node list display will also print +the node number of the nodes. + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={\lpr {outputmode}}] + +\topicindex {output} +\topicindex {backend} + +The \lpr {outputmode} variable tells \LUATEX\ what it has to produce: + +\starttabulate[|l|l|] +\DB value \BC output \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \type {0} \NC \DVI\ code \NC \NR +\NC \type {1} \NC \PDF\ code \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={\lpr {draftmode}}] + +The value of the \lpr {draftmode} counter signals the backend if it should output +less. The \PDF\ backend accepts a value of~1, while the \DVI\ backend ignores the +value. This is no critical feature so we can remove it in future versions when it +can make the backend cleaner. + +\stopsubsection + +\stopsection + +\startsection[title={Files}] + +\startsubsection[title={File syntax}] + +\topicindex {files+names} + +\LUATEX\ will accept a braced argument as a file name: + +\starttyping +\input {plain} +\openin 0 {plain} +\stoptyping + +This allows for embedded spaces, without the need for double quotes. Macro +expansion takes place inside the argument. + +The \lpr {tracingfonts} primitive that has been inherited from \PDFTEX\ has +been adapted to support variants in reporting the font. The reason for this +extension is that a csname not always makes sense. The zero case is the default. + +\starttabulate[|l|l|] +\DB value \BC reported \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \type{0} \NC \type{\foo xyz} \NC \NR +\NC \type{1} \NC \type{\foo (bar)} \NC \NR +\NC \type{2} \NC \type{<bar> xyz} \NC \NR +\NC \type{3} \NC \type{<bar @ ..pt> xyz} \NC \NR +\NC \type{4} \NC \type{<id>} \NC \NR +\NC \type{5} \NC \type{<id: bar>} \NC \NR +\NC \type{6} \NC \type{<id: bar @ ..pt> xyz} \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={Writing to file}] + +\topicindex {files+writing} + +You can now open upto 127 files with \prm {openout}. When no file is open +writes will go to the console and log. As a consequence a system command is +no longer possible but one can use \type {os.execute} to do the same. + +\stopsubsection + +\stopsection + +\startsection[title={Math}] + +\topicindex {math} + +We will cover math extensions in its own chapter because not only the font +subsystem and spacing model have been enhanced (thereby introducing many new +primitives) but also because some more control has been added to existing +functionality. Much of this relates to the different approaches of traditional +\TEX\ fonts and \OPENTYPE\ math. + +\stopsection + +\stopchapter + +\stopcomponent diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/luatex/base/luatex-export-titlepage.tex b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/luatex/base/luatex-export-titlepage.tex index db841a78518..4417b523103 100644 --- a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/luatex/base/luatex-export-titlepage.tex +++ b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/luatex/base/luatex-export-titlepage.tex @@ -1,31 +1,31 @@ -\environment luatex-style
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-
-\environment luatex-style
-
-\startcomponent luatex-fontloader
-
-\startchapter[reference=fontloader,title={The fontloader}]
-
-\topicindex {fonts+loading}
-
-The fontloader library is sort of independent of the rest in the sense that it
-can load font into a \LUA\ table that then can be converted into a table suitable
-for \TEX. The library is an adapted subset of \FONTFORGE\ and as such gives a
-similar view on a font (which has advantages when you want to debug). We will not
-discuss \OPENTYPE\ in detail here as the \MICROSOFT\ website offers enough
-information about it. The tables returned by the loader are not that far from the
-standard. We have no plans to extend the loader (it may even become an external
-module at some time).
-
-\startsection[title={Getting quick information on a font}][library=fontloader]
-
-\topicindex {fonts+information}
-
-\libindex{info}
-
-When you want to locate font by name you need some basic information that is
-hidden in the font files. For that reason we provide an efficient helper that
-gets the basic information without loading all of the font. Normally this helper
-is used to create a font (name) database.
-
-\startfunctioncall
-<table> info =
- fontloader.info(<string> filename)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-This function returns either \type {nil}, or a \type {table}, or an array of
-small tables (in the case of a \TRUETYPE\ collection). The returned table(s) will
-contain some fairly interesting information items from the font(s) defined by the
-file:
-
-\starttabulate[|l|l|p|]
-\DB key \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \type{fontname} \NC string \NC the \POSTSCRIPT\ name of the font\NC \NR
-\NC \type{fullname} \NC string \NC the formal name of the font\NC \NR
-\NC \type{familyname} \NC string \NC the family name this font belongs to\NC \NR
-\NC \type{weight} \NC string \NC a string indicating the color value of the font\NC \NR
-\NC \type{version} \NC string \NC the internal font version\NC \NR
-\NC \type{italicangle} \NC float \NC the slant angle\NC \NR
-\NC \type{units_per_em} \NC number \NC 1000 for \POSTSCRIPT-based fonts, usually 2048 for \TRUETYPE\NC \NR
-\NC \type{pfminfo} \NC table \NC (see \in{section}[fontloaderpfminfotable])\NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-Getting information through this function is (sometimes much) more efficient than
-loading the font properly, and is therefore handy when you want to create a
-dictionary of available fonts based on a directory contents.
-
-\stopsection
-
-\startsection[title={Loading an \OPENTYPE\ or \TRUETYPE\ file}][library=fontloader]
-
-\topicindex {\OPENTYPE}
-\topicindex {\TRUETYPE}
-
-\libindex{open}
-\libindex{close}
-\libindex{to_table}
-
-If you want to use an \OPENTYPE\ font, you have to get the metric information
-from somewhere. Using the \type {fontloader} library, the simplest way to get
-that information is thus:
-
-\starttyping
-function load_font (filename)
- local metrics = nil
- local font = fontloader.open(filename)
- if font then
- metrics = fontloader.to_table(font)
- fontloader.close(font)
- end
- return metrics
-end
-
-myfont = load_font('/opt/tex/texmf/fonts/data/arial.ttf')
-\stoptyping
-
-The main function call is
-
-\startfunctioncall
-<userdata> f, <table> w = fontloader.open(<string> filename)
-<userdata> f, <table> w = fontloader.open(<string> filename, <string> fontname)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-The first return value is a userdata representation of the font. The second
-return value is a table containing any warnings and errors reported by fontloader
-while opening the font. In normal typesetting, you would probably ignore the
-second argument, but it can be useful for debugging purposes.
-
-For \TRUETYPE\ collections (when filename ends in 'ttc') and \DFONT\ collections,
-you have to use a second string argument to specify which font you want from the
-collection. Use the \type {fontname} strings that are returned by \type
-{fontloader.info} for that.
-
-To turn the font into a table, \type {fontloader.to_table} is used on the font
-returned by \type {fontloader.open}.
-
-\startfunctioncall
-<table> f = fontloader.to_table(<userdata> font)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-This table cannot be used directly by \LUATEX\ and should be turned into another
-one as described in~\in {chapter} [fonts]. Do not forget to store the \type
-{fontname} value in the \type {psname} field of the metrics table to be returned
-to \LUATEX, otherwise the font inclusion backend will not be able to find the
-correct font in the collection.
-
-See \in {section} [fontloadertables] for details on the userdata object returned
-by \type {fontloader.open} and the layout of the \type {metrics} table returned
-by \type {fontloader.to_table}.
-
-The font file is parsed and partially interpreted by the font loading routines
-from \FONTFORGE. The file format can be \OPENTYPE, \TRUETYPE, \TRUETYPE\
-Collection, \CFF, or \TYPEONE.
-
-There are a few advantages to this approach compared to reading the actual font
-file ourselves:
-
-\startitemize
-
-\startitem
- The font is automatically re|-|encoded, so that the \type {metrics} table for
- \TRUETYPE\ and \OPENTYPE\ fonts is using \UNICODE\ for the character indices.
-\stopitem
-
-\startitem
- Many features are pre|-|processed into a format that is easier to handle than
- just the bare tables would be.
-\stopitem
-
-\startitem
- \POSTSCRIPT|-|based \OPENTYPE\ fonts do not store the character height and
- depth in the font file, so the character boundingbox has to be calculated in
- some way.
-\stopitem
-
-\stopitemize
-
-A loaded font is discarded with:
-
-\startfunctioncall
-fontloader.close(<userdata> font)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-\stopsection
-
-\startsection[title={Applying a \quote{feature file}}][library=fontloader]
-
-\libindex{apply_featurefile}
-
-You can apply a \quote{feature file} to a loaded font:
-
-\startfunctioncall
-<table> errors = fontloader.apply_featurefile(<userdata> font, <string> filename)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-A \quote {feature file} is a textual representation of the features in an
-\OPENTYPE\ font. See
-
-\starttyping
-http://www.adobe.com/devnet/opentype/afdko/topic_feature_file_syntax.html
-\stoptyping
-
-and
-
-\starttyping
-http://fontforge.sourceforge.net/featurefile.html
-\stoptyping
-
-for a more detailed description of feature files.
-
-If the function fails, the return value is a table containing any errors reported
-by fontloader while applying the feature file. On success, \type {nil} is
-returned.
-
-\stopsection
-
-\startsection[title={Applying an \quote{\AFM\ file}}][library=fontloader]
-
-\topicindex {\TYPEONE}
-
-\libindex{apply_afmfile}
-
-You can apply an \quote {\AFM\ file} to a loaded font:
-
-\startfunctioncall
-<table> errors = fontloader.apply_afmfile(<userdata> font, <string> filename)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-An \AFM\ file is a textual representation of (some of) the meta information
-in a \TYPEONE\ font. See
-
-\starttyping
-ftp://ftp.math.utah.edu/u/ma/hohn/linux/postscript/5004.AFM_Spec.pdf
-\stoptyping
-
-for more information about \AFM\ files.
-
-Note: If you \type {fontloader.open} a \TYPEONE\ file named \type {font.pfb},
-the library will automatically search for and apply \type {font.afm} if it exists
-in the same directory as the file \type {font.pfb}. In that case, there is no
-need for an explicit call to \type {apply_afmfile()}.
-
-If the function fails, the return value is a table containing any errors reported
-by fontloader while applying the AFM file. On success, \type {nil} is returned.
-
-\stopsection
-
-\startsection[title={Fontloader font tables},reference=fontloadertables][library=fontloader]
-
-\topicindex {fontloader+tables}
-
-\libindex{fields}
-
-As mentioned earlier, the return value of \type {fontloader.open} is a userdata
-object. One way to have access to the actual metrics is to call \type
-{fontloader.to_table} on this object, returning the table structure that is
-explained in the following sections. In teh following sections we will not
-explain each field in detail. Most fields are self descriptive and for the more
-technical aspects you need to consult the relevant font references.
-
-It turns out that the result from \type {fontloader.to_table} sometimes needs
-very large amounts of memory (depending on the font's complexity and size) so it
-is possible to access the userdata object directly.
-
-\startitemize
-\startitem
- All top|-|level keys that would be returned by \type {to_table()}
- can also be accessed directly.
-\stopitem
-\startitem
- The top|-|level key \quote {glyphs} returns a {\it virtual\/} array that
- allows indices from \type {f.glyphmin} to (\type {f.glyphmax}).
-\stopitem
-\startitem
- The items in that virtual array (the actual glyphs) are themselves also
- userdata objects, and each has accessors for all of the keys explained in the
- section \quote {Glyph items} below.
-\stopitem
-\startitem
- The top|-|level key \quote {subfonts} returns an {\it actual} array of userdata
- objects, one for each of the subfonts (or nil, if there are no subfonts).
-\stopitem
-\stopitemize
-
-A short example may be helpful. This code generates a printout of all
-the glyph names in the font \type {PunkNova.kern.otf}:
-
-\starttyping
-local f = fontloader.open('PunkNova.kern.otf')
-print (f.fontname)
-local i = 0
-if f.glyphcnt > 0 then
- for i=f.glyphmin,f.glyphmax do
- local g = f.glyphs[i]
- if g then
- print(g.name)
- end
- i = i + 1
- end
-end
-fontloader.close(f)
-\stoptyping
-
-In this case, the \LUATEX\ memory requirement stays below 100MB on the test
-computer, while the internal structure generated by \type {to_table()} needs more
-than 2GB of memory (the font itself is 6.9MB in disk size).
-
-Only the top|-|level font, the subfont table entries, and the glyphs are virtual
-objects, everything else still produces normal \LUA\ values and tables.
-
-If you want to know the valid fields in a font or glyph structure, call the \type
-{fields} function on an object of a particular type (either glyph or font):
-
-\startfunctioncall
-<table> fields = fontloader.fields(<userdata> font)
-<table> fields = fontloader.fields(<userdata> font_glyph)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-For instance:
-
-\startfunctioncall
-local fields = fontloader.fields(f)
-local fields = fontloader.fields(f.glyphs[0])
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-\stopsection
-
-\startsection[title={Table types}][library=fontloader]
-
-\startsubsection[title={The main table}]
-
-The top|-|level keys in the returned table are (the explanations in this part of
-the documentation are not yet finished):
-
-\starttabulate[|l|l|p|]
-\DB key \BC type \NC explanation \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \type{table_version} \NC number \NC indicates the metrics version (currently~0.3)\NC \NR
-\NC \type{fontname} \NC string \NC \POSTSCRIPT\ font name\NC \NR
-\NC \type{fullname} \NC string \NC official (human-oriented) font name\NC \NR
-\NC \type{familyname} \NC string \NC family name\NC \NR
-\NC \type{weight} \NC string \NC weight indicator\NC \NR
-\NC \type{copyright} \NC string \NC copyright information\NC \NR
-\NC \type{filename} \NC string \NC the file name\NC \NR
-\NC \type{version} \NC string \NC font version\NC \NR
-\NC \type{italicangle} \NC float \NC slant angle\NC \NR
-\NC \type{units_per_em} \NC number \NC 1000 for \POSTSCRIPT-based fonts, usually 2048 for \TRUETYPE\NC \NR
-\NC \type{ascent} \NC number \NC height of ascender in \type {units_per_em}\NC \NR
-\NC \type{descent} \NC number \NC depth of descender in \type {units_per_em}\NC \NR
-\NC \type{upos} \NC float \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{uwidth} \NC float \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{uniqueid} \NC number \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{glyphs} \NC array \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{glyphcnt} \NC number \NC number of included glyphs\NC \NR
-\NC \type{glyphmax} \NC number \NC maximum used index the glyphs array\NC \NR
-\NC \type{glyphmin} \NC number \NC minimum used index the glyphs array\NC \NR
-\NC \type{notdef_loc} \NC number \NC location of the \type {.notdef} glyph
- or \type {-1} when not present \NC \NR
-\NC \type{hasvmetrics} \NC number \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{onlybitmaps} \NC number \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{serifcheck} \NC number \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{isserif} \NC number \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{issans} \NC number \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{encodingchanged} \NC number \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{strokedfont} \NC number \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{use_typo_metrics} \NC number \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{weight_width_slope_only} \NC number \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{head_optimized_for_cleartype} \NC number \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{uni_interp} \NC enum \NC \nod {unset}, \type {none}, \type {adobe},
- \type {greek}, \type {japanese}, \type {trad_chinese},
- \type {simp_chinese}, \type {korean}, \type {ams}\NC \NR
-\NC \type{origname} \NC string \NC the file name, as supplied by the user\NC \NR
-\NC \type{map} \NC table \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{private} \NC table \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{xuid} \NC string \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{pfminfo} \NC table \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{names} \NC table \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{cidinfo} \NC table \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{subfonts} \NC array \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{commments} \NC string \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{fontlog} \NC string \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{cvt_names} \NC string \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{anchor_classes} \NC table \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{ttf_tables} \NC table \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{ttf_tab_saved} \NC table \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{kerns} \NC table \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{vkerns} \NC table \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{texdata} \NC table \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{lookups} \NC table \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{gpos} \NC table \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{gsub} \NC table \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{mm} \NC table \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{chosenname} \NC string \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{macstyle} \NC number \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{fondname} \NC string \NC \NC \NR
-%NC \type{design_size} \NC number \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{fontstyle_id} \NC number \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{fontstyle_name} \NC table \NC \NC \NR
-%NC \type{design_range_bottom} \NC number \NC \NC \NR
-%NC \type{design_range_top} \NC number \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{strokewidth} \NC float \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{mark_classes} \NC table \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{creationtime} \NC number \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{modificationtime} \NC number \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{os2_version} \NC number \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{math} \NC table \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{validation_state} \NC table \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{horiz_base} \NC table \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{vert_base} \NC table \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{extrema_bound} \NC number \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{truetype} \NC boolean \NC signals a \TRUETYPE\ font \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={\type {glyphs}}]
-
-The \type {glyphs} is an array containing the per|-|character
-information (quite a few of these are only present if non|-|zero).
-
-\starttabulate[|l|l|p|]
-\DB key \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \type{name} \NC string \NC the glyph name \NC \NR
-\NC \type{unicode} \NC number \NC unicode code point, or -1 \NC \NR
-\NC \type{boundingbox} \NC array \NC array of four numbers, see note below \NC \NR
-\NC \type{width} \NC number \NC only for horizontal fonts \NC \NR
-\NC \type{vwidth} \NC number \NC only for vertical fonts \NC \NR
-\NC \type{tsidebearing} \NC number \NC only for vertical ttf/otf fonts, and only if non|-|zero \NC \NR
-\NC \type{lsidebearing} \NC number \NC only if non|-|zero and not equal to boundingbox[1] \NC \NR
-\NC \type{class} \NC string \NC one of "none", "base", "ligature", "mark", "component"
- (if not present, the glyph class is \quote {automatic}) \NC \NR
-\NC \type{kerns} \NC array \NC only for horizontal fonts, if set \NC \NR
-\NC \type{vkerns} \NC array \NC only for vertical fonts, if set \NC \NR
-\NC \type{dependents} \NC array \NC linear array of glyph name strings, only if nonempty\NC \NR
-\NC \type{lookups} \NC table \NC only if nonempty \NC \NR
-\NC \type{ligatures} \NC table \NC only if nonempty \NC \NR
-\NC \type{anchors} \NC table \NC only if set \NC \NR
-\NC \type{comment} \NC string \NC only if set \NC \NR
-\NC \type{tex_height} \NC number \NC only if set \NC \NR
-\NC \type{tex_depth} \NC number \NC only if set \NC \NR
-\NC \type{italic_correction} \NC number \NC only if set \NC \NR
-\NC \type{top_accent} \NC number \NC only if set \NC \NR
-\NC \type{is_extended_shape} \NC number \NC only if this character is part of a math extension list \NC \NR
-\NC \type{altuni} \NC table \NC alternate \UNICODE\ items \NC \NR
-\NC \type{vert_variants} \NC table \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{horiz_variants} \NC table \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{mathkern} \NC table \NC \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-On \type {boundingbox}: The boundingbox information for \TRUETYPE\ fonts and
-\TRUETYPE-based \OTF\ fonts is read directly from the font file.
-\POSTSCRIPT-based fonts do not have this information, so the boundingbox of
-traditional \POSTSCRIPT\ fonts is generated by interpreting the actual bezier
-curves to find the exact boundingbox. This can be a slow process, so the
-boundingboxes of \POSTSCRIPT-based \OTF\ fonts (and raw \CFF\ fonts) are
-calculated using an approximation of the glyph shape based on the actual glyph
-points only, instead of taking the whole curve into account. This means that
-glyphs that have missing points at extrema will have a too|-|tight boundingbox,
-but the processing is so much faster that in our opinion the tradeoff is worth
-it.
-
-The \type {kerns} and \type {vkerns} are linear arrays of small hashes:
-
-\starttabulate[|l|l|p|]
-\DB key \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \type{char} \NC string \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{off} \NC number \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{lookup} \NC string \NC \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-The \type {lookups} is a hash, based on lookup subtable names, with
-the value of each key inside that a linear array of small hashes:
-
-% TODO: fix this description
-
-\starttabulate[|l|l|p|]
-\DB key \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \type{type} \NC enum \NC \type {position}, \type {pair}, \type
- {substitution}, \type {alternate}, \type
- {multiple}, \type {ligature}, \type
- {lcaret}, \cbk {kerning}, \type {vkerning},
- \type {anchors}, \type {contextpos}, \type
- {contextsub}, \type {chainpos}, \type
- {chainsub}, \type {reversesub}, \type
- {max}, \type {kernback}, \type {vkernback}
- \NC \NR
-\NC \type{specification} \NC table \NC extra data \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-For the first seven values of \type {type}, there can be additional
-sub|-|information, stored in the sub-table \type {specification}:
-
-\starttabulate[|l|l|p|]
-\DB value \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \type{position} \NC table \NC a table of the \type {offset_specs} type \NC \NR
-\NC \type{pair} \NC table \NC one string: \type {paired}, and an array of one
- or two \type {offset_specs} tables: \type {offsets} \NC \NR
-\NC \type{substitution} \NC table \NC one string: \type {variant} \NC \NR
-\NC \type{alternate} \NC table \NC one string: \type {components} \NC \NR
-\NC \type{multiple} \NC table \NC one string: \type {components} \NC \NR
-\NC \type{ligature} \NC table \NC two strings: \type {components}, \type {char} \NC \NR
-\NC \type{lcaret} \NC array \NC linear array of numbers \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-Tables for \type {offset_specs} contain up to four number|-|valued fields: \type
-{x} (a horizontal offset), \type {y} (a vertical offset), \type {h} (an advance
-width correction) and \type {v} (an advance height correction).
-
-The \type {ligatures} is a linear array of small hashes:
-
-\starttabulate[|l|l|p|]
-\DB key \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \type{lig} \NC table \NC uses the same substructure as a single item in
- the \type {lookups} table explained above \NC \NR
-\NC \type{char} \NC string \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{components} \NC array \NC linear array of named components \NC \NR
-\NC \type{ccnt} \NC number \NC \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-The \type {anchor} table is indexed by a string signifying the anchor type, which
-is one of:
-
-\starttabulate[|l|l|p|]
-\DB key \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \type{mark} \NC table \NC placement mark \NC \NR
-\NC \type{basechar} \NC table \NC mark for attaching combining items to a base char \NC \NR
-\NC \type{baselig} \NC table \NC mark for attaching combining items to a ligature \NC \NR
-\NC \type{basemark} \NC table \NC generic mark for attaching combining items to connect to \NC \NR
-\NC \type{centry} \NC table \NC cursive entry point \NC \NR
-\NC \type{cexit} \NC table \NC cursive exit point \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-The content of these is a short array of defined anchors, with the
-entry keys being the anchor names. For all except \type {baselig}, the
-value is a single table with this definition:
-
-\starttabulate[|l|l|p|]
-\DB key \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \type{x} \NC number \NC x location \NC \NR
-\NC \type{y} \NC number \NC y location \NC \NR
-\NC \type{ttf_pt_index} \NC number \NC truetype point index, only if given \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-For \type {baselig}, the value is a small array of such anchor sets sets, one for
-each constituent item of the ligature.
-
-For clarification, an anchor table could for example look like this :
-
-\starttyping
-['anchor'] = {
- ['basemark'] = {
- ['Anchor-7'] = { ['x']=170, ['y']=1080 }
- },
- ['mark'] ={
- ['Anchor-1'] = { ['x']=160, ['y']=810 },
- ['Anchor-4'] = { ['x']=160, ['y']=800 }
- },
- ['baselig'] = {
- [1] = { ['Anchor-2'] = { ['x']=160, ['y']=650 } },
- [2] = { ['Anchor-2'] = { ['x']=460, ['y']=640 } }
- }
- }
-\stoptyping
-
-Note: The \type {baselig} table can be sparse!
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={\type {map}}]
-
-The top|-|level map is a list of encoding mappings. Each of those is a table
-itself.
-
-\starttabulate[|l|l|p|]
-\DB key \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \type{enccount} \NC number \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{encmax} \NC number \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{backmax} \NC number \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{remap} \NC table \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{map} \NC array \NC non|-|linear array of mappings\NC \NR
-\NC \type{backmap} \NC array \NC non|-|linear array of backward mappings\NC \NR
-\NC \type{enc} \NC table \NC \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-The \type {remap} table is very small:
-
-\starttabulate[|l|l|p|]
-\DB key \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \type{firstenc} \NC number \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{lastenc} \NC number \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{infont} \NC number \NC \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-The \type {enc} table is a bit more verbose:
-
-\starttabulate[|l|l|p|]
-\DB key \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \type{enc_name} \NC string \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{char_cnt} \NC number \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{char_max} \NC number \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{unicode} \NC array \NC of \UNICODE\ position numbers\NC \NR
-\NC \type{psnames} \NC array \NC of \POSTSCRIPT\ glyph names\NC \NR
-\NC \type{builtin} \NC number \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{hidden} \NC number \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{only_1byte} \NC number \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{has_1byte} \NC number \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{has_2byte} \NC number \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{is_unicodebmp} \NC number \NC only if non|-|zero\NC \NR
-\NC \type{is_unicodefull} \NC number \NC only if non|-|zero\NC \NR
-\NC \type{is_custom} \NC number \NC only if non|-|zero\NC \NR
-\NC \type{is_original} \NC number \NC only if non|-|zero\NC \NR
-\NC \type{is_compact} \NC number \NC only if non|-|zero\NC \NR
-\NC \type{is_japanese} \NC number \NC only if non|-|zero\NC \NR
-\NC \type{is_korean} \NC number \NC only if non|-|zero\NC \NR
-\NC \type{is_tradchinese} \NC number \NC only if non|-|zero [name?]\NC \NR
-\NC \type{is_simplechinese} \NC number \NC only if non|-|zero\NC \NR
-\NC \type{low_page} \NC number \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{high_page} \NC number \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{iconv_name} \NC string \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{iso_2022_escape} \NC string \NC \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={\type {private}}]
-
-This is the font's private \POSTSCRIPT\ dictionary, if any. Keys and values are
-both strings.
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={\type {cidinfo}}]
-
-\starttabulate[|l|l|p|]
-\DB key \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \type{registry} \NC string \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{ordering} \NC string \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{supplement} \NC number \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{version} \NC number \NC \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[reference=fontloaderpfminfotable,title={\type {pfminfo}}]
-
-The \type {pfminfo} table contains most of the OS/2 information:
-
-\starttabulate[|l|l|p|]
-\DB key \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \type{pfmset} \NC number \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{winascent_add} \NC number \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{windescent_add} \NC number \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{hheadascent_add} \NC number \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{hheaddescent_add} \NC number \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{typoascent_add} \NC number \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{typodescent_add} \NC number \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{subsuper_set} \NC number \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{panose_set} \NC number \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{hheadset} \NC number \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{vheadset} \NC number \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{pfmfamily} \NC number \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{weight} \NC number \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{width} \NC number \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{avgwidth} \NC number \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{firstchar} \NC number \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{lastchar} \NC number \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{fstype} \NC number \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{linegap} \NC number \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{vlinegap} \NC number \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{hhead_ascent} \NC number \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{hhead_descent} \NC number \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{os2_typoascent} \NC number \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{os2_typodescent} \NC number \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{os2_typolinegap} \NC number \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{os2_winascent} \NC number \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{os2_windescent} \NC number \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{os2_subxsize} \NC number \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{os2_subysize} \NC number \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{os2_subxoff} \NC number \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{os2_subyoff} \NC number \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{os2_supxsize} \NC number \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{os2_supysize} \NC number \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{os2_supxoff} \NC number \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{os2_supyoff} \NC number \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{os2_strikeysize} \NC number \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{os2_strikeypos} \NC number \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{os2_family_class} \NC number \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{os2_xheight} \NC number \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{os2_capheight} \NC number \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{os2_defaultchar} \NC number \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{os2_breakchar} \NC number \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{os2_vendor} \NC string \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{codepages} \NC table \NC A two-number array of encoded code pages \NC \NR
-\NC \type{unicoderages} \NC table \NC A four-number array of encoded unicode ranges \NC \NR
-\NC \type{panose} \NC table \NC \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-The \type {panose} subtable has exactly 10 string keys:
-
-\starttabulate[|l|l|p|]
-\DB key \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \type{familytype} \NC string \NC Values as in the \OPENTYPE\ font
- specification: \type {Any}, \type {No Fit},
- \type {Text and Display}, \type {Script},
- \type {Decorative}, \type {Pictorial} \NC
- \NR
-\NC \type{serifstyle} \NC string \NC See the \OPENTYPE\ font specification for
- values \NC \NR
-\NC \type{weight} \NC string \NC idem \NC \NR
-\NC \type{proportion} \NC string \NC idem \NC \NR
-\NC \type{contrast} \NC string \NC idem \NC \NR
-\NC \type{strokevariation} \NC string \NC idem \NC \NR
-\NC \type{armstyle} \NC string \NC idem \NC \NR
-\NC \type{letterform} \NC string \NC idem \NC \NR
-\NC \type{midline} \NC string \NC idem \NC \NR
-\NC \type{xheight} \NC string \NC idem \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[reference=fontloadernamestable,title={\type {names}}]
-
-Each item has two top|-|level keys:
-
-\starttabulate[|l|l|p|]
-\DB key \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \type{lang} \NC string \NC language for this entry \NC \NR
-\NC \type{names} \NC table \NC \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-The \type {names} keys are the actual \TRUETYPE\ name strings. The possible keys
-are: \type {copyright}, \type {family}, \type {subfamily}, \type {uniqueid},
-\type {fullname}, \type {version}, \type {postscriptname}, \type {trademark},
-\type {manufacturer}, \type {designer}, \type {descriptor}, \type {venderurl},
-\type {designerurl}, \type {license}, \type {licenseurl}, \type {idontknow},
-\type {preffamilyname}, \type {prefmodifiers}, \type {compatfull}, \type
-{sampletext}, \type {cidfindfontname}, \type {wwsfamily} and \type
-{wwssubfamily}.
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={\type {anchor_classes}}]
-
-The anchor_classes classes:
-
-\starttabulate[|l|l|p|]
-\DB key \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \type{name} \NC string \NC a descriptive id of this anchor class\NC \NR
-\NC \type{lookup} \NC string \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{type} \NC string \NC one of \nod {mark}, \type {mkmk}, \type {curs}, \type {mklg} \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-% type is actually a lookup subtype, not a feature name. Officially, these
-% strings should be gpos_mark2mark etc.
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={\type {gpos}}]
-
-The \type {gpos} table has one array entry for each lookup. (The \type {gpos_}
-prefix is somewhat redundant.)
-
-\starttabulate[|l|l|p|]
-\DB key \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \type{type} \NC string \NC one of \type {gpos_single}, \type {gpos_pair},
- \type {gpos_cursive}, \type {gpos_mark2base},\crlf
- \type {gpos_mark2ligature}, \type {gpos_mark2mark}, \type {gpos_context},\crlf \type {gpos_contextchain} \NC \NR
-\NC \type{flags} \NC table \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{name} \NC string \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{features} \NC array \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{subtables} \NC array \NC \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-The flags table has a true value for each of the lookup flags that is actually
-set:
-
-\starttabulate[|l|l|p|]
-\DB key \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \type{r2l} \NC boolean \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{ignorebaseglyphs} \NC boolean \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{ignoreligatures} \NC boolean \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{ignorecombiningmarks} \NC boolean \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{mark_class} \NC string \NC \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-The features subtable items of gpos have:
-
-\starttabulate[|l|l|p|]
-\DB key \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \type{tag} \NC string \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{scripts} \NC table \NC \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-The scripts table within features has:
-
-\starttabulate[|l|l|p|]
-\DB key \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \type{script} \NC string \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{langs} \NC array of strings \NC \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-The subtables table has:
-
-\starttabulate[|l|l|p|]
-\DB key \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \type{name} \NC string \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{suffix} \NC string \NC (only if used)\NC \NR % used by gpos_single to get a default
-\NC \type{anchor_classes} \NC number \NC (only if used)\NC \NR
-\NC \type{vertical_kerning} \NC number \NC (only if used)\NC \NR
-\NC \type{kernclass} \NC table \NC (only if used)\NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-The kernclass with subtables table has:
-
-\starttabulate[|l|l|p|]
-\DB key \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \type{firsts} \NC array of strings \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{seconds} \NC array of strings \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{lookup} \NC string or array \NC associated lookup(s) \NC \NR
-\NC \type{offsets} \NC array of numbers \NC \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-Note: the kernclass (as far as we can see) always has one entry so it could be one level
-deep instead. Also the seconds start at \type {[2]} which is close to the fontforge
-internals so we keep that too.
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={\type {gsub}}]
-
-This has identical layout to the \type {gpos} table, except for the
-type:
-
-\starttabulate[|l|l|p|]
-\DB key \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \type{type} \NC string \NC one of \type {gsub_single}, \type {gsub_multiple},
- \type {gsub_alternate}, \type {gsub_ligature},\crlf
- \type {gsub_context}, \type {gsub_contextchain},
- \type {gsub_reversecontextchain} \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={\type {ttf_tables} and \type {ttf_tab_saved}}]
-
-\starttabulate[|l|l|p|]
-\DB key \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \type{tag} \NC string \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{len} \NC number \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{maxlen} \NC number \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{data} \NC number \NC \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={\type {mm}}]
-
-\starttabulate[|l|l|p|]
-\DB key \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \type{axes} \NC table \NC array of axis names \NC \NR
-\NC \type{instance_count} \NC number \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{positions} \NC table \NC array of instance positions
- (\#axes * instances )\NC \NR
-\NC \type{defweights} \NC table \NC array of default weights for instances \NC \NR
-\NC \type{cdv} \NC string \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{ndv} \NC string \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{axismaps} \NC table \NC \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-The \type {axismaps}:
-
-\starttabulate[|l|l|p|]
-\DB key \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \type{blends} \NC table \NC an array of blend points \NC \NR
-\NC \type{designs} \NC table \NC an array of design values \NC \NR
-\NC \type{min} \NC number \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{def} \NC number \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{max} \NC number \NC \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={\type {mark_classes}}]
-
-The keys in this table are mark class names, and the values are a
-space|-|separated string of glyph names in this class.
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={\type {math}}]
-
-The math table has the variables that are also discussed in the chapter aboout
-math: \type {ScriptPercentScaleDown}, \type {ScriptScriptPercentScaleDown}, \type
-{DelimitedSubFormulaMinHeight}, \type {DisplayOperatorMinHeight}, \type
-{MathLeading}, \type {AxisHeight}, \type {AccentBaseHeight}, \type
-{FlattenedAccentBaseHeight}, \type {SubscriptShiftDown}, \type {SubscriptTopMax},
-\type {SubscriptBaselineDropMin}, \type {SuperscriptShiftUp}, \type
-{SuperscriptShiftUpCramped}, \type {SuperscriptBottomMin}, \type
-{SuperscriptBaselineDropMax}, \type {SubSuperscriptGapMin}, \type
-{SuperscriptBottomMaxWithSubscript}, \type {SpaceAfterScript}, \type
-{UpperLimitGapMin}, \type {UpperLimitBaselineRiseMin}, \type {LowerLimitGapMin},
-\type {LowerLimitBaselineDropMin}, \type {StackTopShiftUp}, \type
-{StackTopDisplayStyleShiftUp}, \type {StackBottomShiftDown}, \type
-{StackBottomDisplayStyleShiftDown}, \type {StackGapMin}, \type
-{StackDisplayStyleGapMin}, \type {StretchStackTopShiftUp}, \type
-{StretchStackBottomShiftDown}, \type {StretchStackGapAboveMin}, \type
-{StretchStackGapBelowMin}, \type {FractionNumeratorShiftUp}, \type
-{FractionNumeratorDisplayStyleShiftUp}, \type {FractionDenominatorShiftDown},
-\type {FractionDenominatorDisplayStyleShiftDown}, \type
-{FractionNumeratorGapMin}, \type {FractionNumeratorDisplayStyleGapMin} \type
-{FractionRuleThickness}, \type {FractionDenominatorGapMin}, \type
-{FractionDenominatorDisplayStyleGapMin}, \type {SkewedFractionHorizontalGap},
-\type {SkewedFractionVerticalGap}, \type {OverbarVerticalGap}, \type
-{OverbarRuleThickness}, \type {OverbarExtraAscender}, \type
-{UnderbarVerticalGap}, \type {UnderbarRuleThickness}, \type
-{UnderbarExtraDescender}, \type {RadicalVerticalGap}, \type
-{RadicalDisplayStyleVerticalGap}, \type {RadicalRuleThickness}, \type
-{RadicalExtraAscender}, \type {RadicalKernBeforeDegree}, \type
-{RadicalKernAfterDegree}, \type {RadicalDegreeBottomRaisePercent}, \type
-{MinConnectorOverlap}, \type {FractionDelimiterSize} and \type
-{FractionDelimiterDisplayStyleSize}.
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={\type {validation_state}}]
-
-This is just a bonus table with keys: \type {bad_ps_fontname}, \type {bad_glyph_table}, \type {bad_cff_table}, \type {bad_metrics_table}, \type {bad_cmap_table}, \type {bad_bitmaps_table}, \type {bad_gx_table}, \type {bad_ot_table}, \type {bad_os2_version} and \type {bad_sfnt_header}.
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={\type {horiz_base} and \type {vert_base}}]
-
-\starttabulate[|l|l|p|]
-\DB key \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \type{tags} \NC table \NC an array of script list tags\NC \NR
-\NC \type{scripts} \NC table \NC \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-The \type {scripts} subtable:
-
-\starttabulate[|l|l|p|]
-\DB key \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \type{baseline} \NC table \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{default_baseline} \NC number \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{lang} \NC table \NC \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-
-The \type {lang} subtable:
-
-\starttabulate[|l|l|p|]
-\DB key \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \type{tag} \NC string \NC a script tag \NC \NR
-\NC \type{ascent} \NC number \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{descent} \NC number \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{features} \NC table \NC \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-The \type {features} points to an array of tables with the same layout except
-that in those nested tables, the tag represents a language.
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={\type {altuni}}]
-
-An array of alternate \UNICODE\ values. Inside that array are hashes with:
-
-\starttabulate[|l|l|p|]
-\DB key \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \type{unicode} \NC number \NC this glyph is also used for this unicode \NC \NR
-\NC \type{variant} \NC number \NC the alternative is driven by this unicode selector \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={\type {vert_variants} and \type {horiz_variants}}]
-
-\starttabulate[|l|l|p|]
-\DB key \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \type{variants} \NC string \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{italic_correction} \NC number \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{parts} \NC table \NC \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-The \type {parts} table is an array of smaller tables:
-
-\starttabulate[|l|l|p|]
-\DB key \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \type{component} \NC string \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{extender} \NC number \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{start} \NC number \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{end} \NC number \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{advance} \NC number \NC \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={\type {mathkern}}]
-
-\starttabulate[|l|l|p|]
-\DB key \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \type{top_right} \NC table \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{bottom_right} \NC table \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{top_left} \NC table \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{bottom_left} \NC table \NC \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-Each of the subtables is an array of small hashes with two keys:
-
-\starttabulate[|l|l|p|]
-\DB key \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \type{height} \NC number \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{kern} \NC number \NC \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={\type {kerns}}]
-
-Substructure is identical to the per|-|glyph subtable.
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={\type {vkerns}}]
-
-Substructure is identical to the per|-|glyph subtable.
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={\type {texdata}}]
-
-\starttabulate[|l|l|p|]
-\DB key \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \type{type} \NC string \NC \nod {unset}, \type {text}, \nod {math}, \type {mathext} \NC \NR
-\NC \type{params} \NC array \NC 22 font numeric parameters \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={\type {lookups}}]
-
-Top|-|level \type {lookups} is quite different from the ones at character level.
-The keys in this hash are strings, the values the actual lookups, represented as
-dictionary tables.
-
-\starttabulate[|l|l|p|]
-\DB key \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \type{type} \NC string \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{format} \NC enum \NC one of \type {glyphs}, \type {class}, \type {coverage},
- \type {reversecoverage} \NC \NR
-\NC \type{tag} \NC string \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{current_class} \NC array \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{before_class} \NC array \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{after_class} \NC array \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{rules} \NC array \NC an array of rule items\NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-Rule items have one common item and one specialized item:
-
-\starttabulate[|l|l|p|]
-\DB key \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \type{lookups} \NC array \NC a linear array of lookup names \NC \NR
-\NC \type{glyphs} \NC array \NC only if the parent's format is \type {glyphs} \NC \NR
-\NC \type{class} \NC array \NC only if the parent's format is \type {class} \NC \NR
-\NC \type{coverage} \NC array \NC only if the parent's format is \type {coverage} \NC \NR
-\NC \type{reversecoverage} \NC array \NC only if the parent's format is \type {reversecoverage} \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-A glyph table is:
-
-\starttabulate[|l|l|p|]
-\DB key \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \type{names} \NC string \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{back} \NC string \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{fore} \NC string \NC \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-A class table is:
-
-\starttabulate[|l|l|p|]
-\DB key \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \type{current} \NC array \NC of numbers \NC \NR
-\NC \type{before} \NC array \NC of numbers \NC \NR
-\NC \type{after} \NC array \NC of numbers \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-for coverage:
-
-\starttabulate[|l|l|p|]
-\DB key \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \type{current} \NC array \NC of strings \NC \NR
-\NC \type{before} \NC array \NC of strings \NC \NR
-\NC \type{after} \NC array \NC of strings \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-and for reverse coverage:
-
-\starttabulate[|l|l|p|]
-\DB key \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \type{current} \NC array \NC of strings \NC \NR
-\NC \type{before} \NC array \NC of strings \NC \NR
-\NC \type{after} \NC array \NC of strings \NC \NR
-\NC \type{replacements} \NC string \NC \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\stopsection
-
-\stopchapter
-
-\stopcomponent
+% language=uk + +\environment luatex-style + +\startcomponent luatex-fontloader + +\startchapter[reference=fontloader,title={The fontloader}] + +\topicindex {fonts+loading} + +The fontloader library is sort of independent of the rest in the sense that it +can load font into a \LUA\ table that then can be converted into a table suitable +for \TEX. The library is an adapted subset of \FONTFORGE\ and as such gives a +similar view on a font (which has advantages when you want to debug). We will not +discuss \OPENTYPE\ in detail here as the \MICROSOFT\ website offers enough +information about it. The tables returned by the loader are not that far from the +standard. We have no plans to extend the loader (it may even become an external +module at some time). + +\startsection[title={Getting quick information on a font}][library=fontloader] + +\topicindex {fonts+information} + +\libindex{info} + +When you want to locate font by name you need some basic information that is +hidden in the font files. For that reason we provide an efficient helper that +gets the basic information without loading all of the font. Normally this helper +is used to create a font (name) database. + +\startfunctioncall +<table> info = + fontloader.info(<string> filename) +\stopfunctioncall + +This function returns either \type {nil}, or a \type {table}, or an array of +small tables (in the case of a \TRUETYPE\ collection). The returned table(s) will +contain some fairly interesting information items from the font(s) defined by the +file: + +\starttabulate[|l|l|p|] +\DB key \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \type{fontname} \NC string \NC the \POSTSCRIPT\ name of the font\NC \NR +\NC \type{fullname} \NC string \NC the formal name of the font\NC \NR +\NC \type{familyname} \NC string \NC the family name this font belongs to\NC \NR +\NC \type{weight} \NC string \NC a string indicating the color value of the font\NC \NR +\NC \type{version} \NC string \NC the internal font version\NC \NR +\NC \type{italicangle} \NC float \NC the slant angle\NC \NR +\NC \type{units_per_em} \NC number \NC 1000 for \POSTSCRIPT-based fonts, usually 2048 for \TRUETYPE\NC \NR +\NC \type{pfminfo} \NC table \NC (see \in{section}[fontloaderpfminfotable])\NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +Getting information through this function is (sometimes much) more efficient than +loading the font properly, and is therefore handy when you want to create a +dictionary of available fonts based on a directory contents. + +\stopsection + +\startsection[title={Loading an \OPENTYPE\ or \TRUETYPE\ file}][library=fontloader] + +\topicindex {\OPENTYPE} +\topicindex {\TRUETYPE} + +\libindex{open} +\libindex{close} +\libindex{to_table} + +If you want to use an \OPENTYPE\ font, you have to get the metric information +from somewhere. Using the \type {fontloader} library, the simplest way to get +that information is thus: + +\starttyping +function load_font (filename) + local metrics = nil + local font = fontloader.open(filename) + if font then + metrics = fontloader.to_table(font) + fontloader.close(font) + end + return metrics +end + +myfont = load_font('/opt/tex/texmf/fonts/data/arial.ttf') +\stoptyping + +The main function call is + +\startfunctioncall +<userdata> f, <table> w = fontloader.open(<string> filename) +<userdata> f, <table> w = fontloader.open(<string> filename, <string> fontname) +\stopfunctioncall + +The first return value is a userdata representation of the font. The second +return value is a table containing any warnings and errors reported by fontloader +while opening the font. In normal typesetting, you would probably ignore the +second argument, but it can be useful for debugging purposes. + +For \TRUETYPE\ collections (when filename ends in 'ttc') and \DFONT\ collections, +you have to use a second string argument to specify which font you want from the +collection. Use the \type {fontname} strings that are returned by \type +{fontloader.info} for that. + +To turn the font into a table, \type {fontloader.to_table} is used on the font +returned by \type {fontloader.open}. + +\startfunctioncall +<table> f = fontloader.to_table(<userdata> font) +\stopfunctioncall + +This table cannot be used directly by \LUATEX\ and should be turned into another +one as described in~\in {chapter} [fonts]. Do not forget to store the \type +{fontname} value in the \type {psname} field of the metrics table to be returned +to \LUATEX, otherwise the font inclusion backend will not be able to find the +correct font in the collection. + +See \in {section} [fontloadertables] for details on the userdata object returned +by \type {fontloader.open} and the layout of the \type {metrics} table returned +by \type {fontloader.to_table}. + +The font file is parsed and partially interpreted by the font loading routines +from \FONTFORGE. The file format can be \OPENTYPE, \TRUETYPE, \TRUETYPE\ +Collection, \CFF, or \TYPEONE. + +There are a few advantages to this approach compared to reading the actual font +file ourselves: + +\startitemize + +\startitem + The font is automatically re|-|encoded, so that the \type {metrics} table for + \TRUETYPE\ and \OPENTYPE\ fonts is using \UNICODE\ for the character indices. +\stopitem + +\startitem + Many features are pre|-|processed into a format that is easier to handle than + just the bare tables would be. +\stopitem + +\startitem + \POSTSCRIPT|-|based \OPENTYPE\ fonts do not store the character height and + depth in the font file, so the character boundingbox has to be calculated in + some way. +\stopitem + +\stopitemize + +A loaded font is discarded with: + +\startfunctioncall +fontloader.close(<userdata> font) +\stopfunctioncall + +\stopsection + +\startsection[title={Applying a \quote{feature file}}][library=fontloader] + +\libindex{apply_featurefile} + +You can apply a \quote{feature file} to a loaded font: + +\startfunctioncall +<table> errors = fontloader.apply_featurefile(<userdata> font, <string> filename) +\stopfunctioncall + +A \quote {feature file} is a textual representation of the features in an +\OPENTYPE\ font. See + +\starttyping +http://www.adobe.com/devnet/opentype/afdko/topic_feature_file_syntax.html +\stoptyping + +and + +\starttyping +http://fontforge.sourceforge.net/featurefile.html +\stoptyping + +for a more detailed description of feature files. + +If the function fails, the return value is a table containing any errors reported +by fontloader while applying the feature file. On success, \type {nil} is +returned. + +\stopsection + +\startsection[title={Applying an \quote{\AFM\ file}}][library=fontloader] + +\topicindex {\TYPEONE} + +\libindex{apply_afmfile} + +You can apply an \quote {\AFM\ file} to a loaded font: + +\startfunctioncall +<table> errors = fontloader.apply_afmfile(<userdata> font, <string> filename) +\stopfunctioncall + +An \AFM\ file is a textual representation of (some of) the meta information +in a \TYPEONE\ font. See + +\starttyping +ftp://ftp.math.utah.edu/u/ma/hohn/linux/postscript/5004.AFM_Spec.pdf +\stoptyping + +for more information about \AFM\ files. + +Note: If you \type {fontloader.open} a \TYPEONE\ file named \type {font.pfb}, +the library will automatically search for and apply \type {font.afm} if it exists +in the same directory as the file \type {font.pfb}. In that case, there is no +need for an explicit call to \type {apply_afmfile()}. + +If the function fails, the return value is a table containing any errors reported +by fontloader while applying the AFM file. On success, \type {nil} is returned. + +\stopsection + +\startsection[title={Fontloader font tables},reference=fontloadertables][library=fontloader] + +\topicindex {fontloader+tables} + +\libindex{fields} + +As mentioned earlier, the return value of \type {fontloader.open} is a userdata +object. One way to have access to the actual metrics is to call \type +{fontloader.to_table} on this object, returning the table structure that is +explained in the following sections. In teh following sections we will not +explain each field in detail. Most fields are self descriptive and for the more +technical aspects you need to consult the relevant font references. + +It turns out that the result from \type {fontloader.to_table} sometimes needs +very large amounts of memory (depending on the font's complexity and size) so it +is possible to access the userdata object directly. + +\startitemize +\startitem + All top|-|level keys that would be returned by \type {to_table()} + can also be accessed directly. +\stopitem +\startitem + The top|-|level key \quote {glyphs} returns a {\it virtual\/} array that + allows indices from \type {f.glyphmin} to (\type {f.glyphmax}). +\stopitem +\startitem + The items in that virtual array (the actual glyphs) are themselves also + userdata objects, and each has accessors for all of the keys explained in the + section \quote {Glyph items} below. +\stopitem +\startitem + The top|-|level key \quote {subfonts} returns an {\it actual} array of userdata + objects, one for each of the subfonts (or nil, if there are no subfonts). +\stopitem +\stopitemize + +A short example may be helpful. This code generates a printout of all +the glyph names in the font \type {PunkNova.kern.otf}: + +\starttyping +local f = fontloader.open('PunkNova.kern.otf') +print (f.fontname) +local i = 0 +if f.glyphcnt > 0 then + for i=f.glyphmin,f.glyphmax do + local g = f.glyphs[i] + if g then + print(g.name) + end + i = i + 1 + end +end +fontloader.close(f) +\stoptyping + +In this case, the \LUATEX\ memory requirement stays below 100MB on the test +computer, while the internal structure generated by \type {to_table()} needs more +than 2GB of memory (the font itself is 6.9MB in disk size). + +Only the top|-|level font, the subfont table entries, and the glyphs are virtual +objects, everything else still produces normal \LUA\ values and tables. + +If you want to know the valid fields in a font or glyph structure, call the \type +{fields} function on an object of a particular type (either glyph or font): + +\startfunctioncall +<table> fields = fontloader.fields(<userdata> font) +<table> fields = fontloader.fields(<userdata> font_glyph) +\stopfunctioncall + +For instance: + +\startfunctioncall +local fields = fontloader.fields(f) +local fields = fontloader.fields(f.glyphs[0]) +\stopfunctioncall + +\stopsection + +\startsection[title={Table types}][library=fontloader] + +\startsubsection[title={The main table}] + +The top|-|level keys in the returned table are (the explanations in this part of +the documentation are not yet finished): + +\starttabulate[|l|l|p|] +\DB key \BC type \NC explanation \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \type{table_version} \NC number \NC indicates the metrics version (currently~0.3)\NC \NR +\NC \type{fontname} \NC string \NC \POSTSCRIPT\ font name\NC \NR +\NC \type{fullname} \NC string \NC official (human-oriented) font name\NC \NR +\NC \type{familyname} \NC string \NC family name\NC \NR +\NC \type{weight} \NC string \NC weight indicator\NC \NR +\NC \type{copyright} \NC string \NC copyright information\NC \NR +\NC \type{filename} \NC string \NC the file name\NC \NR +\NC \type{version} \NC string \NC font version\NC \NR +\NC \type{italicangle} \NC float \NC slant angle\NC \NR +\NC \type{units_per_em} \NC number \NC 1000 for \POSTSCRIPT-based fonts, usually 2048 for \TRUETYPE\NC \NR +\NC \type{ascent} \NC number \NC height of ascender in \type {units_per_em}\NC \NR +\NC \type{descent} \NC number \NC depth of descender in \type {units_per_em}\NC \NR +\NC \type{upos} \NC float \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{uwidth} \NC float \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{uniqueid} \NC number \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{glyphs} \NC array \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{glyphcnt} \NC number \NC number of included glyphs\NC \NR +\NC \type{glyphmax} \NC number \NC maximum used index the glyphs array\NC \NR +\NC \type{glyphmin} \NC number \NC minimum used index the glyphs array\NC \NR +\NC \type{notdef_loc} \NC number \NC location of the \type {.notdef} glyph + or \type {-1} when not present \NC \NR +\NC \type{hasvmetrics} \NC number \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{onlybitmaps} \NC number \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{serifcheck} \NC number \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{isserif} \NC number \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{issans} \NC number \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{encodingchanged} \NC number \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{strokedfont} \NC number \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{use_typo_metrics} \NC number \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{weight_width_slope_only} \NC number \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{head_optimized_for_cleartype} \NC number \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{uni_interp} \NC enum \NC \nod {unset}, \type {none}, \type {adobe}, + \type {greek}, \type {japanese}, \type {trad_chinese}, + \type {simp_chinese}, \type {korean}, \type {ams}\NC \NR +\NC \type{origname} \NC string \NC the file name, as supplied by the user\NC \NR +\NC \type{map} \NC table \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{private} \NC table \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{xuid} \NC string \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{pfminfo} \NC table \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{names} \NC table \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{cidinfo} \NC table \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{subfonts} \NC array \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{commments} \NC string \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{fontlog} \NC string \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{cvt_names} \NC string \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{anchor_classes} \NC table \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{ttf_tables} \NC table \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{ttf_tab_saved} \NC table \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{kerns} \NC table \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{vkerns} \NC table \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{texdata} \NC table \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{lookups} \NC table \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{gpos} \NC table \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{gsub} \NC table \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{mm} \NC table \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{chosenname} \NC string \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{macstyle} \NC number \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{fondname} \NC string \NC \NC \NR +%NC \type{design_size} \NC number \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{fontstyle_id} \NC number \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{fontstyle_name} \NC table \NC \NC \NR +%NC \type{design_range_bottom} \NC number \NC \NC \NR +%NC \type{design_range_top} \NC number \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{strokewidth} \NC float \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{mark_classes} \NC table \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{creationtime} \NC number \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{modificationtime} \NC number \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{os2_version} \NC number \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{math} \NC table \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{validation_state} \NC table \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{horiz_base} \NC table \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{vert_base} \NC table \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{extrema_bound} \NC number \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{truetype} \NC boolean \NC signals a \TRUETYPE\ font \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={\type {glyphs}}] + +The \type {glyphs} is an array containing the per|-|character +information (quite a few of these are only present if non|-|zero). + +\starttabulate[|l|l|p|] +\DB key \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \type{name} \NC string \NC the glyph name \NC \NR +\NC \type{unicode} \NC number \NC unicode code point, or -1 \NC \NR +\NC \type{boundingbox} \NC array \NC array of four numbers, see note below \NC \NR +\NC \type{width} \NC number \NC only for horizontal fonts \NC \NR +\NC \type{vwidth} \NC number \NC only for vertical fonts \NC \NR +\NC \type{tsidebearing} \NC number \NC only for vertical ttf/otf fonts, and only if non|-|zero \NC \NR +\NC \type{lsidebearing} \NC number \NC only if non|-|zero and not equal to boundingbox[1] \NC \NR +\NC \type{class} \NC string \NC one of "none", "base", "ligature", "mark", "component" + (if not present, the glyph class is \quote {automatic}) \NC \NR +\NC \type{kerns} \NC array \NC only for horizontal fonts, if set \NC \NR +\NC \type{vkerns} \NC array \NC only for vertical fonts, if set \NC \NR +\NC \type{dependents} \NC array \NC linear array of glyph name strings, only if nonempty\NC \NR +\NC \type{lookups} \NC table \NC only if nonempty \NC \NR +\NC \type{ligatures} \NC table \NC only if nonempty \NC \NR +\NC \type{anchors} \NC table \NC only if set \NC \NR +\NC \type{comment} \NC string \NC only if set \NC \NR +\NC \type{tex_height} \NC number \NC only if set \NC \NR +\NC \type{tex_depth} \NC number \NC only if set \NC \NR +\NC \type{italic_correction} \NC number \NC only if set \NC \NR +\NC \type{top_accent} \NC number \NC only if set \NC \NR +\NC \type{is_extended_shape} \NC number \NC only if this character is part of a math extension list \NC \NR +\NC \type{altuni} \NC table \NC alternate \UNICODE\ items \NC \NR +\NC \type{vert_variants} \NC table \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{horiz_variants} \NC table \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{mathkern} \NC table \NC \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +On \type {boundingbox}: The boundingbox information for \TRUETYPE\ fonts and +\TRUETYPE-based \OTF\ fonts is read directly from the font file. +\POSTSCRIPT-based fonts do not have this information, so the boundingbox of +traditional \POSTSCRIPT\ fonts is generated by interpreting the actual bezier +curves to find the exact boundingbox. This can be a slow process, so the +boundingboxes of \POSTSCRIPT-based \OTF\ fonts (and raw \CFF\ fonts) are +calculated using an approximation of the glyph shape based on the actual glyph +points only, instead of taking the whole curve into account. This means that +glyphs that have missing points at extrema will have a too|-|tight boundingbox, +but the processing is so much faster that in our opinion the tradeoff is worth +it. + +The \type {kerns} and \type {vkerns} are linear arrays of small hashes: + +\starttabulate[|l|l|p|] +\DB key \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \type{char} \NC string \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{off} \NC number \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{lookup} \NC string \NC \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +The \type {lookups} is a hash, based on lookup subtable names, with +the value of each key inside that a linear array of small hashes: + +% TODO: fix this description + +\starttabulate[|l|l|p|] +\DB key \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \type{type} \NC enum \NC \type {position}, \type {pair}, \type + {substitution}, \type {alternate}, \type + {multiple}, \type {ligature}, \type + {lcaret}, \cbk {kerning}, \type {vkerning}, + \type {anchors}, \type {contextpos}, \type + {contextsub}, \type {chainpos}, \type + {chainsub}, \type {reversesub}, \type + {max}, \type {kernback}, \type {vkernback} + \NC \NR +\NC \type{specification} \NC table \NC extra data \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +For the first seven values of \type {type}, there can be additional +sub|-|information, stored in the sub-table \type {specification}: + +\starttabulate[|l|l|p|] +\DB value \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \type{position} \NC table \NC a table of the \type {offset_specs} type \NC \NR +\NC \type{pair} \NC table \NC one string: \type {paired}, and an array of one + or two \type {offset_specs} tables: \type {offsets} \NC \NR +\NC \type{substitution} \NC table \NC one string: \type {variant} \NC \NR +\NC \type{alternate} \NC table \NC one string: \type {components} \NC \NR +\NC \type{multiple} \NC table \NC one string: \type {components} \NC \NR +\NC \type{ligature} \NC table \NC two strings: \type {components}, \type {char} \NC \NR +\NC \type{lcaret} \NC array \NC linear array of numbers \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +Tables for \type {offset_specs} contain up to four number|-|valued fields: \type +{x} (a horizontal offset), \type {y} (a vertical offset), \type {h} (an advance +width correction) and \type {v} (an advance height correction). + +The \type {ligatures} is a linear array of small hashes: + +\starttabulate[|l|l|p|] +\DB key \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \type{lig} \NC table \NC uses the same substructure as a single item in + the \type {lookups} table explained above \NC \NR +\NC \type{char} \NC string \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{components} \NC array \NC linear array of named components \NC \NR +\NC \type{ccnt} \NC number \NC \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +The \type {anchor} table is indexed by a string signifying the anchor type, which +is one of: + +\starttabulate[|l|l|p|] +\DB key \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \type{mark} \NC table \NC placement mark \NC \NR +\NC \type{basechar} \NC table \NC mark for attaching combining items to a base char \NC \NR +\NC \type{baselig} \NC table \NC mark for attaching combining items to a ligature \NC \NR +\NC \type{basemark} \NC table \NC generic mark for attaching combining items to connect to \NC \NR +\NC \type{centry} \NC table \NC cursive entry point \NC \NR +\NC \type{cexit} \NC table \NC cursive exit point \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +The content of these is a short array of defined anchors, with the +entry keys being the anchor names. For all except \type {baselig}, the +value is a single table with this definition: + +\starttabulate[|l|l|p|] +\DB key \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \type{x} \NC number \NC x location \NC \NR +\NC \type{y} \NC number \NC y location \NC \NR +\NC \type{ttf_pt_index} \NC number \NC truetype point index, only if given \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +For \type {baselig}, the value is a small array of such anchor sets sets, one for +each constituent item of the ligature. + +For clarification, an anchor table could for example look like this : + +\starttyping +['anchor'] = { + ['basemark'] = { + ['Anchor-7'] = { ['x']=170, ['y']=1080 } + }, + ['mark'] ={ + ['Anchor-1'] = { ['x']=160, ['y']=810 }, + ['Anchor-4'] = { ['x']=160, ['y']=800 } + }, + ['baselig'] = { + [1] = { ['Anchor-2'] = { ['x']=160, ['y']=650 } }, + [2] = { ['Anchor-2'] = { ['x']=460, ['y']=640 } } + } + } +\stoptyping + +Note: The \type {baselig} table can be sparse! + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={\type {map}}] + +The top|-|level map is a list of encoding mappings. Each of those is a table +itself. + +\starttabulate[|l|l|p|] +\DB key \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \type{enccount} \NC number \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{encmax} \NC number \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{backmax} \NC number \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{remap} \NC table \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{map} \NC array \NC non|-|linear array of mappings\NC \NR +\NC \type{backmap} \NC array \NC non|-|linear array of backward mappings\NC \NR +\NC \type{enc} \NC table \NC \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +The \type {remap} table is very small: + +\starttabulate[|l|l|p|] +\DB key \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \type{firstenc} \NC number \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{lastenc} \NC number \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{infont} \NC number \NC \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +The \type {enc} table is a bit more verbose: + +\starttabulate[|l|l|p|] +\DB key \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \type{enc_name} \NC string \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{char_cnt} \NC number \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{char_max} \NC number \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{unicode} \NC array \NC of \UNICODE\ position numbers\NC \NR +\NC \type{psnames} \NC array \NC of \POSTSCRIPT\ glyph names\NC \NR +\NC \type{builtin} \NC number \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{hidden} \NC number \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{only_1byte} \NC number \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{has_1byte} \NC number \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{has_2byte} \NC number \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{is_unicodebmp} \NC number \NC only if non|-|zero\NC \NR +\NC \type{is_unicodefull} \NC number \NC only if non|-|zero\NC \NR +\NC \type{is_custom} \NC number \NC only if non|-|zero\NC \NR +\NC \type{is_original} \NC number \NC only if non|-|zero\NC \NR +\NC \type{is_compact} \NC number \NC only if non|-|zero\NC \NR +\NC \type{is_japanese} \NC number \NC only if non|-|zero\NC \NR +\NC \type{is_korean} \NC number \NC only if non|-|zero\NC \NR +\NC \type{is_tradchinese} \NC number \NC only if non|-|zero [name?]\NC \NR +\NC \type{is_simplechinese} \NC number \NC only if non|-|zero\NC \NR +\NC \type{low_page} \NC number \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{high_page} \NC number \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{iconv_name} \NC string \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{iso_2022_escape} \NC string \NC \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={\type {private}}] + +This is the font's private \POSTSCRIPT\ dictionary, if any. Keys and values are +both strings. + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={\type {cidinfo}}] + +\starttabulate[|l|l|p|] +\DB key \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \type{registry} \NC string \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{ordering} \NC string \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{supplement} \NC number \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{version} \NC number \NC \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[reference=fontloaderpfminfotable,title={\type {pfminfo}}] + +The \type {pfminfo} table contains most of the OS/2 information: + +\starttabulate[|l|l|p|] +\DB key \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \type{pfmset} \NC number \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{winascent_add} \NC number \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{windescent_add} \NC number \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{hheadascent_add} \NC number \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{hheaddescent_add} \NC number \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{typoascent_add} \NC number \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{typodescent_add} \NC number \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{subsuper_set} \NC number \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{panose_set} \NC number \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{hheadset} \NC number \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{vheadset} \NC number \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{pfmfamily} \NC number \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{weight} \NC number \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{width} \NC number \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{avgwidth} \NC number \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{firstchar} \NC number \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{lastchar} \NC number \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{fstype} \NC number \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{linegap} \NC number \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{vlinegap} \NC number \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{hhead_ascent} \NC number \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{hhead_descent} \NC number \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{os2_typoascent} \NC number \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{os2_typodescent} \NC number \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{os2_typolinegap} \NC number \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{os2_winascent} \NC number \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{os2_windescent} \NC number \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{os2_subxsize} \NC number \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{os2_subysize} \NC number \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{os2_subxoff} \NC number \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{os2_subyoff} \NC number \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{os2_supxsize} \NC number \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{os2_supysize} \NC number \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{os2_supxoff} \NC number \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{os2_supyoff} \NC number \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{os2_strikeysize} \NC number \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{os2_strikeypos} \NC number \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{os2_family_class} \NC number \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{os2_xheight} \NC number \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{os2_capheight} \NC number \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{os2_defaultchar} \NC number \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{os2_breakchar} \NC number \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{os2_vendor} \NC string \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{codepages} \NC table \NC A two-number array of encoded code pages \NC \NR +\NC \type{unicoderages} \NC table \NC A four-number array of encoded unicode ranges \NC \NR +\NC \type{panose} \NC table \NC \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +The \type {panose} subtable has exactly 10 string keys: + +\starttabulate[|l|l|p|] +\DB key \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \type{familytype} \NC string \NC Values as in the \OPENTYPE\ font + specification: \type {Any}, \type {No Fit}, + \type {Text and Display}, \type {Script}, + \type {Decorative}, \type {Pictorial} \NC + \NR +\NC \type{serifstyle} \NC string \NC See the \OPENTYPE\ font specification for + values \NC \NR +\NC \type{weight} \NC string \NC idem \NC \NR +\NC \type{proportion} \NC string \NC idem \NC \NR +\NC \type{contrast} \NC string \NC idem \NC \NR +\NC \type{strokevariation} \NC string \NC idem \NC \NR +\NC \type{armstyle} \NC string \NC idem \NC \NR +\NC \type{letterform} \NC string \NC idem \NC \NR +\NC \type{midline} \NC string \NC idem \NC \NR +\NC \type{xheight} \NC string \NC idem \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[reference=fontloadernamestable,title={\type {names}}] + +Each item has two top|-|level keys: + +\starttabulate[|l|l|p|] +\DB key \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \type{lang} \NC string \NC language for this entry \NC \NR +\NC \type{names} \NC table \NC \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +The \type {names} keys are the actual \TRUETYPE\ name strings. The possible keys +are: \type {copyright}, \type {family}, \type {subfamily}, \type {uniqueid}, +\type {fullname}, \type {version}, \type {postscriptname}, \type {trademark}, +\type {manufacturer}, \type {designer}, \type {descriptor}, \type {venderurl}, +\type {designerurl}, \type {license}, \type {licenseurl}, \type {idontknow}, +\type {preffamilyname}, \type {prefmodifiers}, \type {compatfull}, \type +{sampletext}, \type {cidfindfontname}, \type {wwsfamily} and \type +{wwssubfamily}. + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={\type {anchor_classes}}] + +The anchor_classes classes: + +\starttabulate[|l|l|p|] +\DB key \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \type{name} \NC string \NC a descriptive id of this anchor class\NC \NR +\NC \type{lookup} \NC string \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{type} \NC string \NC one of \nod {mark}, \type {mkmk}, \type {curs}, \type {mklg} \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +% type is actually a lookup subtype, not a feature name. Officially, these +% strings should be gpos_mark2mark etc. + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={\type {gpos}}] + +The \type {gpos} table has one array entry for each lookup. (The \type {gpos_} +prefix is somewhat redundant.) + +\starttabulate[|l|l|p|] +\DB key \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \type{type} \NC string \NC one of \type {gpos_single}, \type {gpos_pair}, + \type {gpos_cursive}, \type {gpos_mark2base},\crlf + \type {gpos_mark2ligature}, \type {gpos_mark2mark}, \type {gpos_context},\crlf \type {gpos_contextchain} \NC \NR +\NC \type{flags} \NC table \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{name} \NC string \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{features} \NC array \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{subtables} \NC array \NC \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +The flags table has a true value for each of the lookup flags that is actually +set: + +\starttabulate[|l|l|p|] +\DB key \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \type{r2l} \NC boolean \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{ignorebaseglyphs} \NC boolean \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{ignoreligatures} \NC boolean \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{ignorecombiningmarks} \NC boolean \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{mark_class} \NC string \NC \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +The features subtable items of gpos have: + +\starttabulate[|l|l|p|] +\DB key \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \type{tag} \NC string \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{scripts} \NC table \NC \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +The scripts table within features has: + +\starttabulate[|l|l|p|] +\DB key \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \type{script} \NC string \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{langs} \NC array of strings \NC \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +The subtables table has: + +\starttabulate[|l|l|p|] +\DB key \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \type{name} \NC string \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{suffix} \NC string \NC (only if used)\NC \NR % used by gpos_single to get a default +\NC \type{anchor_classes} \NC number \NC (only if used)\NC \NR +\NC \type{vertical_kerning} \NC number \NC (only if used)\NC \NR +\NC \type{kernclass} \NC table \NC (only if used)\NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +The kernclass with subtables table has: + +\starttabulate[|l|l|p|] +\DB key \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \type{firsts} \NC array of strings \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{seconds} \NC array of strings \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{lookup} \NC string or array \NC associated lookup(s) \NC \NR +\NC \type{offsets} \NC array of numbers \NC \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +Note: the kernclass (as far as we can see) always has one entry so it could be one level +deep instead. Also the seconds start at \type {[2]} which is close to the fontforge +internals so we keep that too. + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={\type {gsub}}] + +This has identical layout to the \type {gpos} table, except for the +type: + +\starttabulate[|l|l|p|] +\DB key \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \type{type} \NC string \NC one of \type {gsub_single}, \type {gsub_multiple}, + \type {gsub_alternate}, \type {gsub_ligature},\crlf + \type {gsub_context}, \type {gsub_contextchain}, + \type {gsub_reversecontextchain} \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={\type {ttf_tables} and \type {ttf_tab_saved}}] + +\starttabulate[|l|l|p|] +\DB key \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \type{tag} \NC string \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{len} \NC number \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{maxlen} \NC number \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{data} \NC number \NC \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={\type {mm}}] + +\starttabulate[|l|l|p|] +\DB key \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \type{axes} \NC table \NC array of axis names \NC \NR +\NC \type{instance_count} \NC number \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{positions} \NC table \NC array of instance positions + (\#axes * instances )\NC \NR +\NC \type{defweights} \NC table \NC array of default weights for instances \NC \NR +\NC \type{cdv} \NC string \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{ndv} \NC string \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{axismaps} \NC table \NC \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +The \type {axismaps}: + +\starttabulate[|l|l|p|] +\DB key \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \type{blends} \NC table \NC an array of blend points \NC \NR +\NC \type{designs} \NC table \NC an array of design values \NC \NR +\NC \type{min} \NC number \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{def} \NC number \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{max} \NC number \NC \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={\type {mark_classes}}] + +The keys in this table are mark class names, and the values are a +space|-|separated string of glyph names in this class. + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={\type {math}}] + +The math table has the variables that are also discussed in the chapter aboout +math: \type {ScriptPercentScaleDown}, \type {ScriptScriptPercentScaleDown}, \type +{DelimitedSubFormulaMinHeight}, \type {DisplayOperatorMinHeight}, \type +{MathLeading}, \type {AxisHeight}, \type {AccentBaseHeight}, \type +{FlattenedAccentBaseHeight}, \type {SubscriptShiftDown}, \type {SubscriptTopMax}, +\type {SubscriptBaselineDropMin}, \type {SuperscriptShiftUp}, \type +{SuperscriptShiftUpCramped}, \type {SuperscriptBottomMin}, \type +{SuperscriptBaselineDropMax}, \type {SubSuperscriptGapMin}, \type +{SuperscriptBottomMaxWithSubscript}, \type {SpaceAfterScript}, \type +{UpperLimitGapMin}, \type {UpperLimitBaselineRiseMin}, \type {LowerLimitGapMin}, +\type {LowerLimitBaselineDropMin}, \type {StackTopShiftUp}, \type +{StackTopDisplayStyleShiftUp}, \type {StackBottomShiftDown}, \type +{StackBottomDisplayStyleShiftDown}, \type {StackGapMin}, \type +{StackDisplayStyleGapMin}, \type {StretchStackTopShiftUp}, \type +{StretchStackBottomShiftDown}, \type {StretchStackGapAboveMin}, \type +{StretchStackGapBelowMin}, \type {FractionNumeratorShiftUp}, \type +{FractionNumeratorDisplayStyleShiftUp}, \type {FractionDenominatorShiftDown}, +\type {FractionDenominatorDisplayStyleShiftDown}, \type +{FractionNumeratorGapMin}, \type {FractionNumeratorDisplayStyleGapMin} \type +{FractionRuleThickness}, \type {FractionDenominatorGapMin}, \type +{FractionDenominatorDisplayStyleGapMin}, \type {SkewedFractionHorizontalGap}, +\type {SkewedFractionVerticalGap}, \type {OverbarVerticalGap}, \type +{OverbarRuleThickness}, \type {OverbarExtraAscender}, \type +{UnderbarVerticalGap}, \type {UnderbarRuleThickness}, \type +{UnderbarExtraDescender}, \type {RadicalVerticalGap}, \type +{RadicalDisplayStyleVerticalGap}, \type {RadicalRuleThickness}, \type +{RadicalExtraAscender}, \type {RadicalKernBeforeDegree}, \type +{RadicalKernAfterDegree}, \type {RadicalDegreeBottomRaisePercent}, \type +{MinConnectorOverlap}, \type {FractionDelimiterSize} and \type +{FractionDelimiterDisplayStyleSize}. + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={\type {validation_state}}] + +This is just a bonus table with keys: \type {bad_ps_fontname}, \type {bad_glyph_table}, \type {bad_cff_table}, \type {bad_metrics_table}, \type {bad_cmap_table}, \type {bad_bitmaps_table}, \type {bad_gx_table}, \type {bad_ot_table}, \type {bad_os2_version} and \type {bad_sfnt_header}. + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={\type {horiz_base} and \type {vert_base}}] + +\starttabulate[|l|l|p|] +\DB key \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \type{tags} \NC table \NC an array of script list tags\NC \NR +\NC \type{scripts} \NC table \NC \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +The \type {scripts} subtable: + +\starttabulate[|l|l|p|] +\DB key \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \type{baseline} \NC table \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{default_baseline} \NC number \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{lang} \NC table \NC \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + + +The \type {lang} subtable: + +\starttabulate[|l|l|p|] +\DB key \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \type{tag} \NC string \NC a script tag \NC \NR +\NC \type{ascent} \NC number \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{descent} \NC number \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{features} \NC table \NC \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +The \type {features} points to an array of tables with the same layout except +that in those nested tables, the tag represents a language. + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={\type {altuni}}] + +An array of alternate \UNICODE\ values. Inside that array are hashes with: + +\starttabulate[|l|l|p|] +\DB key \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \type{unicode} \NC number \NC this glyph is also used for this unicode \NC \NR +\NC \type{variant} \NC number \NC the alternative is driven by this unicode selector \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={\type {vert_variants} and \type {horiz_variants}}] + +\starttabulate[|l|l|p|] +\DB key \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \type{variants} \NC string \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{italic_correction} \NC number \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{parts} \NC table \NC \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +The \type {parts} table is an array of smaller tables: + +\starttabulate[|l|l|p|] +\DB key \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \type{component} \NC string \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{extender} \NC number \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{start} \NC number \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{end} \NC number \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{advance} \NC number \NC \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={\type {mathkern}}] + +\starttabulate[|l|l|p|] +\DB key \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \type{top_right} \NC table \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{bottom_right} \NC table \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{top_left} \NC table \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{bottom_left} \NC table \NC \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +Each of the subtables is an array of small hashes with two keys: + +\starttabulate[|l|l|p|] +\DB key \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \type{height} \NC number \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{kern} \NC number \NC \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={\type {kerns}}] + +Substructure is identical to the per|-|glyph subtable. + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={\type {vkerns}}] + +Substructure is identical to the per|-|glyph subtable. + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={\type {texdata}}] + +\starttabulate[|l|l|p|] +\DB key \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \type{type} \NC string \NC \nod {unset}, \type {text}, \nod {math}, \type {mathext} \NC \NR +\NC \type{params} \NC array \NC 22 font numeric parameters \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={\type {lookups}}] + +Top|-|level \type {lookups} is quite different from the ones at character level. +The keys in this hash are strings, the values the actual lookups, represented as +dictionary tables. + +\starttabulate[|l|l|p|] +\DB key \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \type{type} \NC string \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{format} \NC enum \NC one of \type {glyphs}, \type {class}, \type {coverage}, + \type {reversecoverage} \NC \NR +\NC \type{tag} \NC string \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{current_class} \NC array \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{before_class} \NC array \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{after_class} \NC array \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{rules} \NC array \NC an array of rule items\NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +Rule items have one common item and one specialized item: + +\starttabulate[|l|l|p|] +\DB key \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \type{lookups} \NC array \NC a linear array of lookup names \NC \NR +\NC \type{glyphs} \NC array \NC only if the parent's format is \type {glyphs} \NC \NR +\NC \type{class} \NC array \NC only if the parent's format is \type {class} \NC \NR +\NC \type{coverage} \NC array \NC only if the parent's format is \type {coverage} \NC \NR +\NC \type{reversecoverage} \NC array \NC only if the parent's format is \type {reversecoverage} \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +A glyph table is: + +\starttabulate[|l|l|p|] +\DB key \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \type{names} \NC string \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{back} \NC string \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{fore} \NC string \NC \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +A class table is: + +\starttabulate[|l|l|p|] +\DB key \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \type{current} \NC array \NC of numbers \NC \NR +\NC \type{before} \NC array \NC of numbers \NC \NR +\NC \type{after} \NC array \NC of numbers \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +for coverage: + +\starttabulate[|l|l|p|] +\DB key \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \type{current} \NC array \NC of strings \NC \NR +\NC \type{before} \NC array \NC of strings \NC \NR +\NC \type{after} \NC array \NC of strings \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +and for reverse coverage: + +\starttabulate[|l|l|p|] +\DB key \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \type{current} \NC array \NC of strings \NC \NR +\NC \type{before} \NC array \NC of strings \NC \NR +\NC \type{after} \NC array \NC of strings \NC \NR +\NC \type{replacements} \NC string \NC \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +\stopsubsection + +\stopsection + +\stopchapter + +\stopcomponent diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/luatex/base/luatex-fonts.tex b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/luatex/base/luatex-fonts.tex index 0e1cc8cc5a2..d49c63afecb 100644 --- a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/luatex/base/luatex-fonts.tex +++ b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/luatex/base/luatex-fonts.tex @@ -1,858 +1,858 @@ -% language=uk
-
-\environment luatex-style
-
-\startcomponent luatex-fonts
-
-\startchapter[reference=fonts,title={Font structure}]
-
-\startsection[title={The font tables}]
-
-\topicindex {fonts}
-\topicindex {fonts+tables}
-
-All \TEX\ fonts are represented to \LUA\ code as tables, and internally as
-\CCODE~structures. All keys in the table below are saved in the internal font
-structure if they are present in the table returned by the \cbk {define_font}
-callback, or if they result from the normal \TFM|/|\VF\ reading routines if there
-is no \cbk {define_font} callback defined.
-
-The column \quote {\VF} means that this key will be created by the \type
-{font.read_vf()} routine, \quote {\TFM} means that the key will be created by the
-\type {font.read_tfm()} routine, and \quote {used} means whether or not the
-\LUATEX\ engine itself will do something with the key. The top|-|level keys in
-the table are as follows:
-
-\starttabulate[|l|c|c|c|l|pl|]
-\DB key \BC vf \BC tfm \BC used \BC value type \BC description \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \type{name} \NC yes \NC yes \NC yes \NC string \NC metric (file) name \NC \NR
-\NC \type{area} \NC no \NC yes \NC yes \NC string \NC (directory) location, typically empty \NC \NR
-\NC \type{used} \NC no \NC yes \NC yes \NC boolean \NC indicates usage (initial: false) \NC \NR
-\NC \type{characters} \NC yes \NC yes \NC yes \NC table \NC the defined glyphs of this font \NC \NR
-\NC \type{checksum} \NC yes \NC yes \NC no \NC number \NC default: 0 \NC \NR
-\NC \type{designsize} \NC no \NC yes \NC yes \NC number \NC expected size (default: 655360 == 10pt) \NC \NR
-\NC \type{direction} \NC no \NC yes \NC yes \NC number \NC default: 0 \NC \NR
-\NC \type{encodingbytes} \NC no \NC no \NC yes \NC number \NC default: depends on \type {format} \NC \NR
-\NC \type{encodingname} \NC no \NC no \NC yes \NC string \NC encoding name \NC \NR
-\NC \type{fonts} \NC yes \NC no \NC yes \NC table \NC locally used fonts \NC \NR
-\NC \type{psname} \NC no \NC no \NC yes \NC string \NC This is the \POSTSCRIPT\ fontname in the incoming font
- source, and it's used as fontname identifier in the \PDF\
- output. This has to be a valid string, e.g.\ no spaces
- and such, as the backend will not do a cleanup. This gives
- complete control to the loader. \NC \NR
-\NC \type{fullname} \NC no \NC no \NC yes \NC string \NC output font name, used as a fallback in the \PDF\ output
- if the \type {psname} is not set \NC \NR
-\NC \type{header} \NC yes \NC no \NC no \NC string \NC header comments, if any \NC \NR
-\NC \type{hyphenchar} \NC no \NC no \NC yes \NC number \NC default: \TEX's \prm {hyphenchar} \NC \NR
-\NC \type{parameters} \NC no \NC yes \NC yes \NC hash \NC default: 7 parameters, all zero \NC \NR
-\NC \type{size} \NC no \NC yes \NC yes \NC number \NC the required scaling (by default the same as designsize) \NC \NR
-\NC \type{skewchar} \NC no \NC no \NC yes \NC number \NC default: \TEX's \prm {skewchar} \NC \NR
-\NC \type{type} \NC yes \NC no \NC yes \NC string \NC basic type of this font \NC \NR
-\NC \type{format} \NC no \NC no \NC yes \NC string \NC disk format type \NC \NR
-\NC \type{embedding} \NC no \NC no \NC yes \NC string \NC \PDF\ inclusion \NC \NR
-\NC \type{filename} \NC no \NC no \NC yes \NC string \NC the name of the font on disk \NC \NR
-\NC \type{tounicode} \NC no \NC yes \NC yes \NC number \NC When this is set to~1 \LUATEX\ assumes per|-|glyph
- tounicode entries are present in the font. \NC \NR
-\NC \type{stretch} \NC no \NC no \NC yes \NC number \NC the \quote {stretch} value from \lpr {expandglyphsinfont} \NC \NR
-\NC \type{shrink} \NC no \NC no \NC yes \NC number \NC the \quote {shrink} value from \lpr {expandglyphsinfont} \NC \NR
-\NC \type{step} \NC no \NC no \NC yes \NC number \NC the \quote {step} value from \lpr {expandglyphsinfont} \NC \NR
-\NC \type{expansion_factor} \NC no \NC no \NC no \NC number \NC the actual expansion factor of an expanded font \NC \NR
-\NC \type{attributes} \NC no \NC no \NC yes \NC string \NC the \orm {pdffontattr} \NC \NR
-\NC \type{cache} \NC no \NC no \NC yes \NC string \NC This key controls caching of the \LUA\ table on the
- \TEX\ end where \type {yes} means: use a reference to
- the table that is passed to \LUATEX\ (this is the
- default), and \type {no} means: don't store the
- table reference, don't cache any \LUA\ data for this
- font while \type {renew} means: don't store the table
- reference, but save a reference to the table that is
- created at the first access to one of its fields in the
- font. \NC \NR
-\NC \type{nomath} \NC no \NC no \NC yes \NC boolean \NC This key allows a minor speedup for text fonts. If it
- is present and true, then \LUATEX\ will not check the
- character entries for math|-|specific keys. \NC \NR
-\NC \type{oldmath} \NC no \NC no \NC yes \NC boolean \NC This key flags a font as representing an old school \TEX\
- math font and disables the \OPENTYPE\ code path. \NC \NR
-\NC \type{slant} \NC no \NC no \NC yes \NC number \NC This parameter will tilt the font and
- does the same as \type {SlantFont} in the map file for
- \TYPEONE\ fonts. \NC \NR
-\NC \type{extend} \NC no \NC no \NC yes \NC number \NC This parameter will scale the font horizontally and
- does the same as \type {ExtendFont} in the map file for
- \TYPEONE\ fonts. \NC \NR
-\NC \type{squeeze} \NC no \NC no \NC yes \NC number \NC This parameter will scale the font vertically and has
- no equivalent in the map file. \NC \NR
-\NC \type{width} \NC no \NC no \NC yes \NC number \NC The backend will inject \PDF\ operators that set the
- penwidth. The value is (as usual in \TEX) divided by 1000.
- It works with the \type {mode} file. \NC \NR
-\NC \type{mode} \NC no \NC no \NC yes \NC number \NC The backend will inject \PDF\ operators that relate to the
- drawing mode with 0~being a fill, 1~being an outline,
- 2~both draw and fill and 3~no painting at all. \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-The saved reference in the \type {cache} option is thread|-|local, so be careful
-when you are using coroutines: an error will be thrown if the table has been
-cached in one thread, but you reference it from another thread.
-
-The key \type {name} is always required. The keys \type {stretch}, \type
-{shrink}, \type {step} only have meaning when used together: they can be used to
-replace a post|-|loading \lpr {expandglyphsinfont} command. The \type
-{auto_expand} option is not supported in \LUATEX. In fact, the primitives that
-create expanded or protruding copies are probably only useful when used with
-traditional fonts because all these extra \OPENTYPE\ properties are kept out of
-the picture. The \type {expansion_factor} is value that can be present inside a
-font in \type {font.fonts}. It is the actual expansion factor (a value between
-\type {-shrink} and \type {stretch}, with step \type {step}) of a font that was
-automatically generated by the font expansion algorithm.
-
-Because we store the actual state of expansion with each glyph and don't have
-special font instances, we can change some font related parameters before lines
-are constructed, like:
-
-\starttyping
-font.setexpansion(font.current(),100,100,20)
-\stoptyping
-
-This is mostly meant for experiments (or an optimizing routing written in \LUA)
-so there is no primitive.
-
-The key \type {attributes} can be used to set font attributes in the \PDF\ file.
-The key \type {used} is set by the engine when a font is actively in use, this
-makes sure that the font's definition is written to the output file (\DVI\ or
-\PDF). The \TFM\ reader sets it to false. The \type {direction} is a number
-signalling the \quote {normal} direction for this font. There are sixteen
-possibilities:
-
-\starttabulate[|Tc|c|Tc|c|Tc|c|Tc|c|]
-\DB \# \BC dir \BC \# \BC dir \BC \# \BC dir \BC \# \BC dir \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC 0 \NC LT \NC 4 \NC RT \NC 8 \NC TT \NC 12 \NC BT \NC \NR
-\NC 1 \NC LL \NC 5 \NC RL \NC 9 \NC TL \NC 13 \NC BL \NC \NR
-\NC 2 \NC LB \NC 6 \NC RB \NC 10 \NC TB \NC 14 \NC BB \NC \NR
-\NC 3 \NC LR \NC 7 \NC RR \NC 11 \NC TR \NC 15 \NC BR \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-These are \OMEGA|-|style direction abbreviations: the first character indicates
-the \quote {first} edge of the character glyphs (the edge that is seen first in
-the writing direction), the second the \quote {top} side. Keep in mind that
-\LUATEX\ has a bit different directional model so these values are not used for
-anything.
-
-The \type {parameters} is a hash with mixed key types. There are seven possible
-string keys, as well as a number of integer indices (these start from 8 up). The
-seven strings are actually used instead of the bottom seven indices, because that
-gives a nicer user interface.
-
-The names and their internal remapping are:
-
-\starttabulate[|l|c|]
-\DB name \BC remapping \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \type {slant} \NC 1 \NC \NR
-\NC \type {space} \NC 2 \NC \NR
-\NC \type {space_stretch} \NC 3 \NC \NR
-\NC \type {space_shrink} \NC 4 \NC \NR
-\NC \type {x_height} \NC 5 \NC \NR
-\NC \type {quad} \NC 6 \NC \NR
-\NC \type {extra_space} \NC 7 \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-The keys \type {type}, \type {format}, \type {embedding}, \type {fullname} and
-\type {filename} are used to embed \OPENTYPE\ fonts in the result \PDF.
-
-The \type {characters} table is a list of character hashes indexed by an integer
-number. The number is the \quote {internal code} \TEX\ knows this character by.
-
-Two very special string indexes can be used also: \type {left_boundary} is a
-virtual character whose ligatures and kerns are used to handle word boundary
-processing. \type {right_boundary} is similar but not actually used for anything
-(yet).
-
-Each character hash itself is a hash. For example, here is the character \quote
-{f} (decimal 102) in the font \type {cmr10 at 10pt}. The numbers that represent
-dimensions are in scaled points.
-
-\starttyping
-[102] = {
- ["width"] = 200250,
- ["height"] = 455111,
- ["depth"] = 0,
- ["italic"] = 50973,
- ["kerns"] = {
- [63] = 50973,
- [93] = 50973,
- [39] = 50973,
- [33] = 50973,
- [41] = 50973
- },
- ["ligatures"] = {
- [102] = { ["char"] = 11, ["type"] = 0 },
- [108] = { ["char"] = 13, ["type"] = 0 },
- [105] = { ["char"] = 12, ["type"] = 0 }
- }
-}
-\stoptyping
-
-The following top|-|level keys can be present inside a character hash:
-
-\starttabulate[|l|c|c|c|l|p|]
-\DB key \BC vf \BC tfm \BC used \BC type \BC description \NC\NR
-\TB
-\NC \type{width} \NC yes \NC yes \NC yes \NC number \NC character's width, in sp (default 0) \NC\NR
-\NC \type{height} \NC no \NC yes \NC yes \NC number \NC character's height, in sp (default 0) \NC\NR
-\NC \type{depth} \NC no \NC yes \NC yes \NC number \NC character's depth, in sp (default 0) \NC\NR
-\NC \type{italic} \NC no \NC yes \NC yes \NC number \NC character's italic correction, in sp (default zero) \NC\NR
-\NC \type{top_accent} \NC no \NC no \NC maybe \NC number \NC character's top accent alignment place, in sp (default zero) \NC\NR
-\NC \type{bot_accent} \NC no \NC no \NC maybe \NC number \NC character's bottom accent alignment place, in sp (default zero) \NC\NR
-\NC \type{left_protruding} \NC no \NC no \NC maybe \NC number \NC character's \lpr {lpcode} \NC\NR
-\NC \type{right_protruding} \NC no \NC no \NC maybe \NC number \NC character's \lpr {rpcode} \NC\NR
-\NC \type{expansion_factor} \NC no \NC no \NC maybe \NC number \NC character's \lpr {efcode} \NC\NR
-\NC \type{tounicode} \NC no \NC no \NC maybe \NC string \NC character's \UNICODE\ equivalent(s), in \UTF|-|16BE hexadecimal format \NC\NR
-\NC \type{next} \NC no \NC yes \NC yes \NC number \NC the \quote {next larger} character index \NC\NR
-\NC \type{extensible} \NC no \NC yes \NC yes \NC table \NC the constituent parts of an extensible recipe \NC\NR
-\NC \type{vert_variants} \NC no \NC no \NC yes \NC table \NC constituent parts of a vertical variant set \NC \NR
-\NC \type{horiz_variants} \NC no \NC no \NC yes \NC table \NC constituent parts of a horizontal variant set \NC \NR
-\NC \type{kerns} \NC no \NC yes \NC yes \NC table \NC kerning information \NC\NR
-\NC \type{ligatures} \NC no \NC yes \NC yes \NC table \NC ligaturing information \NC\NR
-\NC \type{commands} \NC yes \NC no \NC yes \NC array \NC virtual font commands \NC\NR
-\NC \type{name} \NC no \NC no \NC no \NC string \NC the character (\POSTSCRIPT) name \NC\NR
-\NC \type{index} \NC no \NC no \NC yes \NC number \NC the (\OPENTYPE\ or \TRUETYPE) font glyph index \NC\NR
-\NC \type{used} \NC no \NC yes \NC yes \NC boolean \NC typeset already (default: false) \NC\NR
-\NC \type{mathkern} \NC no \NC no \NC yes \NC table \NC math cut-in specifications \NC\NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-The values of \type {top_accent}, \type {bot_accent} and \type {mathkern} are
-used only for math accent and superscript placement, see \at {page} [math] in
-this manual for details. The values of \type {left_protruding} and \type
-{right_protruding} are used only when \lpr {protrudechars} is non-zero. Whether
-or not \type {expansion_factor} is used depends on the font's global expansion
-settings, as well as on the value of \lpr {adjustspacing}.
-
-The usage of \type {tounicode} is this: if this font specifies a \type
-{tounicode=1} at the top level, then \LUATEX\ will construct a \type {/ToUnicode}
-entry for the \PDF\ font (or font subset) based on the character|-|level \type
-{tounicode} strings, where they are available. If a character does not have a
-sensible \UNICODE\ equivalent, do not provide a string either (no empty strings).
-
-If the font level \type {tounicode} is not set, then \LUATEX\ will build up \type
-{/ToUnicode} based on the \TEX\ code points you used, and any character-level
-\type {tounicodes} will be ignored. The string format is exactly the format that
-is expected by Adobe \CMAP\ files (\UTF-16BE in hexadecimal encoding), minus the
-enclosing angle brackets. For instance the \type {tounicode} for a \type {fi}
-ligature would be \type {00660069}. When you pass a number the conversion will be
-done for you.
-
-A math character can have a \type {next} field that points to a next larger
-shape. However, the presence of \type {extensible} will overrule \type {next}, if
-that is also present. The \type {extensible} field in turn can be overruled by
-\type {vert_variants}, the \OPENTYPE\ version. The \type {extensible} table is
-very simple:
-
-\starttabulate[|l|l|p|]
-\DB key \BC type \BC description \NC\NR
-\TB
-\NC \type{top} \NC number \NC top character index \NC\NR
-\NC \type{mid} \NC number \NC middle character index \NC\NR
-\NC \type{bot} \NC number \NC bottom character index \NC\NR
-\NC \type{rep} \NC number \NC repeatable character index \NC\NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-The \type {horiz_variants} and \type {vert_variants} are arrays of components.
-Each of those components is itself a hash of up to five keys:
-
-\starttabulate[|l|l|p|]
-\DB key \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \type{glyph} \NC number \NC The character index. Note that this is an encoding number, not a name. \NC \NR
-\NC \type{extender} \NC number \NC One (1) if this part is repeatable, zero (0) otherwise. \NC \NR
-\NC \type{start} \NC number \NC The maximum overlap at the starting side (in scaled points). \NC \NR
-\NC \type{end} \NC number \NC The maximum overlap at the ending side (in scaled points). \NC \NR
-\NC \type{advance} \NC number \NC The total advance width of this item. It can be zero or missing,
- then the natural size of the glyph for character \type {component}
- is used. \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-The \type {kerns} table is a hash indexed by character index (and \quote
-{character index} is defined as either a non|-|negative integer or the string
-value \type {right_boundary}), with the values of the kerning to be applied, in
-scaled points.
-
-The \type {ligatures} table is a hash indexed by character index (and \quote
-{character index} is defined as either a non|-|negative integer or the string
-value \type {right_boundary}), with the values being yet another small hash, with
-two fields:
-
-\starttabulate[|l|l|p|]
-\DB key \BC type \BC description \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \type{type} \NC number \NC the type of this ligature command, default 0 \NC \NR
-\NC \type{char} \NC number \NC the character index of the resultant ligature \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-The \type {char} field in a ligature is required. The \type {type} field inside a
-ligature is the numerical or string value of one of the eight possible ligature
-types supported by \TEX. When \TEX\ inserts a new ligature, it puts the new glyph
-in the middle of the left and right glyphs. The original left and right glyphs
-can optionally be retained, and when at least one of them is kept, it is also
-possible to move the new \quote {insertion point} forward one or two places. The
-glyph that ends up to the right of the insertion point will become the next
-\quote {left}.
-
-\starttabulate[|l|c|l|l|]
-\DB textual (Knuth) \BC number \BC string \BC result \NC\NR
-\TB
-\NC \type{l + r =: n} \NC 0 \NC \type{=:} \NC \type{|n} \NC\NR
-\NC \type{l + r =:| n} \NC 1 \NC \type{=:|} \NC \type{|nr} \NC\NR
-\NC \type{l + r |=: n} \NC 2 \NC \type{|=:} \NC \type{|ln} \NC\NR
-\NC \type{l + r |=:| n} \NC 3 \NC \type{|=:|} \NC \type{|lnr} \NC\NR
-\NC \type{l + r =:|> n} \NC 5 \NC \type{=:|>} \NC \type{n|r} \NC\NR
-\NC \type{l + r |=:> n} \NC 6 \NC \type{|=:>} \NC \type{l|n} \NC\NR
-\NC \type{l + r |=:|> n} \NC 7 \NC \type{|=:|>} \NC \type{l|nr} \NC\NR
-\NC \type{l + r |=:|>> n} \NC 11 \NC \type{|=:|>>} \NC \type{ln|r} \NC\NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-The default value is~0, and can be left out. That signifies a \quote {normal}
-ligature where the ligature replaces both original glyphs. In this table the~\type {|}
-indicates the final insertion point.
-
-The \type {commands} array is explained below.
-
-\stopsection
-
-\startsection[title={Real fonts}]
-
-\topicindex {fonts+real}
-\topicindex {fonts+virtual}
-
-Whether or not a \TEX\ font is a \quote {real} font that should be written to the
-\PDF\ document is decided by the \type {type} value in the top|-|level font
-structure. If the value is \type {real}, then this is a proper font, and the
-inclusion mechanism will attempt to add the needed font object definitions to the
-\PDF. Values for \type {type} are:
-
-\starttabulate[|l|p|]
-\DB value \BC description \NC\NR
-\TB
-\NC \type{real} \NC this is a base font \NC\NR
-\NC \type{virtual} \NC this is a virtual font \NC\NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-The actions to be taken depend on a number of different variables:
-
-\startitemize[packed]
-\startitem
- Whether the used font fits in an 8-bit encoding scheme or not. This is true for
- traditional \TEX\ fonts that communicate via \TFM\ files.
-\stopitem
-\startitem
- The type of the disk font file, for instance a bitmap file or an outline
- \TYPEONE, \TRUETYPE\ or \OPENTYPE\ font.
-\stopitem
-\startitem
- The level of embedding requested, although in most cases a subset of
- characters is embedded. The times when nothing got embedded are (in our
- opinion at least) basically gone.
-\stopitem
-\stopitemize
-
-A font that uses anything other than an 8-bit encoding vector has to be written
-to the \PDF\ in a different way. When the font table has \type {encodingbytes}
-set to~2, then it is a wide font, in all other cases it isn't. The value~2 is the
-default for \OPENTYPE\ and \TRUETYPE\ fonts loaded via \LUA. For \TYPEONE\ fonts,
-you have to set \type {encodingbytes} to~2 explicitly. For \PK\ bitmap fonts,
-wide font encoding is not supported at all.
-
-If no special care is needed, \LUATEX\ falls back to the mapfile|-|based solution
-used by \PDFTEX\ and \DVIPS, so that legacy fonts are supported transparently. If
-a \quote {wide} font is used, the new subsystem kicks in, and some extra fields
-have to be present in the font structure. In this case, \LUATEX\ does not use a
-map file at all. These extra fields are: \type {format}, \type {embedding}, \type
-{fullname}, \type {cidinfo} (as explained above), \type {filename}, and the \type
-{index} key in the separate characters.
-
-The \type {format} variable can have the following values. \type {type3} fonts
-are provided for backward compatibility only, and do not support the new wide
-encoding options.
-
-\starttabulate[|l|p|]
-\DB value \BC description \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \type{type1} \NC this is a \POSTSCRIPT\ \TYPEONE\ font \NC \NR
-\NC \type{type3} \NC this is a bitmapped (\PK) font \NC \NR
-\NC \type{truetype} \NC this is a \TRUETYPE\ or \TRUETYPE|-|based \OPENTYPE\ font \NC \NR
-\NC \type{opentype} \NC this is a \POSTSCRIPT|-|based \OPENTYPE\ font \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-Valid values for the \type {embedding} variable are:
-
-\starttabulate[|l|p|]
-\DB value \BC description \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \type{no} \NC don't embed the font at all \NC \NR
-\NC \type{subset} \NC include and atttempt to subset the font \NC \NR
-\NC \type{full} \NC include this font in its entirety \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-The other fields are used as follows. The \type {fullname} will be the
-\POSTSCRIPT|/|\PDF\ font name. The \type {cidinfo} will be used as the character
-set: the CID \type {/Ordering} and \type {/Registry} keys. The \type {filename}
-points to the actual font file. If you include the full path in the \type
-{filename} or if the file is in the local directory, \LUATEX\ will run a little
-bit more efficient because it will not have to re|-|run the \type {find_*_file}
-callback in that case.
-
-Be careful: when mixing old and new fonts in one document, it is possible to
-create \POSTSCRIPT\ name clashes that can result in printing errors. When this
-happens, you have to change the \type {fullname} of the font to a more unique
-one.
-
-Typeset strings are written out in a wide format using 2~bytes per glyph, using
-the \type {index} key in the character information as value. The overall effect
-is like having an encoding based on numbers instead of traditional (\POSTSCRIPT)
-name|-|based reencoding. One way to get the correct \type {index} numbers for
-\TYPEONE\ fonts is by loading the font via \type {fontloader.open} and use the
-table indices as \type {index} fields.
-
-In order to make sure that cut and paste of the final document works okay you can
-best make sure that there is a \type {tounicode} vector enforced. Not all \PDF\
-viewers handle this right so take \ACROBAT\ as reference.
-
-\stopsection
-
-\startsection[reference=virtualfonts,title={Virtual fonts}]
-
-\subsection{The structure}
-
-\topicindex {fonts+virtual}
-
-You have to take the following steps if you want \LUATEX\ to treat the returned
-table from \cbk {define_font} as a virtual font:
-
-\startitemize[packed]
-\startitem
- Set the top|-|level key \type {type} to \type {virtual}. In most cases it's
- optional because we look at the \type {commands} entry anyway.
-\stopitem
-\startitem
- Make sure there is at least one valid entry in \type {fonts} (see below),
- although recent versions of \LUATEX\ add a default entry when this table is
- missing.
-\stopitem
-\startitem
- Add a \type {commands} array to those characters that matter. A virtual
- character can itself point to virtual characters but be careful with nesting
- as you can create loops and overflow the stack (which often indicates an
- error anyway).
-\stopitem
-\stopitemize
-
-The presence of the toplevel \type {type} key with the specific value \type
-{virtual} will trigger handling of the rest of the special virtual font fields in
-the table, but the mere existence of 'type' is enough to prevent \LUATEX\ from
-looking for a virtual font on its own. This also works \quote {in reverse}: if
-you are absolutely certain that a font is not a virtual font, assigning the value
-\type {real} to \type {type} will inhibit \LUATEX\ from looking for a virtual
-font file, thereby saving you a disk search. This only matters when we load a
-\TFM\ file.
-
-The \type {fonts} is an (indexed) \LUA\ table. The values are one- or two|-|key
-hashes themselves, each entry indicating one of the base fonts in a virtual font.
-In case your font is referring to itself, you can use the \type {font.nextid()}
-function which returns the index of the next to be defined font which is probably
-the currently defined one. So, a table looks like this:
-
-\starttyping
-fonts = {
- { name = "ptmr8a", size = 655360 },
- { name = "psyr", size = 600000 },
- { id = 38 }
-}
-\stoptyping
-
-The first referenced font (at index~1) in this virtual font is \type {ptrmr8a}
-loaded at 10pt, and the second is \type {psyr} loaded at a little over 9pt. The
-third one is a previously defined font that is known to \LUATEX\ as font id~38.
-The array index numbers are used by the character command definitions that are
-part of each character.
-
-The \type {commands} array is a hash where each item is another small array,
-with the first entry representing a command and the extra items being the
-parameters to that command. The allowed commands and their arguments are:
-
-\starttabulate[|l|l|l|p|]
-\DB command \BC arguments \BC type \BC description \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \type{font} \NC 1 \NC number \NC select a new font from the local \type {fonts} table \NC \NR
-\NC \type{char} \NC 1 \NC number \NC typeset this character number from the current font,
- and move right by the character's width \NC \NR
-\NC \type{node} \NC 1 \NC node \NC output this node (list), and move right
- by the width of this list\NC \NR
-\NC \type{slot} \NC 2 \NC 2 numbers \NC a shortcut for the combination of a font and char command\NC \NR
-\NC \type{push} \NC 0 \NC \NC save current position\NC \NR
-\NC \type{nop} \NC 0 \NC \NC do nothing \NC \NR
-\NC \type{pop} \NC 0 \NC \NC pop position \NC \NR
-\NC \type{rule} \NC 2 \NC 2 numbers \NC output a rule $ht*wd$, and move right. \NC \NR
-\NC \type{down} \NC 1 \NC number \NC move down on the page \NC \NR
-\NC \type{right} \NC 1 \NC number \NC move right on the page \NC \NR
-\NC \type{special} \NC 1 \NC string \NC output a \prm {special} command \NC \NR
-\NC \type{pdf} \NC 2 \NC 2 strings \NC output a \PDF\ literal, the first string is one of \type {origin},
- \type {page}, \type {text}, \type {font}, \type {direct} or \type {raw}; if you
- have one string only \type {origin} is assumed \NC \NR
-\NC \type{lua} \NC 1 \NC string,
- function \NC execute a \LUA\ script when the glyph is embedded; in case of a
- function it gets the font id and character code passed \NC \NR
-\NC \type{image} \NC 1 \NC image \NC output an image (the argument can be either an \type {<image>} variable or an \type {image_spec} table) \NC \NR
-\NC \type{comment} \NC any \NC any \NC the arguments of this command are ignored \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-When a font id is set to~0 then it will be replaced by the currently assigned
-font id. This prevents the need for hackery with future id's. Normally one could
-use \type {font.nextid} but when more complex fonts are built in the meantime
-other instances could have been loaded.
-
-The \type {pdf} option also accepts a \type {mode} keyword in which case the
-third argument sets the mode. That option will change the mode in an efficient
-way (passing an empty string would result in an extra empty lines in the \PDF\
-file. This option only makes sense for virtual fonts. The \type {font} mode only
-makes sense in virtual fonts. Modes are somewhat fuzzy and partially inherited
-from \PDFTEX.
-
-\starttabulate[|l|p|]
-\DB mode \BC description \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \type {origin} \NC enter page mode and set the position \NC \NR
-\NC \type {page} \NC enter page mode \NC \NR
-\NC \type {text} \NC enter text mode \NC \NR
-\NC \type {font} \NC enter font mode (kind of text mode, only in virtual fonts) \NC \NR
-\NC \type {always} \NC finish the current string and force a transform if needed \NC \NR
-\NC \type {raw} \NC finish the current string \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-You always need to check what \PDF\ code is generated because there can be all
-kind of interferences with optimization in the backend and fonts are complicated
-anyway. Here is a rather elaborate glyph commands example using such keys:
-
-\starttyping
-...
-commands = {
- { "push" }, -- remember where we are
- { "right", 5000 }, -- move right about 0.08pt
- { "font", 3 }, -- select the fonts[3] entry
- { "char", 97 }, -- place character 97 (ASCII 'a')
- -- { "slot", 2, 97 }, -- an alternative for the previous two
- { "pop" }, -- go all the way back
- { "down", -200000 }, -- move upwards by about 3pt
- { "special", "pdf: 1 0 0 rg" } -- switch to red color
- -- { "pdf", "origin", "1 0 0 rg" } -- switch to red color (alternative)
- { "rule", 500000, 20000 } -- draw a bar
- { "special", "pdf: 0 g" } -- back to black
- -- { "pdf", "origin", "0 g" } -- back to black (alternative)
-}
-...
-\stoptyping
-
-The default value for \type {font} is always~1 at the start of the
-\type {commands} array. Therefore, if the virtual font is essentially only a
-re|-|encoding, then you do usually not have created an explicit \quote {font}
-command in the array.
-
-Rules inside of \type {commands} arrays are built up using only two dimensions:
-they do not have depth. For correct vertical placement, an extra \type {down}
-command may be needed.
-
-Regardless of the amount of movement you create within the \type {commands}, the
-output pointer will always move by exactly the width that was given in the \type
-{width} key of the character hash. Any movements that take place inside the \type
-{commands} array are ignored on the upper level.
-
-The special can have a \type {pdf:}, \type {pdf:origin:}, \type {pdf:page:},
-\type {pdf:direct:} or \type {pdf:raw:} prefix. When you have to concatenate
-strings using the \type {pdf} command might be more efficient.
-
-\subsection{Artificial fonts}
-
-Even in a \quote {real} font, there can be virtual characters. When \LUATEX\
-encounters a \type {commands} field inside a character when it becomes time to
-typeset the character, it will interpret the commands, just like for a true
-virtual character. In this case, if you have created no \quote {fonts} array,
-then the default (and only) \quote {base} font is taken to be the current font
-itself. In practice, this means that you can create virtual duplicates of
-existing characters which is useful if you want to create composite characters.
-
-Note: this feature does {\it not\/} work the other way around. There can not be
-\quote {real} characters in a virtual font! You cannot use this technique for
-font re-encoding either; you need a truly virtual font for that (because
-characters that are already present cannot be altered).
-
-\subsection{Example virtual font}
-
-\topicindex {fonts+virtual}
-
-Finally, here is a plain \TEX\ input file with a virtual font demonstration:
-
-\startbuffer
-\directlua {
- callback.register('define_font',
- function (name,size)
- if name == 'cmr10-red' then
- local f = font.read_tfm('cmr10',size)
- f.name = 'cmr10-red'
- f.type = 'virtual'
- f.fonts = {
- { name = 'cmr10', size = size }
- }
- for i,v in pairs(f.characters) do
- if string.char(i):find('[tacohanshartmut]') then
- v.commands = {
- { "special", "pdf: 1 0 0 rg" },
- { "char", i },
- { "special", "pdf: 0 g" },
- }
- end
- end
- return f
- else
- return font.read_tfm(name,size)
- end
- end
- )
-}
-
-\font\myfont = cmr10-red at 10pt \myfont This is a line of text \par
-\font\myfontx = cmr10 at 10pt \myfontx Here is another line of text \par
-\stopbuffer
-
-\typebuffer
-
-\stopsection
-
-\startsection[title={The \type {vf} library}]
-
-The \type {vf} library can be used when \LUA\ code, as defined in the \type
-{commands} of the font, is executed. The functions provided are similar as the
-commands: \type {char}, \type {down}, \type {fontid}, \type {image}, \type
-{node}, \type {nop}, \type {pop}, \type {push}, \type {right}, \nod {rule}, \type
-{special} and \type {pdf}. This library has been present for a while but not been
-advertised and tested much, if only because it's easy to define an invalid font
-(or mess up the \PDF\ stream). Keep in mind that the \LUA\ snippets are executed
-each time when a character is output.
-
-\stopsection
-
-\startsection[title={The \type {font} library}]
-
-\topicindex {fonts+library}
-
-The font library provides the interface into the internals of the font system,
-and it also contains helper functions to load traditional \TEX\ font metrics
-formats. Other font loading functionality is provided by the \type {fontloader}
-library that will be discussed in the next section.
-
-\subsection{Loading a \TFM\ file}
-
-\topicindex {fonts+tfm}
-
-The behaviour documented in this subsection is considered stable in the sense that
-there will not be backward|-|incompatible changes any more.
-
-\startfunctioncall
-<table> fnt =
- font.read_tfm(<string> name, <number> s)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-The number is a bit special:
-
-\startitemize
-\startitem
- If it is positive, it specifies an \quote {at size} in scaled points.
-\stopitem
-\startitem
- If it is negative, its absolute value represents a \quote {scaled}
- setting relative to the designsize of the font.
-\stopitem
-\stopitemize
-
-\subsection{Loading a \VF\ file}
-
-\topicindex {fonts+vf}
-
-The behavior documented in this subsection is considered stable in the sense that
-there will not be backward-incompatible changes any more.
-
-\startfunctioncall
-<table> vf_fnt =
- font.read_vf(<string> name, <number> s)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-The meaning of the number \type {s} and the format of the returned table are
-similar to the ones in the \type {read_tfm} function.
-
-\subsection{The fonts array}
-
-\topicindex {fonts+virtual}
-
-The whole table of \TEX\ fonts is accessible from \LUA\ using a virtual array.
-
-\starttyping
-font.fonts[n] = { ... }
-<table> f = font.fonts[n]
-\stoptyping
-
-Because this is a virtual array, you cannot call \type {pairs} on it, but see
-below for the \type {font.each} iterator.
-
-The two metatable functions implementing the virtual array are:
-
-\startfunctioncall
-<table> f = font.getfont(<number> n)
-font.setfont(<number> n, <table> f)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-Note that at the moment, each access to the \type {font.fonts} or call to \type
-{font.getfont} creates a \LUA\ table for the whole font unless you cached it.
-This process can be quite slow.
-
-\startfunctioncall
-<table> p = font.getparameters(<number> n)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-This one will return a table of the parameters as known to \TEX. These can be
-different from the ones in the cached table.
-
-Also note the following: assignments can only be made to fonts that have already
-been defined in \TEX, but have not been accessed {\it at all\/} since that
-definition. This limits the usability of the write access to \type {font.fonts}
-quite a lot, a less stringent ruleset will likely be implemented later.
-
-\subsection{Checking a font's status}
-
-You can test for the status of a font by calling this function:
-
-\startfunctioncall
-<boolean> f =
- font.frozen(<number> n)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-The return value is one of \type {true} (unassignable), \type {false} (can be
-changed) or \type {nil} (not a valid font at all).
-
-\subsection{Defining a font directly}
-
-\topicindex {fonts+define}
-
-You can define your own font into \type {font.fonts} by calling this function:
-
-\startfunctioncall
-<number> i =
- font.define(<table> f)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-The return value is the internal id number of the defined font (the index into
-\type {font.fonts}). If the font creation fails, an error is raised. The table is
-a font structure. An alternative call is:
-
-\startfunctioncall
-<number> i =
- font.define(<number> n, <table> f)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-Where the first argument is a reserved font id (see below).
-
-\subsection{Extending a font}
-
-\topicindex {fonts+extend}
-
-Within reasonable bounds you can extend a font after it has been defined. Because
-some properties are best left unchanged this is limited to adding characters.
-
-\startfunctioncall
-font.addcharacters(<number n>, <table> f)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-The table passed can have the fields \type {characters} which is a (sub)table
-like the one used in define, and for virtual fonts a \type {fonts} table can be
-added. The characters defined in the \type {characters} table are added (when not
-yet present) or replace an existing entry. Keep in mind that replacing can have
-side effects because a character already can have been used. Instead of posing
-restrictions we expect the user to be careful. (The \type {setfont} helper is
-a more drastic replacer.)
-
-\subsection{Projected next font id}
-
-\topicindex {fonts+id}
-
-\startfunctioncall
-<number> i =
- font.nextid()
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-This returns the font id number that would be returned by a \type {font.define}
-call if it was executed at this spot in the code flow. This is useful for virtual
-fonts that need to reference themselves. If you pass \type {true} as argument,
-the id gets reserved and you can pass to \type {font.define} as first argument.
-This can be handy when you create complex virtual fonts.
-
-\startfunctioncall
-<number> i =
- font.nextid(true)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-\subsection{Font ids}
-
-\topicindex {fonts+id}
-\topicindex {fonts+current}
-
-\startfunctioncall
-<number> i =
- font.id(<string> csname)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-This returns the font id associated with \type {csname}, or $-1$ if \type
-{csname} is not defined.
-
-\startfunctioncall
-<number> i =
- font.max()
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-This is the largest used index in \type {font.fonts}.
-
-\startfunctioncall
-<number> i = font.current()
-font.current(<number> i)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-This gets or sets the currently used font number.
-
-\subsection{Iterating over all fonts}
-
-\topicindex {fonts+iterate}
-
-\startfunctioncall
-for i,v in font.each() do
- ...
-end
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-This is an iterator over each of the defined \TEX\ fonts. The first returned
-value is the index in \type {font.fonts}, the second the font itself, as a \LUA\
-table. The indices are listed incrementally, but they do not always form an array
-of consecutive numbers: in some cases there can be holes in the sequence.
-
-\stopsection
-
-\stopchapter
-
-\stopcomponent
+% language=uk + +\environment luatex-style + +\startcomponent luatex-fonts + +\startchapter[reference=fonts,title={Font structure}] + +\startsection[title={The font tables}] + +\topicindex {fonts} +\topicindex {fonts+tables} + +All \TEX\ fonts are represented to \LUA\ code as tables, and internally as +\CCODE~structures. All keys in the table below are saved in the internal font +structure if they are present in the table returned by the \cbk {define_font} +callback, or if they result from the normal \TFM|/|\VF\ reading routines if there +is no \cbk {define_font} callback defined. + +The column \quote {\VF} means that this key will be created by the \type +{font.read_vf()} routine, \quote {\TFM} means that the key will be created by the +\type {font.read_tfm()} routine, and \quote {used} means whether or not the +\LUATEX\ engine itself will do something with the key. The top|-|level keys in +the table are as follows: + +\starttabulate[|l|c|c|c|l|pl|] +\DB key \BC vf \BC tfm \BC used \BC value type \BC description \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \type{name} \NC yes \NC yes \NC yes \NC string \NC metric (file) name \NC \NR +\NC \type{area} \NC no \NC yes \NC yes \NC string \NC (directory) location, typically empty \NC \NR +\NC \type{used} \NC no \NC yes \NC yes \NC boolean \NC indicates usage (initial: false) \NC \NR +\NC \type{characters} \NC yes \NC yes \NC yes \NC table \NC the defined glyphs of this font \NC \NR +\NC \type{checksum} \NC yes \NC yes \NC no \NC number \NC default: 0 \NC \NR +\NC \type{designsize} \NC no \NC yes \NC yes \NC number \NC expected size (default: 655360 == 10pt) \NC \NR +\NC \type{direction} \NC no \NC yes \NC yes \NC number \NC default: 0 \NC \NR +\NC \type{encodingbytes} \NC no \NC no \NC yes \NC number \NC default: depends on \type {format} \NC \NR +\NC \type{encodingname} \NC no \NC no \NC yes \NC string \NC encoding name \NC \NR +\NC \type{fonts} \NC yes \NC no \NC yes \NC table \NC locally used fonts \NC \NR +\NC \type{psname} \NC no \NC no \NC yes \NC string \NC This is the \POSTSCRIPT\ fontname in the incoming font + source, and it's used as fontname identifier in the \PDF\ + output. This has to be a valid string, e.g.\ no spaces + and such, as the backend will not do a cleanup. This gives + complete control to the loader. \NC \NR +\NC \type{fullname} \NC no \NC no \NC yes \NC string \NC output font name, used as a fallback in the \PDF\ output + if the \type {psname} is not set \NC \NR +\NC \type{header} \NC yes \NC no \NC no \NC string \NC header comments, if any \NC \NR +\NC \type{hyphenchar} \NC no \NC no \NC yes \NC number \NC default: \TEX's \prm {hyphenchar} \NC \NR +\NC \type{parameters} \NC no \NC yes \NC yes \NC hash \NC default: 7 parameters, all zero \NC \NR +\NC \type{size} \NC no \NC yes \NC yes \NC number \NC the required scaling (by default the same as designsize) \NC \NR +\NC \type{skewchar} \NC no \NC no \NC yes \NC number \NC default: \TEX's \prm {skewchar} \NC \NR +\NC \type{type} \NC yes \NC no \NC yes \NC string \NC basic type of this font \NC \NR +\NC \type{format} \NC no \NC no \NC yes \NC string \NC disk format type \NC \NR +\NC \type{embedding} \NC no \NC no \NC yes \NC string \NC \PDF\ inclusion \NC \NR +\NC \type{filename} \NC no \NC no \NC yes \NC string \NC the name of the font on disk \NC \NR +\NC \type{tounicode} \NC no \NC yes \NC yes \NC number \NC When this is set to~1 \LUATEX\ assumes per|-|glyph + tounicode entries are present in the font. \NC \NR +\NC \type{stretch} \NC no \NC no \NC yes \NC number \NC the \quote {stretch} value from \lpr {expandglyphsinfont} \NC \NR +\NC \type{shrink} \NC no \NC no \NC yes \NC number \NC the \quote {shrink} value from \lpr {expandglyphsinfont} \NC \NR +\NC \type{step} \NC no \NC no \NC yes \NC number \NC the \quote {step} value from \lpr {expandglyphsinfont} \NC \NR +\NC \type{expansion_factor} \NC no \NC no \NC no \NC number \NC the actual expansion factor of an expanded font \NC \NR +\NC \type{attributes} \NC no \NC no \NC yes \NC string \NC the \orm {pdffontattr} \NC \NR +\NC \type{cache} \NC no \NC no \NC yes \NC string \NC This key controls caching of the \LUA\ table on the + \TEX\ end where \type {yes} means: use a reference to + the table that is passed to \LUATEX\ (this is the + default), and \type {no} means: don't store the + table reference, don't cache any \LUA\ data for this + font while \type {renew} means: don't store the table + reference, but save a reference to the table that is + created at the first access to one of its fields in the + font. \NC \NR +\NC \type{nomath} \NC no \NC no \NC yes \NC boolean \NC This key allows a minor speedup for text fonts. If it + is present and true, then \LUATEX\ will not check the + character entries for math|-|specific keys. \NC \NR +\NC \type{oldmath} \NC no \NC no \NC yes \NC boolean \NC This key flags a font as representing an old school \TEX\ + math font and disables the \OPENTYPE\ code path. \NC \NR +\NC \type{slant} \NC no \NC no \NC yes \NC number \NC This parameter will tilt the font and + does the same as \type {SlantFont} in the map file for + \TYPEONE\ fonts. \NC \NR +\NC \type{extend} \NC no \NC no \NC yes \NC number \NC This parameter will scale the font horizontally and + does the same as \type {ExtendFont} in the map file for + \TYPEONE\ fonts. \NC \NR +\NC \type{squeeze} \NC no \NC no \NC yes \NC number \NC This parameter will scale the font vertically and has + no equivalent in the map file. \NC \NR +\NC \type{width} \NC no \NC no \NC yes \NC number \NC The backend will inject \PDF\ operators that set the + penwidth. The value is (as usual in \TEX) divided by 1000. + It works with the \type {mode} file. \NC \NR +\NC \type{mode} \NC no \NC no \NC yes \NC number \NC The backend will inject \PDF\ operators that relate to the + drawing mode with 0~being a fill, 1~being an outline, + 2~both draw and fill and 3~no painting at all. \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +The saved reference in the \type {cache} option is thread|-|local, so be careful +when you are using coroutines: an error will be thrown if the table has been +cached in one thread, but you reference it from another thread. + +The key \type {name} is always required. The keys \type {stretch}, \type +{shrink}, \type {step} only have meaning when used together: they can be used to +replace a post|-|loading \lpr {expandglyphsinfont} command. The \type +{auto_expand} option is not supported in \LUATEX. In fact, the primitives that +create expanded or protruding copies are probably only useful when used with +traditional fonts because all these extra \OPENTYPE\ properties are kept out of +the picture. The \type {expansion_factor} is value that can be present inside a +font in \type {font.fonts}. It is the actual expansion factor (a value between +\type {-shrink} and \type {stretch}, with step \type {step}) of a font that was +automatically generated by the font expansion algorithm. + +Because we store the actual state of expansion with each glyph and don't have +special font instances, we can change some font related parameters before lines +are constructed, like: + +\starttyping +font.setexpansion(font.current(),100,100,20) +\stoptyping + +This is mostly meant for experiments (or an optimizing routing written in \LUA) +so there is no primitive. + +The key \type {attributes} can be used to set font attributes in the \PDF\ file. +The key \type {used} is set by the engine when a font is actively in use, this +makes sure that the font's definition is written to the output file (\DVI\ or +\PDF). The \TFM\ reader sets it to false. The \type {direction} is a number +signalling the \quote {normal} direction for this font. There are sixteen +possibilities: + +\starttabulate[|Tc|c|Tc|c|Tc|c|Tc|c|] +\DB \# \BC dir \BC \# \BC dir \BC \# \BC dir \BC \# \BC dir \NC \NR +\TB +\NC 0 \NC LT \NC 4 \NC RT \NC 8 \NC TT \NC 12 \NC BT \NC \NR +\NC 1 \NC LL \NC 5 \NC RL \NC 9 \NC TL \NC 13 \NC BL \NC \NR +\NC 2 \NC LB \NC 6 \NC RB \NC 10 \NC TB \NC 14 \NC BB \NC \NR +\NC 3 \NC LR \NC 7 \NC RR \NC 11 \NC TR \NC 15 \NC BR \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +These are \OMEGA|-|style direction abbreviations: the first character indicates +the \quote {first} edge of the character glyphs (the edge that is seen first in +the writing direction), the second the \quote {top} side. Keep in mind that +\LUATEX\ has a bit different directional model so these values are not used for +anything. + +The \type {parameters} is a hash with mixed key types. There are seven possible +string keys, as well as a number of integer indices (these start from 8 up). The +seven strings are actually used instead of the bottom seven indices, because that +gives a nicer user interface. + +The names and their internal remapping are: + +\starttabulate[|l|c|] +\DB name \BC remapping \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \type {slant} \NC 1 \NC \NR +\NC \type {space} \NC 2 \NC \NR +\NC \type {space_stretch} \NC 3 \NC \NR +\NC \type {space_shrink} \NC 4 \NC \NR +\NC \type {x_height} \NC 5 \NC \NR +\NC \type {quad} \NC 6 \NC \NR +\NC \type {extra_space} \NC 7 \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +The keys \type {type}, \type {format}, \type {embedding}, \type {fullname} and +\type {filename} are used to embed \OPENTYPE\ fonts in the result \PDF. + +The \type {characters} table is a list of character hashes indexed by an integer +number. The number is the \quote {internal code} \TEX\ knows this character by. + +Two very special string indexes can be used also: \type {left_boundary} is a +virtual character whose ligatures and kerns are used to handle word boundary +processing. \type {right_boundary} is similar but not actually used for anything +(yet). + +Each character hash itself is a hash. For example, here is the character \quote +{f} (decimal 102) in the font \type {cmr10 at 10pt}. The numbers that represent +dimensions are in scaled points. + +\starttyping +[102] = { + ["width"] = 200250, + ["height"] = 455111, + ["depth"] = 0, + ["italic"] = 50973, + ["kerns"] = { + [63] = 50973, + [93] = 50973, + [39] = 50973, + [33] = 50973, + [41] = 50973 + }, + ["ligatures"] = { + [102] = { ["char"] = 11, ["type"] = 0 }, + [108] = { ["char"] = 13, ["type"] = 0 }, + [105] = { ["char"] = 12, ["type"] = 0 } + } +} +\stoptyping + +The following top|-|level keys can be present inside a character hash: + +\starttabulate[|l|c|c|c|l|p|] +\DB key \BC vf \BC tfm \BC used \BC type \BC description \NC\NR +\TB +\NC \type{width} \NC yes \NC yes \NC yes \NC number \NC character's width, in sp (default 0) \NC\NR +\NC \type{height} \NC no \NC yes \NC yes \NC number \NC character's height, in sp (default 0) \NC\NR +\NC \type{depth} \NC no \NC yes \NC yes \NC number \NC character's depth, in sp (default 0) \NC\NR +\NC \type{italic} \NC no \NC yes \NC yes \NC number \NC character's italic correction, in sp (default zero) \NC\NR +\NC \type{top_accent} \NC no \NC no \NC maybe \NC number \NC character's top accent alignment place, in sp (default zero) \NC\NR +\NC \type{bot_accent} \NC no \NC no \NC maybe \NC number \NC character's bottom accent alignment place, in sp (default zero) \NC\NR +\NC \type{left_protruding} \NC no \NC no \NC maybe \NC number \NC character's \lpr {lpcode} \NC\NR +\NC \type{right_protruding} \NC no \NC no \NC maybe \NC number \NC character's \lpr {rpcode} \NC\NR +\NC \type{expansion_factor} \NC no \NC no \NC maybe \NC number \NC character's \lpr {efcode} \NC\NR +\NC \type{tounicode} \NC no \NC no \NC maybe \NC string \NC character's \UNICODE\ equivalent(s), in \UTF|-|16BE hexadecimal format \NC\NR +\NC \type{next} \NC no \NC yes \NC yes \NC number \NC the \quote {next larger} character index \NC\NR +\NC \type{extensible} \NC no \NC yes \NC yes \NC table \NC the constituent parts of an extensible recipe \NC\NR +\NC \type{vert_variants} \NC no \NC no \NC yes \NC table \NC constituent parts of a vertical variant set \NC \NR +\NC \type{horiz_variants} \NC no \NC no \NC yes \NC table \NC constituent parts of a horizontal variant set \NC \NR +\NC \type{kerns} \NC no \NC yes \NC yes \NC table \NC kerning information \NC\NR +\NC \type{ligatures} \NC no \NC yes \NC yes \NC table \NC ligaturing information \NC\NR +\NC \type{commands} \NC yes \NC no \NC yes \NC array \NC virtual font commands \NC\NR +\NC \type{name} \NC no \NC no \NC no \NC string \NC the character (\POSTSCRIPT) name \NC\NR +\NC \type{index} \NC no \NC no \NC yes \NC number \NC the (\OPENTYPE\ or \TRUETYPE) font glyph index \NC\NR +\NC \type{used} \NC no \NC yes \NC yes \NC boolean \NC typeset already (default: false) \NC\NR +\NC \type{mathkern} \NC no \NC no \NC yes \NC table \NC math cut-in specifications \NC\NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +The values of \type {top_accent}, \type {bot_accent} and \type {mathkern} are +used only for math accent and superscript placement, see \at {page} [math] in +this manual for details. The values of \type {left_protruding} and \type +{right_protruding} are used only when \lpr {protrudechars} is non-zero. Whether +or not \type {expansion_factor} is used depends on the font's global expansion +settings, as well as on the value of \lpr {adjustspacing}. + +The usage of \type {tounicode} is this: if this font specifies a \type +{tounicode=1} at the top level, then \LUATEX\ will construct a \type {/ToUnicode} +entry for the \PDF\ font (or font subset) based on the character|-|level \type +{tounicode} strings, where they are available. If a character does not have a +sensible \UNICODE\ equivalent, do not provide a string either (no empty strings). + +If the font level \type {tounicode} is not set, then \LUATEX\ will build up \type +{/ToUnicode} based on the \TEX\ code points you used, and any character-level +\type {tounicodes} will be ignored. The string format is exactly the format that +is expected by Adobe \CMAP\ files (\UTF-16BE in hexadecimal encoding), minus the +enclosing angle brackets. For instance the \type {tounicode} for a \type {fi} +ligature would be \type {00660069}. When you pass a number the conversion will be +done for you. + +A math character can have a \type {next} field that points to a next larger +shape. However, the presence of \type {extensible} will overrule \type {next}, if +that is also present. The \type {extensible} field in turn can be overruled by +\type {vert_variants}, the \OPENTYPE\ version. The \type {extensible} table is +very simple: + +\starttabulate[|l|l|p|] +\DB key \BC type \BC description \NC\NR +\TB +\NC \type{top} \NC number \NC top character index \NC\NR +\NC \type{mid} \NC number \NC middle character index \NC\NR +\NC \type{bot} \NC number \NC bottom character index \NC\NR +\NC \type{rep} \NC number \NC repeatable character index \NC\NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +The \type {horiz_variants} and \type {vert_variants} are arrays of components. +Each of those components is itself a hash of up to five keys: + +\starttabulate[|l|l|p|] +\DB key \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \type{glyph} \NC number \NC The character index. Note that this is an encoding number, not a name. \NC \NR +\NC \type{extender} \NC number \NC One (1) if this part is repeatable, zero (0) otherwise. \NC \NR +\NC \type{start} \NC number \NC The maximum overlap at the starting side (in scaled points). \NC \NR +\NC \type{end} \NC number \NC The maximum overlap at the ending side (in scaled points). \NC \NR +\NC \type{advance} \NC number \NC The total advance width of this item. It can be zero or missing, + then the natural size of the glyph for character \type {component} + is used. \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +The \type {kerns} table is a hash indexed by character index (and \quote +{character index} is defined as either a non|-|negative integer or the string +value \type {right_boundary}), with the values of the kerning to be applied, in +scaled points. + +The \type {ligatures} table is a hash indexed by character index (and \quote +{character index} is defined as either a non|-|negative integer or the string +value \type {right_boundary}), with the values being yet another small hash, with +two fields: + +\starttabulate[|l|l|p|] +\DB key \BC type \BC description \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \type{type} \NC number \NC the type of this ligature command, default 0 \NC \NR +\NC \type{char} \NC number \NC the character index of the resultant ligature \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +The \type {char} field in a ligature is required. The \type {type} field inside a +ligature is the numerical or string value of one of the eight possible ligature +types supported by \TEX. When \TEX\ inserts a new ligature, it puts the new glyph +in the middle of the left and right glyphs. The original left and right glyphs +can optionally be retained, and when at least one of them is kept, it is also +possible to move the new \quote {insertion point} forward one or two places. The +glyph that ends up to the right of the insertion point will become the next +\quote {left}. + +\starttabulate[|l|c|l|l|] +\DB textual (Knuth) \BC number \BC string \BC result \NC\NR +\TB +\NC \type{l + r =: n} \NC 0 \NC \type{=:} \NC \type{|n} \NC\NR +\NC \type{l + r =:| n} \NC 1 \NC \type{=:|} \NC \type{|nr} \NC\NR +\NC \type{l + r |=: n} \NC 2 \NC \type{|=:} \NC \type{|ln} \NC\NR +\NC \type{l + r |=:| n} \NC 3 \NC \type{|=:|} \NC \type{|lnr} \NC\NR +\NC \type{l + r =:|> n} \NC 5 \NC \type{=:|>} \NC \type{n|r} \NC\NR +\NC \type{l + r |=:> n} \NC 6 \NC \type{|=:>} \NC \type{l|n} \NC\NR +\NC \type{l + r |=:|> n} \NC 7 \NC \type{|=:|>} \NC \type{l|nr} \NC\NR +\NC \type{l + r |=:|>> n} \NC 11 \NC \type{|=:|>>} \NC \type{ln|r} \NC\NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +The default value is~0, and can be left out. That signifies a \quote {normal} +ligature where the ligature replaces both original glyphs. In this table the~\type {|} +indicates the final insertion point. + +The \type {commands} array is explained below. + +\stopsection + +\startsection[title={Real fonts}] + +\topicindex {fonts+real} +\topicindex {fonts+virtual} + +Whether or not a \TEX\ font is a \quote {real} font that should be written to the +\PDF\ document is decided by the \type {type} value in the top|-|level font +structure. If the value is \type {real}, then this is a proper font, and the +inclusion mechanism will attempt to add the needed font object definitions to the +\PDF. Values for \type {type} are: + +\starttabulate[|l|p|] +\DB value \BC description \NC\NR +\TB +\NC \type{real} \NC this is a base font \NC\NR +\NC \type{virtual} \NC this is a virtual font \NC\NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +The actions to be taken depend on a number of different variables: + +\startitemize[packed] +\startitem + Whether the used font fits in an 8-bit encoding scheme or not. This is true for + traditional \TEX\ fonts that communicate via \TFM\ files. +\stopitem +\startitem + The type of the disk font file, for instance a bitmap file or an outline + \TYPEONE, \TRUETYPE\ or \OPENTYPE\ font. +\stopitem +\startitem + The level of embedding requested, although in most cases a subset of + characters is embedded. The times when nothing got embedded are (in our + opinion at least) basically gone. +\stopitem +\stopitemize + +A font that uses anything other than an 8-bit encoding vector has to be written +to the \PDF\ in a different way. When the font table has \type {encodingbytes} +set to~2, then it is a wide font, in all other cases it isn't. The value~2 is the +default for \OPENTYPE\ and \TRUETYPE\ fonts loaded via \LUA. For \TYPEONE\ fonts, +you have to set \type {encodingbytes} to~2 explicitly. For \PK\ bitmap fonts, +wide font encoding is not supported at all. + +If no special care is needed, \LUATEX\ falls back to the mapfile|-|based solution +used by \PDFTEX\ and \DVIPS, so that legacy fonts are supported transparently. If +a \quote {wide} font is used, the new subsystem kicks in, and some extra fields +have to be present in the font structure. In this case, \LUATEX\ does not use a +map file at all. These extra fields are: \type {format}, \type {embedding}, \type +{fullname}, \type {cidinfo} (as explained above), \type {filename}, and the \type +{index} key in the separate characters. + +The \type {format} variable can have the following values. \type {type3} fonts +are provided for backward compatibility only, and do not support the new wide +encoding options. + +\starttabulate[|l|p|] +\DB value \BC description \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \type{type1} \NC this is a \POSTSCRIPT\ \TYPEONE\ font \NC \NR +\NC \type{type3} \NC this is a bitmapped (\PK) font \NC \NR +\NC \type{truetype} \NC this is a \TRUETYPE\ or \TRUETYPE|-|based \OPENTYPE\ font \NC \NR +\NC \type{opentype} \NC this is a \POSTSCRIPT|-|based \OPENTYPE\ font \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +Valid values for the \type {embedding} variable are: + +\starttabulate[|l|p|] +\DB value \BC description \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \type{no} \NC don't embed the font at all \NC \NR +\NC \type{subset} \NC include and atttempt to subset the font \NC \NR +\NC \type{full} \NC include this font in its entirety \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +The other fields are used as follows. The \type {fullname} will be the +\POSTSCRIPT|/|\PDF\ font name. The \type {cidinfo} will be used as the character +set: the CID \type {/Ordering} and \type {/Registry} keys. The \type {filename} +points to the actual font file. If you include the full path in the \type +{filename} or if the file is in the local directory, \LUATEX\ will run a little +bit more efficient because it will not have to re|-|run the \type {find_*_file} +callback in that case. + +Be careful: when mixing old and new fonts in one document, it is possible to +create \POSTSCRIPT\ name clashes that can result in printing errors. When this +happens, you have to change the \type {fullname} of the font to a more unique +one. + +Typeset strings are written out in a wide format using 2~bytes per glyph, using +the \type {index} key in the character information as value. The overall effect +is like having an encoding based on numbers instead of traditional (\POSTSCRIPT) +name|-|based reencoding. One way to get the correct \type {index} numbers for +\TYPEONE\ fonts is by loading the font via \type {fontloader.open} and use the +table indices as \type {index} fields. + +In order to make sure that cut and paste of the final document works okay you can +best make sure that there is a \type {tounicode} vector enforced. Not all \PDF\ +viewers handle this right so take \ACROBAT\ as reference. + +\stopsection + +\startsection[reference=virtualfonts,title={Virtual fonts}] + +\subsection{The structure} + +\topicindex {fonts+virtual} + +You have to take the following steps if you want \LUATEX\ to treat the returned +table from \cbk {define_font} as a virtual font: + +\startitemize[packed] +\startitem + Set the top|-|level key \type {type} to \type {virtual}. In most cases it's + optional because we look at the \type {commands} entry anyway. +\stopitem +\startitem + Make sure there is at least one valid entry in \type {fonts} (see below), + although recent versions of \LUATEX\ add a default entry when this table is + missing. +\stopitem +\startitem + Add a \type {commands} array to those characters that matter. A virtual + character can itself point to virtual characters but be careful with nesting + as you can create loops and overflow the stack (which often indicates an + error anyway). +\stopitem +\stopitemize + +The presence of the toplevel \type {type} key with the specific value \type +{virtual} will trigger handling of the rest of the special virtual font fields in +the table, but the mere existence of 'type' is enough to prevent \LUATEX\ from +looking for a virtual font on its own. This also works \quote {in reverse}: if +you are absolutely certain that a font is not a virtual font, assigning the value +\type {real} to \type {type} will inhibit \LUATEX\ from looking for a virtual +font file, thereby saving you a disk search. This only matters when we load a +\TFM\ file. + +The \type {fonts} is an (indexed) \LUA\ table. The values are one- or two|-|key +hashes themselves, each entry indicating one of the base fonts in a virtual font. +In case your font is referring to itself, you can use the \type {font.nextid()} +function which returns the index of the next to be defined font which is probably +the currently defined one. So, a table looks like this: + +\starttyping +fonts = { + { name = "ptmr8a", size = 655360 }, + { name = "psyr", size = 600000 }, + { id = 38 } +} +\stoptyping + +The first referenced font (at index~1) in this virtual font is \type {ptrmr8a} +loaded at 10pt, and the second is \type {psyr} loaded at a little over 9pt. The +third one is a previously defined font that is known to \LUATEX\ as font id~38. +The array index numbers are used by the character command definitions that are +part of each character. + +The \type {commands} array is a hash where each item is another small array, +with the first entry representing a command and the extra items being the +parameters to that command. The allowed commands and their arguments are: + +\starttabulate[|l|l|l|p|] +\DB command \BC arguments \BC type \BC description \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \type{font} \NC 1 \NC number \NC select a new font from the local \type {fonts} table \NC \NR +\NC \type{char} \NC 1 \NC number \NC typeset this character number from the current font, + and move right by the character's width \NC \NR +\NC \type{node} \NC 1 \NC node \NC output this node (list), and move right + by the width of this list\NC \NR +\NC \type{slot} \NC 2 \NC 2 numbers \NC a shortcut for the combination of a font and char command\NC \NR +\NC \type{push} \NC 0 \NC \NC save current position\NC \NR +\NC \type{nop} \NC 0 \NC \NC do nothing \NC \NR +\NC \type{pop} \NC 0 \NC \NC pop position \NC \NR +\NC \type{rule} \NC 2 \NC 2 numbers \NC output a rule $ht*wd$, and move right. \NC \NR +\NC \type{down} \NC 1 \NC number \NC move down on the page \NC \NR +\NC \type{right} \NC 1 \NC number \NC move right on the page \NC \NR +\NC \type{special} \NC 1 \NC string \NC output a \prm {special} command \NC \NR +\NC \type{pdf} \NC 2 \NC 2 strings \NC output a \PDF\ literal, the first string is one of \type {origin}, + \type {page}, \type {text}, \type {font}, \type {direct} or \type {raw}; if you + have one string only \type {origin} is assumed \NC \NR +\NC \type{lua} \NC 1 \NC string, + function \NC execute a \LUA\ script when the glyph is embedded; in case of a + function it gets the font id and character code passed \NC \NR +\NC \type{image} \NC 1 \NC image \NC output an image (the argument can be either an \type {<image>} variable or an \type {image_spec} table) \NC \NR +\NC \type{comment} \NC any \NC any \NC the arguments of this command are ignored \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +When a font id is set to~0 then it will be replaced by the currently assigned +font id. This prevents the need for hackery with future id's. Normally one could +use \type {font.nextid} but when more complex fonts are built in the meantime +other instances could have been loaded. + +The \type {pdf} option also accepts a \type {mode} keyword in which case the +third argument sets the mode. That option will change the mode in an efficient +way (passing an empty string would result in an extra empty lines in the \PDF\ +file. This option only makes sense for virtual fonts. The \type {font} mode only +makes sense in virtual fonts. Modes are somewhat fuzzy and partially inherited +from \PDFTEX. + +\starttabulate[|l|p|] +\DB mode \BC description \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \type {origin} \NC enter page mode and set the position \NC \NR +\NC \type {page} \NC enter page mode \NC \NR +\NC \type {text} \NC enter text mode \NC \NR +\NC \type {font} \NC enter font mode (kind of text mode, only in virtual fonts) \NC \NR +\NC \type {always} \NC finish the current string and force a transform if needed \NC \NR +\NC \type {raw} \NC finish the current string \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +You always need to check what \PDF\ code is generated because there can be all +kind of interferences with optimization in the backend and fonts are complicated +anyway. Here is a rather elaborate glyph commands example using such keys: + +\starttyping +... +commands = { + { "push" }, -- remember where we are + { "right", 5000 }, -- move right about 0.08pt + { "font", 3 }, -- select the fonts[3] entry + { "char", 97 }, -- place character 97 (ASCII 'a') + -- { "slot", 2, 97 }, -- an alternative for the previous two + { "pop" }, -- go all the way back + { "down", -200000 }, -- move upwards by about 3pt + { "special", "pdf: 1 0 0 rg" } -- switch to red color + -- { "pdf", "origin", "1 0 0 rg" } -- switch to red color (alternative) + { "rule", 500000, 20000 } -- draw a bar + { "special", "pdf: 0 g" } -- back to black + -- { "pdf", "origin", "0 g" } -- back to black (alternative) +} +... +\stoptyping + +The default value for \type {font} is always~1 at the start of the +\type {commands} array. Therefore, if the virtual font is essentially only a +re|-|encoding, then you do usually not have created an explicit \quote {font} +command in the array. + +Rules inside of \type {commands} arrays are built up using only two dimensions: +they do not have depth. For correct vertical placement, an extra \type {down} +command may be needed. + +Regardless of the amount of movement you create within the \type {commands}, the +output pointer will always move by exactly the width that was given in the \type +{width} key of the character hash. Any movements that take place inside the \type +{commands} array are ignored on the upper level. + +The special can have a \type {pdf:}, \type {pdf:origin:}, \type {pdf:page:}, +\type {pdf:direct:} or \type {pdf:raw:} prefix. When you have to concatenate +strings using the \type {pdf} command might be more efficient. + +\subsection{Artificial fonts} + +Even in a \quote {real} font, there can be virtual characters. When \LUATEX\ +encounters a \type {commands} field inside a character when it becomes time to +typeset the character, it will interpret the commands, just like for a true +virtual character. In this case, if you have created no \quote {fonts} array, +then the default (and only) \quote {base} font is taken to be the current font +itself. In practice, this means that you can create virtual duplicates of +existing characters which is useful if you want to create composite characters. + +Note: this feature does {\it not\/} work the other way around. There can not be +\quote {real} characters in a virtual font! You cannot use this technique for +font re-encoding either; you need a truly virtual font for that (because +characters that are already present cannot be altered). + +\subsection{Example virtual font} + +\topicindex {fonts+virtual} + +Finally, here is a plain \TEX\ input file with a virtual font demonstration: + +\startbuffer +\directlua { + callback.register('define_font', + function (name,size) + if name == 'cmr10-red' then + local f = font.read_tfm('cmr10',size) + f.name = 'cmr10-red' + f.type = 'virtual' + f.fonts = { + { name = 'cmr10', size = size } + } + for i,v in pairs(f.characters) do + if string.char(i):find('[tacohanshartmut]') then + v.commands = { + { "special", "pdf: 1 0 0 rg" }, + { "char", i }, + { "special", "pdf: 0 g" }, + } + end + end + return f + else + return font.read_tfm(name,size) + end + end + ) +} + +\font\myfont = cmr10-red at 10pt \myfont This is a line of text \par +\font\myfontx = cmr10 at 10pt \myfontx Here is another line of text \par +\stopbuffer + +\typebuffer + +\stopsection + +\startsection[title={The \type {vf} library}] + +The \type {vf} library can be used when \LUA\ code, as defined in the \type +{commands} of the font, is executed. The functions provided are similar as the +commands: \type {char}, \type {down}, \type {fontid}, \type {image}, \type +{node}, \type {nop}, \type {pop}, \type {push}, \type {right}, \nod {rule}, \type +{special} and \type {pdf}. This library has been present for a while but not been +advertised and tested much, if only because it's easy to define an invalid font +(or mess up the \PDF\ stream). Keep in mind that the \LUA\ snippets are executed +each time when a character is output. + +\stopsection + +\startsection[title={The \type {font} library}] + +\topicindex {fonts+library} + +The font library provides the interface into the internals of the font system, +and it also contains helper functions to load traditional \TEX\ font metrics +formats. Other font loading functionality is provided by the \type {fontloader} +library that will be discussed in the next section. + +\subsection{Loading a \TFM\ file} + +\topicindex {fonts+tfm} + +The behaviour documented in this subsection is considered stable in the sense that +there will not be backward|-|incompatible changes any more. + +\startfunctioncall +<table> fnt = + font.read_tfm(<string> name, <number> s) +\stopfunctioncall + +The number is a bit special: + +\startitemize +\startitem + If it is positive, it specifies an \quote {at size} in scaled points. +\stopitem +\startitem + If it is negative, its absolute value represents a \quote {scaled} + setting relative to the designsize of the font. +\stopitem +\stopitemize + +\subsection{Loading a \VF\ file} + +\topicindex {fonts+vf} + +The behavior documented in this subsection is considered stable in the sense that +there will not be backward-incompatible changes any more. + +\startfunctioncall +<table> vf_fnt = + font.read_vf(<string> name, <number> s) +\stopfunctioncall + +The meaning of the number \type {s} and the format of the returned table are +similar to the ones in the \type {read_tfm} function. + +\subsection{The fonts array} + +\topicindex {fonts+virtual} + +The whole table of \TEX\ fonts is accessible from \LUA\ using a virtual array. + +\starttyping +font.fonts[n] = { ... } +<table> f = font.fonts[n] +\stoptyping + +Because this is a virtual array, you cannot call \type {pairs} on it, but see +below for the \type {font.each} iterator. + +The two metatable functions implementing the virtual array are: + +\startfunctioncall +<table> f = font.getfont(<number> n) +font.setfont(<number> n, <table> f) +\stopfunctioncall + +Note that at the moment, each access to the \type {font.fonts} or call to \type +{font.getfont} creates a \LUA\ table for the whole font unless you cached it. +This process can be quite slow. + +\startfunctioncall +<table> p = font.getparameters(<number> n) +\stopfunctioncall + +This one will return a table of the parameters as known to \TEX. These can be +different from the ones in the cached table. + +Also note the following: assignments can only be made to fonts that have already +been defined in \TEX, but have not been accessed {\it at all\/} since that +definition. This limits the usability of the write access to \type {font.fonts} +quite a lot, a less stringent ruleset will likely be implemented later. + +\subsection{Checking a font's status} + +You can test for the status of a font by calling this function: + +\startfunctioncall +<boolean> f = + font.frozen(<number> n) +\stopfunctioncall + +The return value is one of \type {true} (unassignable), \type {false} (can be +changed) or \type {nil} (not a valid font at all). + +\subsection{Defining a font directly} + +\topicindex {fonts+define} + +You can define your own font into \type {font.fonts} by calling this function: + +\startfunctioncall +<number> i = + font.define(<table> f) +\stopfunctioncall + +The return value is the internal id number of the defined font (the index into +\type {font.fonts}). If the font creation fails, an error is raised. The table is +a font structure. An alternative call is: + +\startfunctioncall +<number> i = + font.define(<number> n, <table> f) +\stopfunctioncall + +Where the first argument is a reserved font id (see below). + +\subsection{Extending a font} + +\topicindex {fonts+extend} + +Within reasonable bounds you can extend a font after it has been defined. Because +some properties are best left unchanged this is limited to adding characters. + +\startfunctioncall +font.addcharacters(<number n>, <table> f) +\stopfunctioncall + +The table passed can have the fields \type {characters} which is a (sub)table +like the one used in define, and for virtual fonts a \type {fonts} table can be +added. The characters defined in the \type {characters} table are added (when not +yet present) or replace an existing entry. Keep in mind that replacing can have +side effects because a character already can have been used. Instead of posing +restrictions we expect the user to be careful. (The \type {setfont} helper is +a more drastic replacer.) + +\subsection{Projected next font id} + +\topicindex {fonts+id} + +\startfunctioncall +<number> i = + font.nextid() +\stopfunctioncall + +This returns the font id number that would be returned by a \type {font.define} +call if it was executed at this spot in the code flow. This is useful for virtual +fonts that need to reference themselves. If you pass \type {true} as argument, +the id gets reserved and you can pass to \type {font.define} as first argument. +This can be handy when you create complex virtual fonts. + +\startfunctioncall +<number> i = + font.nextid(true) +\stopfunctioncall + +\subsection{Font ids} + +\topicindex {fonts+id} +\topicindex {fonts+current} + +\startfunctioncall +<number> i = + font.id(<string> csname) +\stopfunctioncall + +This returns the font id associated with \type {csname}, or $-1$ if \type +{csname} is not defined. + +\startfunctioncall +<number> i = + font.max() +\stopfunctioncall + +This is the largest used index in \type {font.fonts}. + +\startfunctioncall +<number> i = font.current() +font.current(<number> i) +\stopfunctioncall + +This gets or sets the currently used font number. + +\subsection{Iterating over all fonts} + +\topicindex {fonts+iterate} + +\startfunctioncall +for i,v in font.each() do + ... +end +\stopfunctioncall + +This is an iterator over each of the defined \TEX\ fonts. The first returned +value is the index in \type {font.fonts}, the second the font itself, as a \LUA\ +table. The indices are listed incrementally, but they do not always form an array +of consecutive numbers: in some cases there can be holes in the sequence. + +\stopsection + +\stopchapter + +\stopcomponent diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/luatex/base/luatex-graphics.tex b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/luatex/base/luatex-graphics.tex index 038710cd583..3f12762b68b 100644 --- a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/luatex/base/luatex-graphics.tex +++ b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/luatex/base/luatex-graphics.tex @@ -1,831 +1,831 @@ -% language=uk
-
-% mp solve_path
-
-\environment luatex-style
-
-\startcomponent luatex-graphics
-
-\startchapter[reference=graphics,title={The graphic libraries}]
-
-\startsection[title={The \type {img} library}][library=img]
-
-\topicindex {images}
-\topicindex {images+library}
-\topicindex {graphics}
-
-The \type {img} library can be used as an alternative to \orm {pdfximage} and
-\orm {pdfrefximage}, and the associated \quote {satellite} commands like \type
-{\pdfximagebbox}. Image objects can also be used within virtual fonts via the
-\type {image} command listed in~\in {section} [virtualfonts].
-
-\subsection{\type {new}}
-
-\libindex{new}
-
-\startfunctioncall
-<image> var = img.new()
-<image> var = img.new(<table> image_spec)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-This function creates a userdata object of type \quote {image}. The \type
-{image_spec} argument is optional. If it is given, it must be a table, and that
-table must contain a \type {filename} key. A number of other keys can also be
-useful, these are explained below.
-
-You can either say
-
-\starttyping
-a = img.new()
-\stoptyping
-
-followed by
-
-\starttyping
-a.filename = "foo.png"
-\stoptyping
-
-or you can put the file name (and some or all of the other keys) into a table
-directly, like so:
-
-\starttyping
-a = img.new({filename='foo.pdf', page=1})
-\stoptyping
-
-The generated \type {<image>} userdata object allows access to a set of
-user|-|specified values as well as a set of values that are normally filled in
-and updated automatically by \LUATEX\ itself. Some of those are derived from the
-actual image file, others are updated to reflect the \PDF\ output status of the
-object.
-
-There is one required user-specified field: the file name (\type {filename}). It
-can optionally be augmented by the requested image dimensions (\type {width},
-\type {depth}, \type {height}), user|-|specified image attributes (\type {attr}),
-the requested \PDF\ page identifier (\type {page}), the requested boundingbox
-(\type {pagebox}) for \PDF\ inclusion, the requested color space object (\type
-{colorspace}).
-
-The function \type {img.new} does not access the actual image file, it just
-creates the \type {<image>} userdata object and initializes some memory
-structures. The \type {<image>} object and its internal structures are
-automatically garbage collected.
-
-Once the image is scanned, all the values in the \type {<image>} except \type
-{width}, \type {height} and \type {depth}, become frozen, and you cannot change
-them any more.
-
-You can use \type {pdf.setignoreunknownimages(1)} (or at the \TEX\ end the \lpr
-{pdfvariable} \type {ignoreunknownimages}) to get around a quit when no known
-image type is found (based on name or preamble). Beware: this will not catch
-invalid images and we cannot guarantee side effects. A zero dimension image is
-still included when requested. No special flags are set. A proper workflow will
-not rely in such a catch but make sure that images are valid.
-
-\subsection{\type {fields}}
-
-\libindex{fields}
-
-\startfunctioncall
-<table> keys = img.fields()
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-This function returns a list of all the possible \type {image_spec} keys, both
-user-supplied and automatic ones.
-
-\starttabulate[|l|l|p|]
-\DB field name \BC type \BC description \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \type{attr} \NC string \NC the image attributes for \LUATEX \NC \NR
-\NC \type{bbox} \NC table \NC table with 4 boundingbox dimensions \type
- {llx}, \type {lly}, \type {urx} and \type
- {ury} overruling the \type {pagebox} entry \NC \NR
-\NC \type{colordepth} \NC number \NC the number of bits used by the color space \NC \NR
-\NC \type{colorspace} \NC number \NC the color space object number \NC \NR
-\NC \type{depth} \NC number \NC the image depth for \LUATEX \NC \NR
-\NC \type{filename} \NC string \NC the image file name \NC \NR
-\NC \type{filepath} \NC string \NC the full (expanded) file name of the image\NC \NR
-\NC \type{height} \NC number \NC the image height for \LUATEX \NC \NR
-\NC \type{imagetype} \NC string \NC one of \type {pdf}, \type {png}, \type {jpg},
- \type {jp2} or \type {jbig2} \NC \NR
-\NC \type{index} \NC number \NC the \PDF\ image name suffix \NC \NR
-\NC \type{objnum} \NC number \NC the \PDF\ image object number \NC \NR
-\NC \type{page} \NC number \NC the identifier for the requested image page \NC \NR
-\NC \type{pagebox} \NC string \NC the requested bounding box, one of
- \type {none}, \type {media}, \type {crop},
- \type {bleed}, \type {trim}, \type {art} \NC \NR
-\NC \type{pages} \NC number \NC the total number of available pages \NC \NR
-\NC \type{rotation} \NC number \NC the image rotation from included \PDF\ file,
- in multiples of 90~deg. \NC \NR
-\NC \type{stream} \NC string \NC the raw stream data for an \type {/Xobject}
- \type {/Form} object\NC \NR
-\NC \type{transform} \NC number \NC the image transform, integer number 0..7 \NC \NR
-\NC \type{orientation} \NC number \NC the (jpeg) image orientation, integer number 1..8
- (0 for unset) \NC \NR
-\NC \type{width} \NC number \NC the image width for \LUATEX \NC \NR
-\NC \type{xres} \NC number \NC the horizontal natural image resolution
- (in \DPI) \NC \NR
-\NC \type{xsize} \NC number \NC the natural image width \NC \NR
-\NC \type{yres} \NC number \NC the vertical natural image resolution
- (in \DPI) \NC \NR
-\NC \type{ysize} \NC number \NC the natural image height \NC \NR
-\NC \type{visiblefilename} \NC string \NC when set, this name will find its way in the
- \PDF\ file as \type {PTEX} specification; when
- an empty string is assigned nothing is written
- to file; otherwise the natural filename is
- taken \NC \NR
-\NC \type{userpassword} \NC string \NC the userpassword needed for opening a \PDF\ file \NC \NR
-\NC \type{ownerpassword} \NC string \NC the ownerpassword needed for opening a \PDF\ file \NC \NR
-\NC \type{keepopen} \NC boolean \NC keep the \PDF\ file open \NC \NR
-\NC \type{nobbox} \NC boolean \NC don't add a boundingbox specification for streams \NC \NR
-\NC \type{nolength} \NC boolean \NC don't add length key nor compress for streams \NC \NR
-\NC \type{nosize} \NC boolean \NC don't add size fields for streams \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-A running (undefined) dimension in \type {width}, \type {height}, or \type
-{depth} is represented as \type {nil} in \LUA, so if you want to load an image at
-its \quote {natural} size, you do not have to specify any of those three fields.
-
-The \type {stream} parameter allows to fabricate an \type {/XObject} \type
-{/Form} object from a string giving the stream contents, e.g., for a filled
-rectangle:
-
-\startfunctioncall
-a.stream = "0 0 20 10 re f"
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-When writing the image, an \type {/Xobject} \type {/Form} object is created, like
-with embedded \PDF\ file writing. The object is written out only once. The \type
-{stream} key requires that also the \type {bbox} table is given. The \type
-{stream} key conflicts with the \type {filename} key. The \type {transform} key
-works as usual also with \type {stream}.
-
-The \type {bbox} key needs a table with four boundingbox values, e.g.:
-
-\startfunctioncall
-a.bbox = { "30bp", 0, "225bp", "200bp" }
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-This replaces and overrules any given \type {pagebox} value; with given \type
-{bbox} the box dimensions coming with an embedded \PDF\ file are ignored. The
-\type {xsize} and \type {ysize} dimensions are set accordingly, when the image is
-scaled. The \type {bbox} parameter is ignored for non-\PDF\ images.
-
-The \type {transform} allows to mirror and rotate the image in steps of 90~deg.
-The default value~$0$ gives an unmirrored, unrotated image. Values $1-3$ give
-counterclockwise rotation by $90$, $180$, or $270$~degrees, whereas with values
-$4-7$ the image is first mirrored and then rotated counterclockwise by $90$,
-$180$, or $270$~degrees. The \type {transform} operation gives the same visual
-result as if you would externally preprocess the image by a graphics tool and
-then use it by \LUATEX. If a \PDF\ file to be embedded already contains a \type
-{/Rotate} specification, the rotation result is the combination of the \type
-{/Rotate} rotation followed by the \type {transform} operation.
-
-\subsection{\type {scan}}
-
-\libindex{scan}
-
-\startfunctioncall
-<image> var = img.scan(<image> var)
-<image> var = img.scan(<table> image_spec)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-When you say \type {img.scan(a)} for a new image, the file is scanned, and
-variables such as \type {xsize}, \type {ysize}, image \type {type}, number of
-\type {pages}, and the resolution are extracted. Each of the \type {width}, \type
-{height}, \type {depth} fields are set up according to the image dimensions, if
-they were not given an explicit value already. An image file will never be
-scanned more than once for a given image variable. With all subsequent \type
-{img.scan(a)} calls only the dimensions are again set up (if they have been
-changed by the user in the meantime).
-
-For ease of use, you can do right-away a
-
-\starttyping
-<image> a = img.scan { filename = "foo.png" }
-\stoptyping
-
-without a prior \type {img.new}.
-
-Nothing is written yet at this point, so you can do \type {a=img.scan}, retrieve
-the available info like image width and height, and then throw away \type {a}
-again by saying \type {a=nil}. In that case no image object will be reserved in
-the PDF, and the used memory will be cleaned up automatically.
-
-\subsection{\type {copy}}
-
-\libindex{copy}
-
-\startfunctioncall
-<image> var = img.copy(<image> var)
-<image> var = img.copy(<table> image_spec)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-If you say \type {a = b}, then both variables point to the same \type {<image>}
-object. if you want to write out an image with different sizes, you can do
-\type {b = img.copy(a)}.
-
-Afterwards, \type {a} and \type {b} still reference the same actual image
-dictionary, but the dimensions for \type {b} can now be changed from their
-initial values that were just copies from \type {a}.
-
-\subsection{\type {write}, \type {immediatewrite}, \type {immediatewriteobject}}
-
-\topicindex {images+injection}
-\topicindex {images+immediate}
-\topicindex {images+object}
-
-\libindex{write}
-\libindex{immediatewrite}
-\libindex{immediatewriteobject}
-
-\startfunctioncall
-<image> var = img.write(<image> var)
-<image> var = img.write(<table> image_spec)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-By \type {img.write(a)} a \PDF\ object number is allocated, and a rule node of
-subtype \type {image} is generated and put into the output list. By this the
-image \type {a} is placed into the page stream, and the image file is written out
-into an image stream object after the shipping of the current page is finished.
-
-Again you can do a terse call like
-
-\starttyping
-img.write { filename = "foo.png" }
-\stoptyping
-
-The \type {<image>} variable is returned in case you want it for later
-processing. You can also write an object.
-
-By \type {img.immediatewrite(a)} a \PDF\ object number is allocated, and the
-image file for image \type {a} is written out immediately into the \PDF\ file as
-an image stream object (like with \prm {immediate}\orm {pdfximage}). The object
-number of the image stream dictionary is then available by the \type {objnum}
-key. No \type {pdf_refximage} whatsit node is generated. You will need an
-\type {img.write(a)} or \type {img.node(a)} call to let the image appear on the
-page, or reference it by another trick; else you will have a dangling image
-object in the \PDF\ file.
-
-\startfunctioncall
-<image> var = img.immediatewrite(<image> var)
-<image> var = img.immediatewrite(<table> image_spec)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-Also here you can do a terse call like
-
-\starttyping
-a = img.immediatewrite { filename = "foo.png" }
-\stoptyping
-
-The \type {<image>} variable is returned and you will most likely need it.
-
-The next function is kind of special as it copies an object from a (\PDF) image
-file. This features is experimental and might disappear.
-
-\startfunctioncall
-<integer> objnum = img.immediatewriteobject(<image> var, <integer> objnum)
-<integer> objnum = img.immediatewriteobject(<table> image_spec, <integer> objnum)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-\subsection{\type {node}}
-
-\libindex{node}
-
-\startfunctioncall
-<node> n = img.node(<image> var)
-<node> n = img.node(<table> image_spec)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-This function allocates a \PDF\ object number and returns a whatsit node of
-subtype \type {pdf_refximage}, filled with the image parameters \type {width},
-\type {height}, \type {depth}, and \type {objnum}. Also here you can do a terse
-call like:
-
-\starttyping
-n = img.node ({ filename = "foo.png" })
-\stoptyping
-
-This example outputs an image:
-
-\starttyping
-node.write(img.node{filename="foo.png"})
-\stoptyping
-
-\subsection{\type {types}}
-
-\topicindex {images+types}
-
-\libindex{types}
-
-\startfunctioncall
-<table> types = img.types()
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-This function returns a list with the supported image file type names, currently
-these are \type {pdf}, \type {png}, \type {jpg}, \type {jp2} (JPEG~2000), and
-\type {jbig2}.
-
-\subsection{\type {boxes}}
-
-\libindex{boxes}
-
-\startfunctioncall
-<table> boxes = img.boxes()
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-This function returns a list with the supported \PDF\ page box names, currently
-these are \type {media}, \type {crop}, \type {bleed}, \type {trim}, and \type
-{art}, all in lowercase.
-
-The \PDF\ file is kept open after its properties are determined. After inclusion,
-which happens when the page that references the image is flushed, the file is
-closed. This means that when you have thousands of images on one page, your
-operating system might decide to abort the run. When you include more than one
-page from a \PDF\ file you can set the \type {keepopen} flag when you allocate an
-image object, or pass the \type {keepopen} directive when you refer to the image
-with \lpr {useimageresource}. This only makes sense when you embed many pages.
-An \prm {immediate} applied to \lpr {saveimageresource} will also force a
-close after inclusion.
-
-\starttyping
-\immediate\useimageresource{foo.pdf}%
- \saveimageresource \lastsavedimageresourceindex % closed
- \useimageresource{foo.pdf}%
- \saveimageresource \lastsavedimageresourceindex % kept open
- \useimageresource{foo.pdf}%
- \saveimageresource keepopen\lastsavedimageresourceindex % kept open
-
-\directlua{img.write(img.scan{ file = "foo.pdf" })} % closed
-\directlua{img.write(img.scan{ file = "foo.pdf", keepopen = true })} % kept open
-\stoptyping
-
-\stopsection
-
-\startsection[title={The \type {mplib} library}][library=mplib]
-
-\topicindex {\METAPOST}
-\topicindex {\METAPOST+mplib}
-\topicindex {images+mplib}
-\topicindex {images+\METAPOST}
-
-\libindex{version}
-
-The \MP\ library interface registers itself in the table \type {mplib}. It is
-based on \MPLIB\ version \ctxlua {context(mplib.version())}.
-
-\subsection{\type {new}}
-
-\libindex{new}
-
-To create a new \METAPOST\ instance, call
-
-\startfunctioncall
-<mpinstance> mp = mplib.new({...})
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-This creates the \type {mp} instance object. The argument hash can have a number
-of different fields, as follows:
-
-\starttabulate[|l|l|pl|pl|]
-\DB name \BC type \BC description \BC default \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \type{error_line} \NC number \NC error line width \NC 79 \NC \NR
-\NC \type{print_line} \NC number \NC line length in ps output \NC 100 \NC \NR
-\NC \type{random_seed} \NC number \NC the initial random seed \NC variable \NC \NR
-\NC \type{math_mode} \NC string \NC the number system to use:
- \type {scaled},
- \type {double} or
- % \type {binary} or
- \type {decimal} \NC \type {scaled} \NC \NR
-\NC \type{interaction} \NC string \NC the interaction mode:
- \type {batch},
- \type {nonstop},
- \type {scroll} or
- \type {errorstop} \NC \type {errorstop} \NC \NR
-\NC \type{job_name} \NC string \NC \type {--jobname} \NC \type {mpout} \NC \NR
-\NC \type{find_file} \NC function \NC a function to find files \NC only local files \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-The binary mode is no longer available in the \LUATEX\ version of \MPLIB. It
-offers no real advantage and brings a ton of extra libraries with platform
-specific properties that we can now avoid. We might introduce a high resolution
-scaled variant at some point but only when it pays of performance wise.
-
-The \type {find_file} function should be of this form:
-
-\starttyping
-<string> found = finder (<string> name, <string> mode, <string> type)
-\stoptyping
-
-with:
-
-\starttabulate[|l|p|]
-\DB name \BC the requested file \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \type{mode} \NC the file mode: \type {r} or \type {w} \NC \NR
-\NC \type{type} \NC the kind of file, one of: \type {mp}, \type {tfm}, \type {map},
- \type {pfb}, \type {enc} \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-Return either the full path name of the found file, or \type {nil} if the file
-cannot be found.
-
-Note that the new version of \MPLIB\ no longer uses binary mem files, so the way
-to preload a set of macros is simply to start off with an \type {input} command
-in the first \type {execute} call.
-
-When you are processing a snippet of text starting with \type {btex} and
-ending with either \type {etex} or \type {verbatimtex}, the \METAPOST\
-\type {texscriptmode} parameter controls how spaces and newlines get honoured.
-The default value is~1. Possible values are:
-
-\starttabulate[|l|p|]
-\DB name \BC meaning \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \type {0} \NC no newlines \NC \NR
-\NC \type {1} \NC newlines in \type {verbatimtex} \NC \NR
-\NC \type {2} \NC newlines in \type {verbatimtex} and \type {etex} \NC \NR
-\NC \type {3} \NC no leading and trailing strip in \type {verbatimtex} \NC \NR
-\NC \type {4} \NC no leading and trailing strip in \type {verbatimtex} and \type {btex} \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-That way the \LUA\ handler (assigned to \type {make_text}) can do what it likes.
-An \type {etex} has to be followed by a space or \type {;} or be at the end of a
-line and preceded by a space or at the beginning of a line.
-
-\subsection{\type {statistics}}
-
-\libindex{statistics}
-
-You can request statistics with:
-
-\startfunctioncall
-<table> stats = mp:statistics()
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-This function returns the vital statistics for an \MPLIB\ instance. There are
-four fields, giving the maximum number of used items in each of four allocated
-object classes:
-
-\starttabulate[|l|l|p|]
-\DB field \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \type{main_memory} \NC number \NC memory size \NC \NR
-\NC \type{hash_size} \NC number \NC hash size\NC \NR
-\NC \type{param_size} \NC number \NC simultaneous macro parameters\NC \NR
-\NC \type{max_in_open} \NC number \NC input file nesting levels\NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-Note that in the new version of \MPLIB, this is informational only. The objects
-are all allocated dynamically, so there is no chance of running out of space
-unless the available system memory is exhausted.
-
-\subsection{\type {execute}}
-
-\libindex{execute}
-
-You can ask the \METAPOST\ interpreter to run a chunk of code by calling
-
-\startfunctioncall
-<table> rettable = execute(mp,"metapost code")
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-for various bits of \METAPOST\ language input. Be sure to check the \type
-{rettable.status} (see below) because when a fatal \METAPOST\ error occurs the
-\MPLIB\ instance will become unusable thereafter.
-
-Generally speaking, it is best to keep your chunks small, but beware that all
-chunks have to obey proper syntax, like each of them is a small file. For
-instance, you cannot split a single statement over multiple chunks.
-
-In contrast with the normal stand alone \type {mpost} command, there is
-\notabene {no} implied \quote{input} at the start of the first chunk.
-
-\subsection{\type {finish}}
-
-\libindex{finish}
-
-\startfunctioncall
-<table> rettable = finish(mp)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-If for some reason you want to stop using an \MPLIB\ instance while processing is
-not yet actually done, you can call \type finish}. Eventually, used memory
-will be freed and open files will be closed by the \LUA\ garbage collector, but
-an explicit \type finish} is the only way to capture the final part of the
-output streams.
-
-\subsection{Result table}
-
-\libindex {fields}
-
-The return value of \type {execute} and \type {finish} is a table with a
-few possible keys (only \type {status} is always guaranteed to be present).
-
-\starttabulate[|l|l|p|]
-\DB field \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \type{log} \NC string \NC output to the \quote {log} stream \NC \NR
-\NC \type{term} \NC string \NC output to the \quote {term} stream \NC \NR
-\NC \type{error} \NC string \NC output to the \quote {error} stream
- (only used for \quote {out of memory}) \NC \NR
-\NC \type{status} \NC number \NC the return value:
- \type {0} = good,
- \type {1} = warning,
- \type {2} = errors,
- \type {3} = fatal error \NC \NR
-\NC \type{fig} \NC table \NC an array of generated figures (if any) \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-When \type {status} equals~3, you should stop using this \MPLIB\ instance
-immediately, it is no longer capable of processing input.
-
-If it is present, each of the entries in the \type {fig} array is a userdata
-representing a figure object, and each of those has a number of object methods
-you can call:
-
-\starttabulate[|l|l|p|]
-\DB field \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \type{boundingbox} \NC function \NC returns the bounding box, as an array of 4
- values \NC \NR
-\NC \type{postscript} \NC function \NC returns a string that is the ps output of the
- \type {fig}. this function accepts two optional
- integer arguments for specifying the values of
- \type {prologues} (first argument) and \type
- {procset} (second argument) \NC \NR
-\NC \type{svg} \NC function \NC returns a string that is the svg output of the
- \type {fig}. This function accepts an optional
- integer argument for specifying the value of
- \type {prologues} \NC \NR
-\NC \type{objects} \NC function \NC returns the actual array of graphic objects in
- this \type {fig} \NC \NR
-\NC \type{copy_objects} \NC function \NC returns a deep copy of the array of graphic
- objects in this \type {fig} \NC \NR
-\NC \type{filename} \NC function \NC the filename this \type {fig}'s \POSTSCRIPT\
- output would have written to in stand alone
- mode \NC \NR
-\NC \type{width} \NC function \NC the \type {fontcharwd} value \NC \NR
-\NC \type{height} \NC function \NC the \type {fontcharht} value \NC \NR
-\NC \type{depth} \NC function \NC the \type {fontchardp} value \NC \NR
-\NC \type{italcorr} \NC function \NC the \type {fontcharit} value \NC \NR
-\NC \type{charcode} \NC function \NC the (rounded) \type {charcode} value \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-Note: you can call \type {fig:objects()} only once for any one \type {fig}
-object!
-
-When the boundingbox represents a \quote {negated rectangle}, i.e.\ when the
-first set of coordinates is larger than the second set, the picture is empty.
-
-Graphical objects come in various types that each has a different list of
-accessible values. The types are: \type {fill}, \type {outline}, \type {text},
-\type {start_clip}, \type {stop_clip}, \type {start_bounds}, \type {stop_bounds},
-\type {special}.
-
-There is a helper function (\type {mplib.fields(obj)}) to get the list of
-accessible values for a particular object, but you can just as easily use the
-tables given below.
-
-All graphical objects have a field \type {type} that gives the object type as a
-string value; it is not explicit mentioned in the following tables. In the
-following, \type {number}s are \POSTSCRIPT\ points represented as a floating
-point number, unless stated otherwise. Field values that are of type \type
-{table} are explained in the next section.
-
-\subsubsection{fill}
-
-\starttabulate[|l|l|p|]
-\DB field \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \type{path} \NC table \NC the list of knots \NC \NR
-\NC \type{htap} \NC table \NC the list of knots for the reversed trajectory \NC \NR
-\NC \type{pen} \NC table \NC knots of the pen \NC \NR
-\NC \type{color} \NC table \NC the object's color \NC \NR
-\NC \type{linejoin} \NC number \NC line join style (bare number)\NC \NR
-\NC \type{miterlimit} \NC number \NC miterlimit\NC \NR
-\NC \type{prescript} \NC string \NC the prescript text \NC \NR
-\NC \type{postscript} \NC string \NC the postscript text \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-The entries \type {htap} and \type {pen} are optional.
-
-\subsubsection{outline}
-
-\starttabulate[|l|l|p|]
-\DB field \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \type{path} \NC table \NC the list of knots \NC \NR
-\NC \type{pen} \NC table \NC knots of the pen \NC \NR
-\NC \type{color} \NC table \NC the object's color \NC \NR
-\NC \type{linejoin} \NC number \NC line join style (bare number) \NC \NR
-\NC \type{miterlimit} \NC number \NC miterlimit \NC \NR
-\NC \type{linecap} \NC number \NC line cap style (bare number) \NC \NR
-\NC \type{dash} \NC table \NC representation of a dash list \NC \NR
-\NC \type{prescript} \NC string \NC the prescript text \NC \NR
-\NC \type{postscript} \NC string \NC the postscript text \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-The entry \type {dash} is optional.
-
-\subsubsection{text}
-
-\starttabulate[|l|l|p|]
-\DB field \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \type{text} \NC string \NC the text \NC \NR
-\NC \type{font} \NC string \NC font tfm name \NC \NR
-\NC \type{dsize} \NC number \NC font size \NC \NR
-\NC \type{color} \NC table \NC the object's color \NC \NR
-\NC \type{width} \NC number \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{height} \NC number \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{depth} \NC number \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{transform} \NC table \NC a text transformation \NC \NR
-\NC \type{prescript} \NC string \NC the prescript text \NC \NR
-\NC \type{postscript} \NC string \NC the postscript text \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-\subsubsection{special}
-
-\starttabulate[|l|l|p|]
-\DB field \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \type{prescript} \NC string \NC special text \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-\subsubsection{start_bounds, start_clip}
-
-\starttabulate[|l|l|p|]
-\DB field \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \type{path} \NC table \NC the list of knots \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-\subsubsection{stop_bounds, stop_clip}
-
-Here are no fields available.
-
-\subsection{Subsidiary table formats}
-
-\subsubsection{Paths and pens}
-
-Paths and pens (that are really just a special type of paths as far as \MPLIB\ is
-concerned) are represented by an array where each entry is a table that
-represents a knot.
-
-\starttabulate[|l|l|p|]
-\DB field \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \type{left_type} \NC string \NC when present: endpoint, but usually absent \NC \NR
-\NC \type{right_type} \NC string \NC like \type {left_type} \NC \NR
-\NC \type{x_coord} \NC number \NC X coordinate of this knot \NC \NR
-\NC \type{y_coord} \NC number \NC Y coordinate of this knot \NC \NR
-\NC \type{left_x} \NC number \NC X coordinate of the precontrol point of this knot \NC \NR
-\NC \type{left_y} \NC number \NC Y coordinate of the precontrol point of this knot \NC \NR
-\NC \type{right_x} \NC number \NC X coordinate of the postcontrol point of this knot \NC \NR
-\NC \type{right_y} \NC number \NC Y coordinate of the postcontrol point of this knot \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-There is one special case: pens that are (possibly transformed) ellipses have an
-extra string-valued key \type {type} with value \type {elliptical} besides the
-array part containing the knot list.
-
-\subsubsection{Colors}
-
-A color is an integer array with 0, 1, 3 or 4 values:
-
-\starttabulate[|l|l|p|]
-\DB field \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \type{0} \NC marking only \NC no values \NC \NR
-\NC \type{1} \NC greyscale \NC one value in the range $(0,1)$, \quote {black} is $0$ \NC \NR
-\NC \type{3} \NC \RGB \NC three values in the range $(0,1)$, \quote {black} is $0,0,0$ \NC \NR
-\NC \type{4} \NC \CMYK \NC four values in the range $(0,1)$, \quote {black} is $0,0,0,1$ \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-If the color model of the internal object was \type {uninitialized}, then it was
-initialized to the values representing \quote {black} in the colorspace \type
-{defaultcolormodel} that was in effect at the time of the \type {shipout}.
-
-\subsubsection{Transforms}
-
-Each transform is a six|-|item array.
-
-\starttabulate[|l|l|p|]
-\DB index \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \type{1} \NC number \NC represents x \NC \NR
-\NC \type{2} \NC number \NC represents y \NC \NR
-\NC \type{3} \NC number \NC represents xx \NC \NR
-\NC \type{4} \NC number \NC represents yx \NC \NR
-\NC \type{5} \NC number \NC represents xy \NC \NR
-\NC \type{6} \NC number \NC represents yy \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-Note that the translation (index 1 and 2) comes first. This differs from the
-ordering in \POSTSCRIPT, where the translation comes last.
-
-\subsubsection{Dashes}
-
-Each \type {dash} is two-item hash, using the same model as \POSTSCRIPT\ for the
-representation of the dashlist. \type {dashes} is an array of \quote {on} and
-\quote {off}, values, and \type {offset} is the phase of the pattern.
-
-\starttabulate[|l|l|p|]
-\DB field \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \type{dashes} \NC hash \NC an array of on-off numbers \NC \NR
-\NC \type{offset} \NC number \NC the starting offset value \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-\subsection{Pens and \type {pen_info}}
-
-\libindex{pen_info}
-
-There is helper function (\type {pen_info(obj)}) that returns a table containing
-a bunch of vital characteristics of the used pen (all values are floats):
-
-\starttabulate[|l|l|p|]
-\DB field \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \type{width} \NC number \NC width of the pen \NC \NR
-\NC \type{sx} \NC number \NC $x$ scale \NC \NR
-\NC \type{rx} \NC number \NC $xy$ multiplier \NC \NR
-\NC \type{ry} \NC number \NC $yx$ multiplier \NC \NR
-\NC \type{sy} \NC number \NC $y$ scale \NC \NR
-\NC \type{tx} \NC number \NC $x$ offset \NC \NR
-\NC \type{ty} \NC number \NC $y$ offset \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-\subsection{Character size information}
-
-These functions find the size of a glyph in a defined font. The \type {fontname}
-is the same name as the argument to \type {infont}; the \type {char} is a glyph
-id in the range 0 to 255; the returned \type {w} is in AFM units.
-
-\subsubsection{\type {char_width}}
-
-\libindex{char_width}
-
-\startfunctioncall
-<number> w = char_width(mp,<string> fontname, <number> char)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-\subsubsection{\type {char_height}}
-
-\libindex{char_height}
-
-\startfunctioncall
-<number> w = char_height(mp,<string> fontname, <number> char)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-\subsubsection{\type {char_depth}}
-
-\libindex{char_depth}
-
-\startfunctioncall
-<number> w = char_depth(mp,<string> fontname, <number> char)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-\subsubsection{\type {get_[boolean|numeric|string|path]}}
-
-\libindex{get_boolean}
-\libindex{get_numeric}
-\libindex{get_path}
-\libindex{get_string}
-
-When a script call brings you from the \METAPOST\ run (temporarily) back to
-\LUA\ you can access variables, but only if they are known (so for instance
-anonymous capsules like loop variables are not accessible).
-
-\startfunctioncall
-<boolean> w = get_boolean(mp,<string> name)
-<number> n = get_numeric(mp,<string> name)
-<string> s = get_string (mp,<string> name)
-<table> p = get_path (mp,<string> name)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-The path is returned a a table with subtables that have six numbers: the
-coordinates of the point, pre- and postcontrol. A \type {cycle} fields indicates
-if a path is cyclic.
-
-\stopsection
-
-\stopchapter
+% language=uk + +% mp solve_path + +\environment luatex-style + +\startcomponent luatex-graphics + +\startchapter[reference=graphics,title={The graphic libraries}] + +\startsection[title={The \type {img} library}][library=img] + +\topicindex {images} +\topicindex {images+library} +\topicindex {graphics} + +The \type {img} library can be used as an alternative to \orm {pdfximage} and +\orm {pdfrefximage}, and the associated \quote {satellite} commands like \type +{\pdfximagebbox}. Image objects can also be used within virtual fonts via the +\type {image} command listed in~\in {section} [virtualfonts]. + +\subsection{\type {new}} + +\libindex{new} + +\startfunctioncall +<image> var = img.new() +<image> var = img.new(<table> image_spec) +\stopfunctioncall + +This function creates a userdata object of type \quote {image}. The \type +{image_spec} argument is optional. If it is given, it must be a table, and that +table must contain a \type {filename} key. A number of other keys can also be +useful, these are explained below. + +You can either say + +\starttyping +a = img.new() +\stoptyping + +followed by + +\starttyping +a.filename = "foo.png" +\stoptyping + +or you can put the file name (and some or all of the other keys) into a table +directly, like so: + +\starttyping +a = img.new({filename='foo.pdf', page=1}) +\stoptyping + +The generated \type {<image>} userdata object allows access to a set of +user|-|specified values as well as a set of values that are normally filled in +and updated automatically by \LUATEX\ itself. Some of those are derived from the +actual image file, others are updated to reflect the \PDF\ output status of the +object. + +There is one required user-specified field: the file name (\type {filename}). It +can optionally be augmented by the requested image dimensions (\type {width}, +\type {depth}, \type {height}), user|-|specified image attributes (\type {attr}), +the requested \PDF\ page identifier (\type {page}), the requested boundingbox +(\type {pagebox}) for \PDF\ inclusion, the requested color space object (\type +{colorspace}). + +The function \type {img.new} does not access the actual image file, it just +creates the \type {<image>} userdata object and initializes some memory +structures. The \type {<image>} object and its internal structures are +automatically garbage collected. + +Once the image is scanned, all the values in the \type {<image>} except \type +{width}, \type {height} and \type {depth}, become frozen, and you cannot change +them any more. + +You can use \type {pdf.setignoreunknownimages(1)} (or at the \TEX\ end the \lpr +{pdfvariable} \type {ignoreunknownimages}) to get around a quit when no known +image type is found (based on name or preamble). Beware: this will not catch +invalid images and we cannot guarantee side effects. A zero dimension image is +still included when requested. No special flags are set. A proper workflow will +not rely in such a catch but make sure that images are valid. + +\subsection{\type {fields}} + +\libindex{fields} + +\startfunctioncall +<table> keys = img.fields() +\stopfunctioncall + +This function returns a list of all the possible \type {image_spec} keys, both +user-supplied and automatic ones. + +\starttabulate[|l|l|p|] +\DB field name \BC type \BC description \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \type{attr} \NC string \NC the image attributes for \LUATEX \NC \NR +\NC \type{bbox} \NC table \NC table with 4 boundingbox dimensions \type + {llx}, \type {lly}, \type {urx} and \type + {ury} overruling the \type {pagebox} entry \NC \NR +\NC \type{colordepth} \NC number \NC the number of bits used by the color space \NC \NR +\NC \type{colorspace} \NC number \NC the color space object number \NC \NR +\NC \type{depth} \NC number \NC the image depth for \LUATEX \NC \NR +\NC \type{filename} \NC string \NC the image file name \NC \NR +\NC \type{filepath} \NC string \NC the full (expanded) file name of the image\NC \NR +\NC \type{height} \NC number \NC the image height for \LUATEX \NC \NR +\NC \type{imagetype} \NC string \NC one of \type {pdf}, \type {png}, \type {jpg}, + \type {jp2} or \type {jbig2} \NC \NR +\NC \type{index} \NC number \NC the \PDF\ image name suffix \NC \NR +\NC \type{objnum} \NC number \NC the \PDF\ image object number \NC \NR +\NC \type{page} \NC number \NC the identifier for the requested image page \NC \NR +\NC \type{pagebox} \NC string \NC the requested bounding box, one of + \type {none}, \type {media}, \type {crop}, + \type {bleed}, \type {trim}, \type {art} \NC \NR +\NC \type{pages} \NC number \NC the total number of available pages \NC \NR +\NC \type{rotation} \NC number \NC the image rotation from included \PDF\ file, + in multiples of 90~deg. \NC \NR +\NC \type{stream} \NC string \NC the raw stream data for an \type {/Xobject} + \type {/Form} object\NC \NR +\NC \type{transform} \NC number \NC the image transform, integer number 0..7 \NC \NR +\NC \type{orientation} \NC number \NC the (jpeg) image orientation, integer number 1..8 + (0 for unset) \NC \NR +\NC \type{width} \NC number \NC the image width for \LUATEX \NC \NR +\NC \type{xres} \NC number \NC the horizontal natural image resolution + (in \DPI) \NC \NR +\NC \type{xsize} \NC number \NC the natural image width \NC \NR +\NC \type{yres} \NC number \NC the vertical natural image resolution + (in \DPI) \NC \NR +\NC \type{ysize} \NC number \NC the natural image height \NC \NR +\NC \type{visiblefilename} \NC string \NC when set, this name will find its way in the + \PDF\ file as \type {PTEX} specification; when + an empty string is assigned nothing is written + to file; otherwise the natural filename is + taken \NC \NR +\NC \type{userpassword} \NC string \NC the userpassword needed for opening a \PDF\ file \NC \NR +\NC \type{ownerpassword} \NC string \NC the ownerpassword needed for opening a \PDF\ file \NC \NR +\NC \type{keepopen} \NC boolean \NC keep the \PDF\ file open \NC \NR +\NC \type{nobbox} \NC boolean \NC don't add a boundingbox specification for streams \NC \NR +\NC \type{nolength} \NC boolean \NC don't add length key nor compress for streams \NC \NR +\NC \type{nosize} \NC boolean \NC don't add size fields for streams \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +A running (undefined) dimension in \type {width}, \type {height}, or \type +{depth} is represented as \type {nil} in \LUA, so if you want to load an image at +its \quote {natural} size, you do not have to specify any of those three fields. + +The \type {stream} parameter allows to fabricate an \type {/XObject} \type +{/Form} object from a string giving the stream contents, e.g., for a filled +rectangle: + +\startfunctioncall +a.stream = "0 0 20 10 re f" +\stopfunctioncall + +When writing the image, an \type {/Xobject} \type {/Form} object is created, like +with embedded \PDF\ file writing. The object is written out only once. The \type +{stream} key requires that also the \type {bbox} table is given. The \type +{stream} key conflicts with the \type {filename} key. The \type {transform} key +works as usual also with \type {stream}. + +The \type {bbox} key needs a table with four boundingbox values, e.g.: + +\startfunctioncall +a.bbox = { "30bp", 0, "225bp", "200bp" } +\stopfunctioncall + +This replaces and overrules any given \type {pagebox} value; with given \type +{bbox} the box dimensions coming with an embedded \PDF\ file are ignored. The +\type {xsize} and \type {ysize} dimensions are set accordingly, when the image is +scaled. The \type {bbox} parameter is ignored for non-\PDF\ images. + +The \type {transform} allows to mirror and rotate the image in steps of 90~deg. +The default value~$0$ gives an unmirrored, unrotated image. Values $1-3$ give +counterclockwise rotation by $90$, $180$, or $270$~degrees, whereas with values +$4-7$ the image is first mirrored and then rotated counterclockwise by $90$, +$180$, or $270$~degrees. The \type {transform} operation gives the same visual +result as if you would externally preprocess the image by a graphics tool and +then use it by \LUATEX. If a \PDF\ file to be embedded already contains a \type +{/Rotate} specification, the rotation result is the combination of the \type +{/Rotate} rotation followed by the \type {transform} operation. + +\subsection{\type {scan}} + +\libindex{scan} + +\startfunctioncall +<image> var = img.scan(<image> var) +<image> var = img.scan(<table> image_spec) +\stopfunctioncall + +When you say \type {img.scan(a)} for a new image, the file is scanned, and +variables such as \type {xsize}, \type {ysize}, image \type {type}, number of +\type {pages}, and the resolution are extracted. Each of the \type {width}, \type +{height}, \type {depth} fields are set up according to the image dimensions, if +they were not given an explicit value already. An image file will never be +scanned more than once for a given image variable. With all subsequent \type +{img.scan(a)} calls only the dimensions are again set up (if they have been +changed by the user in the meantime). + +For ease of use, you can do right-away a + +\starttyping +<image> a = img.scan { filename = "foo.png" } +\stoptyping + +without a prior \type {img.new}. + +Nothing is written yet at this point, so you can do \type {a=img.scan}, retrieve +the available info like image width and height, and then throw away \type {a} +again by saying \type {a=nil}. In that case no image object will be reserved in +the PDF, and the used memory will be cleaned up automatically. + +\subsection{\type {copy}} + +\libindex{copy} + +\startfunctioncall +<image> var = img.copy(<image> var) +<image> var = img.copy(<table> image_spec) +\stopfunctioncall + +If you say \type {a = b}, then both variables point to the same \type {<image>} +object. if you want to write out an image with different sizes, you can do +\type {b = img.copy(a)}. + +Afterwards, \type {a} and \type {b} still reference the same actual image +dictionary, but the dimensions for \type {b} can now be changed from their +initial values that were just copies from \type {a}. + +\subsection{\type {write}, \type {immediatewrite}, \type {immediatewriteobject}} + +\topicindex {images+injection} +\topicindex {images+immediate} +\topicindex {images+object} + +\libindex{write} +\libindex{immediatewrite} +\libindex{immediatewriteobject} + +\startfunctioncall +<image> var = img.write(<image> var) +<image> var = img.write(<table> image_spec) +\stopfunctioncall + +By \type {img.write(a)} a \PDF\ object number is allocated, and a rule node of +subtype \type {image} is generated and put into the output list. By this the +image \type {a} is placed into the page stream, and the image file is written out +into an image stream object after the shipping of the current page is finished. + +Again you can do a terse call like + +\starttyping +img.write { filename = "foo.png" } +\stoptyping + +The \type {<image>} variable is returned in case you want it for later +processing. You can also write an object. + +By \type {img.immediatewrite(a)} a \PDF\ object number is allocated, and the +image file for image \type {a} is written out immediately into the \PDF\ file as +an image stream object (like with \prm {immediate}\orm {pdfximage}). The object +number of the image stream dictionary is then available by the \type {objnum} +key. No \type {pdf_refximage} whatsit node is generated. You will need an +\type {img.write(a)} or \type {img.node(a)} call to let the image appear on the +page, or reference it by another trick; else you will have a dangling image +object in the \PDF\ file. + +\startfunctioncall +<image> var = img.immediatewrite(<image> var) +<image> var = img.immediatewrite(<table> image_spec) +\stopfunctioncall + +Also here you can do a terse call like + +\starttyping +a = img.immediatewrite { filename = "foo.png" } +\stoptyping + +The \type {<image>} variable is returned and you will most likely need it. + +The next function is kind of special as it copies an object from a (\PDF) image +file. This features is experimental and might disappear. + +\startfunctioncall +<integer> objnum = img.immediatewriteobject(<image> var, <integer> objnum) +<integer> objnum = img.immediatewriteobject(<table> image_spec, <integer> objnum) +\stopfunctioncall + +\subsection{\type {node}} + +\libindex{node} + +\startfunctioncall +<node> n = img.node(<image> var) +<node> n = img.node(<table> image_spec) +\stopfunctioncall + +This function allocates a \PDF\ object number and returns a whatsit node of +subtype \type {pdf_refximage}, filled with the image parameters \type {width}, +\type {height}, \type {depth}, and \type {objnum}. Also here you can do a terse +call like: + +\starttyping +n = img.node ({ filename = "foo.png" }) +\stoptyping + +This example outputs an image: + +\starttyping +node.write(img.node{filename="foo.png"}) +\stoptyping + +\subsection{\type {types}} + +\topicindex {images+types} + +\libindex{types} + +\startfunctioncall +<table> types = img.types() +\stopfunctioncall + +This function returns a list with the supported image file type names, currently +these are \type {pdf}, \type {png}, \type {jpg}, \type {jp2} (JPEG~2000), and +\type {jbig2}. + +\subsection{\type {boxes}} + +\libindex{boxes} + +\startfunctioncall +<table> boxes = img.boxes() +\stopfunctioncall + +This function returns a list with the supported \PDF\ page box names, currently +these are \type {media}, \type {crop}, \type {bleed}, \type {trim}, and \type +{art}, all in lowercase. + +The \PDF\ file is kept open after its properties are determined. After inclusion, +which happens when the page that references the image is flushed, the file is +closed. This means that when you have thousands of images on one page, your +operating system might decide to abort the run. When you include more than one +page from a \PDF\ file you can set the \type {keepopen} flag when you allocate an +image object, or pass the \type {keepopen} directive when you refer to the image +with \lpr {useimageresource}. This only makes sense when you embed many pages. +An \prm {immediate} applied to \lpr {saveimageresource} will also force a +close after inclusion. + +\starttyping +\immediate\useimageresource{foo.pdf}% + \saveimageresource \lastsavedimageresourceindex % closed + \useimageresource{foo.pdf}% + \saveimageresource \lastsavedimageresourceindex % kept open + \useimageresource{foo.pdf}% + \saveimageresource keepopen\lastsavedimageresourceindex % kept open + +\directlua{img.write(img.scan{ file = "foo.pdf" })} % closed +\directlua{img.write(img.scan{ file = "foo.pdf", keepopen = true })} % kept open +\stoptyping + +\stopsection + +\startsection[title={The \type {mplib} library}][library=mplib] + +\topicindex {\METAPOST} +\topicindex {\METAPOST+mplib} +\topicindex {images+mplib} +\topicindex {images+\METAPOST} + +\libindex{version} + +The \MP\ library interface registers itself in the table \type {mplib}. It is +based on \MPLIB\ version \ctxlua {context(mplib.version())}. + +\subsection{\type {new}} + +\libindex{new} + +To create a new \METAPOST\ instance, call + +\startfunctioncall +<mpinstance> mp = mplib.new({...}) +\stopfunctioncall + +This creates the \type {mp} instance object. The argument hash can have a number +of different fields, as follows: + +\starttabulate[|l|l|pl|pl|] +\DB name \BC type \BC description \BC default \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \type{error_line} \NC number \NC error line width \NC 79 \NC \NR +\NC \type{print_line} \NC number \NC line length in ps output \NC 100 \NC \NR +\NC \type{random_seed} \NC number \NC the initial random seed \NC variable \NC \NR +\NC \type{math_mode} \NC string \NC the number system to use: + \type {scaled}, + \type {double} or + % \type {binary} or + \type {decimal} \NC \type {scaled} \NC \NR +\NC \type{interaction} \NC string \NC the interaction mode: + \type {batch}, + \type {nonstop}, + \type {scroll} or + \type {errorstop} \NC \type {errorstop} \NC \NR +\NC \type{job_name} \NC string \NC \type {--jobname} \NC \type {mpout} \NC \NR +\NC \type{find_file} \NC function \NC a function to find files \NC only local files \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +The binary mode is no longer available in the \LUATEX\ version of \MPLIB. It +offers no real advantage and brings a ton of extra libraries with platform +specific properties that we can now avoid. We might introduce a high resolution +scaled variant at some point but only when it pays of performance wise. + +The \type {find_file} function should be of this form: + +\starttyping +<string> found = finder (<string> name, <string> mode, <string> type) +\stoptyping + +with: + +\starttabulate[|l|p|] +\DB name \BC the requested file \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \type{mode} \NC the file mode: \type {r} or \type {w} \NC \NR +\NC \type{type} \NC the kind of file, one of: \type {mp}, \type {tfm}, \type {map}, + \type {pfb}, \type {enc} \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +Return either the full path name of the found file, or \type {nil} if the file +cannot be found. + +Note that the new version of \MPLIB\ no longer uses binary mem files, so the way +to preload a set of macros is simply to start off with an \type {input} command +in the first \type {execute} call. + +When you are processing a snippet of text starting with \type {btex} and +ending with either \type {etex} or \type {verbatimtex}, the \METAPOST\ +\type {texscriptmode} parameter controls how spaces and newlines get honoured. +The default value is~1. Possible values are: + +\starttabulate[|l|p|] +\DB name \BC meaning \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \type {0} \NC no newlines \NC \NR +\NC \type {1} \NC newlines in \type {verbatimtex} \NC \NR +\NC \type {2} \NC newlines in \type {verbatimtex} and \type {etex} \NC \NR +\NC \type {3} \NC no leading and trailing strip in \type {verbatimtex} \NC \NR +\NC \type {4} \NC no leading and trailing strip in \type {verbatimtex} and \type {btex} \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +That way the \LUA\ handler (assigned to \type {make_text}) can do what it likes. +An \type {etex} has to be followed by a space or \type {;} or be at the end of a +line and preceded by a space or at the beginning of a line. + +\subsection{\type {statistics}} + +\libindex{statistics} + +You can request statistics with: + +\startfunctioncall +<table> stats = mp:statistics() +\stopfunctioncall + +This function returns the vital statistics for an \MPLIB\ instance. There are +four fields, giving the maximum number of used items in each of four allocated +object classes: + +\starttabulate[|l|l|p|] +\DB field \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \type{main_memory} \NC number \NC memory size \NC \NR +\NC \type{hash_size} \NC number \NC hash size\NC \NR +\NC \type{param_size} \NC number \NC simultaneous macro parameters\NC \NR +\NC \type{max_in_open} \NC number \NC input file nesting levels\NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +Note that in the new version of \MPLIB, this is informational only. The objects +are all allocated dynamically, so there is no chance of running out of space +unless the available system memory is exhausted. + +\subsection{\type {execute}} + +\libindex{execute} + +You can ask the \METAPOST\ interpreter to run a chunk of code by calling + +\startfunctioncall +<table> rettable = execute(mp,"metapost code") +\stopfunctioncall + +for various bits of \METAPOST\ language input. Be sure to check the \type +{rettable.status} (see below) because when a fatal \METAPOST\ error occurs the +\MPLIB\ instance will become unusable thereafter. + +Generally speaking, it is best to keep your chunks small, but beware that all +chunks have to obey proper syntax, like each of them is a small file. For +instance, you cannot split a single statement over multiple chunks. + +In contrast with the normal stand alone \type {mpost} command, there is +\notabene {no} implied \quote{input} at the start of the first chunk. + +\subsection{\type {finish}} + +\libindex{finish} + +\startfunctioncall +<table> rettable = finish(mp) +\stopfunctioncall + +If for some reason you want to stop using an \MPLIB\ instance while processing is +not yet actually done, you can call \type finish}. Eventually, used memory +will be freed and open files will be closed by the \LUA\ garbage collector, but +an explicit \type finish} is the only way to capture the final part of the +output streams. + +\subsection{Result table} + +\libindex {fields} + +The return value of \type {execute} and \type {finish} is a table with a +few possible keys (only \type {status} is always guaranteed to be present). + +\starttabulate[|l|l|p|] +\DB field \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \type{log} \NC string \NC output to the \quote {log} stream \NC \NR +\NC \type{term} \NC string \NC output to the \quote {term} stream \NC \NR +\NC \type{error} \NC string \NC output to the \quote {error} stream + (only used for \quote {out of memory}) \NC \NR +\NC \type{status} \NC number \NC the return value: + \type {0} = good, + \type {1} = warning, + \type {2} = errors, + \type {3} = fatal error \NC \NR +\NC \type{fig} \NC table \NC an array of generated figures (if any) \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +When \type {status} equals~3, you should stop using this \MPLIB\ instance +immediately, it is no longer capable of processing input. + +If it is present, each of the entries in the \type {fig} array is a userdata +representing a figure object, and each of those has a number of object methods +you can call: + +\starttabulate[|l|l|p|] +\DB field \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \type{boundingbox} \NC function \NC returns the bounding box, as an array of 4 + values \NC \NR +\NC \type{postscript} \NC function \NC returns a string that is the ps output of the + \type {fig}. this function accepts two optional + integer arguments for specifying the values of + \type {prologues} (first argument) and \type + {procset} (second argument) \NC \NR +\NC \type{svg} \NC function \NC returns a string that is the svg output of the + \type {fig}. This function accepts an optional + integer argument for specifying the value of + \type {prologues} \NC \NR +\NC \type{objects} \NC function \NC returns the actual array of graphic objects in + this \type {fig} \NC \NR +\NC \type{copy_objects} \NC function \NC returns a deep copy of the array of graphic + objects in this \type {fig} \NC \NR +\NC \type{filename} \NC function \NC the filename this \type {fig}'s \POSTSCRIPT\ + output would have written to in stand alone + mode \NC \NR +\NC \type{width} \NC function \NC the \type {fontcharwd} value \NC \NR +\NC \type{height} \NC function \NC the \type {fontcharht} value \NC \NR +\NC \type{depth} \NC function \NC the \type {fontchardp} value \NC \NR +\NC \type{italcorr} \NC function \NC the \type {fontcharit} value \NC \NR +\NC \type{charcode} \NC function \NC the (rounded) \type {charcode} value \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +Note: you can call \type {fig:objects()} only once for any one \type {fig} +object! + +When the boundingbox represents a \quote {negated rectangle}, i.e.\ when the +first set of coordinates is larger than the second set, the picture is empty. + +Graphical objects come in various types that each has a different list of +accessible values. The types are: \type {fill}, \type {outline}, \type {text}, +\type {start_clip}, \type {stop_clip}, \type {start_bounds}, \type {stop_bounds}, +\type {special}. + +There is a helper function (\type {mplib.fields(obj)}) to get the list of +accessible values for a particular object, but you can just as easily use the +tables given below. + +All graphical objects have a field \type {type} that gives the object type as a +string value; it is not explicit mentioned in the following tables. In the +following, \type {number}s are \POSTSCRIPT\ points represented as a floating +point number, unless stated otherwise. Field values that are of type \type +{table} are explained in the next section. + +\subsubsection{fill} + +\starttabulate[|l|l|p|] +\DB field \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \type{path} \NC table \NC the list of knots \NC \NR +\NC \type{htap} \NC table \NC the list of knots for the reversed trajectory \NC \NR +\NC \type{pen} \NC table \NC knots of the pen \NC \NR +\NC \type{color} \NC table \NC the object's color \NC \NR +\NC \type{linejoin} \NC number \NC line join style (bare number)\NC \NR +\NC \type{miterlimit} \NC number \NC miterlimit\NC \NR +\NC \type{prescript} \NC string \NC the prescript text \NC \NR +\NC \type{postscript} \NC string \NC the postscript text \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +The entries \type {htap} and \type {pen} are optional. + +\subsubsection{outline} + +\starttabulate[|l|l|p|] +\DB field \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \type{path} \NC table \NC the list of knots \NC \NR +\NC \type{pen} \NC table \NC knots of the pen \NC \NR +\NC \type{color} \NC table \NC the object's color \NC \NR +\NC \type{linejoin} \NC number \NC line join style (bare number) \NC \NR +\NC \type{miterlimit} \NC number \NC miterlimit \NC \NR +\NC \type{linecap} \NC number \NC line cap style (bare number) \NC \NR +\NC \type{dash} \NC table \NC representation of a dash list \NC \NR +\NC \type{prescript} \NC string \NC the prescript text \NC \NR +\NC \type{postscript} \NC string \NC the postscript text \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +The entry \type {dash} is optional. + +\subsubsection{text} + +\starttabulate[|l|l|p|] +\DB field \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \type{text} \NC string \NC the text \NC \NR +\NC \type{font} \NC string \NC font tfm name \NC \NR +\NC \type{dsize} \NC number \NC font size \NC \NR +\NC \type{color} \NC table \NC the object's color \NC \NR +\NC \type{width} \NC number \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{height} \NC number \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{depth} \NC number \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{transform} \NC table \NC a text transformation \NC \NR +\NC \type{prescript} \NC string \NC the prescript text \NC \NR +\NC \type{postscript} \NC string \NC the postscript text \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +\subsubsection{special} + +\starttabulate[|l|l|p|] +\DB field \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \type{prescript} \NC string \NC special text \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +\subsubsection{start_bounds, start_clip} + +\starttabulate[|l|l|p|] +\DB field \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \type{path} \NC table \NC the list of knots \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +\subsubsection{stop_bounds, stop_clip} + +Here are no fields available. + +\subsection{Subsidiary table formats} + +\subsubsection{Paths and pens} + +Paths and pens (that are really just a special type of paths as far as \MPLIB\ is +concerned) are represented by an array where each entry is a table that +represents a knot. + +\starttabulate[|l|l|p|] +\DB field \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \type{left_type} \NC string \NC when present: endpoint, but usually absent \NC \NR +\NC \type{right_type} \NC string \NC like \type {left_type} \NC \NR +\NC \type{x_coord} \NC number \NC X coordinate of this knot \NC \NR +\NC \type{y_coord} \NC number \NC Y coordinate of this knot \NC \NR +\NC \type{left_x} \NC number \NC X coordinate of the precontrol point of this knot \NC \NR +\NC \type{left_y} \NC number \NC Y coordinate of the precontrol point of this knot \NC \NR +\NC \type{right_x} \NC number \NC X coordinate of the postcontrol point of this knot \NC \NR +\NC \type{right_y} \NC number \NC Y coordinate of the postcontrol point of this knot \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +There is one special case: pens that are (possibly transformed) ellipses have an +extra string-valued key \type {type} with value \type {elliptical} besides the +array part containing the knot list. + +\subsubsection{Colors} + +A color is an integer array with 0, 1, 3 or 4 values: + +\starttabulate[|l|l|p|] +\DB field \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \type{0} \NC marking only \NC no values \NC \NR +\NC \type{1} \NC greyscale \NC one value in the range $(0,1)$, \quote {black} is $0$ \NC \NR +\NC \type{3} \NC \RGB \NC three values in the range $(0,1)$, \quote {black} is $0,0,0$ \NC \NR +\NC \type{4} \NC \CMYK \NC four values in the range $(0,1)$, \quote {black} is $0,0,0,1$ \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +If the color model of the internal object was \type {uninitialized}, then it was +initialized to the values representing \quote {black} in the colorspace \type +{defaultcolormodel} that was in effect at the time of the \type {shipout}. + +\subsubsection{Transforms} + +Each transform is a six|-|item array. + +\starttabulate[|l|l|p|] +\DB index \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \type{1} \NC number \NC represents x \NC \NR +\NC \type{2} \NC number \NC represents y \NC \NR +\NC \type{3} \NC number \NC represents xx \NC \NR +\NC \type{4} \NC number \NC represents yx \NC \NR +\NC \type{5} \NC number \NC represents xy \NC \NR +\NC \type{6} \NC number \NC represents yy \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +Note that the translation (index 1 and 2) comes first. This differs from the +ordering in \POSTSCRIPT, where the translation comes last. + +\subsubsection{Dashes} + +Each \type {dash} is two-item hash, using the same model as \POSTSCRIPT\ for the +representation of the dashlist. \type {dashes} is an array of \quote {on} and +\quote {off}, values, and \type {offset} is the phase of the pattern. + +\starttabulate[|l|l|p|] +\DB field \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \type{dashes} \NC hash \NC an array of on-off numbers \NC \NR +\NC \type{offset} \NC number \NC the starting offset value \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +\subsection{Pens and \type {pen_info}} + +\libindex{pen_info} + +There is helper function (\type {pen_info(obj)}) that returns a table containing +a bunch of vital characteristics of the used pen (all values are floats): + +\starttabulate[|l|l|p|] +\DB field \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \type{width} \NC number \NC width of the pen \NC \NR +\NC \type{sx} \NC number \NC $x$ scale \NC \NR +\NC \type{rx} \NC number \NC $xy$ multiplier \NC \NR +\NC \type{ry} \NC number \NC $yx$ multiplier \NC \NR +\NC \type{sy} \NC number \NC $y$ scale \NC \NR +\NC \type{tx} \NC number \NC $x$ offset \NC \NR +\NC \type{ty} \NC number \NC $y$ offset \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +\subsection{Character size information} + +These functions find the size of a glyph in a defined font. The \type {fontname} +is the same name as the argument to \type {infont}; the \type {char} is a glyph +id in the range 0 to 255; the returned \type {w} is in AFM units. + +\subsubsection{\type {char_width}} + +\libindex{char_width} + +\startfunctioncall +<number> w = char_width(mp,<string> fontname, <number> char) +\stopfunctioncall + +\subsubsection{\type {char_height}} + +\libindex{char_height} + +\startfunctioncall +<number> w = char_height(mp,<string> fontname, <number> char) +\stopfunctioncall + +\subsubsection{\type {char_depth}} + +\libindex{char_depth} + +\startfunctioncall +<number> w = char_depth(mp,<string> fontname, <number> char) +\stopfunctioncall + +\subsubsection{\type {get_[boolean|numeric|string|path]}} + +\libindex{get_boolean} +\libindex{get_numeric} +\libindex{get_path} +\libindex{get_string} + +When a script call brings you from the \METAPOST\ run (temporarily) back to +\LUA\ you can access variables, but only if they are known (so for instance +anonymous capsules like loop variables are not accessible). + +\startfunctioncall +<boolean> w = get_boolean(mp,<string> name) +<number> n = get_numeric(mp,<string> name) +<string> s = get_string (mp,<string> name) +<table> p = get_path (mp,<string> name) +\stopfunctioncall + +The path is returned a a table with subtables that have six numbers: the +coordinates of the point, pre- and postcontrol. A \type {cycle} fields indicates +if a path is cyclic. + +\stopsection + +\stopchapter diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/luatex/base/luatex-introduction.tex b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/luatex/base/luatex-introduction.tex index c03725357b5..93d0215a821 100644 --- a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/luatex/base/luatex-introduction.tex +++ b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/luatex/base/luatex-introduction.tex @@ -1,174 +1,174 @@ -% language=uk
-
-\environment luatex-style
-
-\startcomponent luatex-introduction
-
-\startchapter[title=Introduction]
-
-This is the reference manual of \LUATEX. We don't claim it is complete and we
-assume that the reader knows about \TEX\ as described in \quotation {The \TEX\
-Book}, the \quotation {\ETEX\ manual}, the \quotation {\PDFTEX\ manual}, etc.
-Additional reference material is published in journals of user groups and
-\CONTEXT\ related documentation.
-
-It took about a decade to reach stable version 1.0, but for good reason.
-Successive versions brought new functionality, more control, some cleanup of
-internals. Experimental features evolved into stable ones or were dropped.
-Already quite early \LUATEX\ could be used for production and it was used on a
-daily basis by the authors. Successive versions sometimes demanded an adaption to
-the \LUA\ interfacing, but the concepts were unchanged. The current version can
-be considered stable in functionality and there will be no fundamental changes.
-Of course we then can decide to move towards version 2.00 with different
-properties.
-
-Don't expect \LUATEX\ to behave the same as \PDFTEX ! Although the core
-functionality of that 8 bit engine was starting point, it has been combined with
-the directional support of \OMEGA\ (\ALEPH). But, \LUATEX\ can behave different
-due to its wide (32 bit) characters, many registers and large memory support. The
-\PDF\ code produced differs from \PDFTEX\ but users will normally not notice
-that. There is native \UTF\ input, support for large (more than 8 bit) fonts, and
-the math machinery is tuned for \OPENTYPE\ math. There is support for directional
-typesetting too. The log output can differ from other engines and will likely
-differ more as we move forward. When you run plain \TEX\ for sure \LUATEX\ runs
-slower than \PDFTEX\ but when you run for instance \CONTEXT\ \MKIV\ in many cases
-it runs faster, especially when you have a bit more complex documents or input.
-Anyway, 32 bit all||over combined with more features has a price, but on a modern
-machine this is no real problem.
-
-Testing is done with \CONTEXT, but \LUATEX\ should work fine with other macro
-packages too. For that purpose we provide generic font handlers that are mostly
-the same as used in \CONTEXT. Discussing specific implementations is beyond this
-manual. Even when we keep \LUATEX\ lean and mean, we already have enough to
-discuss here.
-
-\LUATEX\ consists of a number of interrelated but (still) distinguishable parts.
-The organization of the source code is adapted so that it can glue all these
-components together. We continue cleaning up side effects of the accumulated
-code in \TEX\ engines (especially code that is not needed any longer).
-
-\startitemize [unpacked]
- \startitem
- We started out with most of \PDFTEX\ version 1.40.9. The code base was
- converted to \CCODE\ and split in modules. Experimental features were
- removed and utility macros are not inherited because their functionality
- can be programmed in \LUA. The number of backend interface commands has
- been reduced to a few. The so called extensions are separated from the
- core (which we try to keep close to the original \TEX\ core). Some
- mechanisms like expansion and protrusion can behave different from the
- original due to some cleanup and optimization. Some whatsit based
- functionality (image support and reusable content) is now core
- functionality. We don't stay in sync with \PDFTEX\ development.
- \stopitem
- \startitem
- The direction model from \ALEPH\ RC4 (which is derived from \OMEGA) is
- included. The related primitives are part of core \LUATEX\ but at the
- node level directional support is no longer based on so called whatsits
- but on real nodes with relevant properties. The number of directions is
- limited to the useful set and the backend has been made direction aware.
- \stopitem
- \startitem
- Neither \ALEPH's I/O translation processes, nor tcx files, nor \ENCTEX\
- are available. These encoding|-|related functions are superseded by a
- \LUA|-|based solution (reader callbacks). In a similar fashion all file
- \IO\ can be intercepted.
- \stopitem
- \startitem
- We currently use \LUA\ 5.3.*. There are few \LUA\ libraries that we
- consider part of the core \LUA\ machinery, for instance \type {lpeg}.
- There are additional \LUA\ libraries that interface to the internals of
- \TEX. We also keep the \LUA\ 5.2 \type {bit32} library around.
- \stopitem
- \startitem
- There are various \TEX\ extensions but only those that cannot be done
- using the \LUA\ interfaces. The math machinery often has two code paths:
- one traditional and the other more suitable for wide \OPENTYPE\ fonts. Here
- we follow the \MICROSOFT\ specifications as much as possible. Some math
- functionality has been opened up a bit so that users have more control.
- \stopitem
- \startitem
- The fontloader uses parts of \FONTFORGE\ 2008.11.17 combined with
- additional code specific for usage in a \TEX\ engine. We try to minimize
- specific font support to what \TEX\ needs: character references and
- dimensions and delegate everything else to \LUA. That way we keep \TEX\
- open for extensions without touching the core. In order to minimize
- dependencies at some point we may decide to make this an optional
- library.
- \stopitem
- \startitem
- The \METAPOST\ library is integral part of \LUATEX. This gives \TEX\ some
- graphical capabilities using a relative high speed graphical subsystem.
- Again \LUA\ is used as glue between the frontend and backend. Further
- development of \METAPOST\ is closely related to \LUATEX.
- \stopitem
- \startitem
- The virtual font technology that comes with \TEX\ has been integrated
- into the font machinery in a way that permits creating virtual fonts
- at runtime. Because \LUATEX\ can also act as a \LUA\ interpreter this
- means that a complete \TEX\ workflow can be built without the need for
- additional programs.
- \stopitem
- \startitem
- The versions starting from 1.09 no longer use the poppler library for
- inclusion but a lightweight dedicated one. This removes a dependency but
- also makes the inclusion code of \LUATEX\ different from \PDFTEX. In fact
- it was already much different due to the \LUA\ image interfacing.
- \stopitem
-\stopitemize
-
-We try to keep upcoming versions compatible but intermediate releases can contain
-experimental features. A general rule is that versions that end up on \TEXLIVE\
-and|/|or are released around \CONTEXT\ meetings are stable. Any version between
-the yearly \TEXLIVE\ releases are to be considered beta and in the repository end
-up as trunk releases. We have an experimental branch that we use for development
-but there is no support for any of its experimental features. Intermediate
-releases (from trunk) are normally available via the \CONTEXT\ distribution
-channels (the garden and so called minimals).
-
-Version 1.10 is more or less an endpoint in development: this is what you get.
-Because not only \CONTEXT, that we can adapt rather easily, uses \LUATEX, we
-cannot change fundamentals without unforeseen consequences. By now it has been
-proven that \LUA\ can be used to extend the core functionality so there is no
-need to add more, and definitely no hard coded solutions for (not so) common
-problems. Of course there will be bug fixes, maybe some optimization, and there
-might even be some additions or non|-|intrusive improvements, but only after
-testing outside the stable release. After all, the binary is already more than
-large enough and there is not that much to gain.
-
-You might find \LUA\ helpers that are not yet documented. These are considered
-experimental, although when you encounter them in a \CONTEXT\ version that has
-been around for a while you can assume that they will stay. Of course it can just
-be that we forgot to document them yet.
-
-A manual like this is not really meant as tutorial, for that we refer to
-documents that ship with \CONTEXT, articles, etc. It is also never complete
-enough for all readers. We try to keep up but the reader needs to realize that
-it's all volunteer work done in spare time. And for sure, complaining about a bad
-manual or crappy documentation will not really motivate us to spend more time on
-it. That being said, we hope that this document is useful.
-
-\blank[big]
-
-\testpage[5]
-
-\startlines
-Hans Hagen
-Harmut Henkel
-Taco Hoekwater
-Luigi Scarso
-\stoplines
-
-\blank[3*big]
-
-\starttabulate[|||]
-\NC Version \EQ \currentdate \NC \NR
-\NC \LUATEX \EQ \cldcontext{LUATEXENGINE} %
- \cldcontext{"\letterpercent 0.2f",LUATEXVERSION} / %
- \cldcontext{LUATEXFUNCTIONALITY}
- \NC \NR
-\NC \CONTEXT \EQ MkIV \contextversion \NC \NR
-\stoptabulate
-
-\stopchapter
-
-\stopcomponent
+% language=uk + +\environment luatex-style + +\startcomponent luatex-introduction + +\startchapter[title=Introduction] + +This is the reference manual of \LUATEX. We don't claim it is complete and we +assume that the reader knows about \TEX\ as described in \quotation {The \TEX\ +Book}, the \quotation {\ETEX\ manual}, the \quotation {\PDFTEX\ manual}, etc. +Additional reference material is published in journals of user groups and +\CONTEXT\ related documentation. + +It took about a decade to reach stable version 1.0, but for good reason. +Successive versions brought new functionality, more control, some cleanup of +internals. Experimental features evolved into stable ones or were dropped. +Already quite early \LUATEX\ could be used for production and it was used on a +daily basis by the authors. Successive versions sometimes demanded an adaption to +the \LUA\ interfacing, but the concepts were unchanged. The current version can +be considered stable in functionality and there will be no fundamental changes. +Of course we then can decide to move towards version 2.00 with different +properties. + +Don't expect \LUATEX\ to behave the same as \PDFTEX ! Although the core +functionality of that 8 bit engine was starting point, it has been combined with +the directional support of \OMEGA\ (\ALEPH). But, \LUATEX\ can behave different +due to its wide (32 bit) characters, many registers and large memory support. The +\PDF\ code produced differs from \PDFTEX\ but users will normally not notice +that. There is native \UTF\ input, support for large (more than 8 bit) fonts, and +the math machinery is tuned for \OPENTYPE\ math. There is support for directional +typesetting too. The log output can differ from other engines and will likely +differ more as we move forward. When you run plain \TEX\ for sure \LUATEX\ runs +slower than \PDFTEX\ but when you run for instance \CONTEXT\ \MKIV\ in many cases +it runs faster, especially when you have a bit more complex documents or input. +Anyway, 32 bit all||over combined with more features has a price, but on a modern +machine this is no real problem. + +Testing is done with \CONTEXT, but \LUATEX\ should work fine with other macro +packages too. For that purpose we provide generic font handlers that are mostly +the same as used in \CONTEXT. Discussing specific implementations is beyond this +manual. Even when we keep \LUATEX\ lean and mean, we already have enough to +discuss here. + +\LUATEX\ consists of a number of interrelated but (still) distinguishable parts. +The organization of the source code is adapted so that it can glue all these +components together. We continue cleaning up side effects of the accumulated +code in \TEX\ engines (especially code that is not needed any longer). + +\startitemize [unpacked] + \startitem + We started out with most of \PDFTEX\ version 1.40.9. The code base was + converted to \CCODE\ and split in modules. Experimental features were + removed and utility macros are not inherited because their functionality + can be programmed in \LUA. The number of backend interface commands has + been reduced to a few. The so called extensions are separated from the + core (which we try to keep close to the original \TEX\ core). Some + mechanisms like expansion and protrusion can behave different from the + original due to some cleanup and optimization. Some whatsit based + functionality (image support and reusable content) is now core + functionality. We don't stay in sync with \PDFTEX\ development. + \stopitem + \startitem + The direction model from \ALEPH\ RC4 (which is derived from \OMEGA) is + included. The related primitives are part of core \LUATEX\ but at the + node level directional support is no longer based on so called whatsits + but on real nodes with relevant properties. The number of directions is + limited to the useful set and the backend has been made direction aware. + \stopitem + \startitem + Neither \ALEPH's I/O translation processes, nor tcx files, nor \ENCTEX\ + are available. These encoding|-|related functions are superseded by a + \LUA|-|based solution (reader callbacks). In a similar fashion all file + \IO\ can be intercepted. + \stopitem + \startitem + We currently use \LUA\ 5.3.*. There are few \LUA\ libraries that we + consider part of the core \LUA\ machinery, for instance \type {lpeg}. + There are additional \LUA\ libraries that interface to the internals of + \TEX. We also keep the \LUA\ 5.2 \type {bit32} library around. + \stopitem + \startitem + There are various \TEX\ extensions but only those that cannot be done + using the \LUA\ interfaces. The math machinery often has two code paths: + one traditional and the other more suitable for wide \OPENTYPE\ fonts. Here + we follow the \MICROSOFT\ specifications as much as possible. Some math + functionality has been opened up a bit so that users have more control. + \stopitem + \startitem + The fontloader uses parts of \FONTFORGE\ 2008.11.17 combined with + additional code specific for usage in a \TEX\ engine. We try to minimize + specific font support to what \TEX\ needs: character references and + dimensions and delegate everything else to \LUA. That way we keep \TEX\ + open for extensions without touching the core. In order to minimize + dependencies at some point we may decide to make this an optional + library. + \stopitem + \startitem + The \METAPOST\ library is integral part of \LUATEX. This gives \TEX\ some + graphical capabilities using a relative high speed graphical subsystem. + Again \LUA\ is used as glue between the frontend and backend. Further + development of \METAPOST\ is closely related to \LUATEX. + \stopitem + \startitem + The virtual font technology that comes with \TEX\ has been integrated + into the font machinery in a way that permits creating virtual fonts + at runtime. Because \LUATEX\ can also act as a \LUA\ interpreter this + means that a complete \TEX\ workflow can be built without the need for + additional programs. + \stopitem + \startitem + The versions starting from 1.09 no longer use the poppler library for + inclusion but a lightweight dedicated one. This removes a dependency but + also makes the inclusion code of \LUATEX\ different from \PDFTEX. In fact + it was already much different due to the \LUA\ image interfacing. + \stopitem +\stopitemize + +We try to keep upcoming versions compatible but intermediate releases can contain +experimental features. A general rule is that versions that end up on \TEXLIVE\ +and|/|or are released around \CONTEXT\ meetings are stable. Any version between +the yearly \TEXLIVE\ releases are to be considered beta and in the repository end +up as trunk releases. We have an experimental branch that we use for development +but there is no support for any of its experimental features. Intermediate +releases (from trunk) are normally available via the \CONTEXT\ distribution +channels (the garden and so called minimals). + +Version 1.10 is more or less an endpoint in development: this is what you get. +Because not only \CONTEXT, that we can adapt rather easily, uses \LUATEX, we +cannot change fundamentals without unforeseen consequences. By now it has been +proven that \LUA\ can be used to extend the core functionality so there is no +need to add more, and definitely no hard coded solutions for (not so) common +problems. Of course there will be bug fixes, maybe some optimization, and there +might even be some additions or non|-|intrusive improvements, but only after +testing outside the stable release. After all, the binary is already more than +large enough and there is not that much to gain. + +You might find \LUA\ helpers that are not yet documented. These are considered +experimental, although when you encounter them in a \CONTEXT\ version that has +been around for a while you can assume that they will stay. Of course it can just +be that we forgot to document them yet. + +A manual like this is not really meant as tutorial, for that we refer to +documents that ship with \CONTEXT, articles, etc. It is also never complete +enough for all readers. We try to keep up but the reader needs to realize that +it's all volunteer work done in spare time. And for sure, complaining about a bad +manual or crappy documentation will not really motivate us to spend more time on +it. That being said, we hope that this document is useful. + +\blank[big] + +\testpage[5] + +\startlines +Hans Hagen +Harmut Henkel +Taco Hoekwater +Luigi Scarso +\stoplines + +\blank[3*big] + +\starttabulate[|||] +\NC Version \EQ \currentdate \NC \NR +\NC \LUATEX \EQ \cldcontext{LUATEXENGINE} % + \cldcontext{"\letterpercent 0.2f",LUATEXVERSION} / % + \cldcontext{LUATEXFUNCTIONALITY} + \NC \NR +\NC \CONTEXT \EQ MkIV \contextversion \NC \NR +\stoptabulate + +\stopchapter + +\stopcomponent diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/luatex/base/luatex-languages.tex b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/luatex/base/luatex-languages.tex index 98960aa65d4..d4a7bda607a 100644 --- a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/luatex/base/luatex-languages.tex +++ b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/luatex/base/luatex-languages.tex @@ -1,1113 +1,1113 @@ -% language=uk
-
-\environment luatex-style
-
-\startcomponent luatex-languages
-
-\startchapter[reference=languages,title={Languages, characters, fonts and glyphs}]
-
-\startsection[title={Introduction}]
-
-\topicindex {languages}
-
-\LUATEX's internal handling of the characters and glyphs that eventually become
-typeset is quite different from the way \TEX82 handles those same objects. The
-easiest way to explain the difference is to focus on unrestricted horizontal mode
-(i.e.\ paragraphs) and hyphenation first. Later on, it will be easy to deal
-with the differences that occur in horizontal and math modes.
-
-In \TEX82, the characters you type are converted into \type {char} node records
-when they are encountered by the main control loop. \TEX\ attaches and processes
-the font information while creating those records, so that the resulting \quote
-{horizontal list} contains the final forms of ligatures and implicit kerning.
-This packaging is needed because we may want to get the effective width of for
-instance a horizontal box.
-
-When it becomes necessary to hyphenate words in a paragraph, \TEX\ converts (one
-word at time) the \type {char} node records into a string by replacing ligatures
-with their components and ignoring the kerning. Then it runs the hyphenation
-algorithm on this string, and converts the hyphenated result back into a \quote
-{horizontal list} that is consecutively spliced back into the paragraph stream.
-Keep in mind that the paragraph may contain unboxed horizontal material, which
-then already contains ligatures and kerns and the words therein are part of the
-hyphenation process.
-
-Those \type {char} node records are somewhat misnamed, as they are glyph
-positions in specific fonts, and therefore not really \quote {characters} in the
-linguistic sense. There is no language information inside the \type {char} node
-records at all. Instead, language information is passed along using \type
-{language whatsit} nodes inside the horizontal list.
-
-In \LUATEX, the situation is quite different. The characters you type are always
-converted into \nod {glyph} node records with a special subtype to identify them
-as being intended as linguistic characters. \LUATEX\ stores the needed language
-information in those records, but does not do any font|-|related processing at
-the time of node creation. It only stores the index of the current font and a
-reference to a character in that font.
-
-When it becomes necessary to typeset a paragraph, \LUATEX\ first inserts all
-hyphenation points right into the whole node list. Next, it processes all the
-font information in the whole list (creating ligatures and adjusting kerning),
-and finally it adjusts all the subtype identifiers so that the records are \quote
-{glyph nodes} from now on.
-
-\stopsection
-
-\startsection[title={Characters, glyphs and discretionaries},reference=charsandglyphs]
-
-\topicindex {characters}
-\topicindex {glyphs}
-\topicindex {hyphenation}
-
-\TEX82 (including \PDFTEX) differentiates between \type {char} nodes and \type
-{lig} nodes. The former are simple items that contained nothing but a \quote
-{character} and a \quote {font} field, and they lived in the same memory as
-tokens did. The latter also contained a list of components, and a subtype
-indicating whether this ligature was the result of a word boundary, and it was
-stored in the same place as other nodes like boxes and kerns and glues.
-
-In \LUATEX, these two types are merged into one, somewhat larger structure called
-a \nod {glyph} node. Besides having the old character, font, and component
-fields there are a few more, like \quote {attr} that we will see in \in {section}
-[glyphnodes], these nodes also contain a subtype, that codes four main types and
-two additional ghost types. For ligatures, multiple bits can be set at the same
-time (in case of a single|-|glyph word).
-
-\startitemize
- \startitem
- \type {character}, for characters to be hyphenated: the lowest bit
- (bit 0) is set to 1.
- \stopitem
- \startitem
- \nod {glyph}, for specific font glyphs: the lowest bit (bit 0) is
- not set.
- \stopitem
- \startitem
- \type {ligature}, for constructed ligatures bit 1 is set.
- \stopitem
- \startitem
- \type {ghost}, for so called \quote {ghost objects} bit 2 is set.
- \stopitem
- \startitem
- \type {left}, for ligatures created from a left word boundary and for
- ghosts created from \lpr {leftghost} bit 3 gets set.
- \stopitem
- \startitem
- \type {right}, for ligatures created from a right word boundary and
- for ghosts created from \lpr {rightghost} bit 4 is set.
- \stopitem
-\stopitemize
-
-The \nod {glyph} nodes also contain language data, split into four items that
-were current when the node was created: the \prm {setlanguage} (15~bits), \prm
-{lefthyphenmin} (8~bits), \prm {righthyphenmin} (8~bits), and \prm {uchyph}
-(1~bit).
-
-Incidentally, \LUATEX\ allows 16383 separate languages, and words can be 256
-characters long. The language is stored with each character. You can set
-\prm {firstvalidlanguage} to for instance~1 and make thereby language~0
-an ignored hyphenation language.
-
-The new primitive \lpr {hyphenationmin} can be used to signal the minimal length
-of a word. This value is stored with the (current) language.
-
-Because the \prm {uchyph} value is saved in the actual nodes, its handling is
-subtly different from \TEX82: changes to \prm {uchyph} become effective
-immediately, not at the end of the current partial paragraph.
-
-Typeset boxes now always have their language information embedded in the nodes
-themselves, so there is no longer a possible dependency on the surrounding
-language settings. In \TEX82, a mid|-|paragraph statement like \type {\unhbox0}
-would process the box using the current paragraph language unless there was a
-\prm {setlanguage} issued inside the box. In \LUATEX, all language variables
-are already frozen.
-
-In traditional \TEX\ the process of hyphenation is driven by \type {lccode}s. In
-\LUATEX\ we made this dependency less strong. There are several strategies
-possible. When you do nothing, the currently used \type {lccode}s are used, when
-loading patterns, setting exceptions or hyphenating a list.
-
-When you set \prm {savinghyphcodes} to a value greater than zero the current set
-of \type {lccode}s will be saved with the language. In that case changing a \type
-{lccode} afterwards has no effect. However, you can adapt the set with:
-
-\starttyping
-\hjcode`a=`a
-\stoptyping
-
-This change is global which makes sense if you keep in mind that the moment that
-hyphenation happens is (normally) when the paragraph or a horizontal box is
-constructed. When \prm {savinghyphcodes} was zero when the language got
-initialized you start out with nothing, otherwise you already have a set.
-
-When a \lpr {hjcode} is greater than 0 but less than 32 is indicates the
-to be used length. In the following example we map a character (\type {x}) onto
-another one in the patterns and tell the engine that \type {Å“} counts as one
-character. Because traditionally zero itself is reserved for inhibiting
-hyphenation, a value of 32 counts as zero.
-
-Here are some examples (we assume that French patterns are used):
-
-\starttabulate[||||]
-\NC \NC \type{foobar} \NC \type{foo-bar} \NC \NR
-\NC \type{\hjcode`x=`o} \NC \type{fxxbar} \NC \type{fxx-bar} \NC \NR
-\NC \type{\lefthyphenmin3} \NC \type{Å“dipus} \NC \type{Å“di-pus} \NC \NR
-\NC \type{\lefthyphenmin4} \NC \type{Å“dipus} \NC \type{Å“dipus} \NC \NR
-\NC \type{\hjcode`Å“=2} \NC \type{Å“dipus} \NC \type{Å“di-pus} \NC \NR
-\NC \type{\hjcode`i=32 \hjcode`d=32} \NC \type{Å“dipus} \NC \type{Å“dipus} \NC \NR
-\NC
-\stoptabulate
-
-Carrying all this information with each glyph would give too much overhead and
-also make the process of setting up these codes more complex. A solution with
-\type {hjcode} sets was considered but rejected because in practice the current
-approach is sufficient and it would not be compatible anyway.
-
-Beware: the values are always saved in the format, independent of the setting
-of \prm {savinghyphcodes} at the moment the format is dumped.
-
-A boundary node normally would mark the end of a word which interferes with for
-instance discretionary injection. For this you can use the \prm {wordboundary}
-as a trigger. Here are a few examples of usage:
-
-\startbuffer
- discrete---discrete
-\stopbuffer
-\typebuffer \startnarrower \dontcomplain \hsize 1pt \getbuffer \par \stopnarrower
-\startbuffer
- discrete\discretionary{}{}{---}discrete
-\stopbuffer
-\typebuffer \startnarrower \dontcomplain \hsize 1pt \getbuffer \par \stopnarrower
-\startbuffer
- discrete\wordboundary\discretionary{}{}{---}discrete
-\stopbuffer
-\typebuffer \startnarrower \dontcomplain \hsize 1pt \getbuffer \par \stopnarrower
-\startbuffer
- discrete\wordboundary\discretionary{}{}{---}\wordboundary discrete
-\stopbuffer
-\typebuffer \startnarrower \dontcomplain \hsize 1pt \getbuffer \par \stopnarrower
-\startbuffer
- discrete\wordboundary\discretionary{---}{}{}\wordboundary discrete
-\stopbuffer
-\typebuffer \startnarrower \dontcomplain \hsize 1pt \getbuffer \par \stopnarrower
-
-We only accept an explicit hyphen when there is a preceding glyph and we skip a
-sequence of explicit hyphens since that normally indicates a \type {--} or \type
-{---} ligature in which case we can in a worse case usage get bad node lists
-later on due to messed up ligature building as these dashes are ligatures in base
-fonts. This is a side effect of separating the hyphenation, ligaturing and
-kerning steps.
-
-The start and end of a sequence of characters is signalled by a \nod {glue}, \nod
-{penalty}, \nod {kern} or \nod {boundary} node. But by default also a \nod
-{hlist}, \nod {vlist}, \nod {rule}, \nod {dir}, \nod {whatsit}, \nod {ins}, and
-\nod {adjust} node indicate a start or end. You can omit the last set from the
-test by setting \lpr {hyphenationbounds} to a non|-|zero value:
-
-\starttabulate[|c|l|]
-\DB value \BC behaviour \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \type{0} \NC not strict \NC \NR
-\NC \type{1} \NC strict start \NC \NR
-\NC \type{2} \NC strict end \NC \NR
-\NC \type{3} \NC strict start and strict end \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-The word start is determined as follows:
-
-\starttabulate[|l|l|]
-\DB node \BC behaviour \NC \NR
-\TB
-\BC boundary \NC yes when wordboundary \NC \NR
-\BC hlist \NC when hyphenationbounds 1 or 3 \NC \NR
-\BC vlist \NC when hyphenationbounds 1 or 3 \NC \NR
-\BC rule \NC when hyphenationbounds 1 or 3 \NC \NR
-\BC dir \NC when hyphenationbounds 1 or 3 \NC \NR
-\BC whatsit \NC when hyphenationbounds 1 or 3 \NC \NR
-\BC glue \NC yes \NC \NR
-\BC math \NC skipped \NC \NR
-\BC glyph \NC exhyphenchar (one only) : yes (so no -- ---) \NC \NR
-\BC otherwise \NC yes \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-The word end is determined as follows:
-
-\starttabulate[|l|l|]
-\DB node \BC behaviour \NC \NR
-\TB
-\BC boundary \NC yes \NC \NR
-\BC glyph \NC yes when different language \NC \NR
-\BC glue \NC yes \NC \NR
-\BC penalty \NC yes \NC \NR
-\BC kern \NC yes when not italic (for some historic reason) \NC \NR
-\BC hlist \NC when hyphenationbounds 2 or 3 \NC \NR
-\BC vlist \NC when hyphenationbounds 2 or 3 \NC \NR
-\BC rule \NC when hyphenationbounds 2 or 3 \NC \NR
-\BC dir \NC when hyphenationbounds 2 or 3 \NC \NR
-\BC whatsit \NC when hyphenationbounds 2 or 3 \NC \NR
-\BC ins \NC when hyphenationbounds 2 or 3 \NC \NR
-\BC adjust \NC when hyphenationbounds 2 or 3 \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-\in {Figures} [hb:1] upto \in [hb:5] show some examples. In all cases we set the
-min values to 1 and make sure that the words hyphenate at each character.
-
-\hyphenation{o-n-e t-w-o}
-
-\def\SomeTest#1#2%
- {\lefthyphenmin \plusone
- \righthyphenmin \plusone
- \parindent \zeropoint
- \everypar \emptytoks
- \dontcomplain
- \hbox to 2cm {%
- \vtop {%
- \hsize 1pt
- \hyphenationbounds#1
- #2
- \par}}}
-
-\startplacefigure[reference=hb:1,title={\type{one}}]
- \startcombination[4*1]
- {\SomeTest{0}{one}} {\type{0}}
- {\SomeTest{1}{one}} {\type{1}}
- {\SomeTest{2}{one}} {\type{2}}
- {\SomeTest{3}{one}} {\type{3}}
- \stopcombination
-\stopplacefigure
-
-\startplacefigure[reference=hb:2,title={\type{one\null two}}]
- \startcombination[4*1]
- {\SomeTest{0}{one\null two}} {\type{0}}
- {\SomeTest{1}{one\null two}} {\type{1}}
- {\SomeTest{2}{one\null two}} {\type{2}}
- {\SomeTest{3}{one\null two}} {\type{3}}
- \stopcombination
-\stopplacefigure
-
-\startplacefigure[reference=hb:3,title={\type{\null one\null two}}]
- \startcombination[4*1]
- {\SomeTest{0}{\null one\null two}} {\type{0}}
- {\SomeTest{1}{\null one\null two}} {\type{1}}
- {\SomeTest{2}{\null one\null two}} {\type{2}}
- {\SomeTest{3}{\null one\null two}} {\type{3}}
- \stopcombination
-\stopplacefigure
-
-\startplacefigure[reference=hb:4,title={\type{one\null two\null}}]
- \startcombination[4*1]
- {\SomeTest{0}{one\null two\null}} {\type{0}}
- {\SomeTest{1}{one\null two\null}} {\type{1}}
- {\SomeTest{2}{one\null two\null}} {\type{2}}
- {\SomeTest{3}{one\null two\null}} {\type{3}}
- \stopcombination
-\stopplacefigure
-
-\startplacefigure[reference=hb:5,title={\type{\null one\null two\null}}]
- \startcombination[4*1]
- {\SomeTest{0}{\null one\null two\null}} {\type{0}}
- {\SomeTest{1}{\null one\null two\null}} {\type{1}}
- {\SomeTest{2}{\null one\null two\null}} {\type{2}}
- {\SomeTest{3}{\null one\null two\null}} {\type{3}}
- \stopcombination
-\stopplacefigure
-
-% (Future versions of \LUATEX\ might provide more granularity.)
-
-In traditional \TEX\ ligature building and hyphenation are interwoven with the
-line break mechanism. In \LUATEX\ these phases are isolated. As a consequence we
-deal differently with (a sequence of) explicit hyphens. We already have added
-some control over aspects of the hyphenation and yet another one concerns
-automatic hyphens (e.g.\ \type {-} characters in the input).
-
-When \lpr {automatichyphenmode} has a value of 0, a hyphen will be turned into
-an automatic discretionary. The snippets before and after it will not be
-hyphenated. A side effect is that a leading hyphen can lead to a split but one
-will seldom run into that situation. Setting a pre and post character makes this
-more prominent. A value of 1 will prevent this side effect and a value of 2 will
-not turn the hyphen into a discretionary. Experiments with other options, like
-permitting hyphenation of the words on both sides were discarded.
-
-\startbuffer[a]
-before-after \par
-before--after \par
-before---after \par
-\stopbuffer
-
-\startbuffer[b]
--before \par
-after- \par
---before \par
-after-- \par
----before \par
-after--- \par
-\stopbuffer
-
-\startbuffer[c]
-before-after \par
-before--after \par
-before---after \par
-\stopbuffer
-
-\startbuffer[demo]
-\startcombination[nx=4,ny=3,location=top]
- {\framed[align=normal,strut=no,top=\vskip.5ex,bottom=\vskip.5ex]{\automatichyphenmode\zerocount \hsize6em \getbuffer[a]}} {A~0~6em}
- {\framed[align=normal,strut=no,top=\vskip.5ex,bottom=\vskip.5ex]{\automatichyphenmode\zerocount \hsize2pt \getbuffer[a]}} {A~0~2pt}
- {\framed[align=normal,strut=no,top=\vskip.5ex,bottom=\vskip.5ex]{\automatichyphenmode\plusone \hsize2pt \getbuffer[a]}} {A~1~2pt}
- {\framed[align=normal,strut=no,top=\vskip.5ex,bottom=\vskip.5ex]{\automatichyphenmode\plustwo \hsize2pt \getbuffer[a]}} {A~2~2pt}
- {\framed[align=normal,strut=no,top=\vskip.5ex,bottom=\vskip.5ex]{\automatichyphenmode\zerocount \hsize6em \getbuffer[b]}} {B~0~6em}
- {\framed[align=normal,strut=no,top=\vskip.5ex,bottom=\vskip.5ex]{\automatichyphenmode\zerocount \hsize2pt \getbuffer[b]}} {B~0~2pt}
- {\framed[align=normal,strut=no,top=\vskip.5ex,bottom=\vskip.5ex]{\automatichyphenmode\plusone \hsize2pt \getbuffer[b]}} {B~1~2pt}
- {\framed[align=normal,strut=no,top=\vskip.5ex,bottom=\vskip.5ex]{\automatichyphenmode\plustwo \hsize2pt \getbuffer[b]}} {B~2~2pt}
- {\framed[align=normal,strut=no,top=\vskip.5ex,bottom=\vskip.5ex]{\automatichyphenmode\zerocount \hsize6em \getbuffer[c]}} {C~0~6em}
- {\framed[align=normal,strut=no,top=\vskip.5ex,bottom=\vskip.5ex]{\automatichyphenmode\zerocount \hsize2pt \getbuffer[c]}} {C~0~2pt}
- {\framed[align=normal,strut=no,top=\vskip.5ex,bottom=\vskip.5ex]{\automatichyphenmode\plusone \hsize2pt \getbuffer[c]}} {C~1~2pt}
- {\framed[align=normal,strut=no,top=\vskip.5ex,bottom=\vskip.5ex]{\automatichyphenmode\plustwo \hsize2pt \getbuffer[c]}} {C~2~2pt}
-\stopcombination
-\stopbuffer
-
-\startplacefigure[locationreference=automatichyphenmode:1,title={The automatic modes \type {0} (default), \type {1} and \type {2}, with a \prm {hsize}
-of 6em and 2pt (which triggers a linebreak).}]
- \dontcomplain \tt \getbuffer[demo]
-\stopplacefigure
-
-\startplacefigure[reference=automatichyphenmode:2,title={The automatic modes \type {0} (default), \type {1} and \type {2}, with \lpr {preexhyphenchar} and \lpr {postexhyphenchar} set to characters \type {A} and \type {B}.}]
- \postexhyphenchar`A\relax
- \preexhyphenchar `B\relax
- \dontcomplain \tt \getbuffer[demo]
-\stopplacefigure
-
-In \in {figure} [automatichyphenmode:1] \in {and} [automatichyphenmode:2] we show
-what happens with three samples:
-
-Input A: \typebuffer[a]
-Input B: \typebuffer[b]
-Input C: \typebuffer[c]
-
-As with primitive companions of other single character commands, the \prm {-}
-command has a more verbose primitive version in \lpr {explicitdiscretionary}
-and the normally intercepted in the hyphenator character \type {-} (or whatever
-is configured) is available as \lpr {automaticdiscretionary}.
-
-\stopsection
-
-\startsection[title={The main control loop}]
-
-\topicindex {main loop}
-\topicindex {hyphenation}
-
-In \LUATEX's main loop, almost all input characters that are to be typeset are
-converted into \nod {glyph} node records with subtype \quote {character}, but
-there are a few exceptions.
-
-\startitemize[n]
-
-\startitem
- The \prm {accent} primitive creates nodes with subtype \quote {glyph}
- instead of \quote {character}: one for the actual accent and one for the
- accentee. The primary reason for this is that \prm {accent} in \TEX82 is
- explicitly dependent on the current font encoding, so it would not make much
- sense to attach a new meaning to the primitive's name, as that would
- invalidate many old documents and macro packages. A secondary reason is that
- in \TEX82, \prm {accent} prohibits hyphenation of the current word. Since
- in \LUATEX\ hyphenation only takes place on \quote {character} nodes, it is
- possible to achieve the same effect. Of course, modern \UNICODE\ aware macro
- packages will not use the \prm {accent} primitive at all but try to map
- directly on composed characters.
-
- This change of meaning did happen with \prm {char}, that now generates
- \quote {glyph} nodes with a character subtype. In traditional \TEX\ there was
- a strong relationship between the 8|-|bit input encoding, hyphenation and
- glyphs taken from a font. In \LUATEX\ we have \UTF\ input, and in most cases
- this maps directly to a character in a font, apart from glyph replacement in
- the font engine. If you want to access arbitrary glyphs in a font directly
- you can always use \LUA\ to do so, because fonts are available as \LUA\
- table.
-\stopitem
-
-\startitem
- All the results of processing in math mode eventually become nodes with
- \quote {glyph} subtypes. In fact, the result of processing math is just
- a regular list of glyphs, kerns, glue, penalties, boxes etc.
-\stopitem
-
-\startitem
- The \ALEPH|-|derived commands \lpr {leftghost} and \lpr {rightghost}
- create nodes of a third subtype: \quote {ghost}. These nodes are ignored
- completely by all further processing until the stage where inter|-|glyph
- kerning is added.
-\stopitem
-
-\startitem
- Automatic discretionaries are handled differently. \TEX82 inserts an empty
- discretionary after sensing an input character that matches the \prm
- {hyphenchar} in the current font. This test is wrong in our opinion: whether
- or not hyphenation takes place should not depend on the current font, it is a
- language property. \footnote {When \TEX\ showed up we didn't have \UNICODE\
- yet and being limited to eight bits meant that one sometimes had to
- compromise between supporting character input, glyph rendering, hyphenation.}
-
- In \LUATEX, it works like this: if \LUATEX\ senses a string of input
- characters that matches the value of the new integer parameter \prm
- {exhyphenchar}, it will insert an explicit discretionary after that series of
- nodes. Initially \TEX\ sets the \type {\exhyphenchar=`\-}. Incidentally, this
- is a global parameter instead of a language-specific one because it may be
- useful to change the value depending on the document structure instead of the
- text language.
-
- The insertion of discretionaries after a sequence of explicit hyphens happens
- at the same time as the other hyphenation processing, {\it not\/} inside the
- main control loop.
-
- The only use \LUATEX\ has for \prm {hyphenchar} is at the check whether a
- word should be considered for hyphenation at all. If the \prm {hyphenchar}
- of the font attached to the first character node in a word is negative, then
- hyphenation of that word is abandoned immediately. This behaviour is added
- for backward compatibility only, and the use of \type {\hyphenchar=-1} as a
- means of preventing hyphenation should not be used in new \LUATEX\ documents.
-\stopitem
-
-\startitem
- The \prm {setlanguage} command no longer creates whatsits. The meaning of
- \prm {setlanguage} is changed so that it is now an integer parameter like all
- others. That integer parameter is used in \type {\glyph_node} creation to add
- language information to the glyph nodes. In conjunction, the \prm {language}
- primitive is extended so that it always also updates the value of \prm
- {setlanguage}.
-\stopitem
-
-\startitem
- The \prm {noboundary} command (that prohibits word boundary processing
- where that would normally take place) now does create nodes. These nodes are
- needed because the exact place of the \prm {noboundary} command in the
- input stream has to be retained until after the ligature and font processing
- stages.
-\stopitem
-
-\startitem
- There is no longer a \type {main_loop} label in the code. Remember that
- \TEX82 did quite a lot of processing while adding \type {char_nodes} to the
- horizontal list? For speed reasons, it handled that processing code outside
- of the \quote {main control} loop, and only the first character of any \quote
- {word} was handled by that \quote {main control} loop. In \LUATEX, there is
- no longer a need for that (all hard work is done later), and the (now very
- small) bits of character|-|handling code have been moved back inline. When
- \prm {tracingcommands} is on, this is visible because the full word is
- reported, instead of just the initial character.
-\stopitem
-
-\stopitemize
-
-Because we tend to make hard coded behaviour configurable a few new primitives
-have been added:
-
-\starttyping
-\hyphenpenaltymode
-\automatichyphenpenalty
-\explicithyphenpenalty
-\stoptyping
-
-The first parameter has the following consequences for automatic discs (the ones
-resulting from an \prm {exhyphenchar}:
-
-\starttabulate[|c|l|l|]
-\DB mode \BC automatic disc \type {-} \BC explicit disc \prm{-} \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \type{0} \NC \prm {exhyphenpenalty} \NC \prm {exhyphenpenalty} \NC \NR
-\NC \type{1} \NC \prm {hyphenpenalty} \NC \prm {hyphenpenalty} \NC \NR
-\NC \type{2} \NC \prm {exhyphenpenalty} \NC \prm {hyphenpenalty} \NC \NR
-\NC \type{3} \NC \prm {hyphenpenalty} \NC \prm {exhyphenpenalty} \NC \NR
-\NC \type{4} \NC \lpr {automatichyphenpenalty} \NC \lpr {explicithyphenpenalty} \NC \NR
-\NC \type{5} \NC \prm {exhyphenpenalty} \NC \lpr {explicithyphenpenalty} \NC \NR
-\NC \type{6} \NC \prm {hyphenpenalty} \NC \lpr {explicithyphenpenalty} \NC \NR
-\NC \type{7} \NC \lpr {automatichyphenpenalty} \NC \prm {exhyphenpenalty} \NC \NR
-\NC \type{8} \NC \lpr {automatichyphenpenalty} \NC \prm {hyphenpenalty} \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-other values do what we always did in \LUATEX: insert \prm {exhyphenpenalty}.
-
-\stopsection
-
-\startsection[title={Loading patterns and exceptions},reference=patternsexceptions]
-
-\topicindex {hyphenation}
-\topicindex {hyphenation+patterns}
-\topicindex {hyphenation+exceptions}
-\topicindex {patterns}
-\topicindex {exceptions}
-
-Although we keep the traditional approach towards hyphenation (which is still
-superior) the implementation of the hyphenation algorithm in \LUATEX\ is quite
-different from the one in \TEX82.
-
-After expansion, the argument for \prm {patterns} has to be proper \UTF8 with
-individual patterns separated by spaces, no \prm {char} or \prm {chardef}d
-commands are allowed. The current implementation is quite strict and will reject
-all non|-|\UNICODE\ characters. Likewise, the expanded argument for \prm
-{hyphenation} also has to be proper \UTF8, but here a bit of extra syntax is
-provided:
-
-\startitemize[n]
-\startitem
- Three sets of arguments in curly braces (\type {{}{}{}}) indicate a desired
- complex discretionary, with arguments as in \prm {discretionary}'s command in
- normal document input.
-\stopitem
-\startitem
- A \type {-} indicates a desired simple discretionary, cf.\ \type {\-} and
- \type {\discretionary{-}{}{}} in normal document input.
-\stopitem
-\startitem
- Internal command names are ignored. This rule is provided especially for \prm
- {discretionary}, but it also helps to deal with \prm {relax} commands that
- may sneak in.
-\stopitem
-\startitem
- An \type {=} indicates a (non|-|discretionary) hyphen in the document input.
-\stopitem
-\stopitemize
-
-The expanded argument is first converted back to a space|-|separated string while
-dropping the internal command names. This string is then converted into a
-dictionary by a routine that creates key|-|value pairs by converting the other
-listed items. It is important to note that the keys in an exception dictionary
-can always be generated from the values. Here are a few examples:
-
-\starttabulate[|l|l|l|]
-\DB value \BC implied key (input) \BC effect \NC\NR
-\TB
-\NC \type {ta-ble} \NC table \NC \type {ta\-ble} ($=$ \type {ta\discretionary{-}{}{}ble}) \NC\NR
-\NC \type {ba{k-}{}{c}ken} \NC backen \NC \type {ba\discretionary{k-}{}{c}ken} \NC\NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-The resultant patterns and exception dictionary will be stored under the language
-code that is the present value of \prm {language}.
-
-In the last line of the table, you see there is no \prm {discretionary} command
-in the value: the command is optional in the \TEX-based input syntax. The
-underlying reason for that is that it is conceivable that a whole dictionary of
-words is stored as a plain text file and loaded into \LUATEX\ using one of the
-functions in the \LUA\ \type {lang} library. This loading method is quite a bit
-faster than going through the \TEX\ language primitives, but some (most?) of that
-speed gain would be lost if it had to interpret command sequences while doing so.
-
-It is possible to specify extra hyphenation points in compound words by using
-\type {{-}{}{-}} for the explicit hyphen character (replace \type {-} by the
-actual explicit hyphen character if needed). For example, this matches the word
-\quote {multi|-|word|-|boundaries} and allows an extra break inbetween \quote
-{boun} and \quote {daries}:
-
-\starttyping
-\hyphenation{multi{-}{}{-}word{-}{}{-}boun-daries}
-\stoptyping
-
-The motivation behind the \ETEX\ extension \prm {savinghyphcodes} was that
-hyphenation heavily depended on font encodings. This is no longer true in
-\LUATEX, and the corresponding primitive is basically ignored. Because we now
-have \lpr {hjcode}, the case relate codes can be used exclusively for \prm
-{uppercase} and \prm {lowercase}.
-
-The three curly brace pair pattern in an exception can be somewhat unexpected so
-we will try to explain it by example. The pattern \type {foo{}{}{x}bar} pattern
-creates a lookup \type {fooxbar} and the pattern \type {foo{}{}{}bar} creates
-\type {foobar}. Then, when a hit happens there is a replacement text (\type {x})
-or none. Because we introduced penalties in discretionary nodes, the exception
-syntax now also can take a penalty specification. The value between square brackets
-is a multiplier for \lpr {exceptionpenalty}. Here we have set it to 10000 so
-effectively we get 30000 in the example.
-
-\def\ShowSample#1#2%
- {\startlinecorrection[blank]
- \hyphenation{#1}%
- \exceptionpenalty=10000
- \bTABLE[foregroundstyle=type]
- \bTR
- \bTD[align=middle,nx=4] \type{#1} \eTD
- \eTR
- \bTR
- \bTD[align=middle] \type{10em} \eTD
- \bTD[align=middle] \type {3em} \eTD
- \bTD[align=middle] \type {0em} \eTD
- \bTD[align=middle] \type {6em} \eTD
- \eTR
- \bTR
- \bTD[width=10em]\vtop{\hsize 10em 123 #2 123\par}\eTD
- \bTD[width=10em]\vtop{\hsize 3em 123 #2 123\par}\eTD
- \bTD[width=10em]\vtop{\hsize 0em 123 #2 123\par}\eTD
- \bTD[width=10em]\vtop{\setupalign[verytolerant,stretch]\rmtf\hsize 6em 123 #2 #2 #2 #2 123\par}\eTD
- \eTR
- \eTABLE
- \stoplinecorrection}
-
-\ShowSample{x{a-}{-b}{}x{a-}{-b}{}x{a-}{-b}{}x{a-}{-b}{}xx}{xxxxxx}
-\ShowSample{x{a-}{-b}{}x{a-}{-b}{}[3]x{a-}{-b}{}[1]x{a-}{-b}{}xx}{xxxxxx}
-
-\ShowSample{z{a-}{-b}{z}{a-}{-b}{z}{a-}{-b}{z}{a-}{-b}{z}z}{zzzzzz}
-\ShowSample{z{a-}{-b}{z}{a-}{-b}{z}[3]{a-}{-b}{z}[1]{a-}{-b}{z}z}{zzzzzz}
-
-\stopsection
-
-\startsection[title={Applying hyphenation}]
-
-\topicindex {hyphenation+how it works}
-\topicindex {hyphenation+discretionaries}
-\topicindex {discretionaries}
-
-The internal structures \LUATEX\ uses for the insertion of discretionaries in
-words is very different from the ones in \TEX82, and that means there are some
-noticeable differences in handling as well.
-
-First and foremost, there is no \quote {compressed trie} involved in hyphenation.
-The algorithm still reads pattern files generated by \PATGEN, but \LUATEX\ uses a
-finite state hash to match the patterns against the word to be hyphenated. This
-algorithm is based on the \quote {libhnj} library used by \OPENOFFICE, which in
-turn is inspired by \TEX.
-
-There are a few differences between \LUATEX\ and \TEX82 that are a direct result
-of the implementation:
-
-\startitemize
-\startitem
- \LUATEX\ happily hyphenates the full \UNICODE\ character range.
-\stopitem
-\startitem
- Pattern and exception dictionary size is limited by the available memory
- only, all allocations are done dynamically. The trie|-|related settings in
- \type {texmf.cnf} are ignored.
-\stopitem
-\startitem
- Because there is no \quote {trie preparation} stage, language patterns never
- become frozen. This means that the primitive \prm {patterns} (and its \LUA\
- counterpart \type {lang.patterns}) can be used at any time, not only in
- ini\TEX.
-\stopitem
-\startitem
- Only the string representation of \prm {patterns} and \prm {hyphenation} is
- stored in the format file. At format load time, they are simply
- re|-|evaluated. It follows that there is no real reason to preload languages
- in the format file. In fact, it is usually not a good idea to do so. It is
- much smarter to load patterns no sooner than the first time they are actually
- needed.
-\stopitem
-\startitem
- \LUATEX\ uses the language-specific variables \lpr {prehyphenchar} and \lpr
- {posthyphenchar} in the creation of implicit discretionaries, instead of
- \TEX82's \prm {hyphenchar}, and the values of the language|-|specific
- variables \lpr {preexhyphenchar} and \lpr {postexhyphenchar} for explicit
- discretionaries (instead of \TEX82's empty discretionary).
-\stopitem
-\startitem
- The value of the two counters related to hyphenation, \prm {hyphenpenalty}
- and \prm {exhyphenpenalty}, are now stored in the discretionary nodes. This
- permits a local overload for explicit \prm {discretionary} commands. The
- value current when the hyphenation pass is applied is used. When no callbacks
- are used this is compatible with traditional \TEX. When you apply the \LUA\
- \type {lang.hyphenate} function the current values are used.
-\stopitem
-\startitem
- The hyphenation exception dictionary is maintained as key|-|value hash, and
- that is also dynamic, so the \type {hyph_size} setting is not used either.
-\stopitem
-\stopitemize
-
-Because we store penalties in the disc node the \prm {discretionary} command has
-been extended to accept an optional penalty specification, so you can do the
-following:
-
-\startbuffer
-\hsize1mm
-1:foo{\hyphenpenalty 10000\discretionary{}{}{}}bar\par
-2:foo\discretionary penalty 10000 {}{}{}bar\par
-3:foo\discretionary{}{}{}bar\par
-\stopbuffer
-
-\typebuffer
-
-This results in:
-
-\blank \start \getbuffer \stop \blank
-
-Inserted characters and ligatures inherit their attributes from the nearest glyph
-node item (usually the preceding one, but the following one for the items
-inserted at the left-hand side of a word).
-
-Word boundaries are no longer implied by font switches, but by language switches.
-One word can have two separate fonts and still be hyphenated correctly (but it
-can not have two different languages, the \prm {setlanguage} command forces a
-word boundary).
-
-All languages start out with \type {\prehyphenchar=`\-}, \type {\posthyphenchar=0},
-\type {\preexhyphenchar=0} and \type {\postexhyphenchar=0}. When you assign the
-values of one of these four parameters, you are actually changing the settings
-for the current \prm {language}, this behaviour is compatible with \prm {patterns}
-and \prm {hyphenation}.
-
-\LUATEX\ also hyphenates the first word in a paragraph. Words can be up to 256
-characters long (up from 64 in \TEX82). Longer words are ignored right now, but
-eventually either the limitation will be removed or perhaps it will become
-possible to silently ignore the excess characters (this is what happens in
-\TEX82, but there the behaviour cannot be controlled).
-
-If you are using the \LUA\ function \type {lang.hyphenate}, you should be aware
-that this function expects to receive a list of \quote {character} nodes. It will
-not operate properly in the presence of \quote {glyph}, \quote {ligature}, or
-\quote {ghost} nodes, nor does it know how to deal with kerning.
-
-\stopsection
-
-\startsection[title={Applying ligatures and kerning}]
-
-\topicindex {ligatures}
-\topicindex {kerning}
-
-After all possible hyphenation points have been inserted in the list, \LUATEX\
-will process the list to convert the \quote {character} nodes into \quote {glyph}
-and \quote {ligature} nodes. This is actually done in two stages: first all
-ligatures are processed, then all kerning information is applied to the result
-list. But those two stages are somewhat dependent on each other: If the used font
-makes it possible to do so, the ligaturing stage adds virtual \quote {character}
-nodes to the word boundaries in the list. While doing so, it removes and
-interprets \prm {noboundary} nodes. The kerning stage deletes those word
-boundary items after it is done with them, and it does the same for \quote
-{ghost} nodes. Finally, at the end of the kerning stage, all remaining \quote
-{character} nodes are converted to \quote {glyph} nodes.
-
-This word separation is worth mentioning because, if you overrule from \LUA\ only
-one of the two callbacks related to font handling, then you have to make sure you
-perform the tasks normally done by \LUATEX\ itself in order to make sure that the
-other, non|-|overruled, routine continues to function properly.
-
-Although we could improve the situation the reality is that in modern \OPENTYPE\
-fonts ligatures can be constructed in many ways: by replacing a sequence of
-characters by one glyph, or by selectively replacing individual glyphs, or by
-kerning, or any combination of this. Add to that contextual analysis and it will
-be clear that we have to let \LUA\ do that job instead. The generic font handler
-that we provide (which is part of \CONTEXT) distinguishes between base mode
-(which essentially is what we describe here and which delegates the task to \TEX)
-and node mode (which deals with more complex fonts.
-
-Let's look at an example. Take the word \type {office}, hyphenated \type
-{of-fice}, using a \quote {normal} font with all the \type {f}-\type {f} and
-\type {f}-\type {i} type ligatures:
-
-\starttabulate[|l|l|]
-\NC initial \NC \type {{o}{f}{f}{i}{c}{e}} \NC\NR
-\NC after hyphenation \NC \type {{o}{f}{{-},{},{}}{f}{i}{c}{e}} \NC\NR
-\NC first ligature stage \NC \type {{o}{{f-},{f},{<ff>}}{i}{c}{e}} \NC\NR
-\NC final result \NC \type {{o}{{f-},{<fi>},{<ffi>}}{c}{e}} \NC\NR
-\stoptabulate
-
-That's bad enough, but let us assume that there is also a hyphenation point
-between the \type {f} and the \type {i}, to create \type {of-f-ice}. Then the
-final result should be:
-
-\starttyping
-{o}{{f-},
- {{f-},
- {i},
- {<fi>}},
- {{<ff>-},
- {i},
- {<ffi>}}}{c}{e}
-\stoptyping
-
-with discretionaries in the post-break text as well as in the replacement text of
-the top-level discretionary that resulted from the first hyphenation point.
-
-Here is that nested solution again, in a different representation:
-
-\testpage[4]
-
-\starttabulate[|l|c|c|c|c|c|c|]
-\DB \BC pre \BC \BC post \BC \BC replace \BC \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC topdisc \NC \type {f-} \NC (1) \NC \NC sub 1 \NC \NC sub 2 \NC \NR
-\NC sub 1 \NC \type {f-} \NC (2) \NC \type {i} \NC (3) \NC \type {<fi>} \NC (4) \NC \NR
-\NC sub 2 \NC \type {<ff>-} \NC (5) \NC \type {i} \NC (6) \NC \type {<ffi>} \NC (7) \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-When line breaking is choosing its breakpoints, the following fields will
-eventually be selected:
-
-\starttabulate[|l|c|c|]
-\NC \type {of-f-ice} \NC \type {f-} \NC (1) \NC \NR
-\NC \NC \type {f-} \NC (2) \NC \NR
-\NC \NC \type {i} \NC (3) \NC \NR
-\NC \type {of-fice} \NC \type {f-} \NC (1) \NC \NR
-\NC \NC \type {<fi>} \NC (4) \NC \NR
-\NC \type {off-ice} \NC \type {<ff>-} \NC (5) \NC \NR
-\NC \NC \type {i} \NC (6) \NC \NR
-\NC \type {office} \NC \type {<ffi>} \NC (7) \NC \NR
-\stoptabulate
-
-The current solution in \LUATEX\ is not able to handle nested discretionaries,
-but it is in fact smart enough to handle this fictional \type {of-f-ice} example.
-It does so by combining two sequential discretionary nodes as if they were a
-single object (where the second discretionary node is treated as an extension of
-the first node).
-
-One can observe that the \type {of-f-ice} and \type {off-ice} cases both end with
-the same actual post replacement list (\type {i}), and that this would be the
-case even if \type {i} was the first item of a potential following ligature like
-\type {ic}. This allows \LUATEX\ to do away with one of the fields, and thus make
-the whole stuff fit into just two discretionary nodes.
-
-The mapping of the seven list fields to the six fields in this discretionary node
-pair is as follows:
-
-\starttabulate[|l|c|c|]
-\DB field \BC description \NC \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \type {disc1.pre} \NC \type {f-} \NC (1) \NC \NR
-\NC \type {disc1.post} \NC \type {<fi>} \NC (4) \NC \NR
-\NC \type {disc1.replace} \NC \type {<ffi>} \NC (7) \NC \NR
-\NC \type {disc2.pre} \NC \type {f-} \NC (2) \NC \NR
-\NC \type {disc2.post} \NC \type {i} \NC (3,6) \NC \NR
-\NC \type {disc2.replace} \NC \type {<ff>-} \NC (5) \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-What is actually generated after ligaturing has been applied is therefore:
-
-\starttyping
-{o}{{f-},
- {<fi>},
- {<ffi>}}
- {{f-},
- {i},
- {<ff>-}}{c}{e}
-\stoptyping
-
-The two discretionaries have different subtypes from a discretionary appearing on
-its own: the first has subtype 4, and the second has subtype 5. The need for
-these special subtypes stems from the fact that not all of the fields appear in
-their \quote {normal} location. The second discretionary especially looks odd,
-with things like the \type {<ff>-} appearing in \type {disc2.replace}. The fact
-that some of the fields have different meanings (and different processing code
-internally) is what makes it necessary to have different subtypes: this enables
-\LUATEX\ to distinguish this sequence of two joined discretionary nodes from the
-case of two standalone discretionaries appearing in a row.
-
-Of course there is still that relationship with fonts: ligatures can be implemented by
-mapping a sequence of glyphs onto one glyph, but also by selective replacement and
-kerning. This means that the above examples are just representing the traditional
-approach.
-
-\stopsection
-
-\startsection[title={Breaking paragraphs into lines}]
-
-\topicindex {linebreaks}
-\topicindex {paragraphs}
-\topicindex {discretionaries}
-
-This code is almost unchanged, but because of the above|-|mentioned changes
-with respect to discretionaries and ligatures, line breaking will potentially be
-different from traditional \TEX. The actual line breaking code is still based on
-the \TEX82 algorithms, and it does not expect there to be discretionaries inside
-of discretionaries. But, as patterns evolve and font handling can influence
-discretionaries, you need to be aware of the fact that long term consistency is not
-an engine matter only.
-
-But that situation is now fairly common in \LUATEX, due to the changes to the
-ligaturing mechanism. And also, the \LUATEX\ discretionary nodes are implemented
-slightly different from the \TEX82 nodes: the \type {no_break} text is now
-embedded inside the disc node, where previously these nodes kept their place in
-the horizontal list. In traditional \TEX\ the discretionary node contains a
-counter indicating how many nodes to skip, but in \LUATEX\ we store the pre, post
-and replace text in the discretionary node.
-
-The combined effect of these two differences is that \LUATEX\ does not always use
-all of the potential breakpoints in a paragraph, especially when fonts with many
-ligatures are used. Of course kerning also complicates matters here.
-
-\stopsection
-
-\startsection[title={The \type {lang} library}][library=lang]
-
-\subsection {\type {new} and \type {id}}
-
-\topicindex {languages+library}
-
-\libindex {new}
-\libindex {id}
-
-This library provides the interface to \LUATEX's structure representing a
-language, and the associated functions.
-
-\startfunctioncall
-<language> l = lang.new()
-<language> l = lang.new(<number> id)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-This function creates a new userdata object. An object of type \type {<language>}
-is the first argument to most of the other functions in the \type {lang} library.
-These functions can also be used as if they were object methods, using the colon
-syntax. Without an argument, the next available internal id number will be
-assigned to this object. With argument, an object will be created that links to
-the internal language with that id number.
-
-\startfunctioncall
-<number> n = lang.id(<language> l)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-The number returned is the internal \prm {language} id number this object refers to.
-
-\subsection {\type {hyphenation}}
-
-\libindex {hyphenation}
-
-You can hyphenate a string directly with:
-
-\startfunctioncall
-<string> n = lang.hyphenation(<language> l)
-lang.hyphenation(<language> l, <string> n)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-\subsection {\type {clear_hyphenation} and \type {clean}}
-
-\libindex {clear_hyphenation}
-\libindex {clean}
-
-This either returns the current hyphenation exceptions for this language, or adds
-new ones. The syntax of the string is explained in~\in {section}
-[patternsexceptions].
-
-\startfunctioncall
-lang.clear_hyphenation(<language> l)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-This call clears the exception dictionary (string) for this language.
-
-\startfunctioncall
-<string> n = lang.clean(<language> l, <string> o)
-<string> n = lang.clean(<string> o)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-This function creates a hyphenation key from the supplied hyphenation value. The
-syntax of the argument string is explained in \in {section} [patternsexceptions].
-This function is useful if you want to do something else based on the words in a
-dictionary file, like spell|-|checking.
-
-\subsection {\type {patterns} and \type {clear_patterns}}
-
-\libindex {patterns}
-\libindex {clear_patterns}
-
-\startfunctioncall
-<string> n = lang.patterns(<language> l)
-lang.patterns(<language> l, <string> n)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-This adds additional patterns for this language object, or returns the current
-set. The syntax of this string is explained in \in {section}
-[patternsexceptions].
-
-\startfunctioncall
-lang.clear_patterns(<language> l)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-This can be used to clear the pattern dictionary for a language.
-
-\subsection {\type {hyphenationmin}}
-
-\libindex {hyphenationmin}
-
-This function sets (or gets) the value of the \TEX\ parameter
-\type {\hyphenationmin}.
-
-\startfunctioncall
-n = lang.hyphenationmin(<language> l)
-lang.hyphenationmin(<language> l, <number> n)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-\subsection {\type {[pre|post][ex|]hyphenchar}}
-
-\libindex {prehyphenchar}
-\libindex {posthyphenchar}
-\libindex {preexhyphenchar}
-\libindex {postexhyphenchar}
-
-\startfunctioncall
-<number> n = lang.prehyphenchar(<language> l)
-lang.prehyphenchar(<language> l, <number> n)
-
-<number> n = lang.posthyphenchar(<language> l)
-lang.posthyphenchar(<language> l, <number> n)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-These two are used to get or set the \quote {pre|-|break} and \quote
-{post|-|break} hyphen characters for implicit hyphenation in this language. The
-intial values are decimal 45 (hyphen) and decimal~0 (indicating emptiness).
-
-\startfunctioncall
-<number> n = lang.preexhyphenchar(<language> l)
-lang.preexhyphenchar(<language> l, <number> n)
-
-<number> n = lang.postexhyphenchar(<language> l)
-lang.postexhyphenchar(<language> l, <number> n)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-These gets or set the \quote {pre|-|break} and \quote {post|-|break} hyphen
-characters for explicit hyphenation in this language. Both are initially
-decimal~0 (indicating emptiness).
-
-\subsection {\type {hyphenate}}
-
-\libindex {hyphenate}
-
-The next call inserts hyphenation points (discretionary nodes) in a node list. If
-\type {tail} is given as argument, processing stops on that node. Currently,
-\type {success} is always true if \type {head} (and \type {tail}, if specified)
-are proper nodes, regardless of possible other errors.
-
-\startfunctioncall
-<boolean> success = lang.hyphenate(<node> head)
-<boolean> success = lang.hyphenate(<node> head, <node> tail)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-Hyphenation works only on \quote {characters}, a special subtype of all the glyph
-nodes with the node subtype having the value \type {1}. Glyph modes with
-different subtypes are not processed. See \in {section} [charsandglyphs] for
-more details.
-
-\subsection {\type {[set|get]hjcode}}
-
-\libindex {sethjcode}
-\libindex {gethjcode}
-
-The following two commands can be used to set or query hj codes:
-
-\startfunctioncall
-lang.sethjcode(<language> l, <number> char, <number> usedchar)
-<number> usedchar = lang.gethjcode(<language> l, <number> char)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-When you set a hjcode the current sets get initialized unless the set was already
-initialized due to \prm {savinghyphcodes} being larger than zero.
-
-\stopsection
-
-\stopchapter
-
-\stopcomponent
-
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-
+% language=uk + +\environment luatex-style + +\startcomponent luatex-languages + +\startchapter[reference=languages,title={Languages, characters, fonts and glyphs}] + +\startsection[title={Introduction}] + +\topicindex {languages} + +\LUATEX's internal handling of the characters and glyphs that eventually become +typeset is quite different from the way \TEX82 handles those same objects. The +easiest way to explain the difference is to focus on unrestricted horizontal mode +(i.e.\ paragraphs) and hyphenation first. Later on, it will be easy to deal +with the differences that occur in horizontal and math modes. + +In \TEX82, the characters you type are converted into \type {char} node records +when they are encountered by the main control loop. \TEX\ attaches and processes +the font information while creating those records, so that the resulting \quote +{horizontal list} contains the final forms of ligatures and implicit kerning. +This packaging is needed because we may want to get the effective width of for +instance a horizontal box. + +When it becomes necessary to hyphenate words in a paragraph, \TEX\ converts (one +word at time) the \type {char} node records into a string by replacing ligatures +with their components and ignoring the kerning. Then it runs the hyphenation +algorithm on this string, and converts the hyphenated result back into a \quote +{horizontal list} that is consecutively spliced back into the paragraph stream. +Keep in mind that the paragraph may contain unboxed horizontal material, which +then already contains ligatures and kerns and the words therein are part of the +hyphenation process. + +Those \type {char} node records are somewhat misnamed, as they are glyph +positions in specific fonts, and therefore not really \quote {characters} in the +linguistic sense. There is no language information inside the \type {char} node +records at all. Instead, language information is passed along using \type +{language whatsit} nodes inside the horizontal list. + +In \LUATEX, the situation is quite different. The characters you type are always +converted into \nod {glyph} node records with a special subtype to identify them +as being intended as linguistic characters. \LUATEX\ stores the needed language +information in those records, but does not do any font|-|related processing at +the time of node creation. It only stores the index of the current font and a +reference to a character in that font. + +When it becomes necessary to typeset a paragraph, \LUATEX\ first inserts all +hyphenation points right into the whole node list. Next, it processes all the +font information in the whole list (creating ligatures and adjusting kerning), +and finally it adjusts all the subtype identifiers so that the records are \quote +{glyph nodes} from now on. + +\stopsection + +\startsection[title={Characters, glyphs and discretionaries},reference=charsandglyphs] + +\topicindex {characters} +\topicindex {glyphs} +\topicindex {hyphenation} + +\TEX82 (including \PDFTEX) differentiates between \type {char} nodes and \type +{lig} nodes. The former are simple items that contained nothing but a \quote +{character} and a \quote {font} field, and they lived in the same memory as +tokens did. The latter also contained a list of components, and a subtype +indicating whether this ligature was the result of a word boundary, and it was +stored in the same place as other nodes like boxes and kerns and glues. + +In \LUATEX, these two types are merged into one, somewhat larger structure called +a \nod {glyph} node. Besides having the old character, font, and component +fields there are a few more, like \quote {attr} that we will see in \in {section} +[glyphnodes], these nodes also contain a subtype, that codes four main types and +two additional ghost types. For ligatures, multiple bits can be set at the same +time (in case of a single|-|glyph word). + +\startitemize + \startitem + \type {character}, for characters to be hyphenated: the lowest bit + (bit 0) is set to 1. + \stopitem + \startitem + \nod {glyph}, for specific font glyphs: the lowest bit (bit 0) is + not set. + \stopitem + \startitem + \type {ligature}, for constructed ligatures bit 1 is set. + \stopitem + \startitem + \type {ghost}, for so called \quote {ghost objects} bit 2 is set. + \stopitem + \startitem + \type {left}, for ligatures created from a left word boundary and for + ghosts created from \lpr {leftghost} bit 3 gets set. + \stopitem + \startitem + \type {right}, for ligatures created from a right word boundary and + for ghosts created from \lpr {rightghost} bit 4 is set. + \stopitem +\stopitemize + +The \nod {glyph} nodes also contain language data, split into four items that +were current when the node was created: the \prm {setlanguage} (15~bits), \prm +{lefthyphenmin} (8~bits), \prm {righthyphenmin} (8~bits), and \prm {uchyph} +(1~bit). + +Incidentally, \LUATEX\ allows 16383 separate languages, and words can be 256 +characters long. The language is stored with each character. You can set +\prm {firstvalidlanguage} to for instance~1 and make thereby language~0 +an ignored hyphenation language. + +The new primitive \lpr {hyphenationmin} can be used to signal the minimal length +of a word. This value is stored with the (current) language. + +Because the \prm {uchyph} value is saved in the actual nodes, its handling is +subtly different from \TEX82: changes to \prm {uchyph} become effective +immediately, not at the end of the current partial paragraph. + +Typeset boxes now always have their language information embedded in the nodes +themselves, so there is no longer a possible dependency on the surrounding +language settings. In \TEX82, a mid|-|paragraph statement like \type {\unhbox0} +would process the box using the current paragraph language unless there was a +\prm {setlanguage} issued inside the box. In \LUATEX, all language variables +are already frozen. + +In traditional \TEX\ the process of hyphenation is driven by \type {lccode}s. In +\LUATEX\ we made this dependency less strong. There are several strategies +possible. When you do nothing, the currently used \type {lccode}s are used, when +loading patterns, setting exceptions or hyphenating a list. + +When you set \prm {savinghyphcodes} to a value greater than zero the current set +of \type {lccode}s will be saved with the language. In that case changing a \type +{lccode} afterwards has no effect. However, you can adapt the set with: + +\starttyping +\hjcode`a=`a +\stoptyping + +This change is global which makes sense if you keep in mind that the moment that +hyphenation happens is (normally) when the paragraph or a horizontal box is +constructed. When \prm {savinghyphcodes} was zero when the language got +initialized you start out with nothing, otherwise you already have a set. + +When a \lpr {hjcode} is greater than 0 but less than 32 is indicates the +to be used length. In the following example we map a character (\type {x}) onto +another one in the patterns and tell the engine that \type {Å“} counts as one +character. Because traditionally zero itself is reserved for inhibiting +hyphenation, a value of 32 counts as zero. + +Here are some examples (we assume that French patterns are used): + +\starttabulate[||||] +\NC \NC \type{foobar} \NC \type{foo-bar} \NC \NR +\NC \type{\hjcode`x=`o} \NC \type{fxxbar} \NC \type{fxx-bar} \NC \NR +\NC \type{\lefthyphenmin3} \NC \type{Å“dipus} \NC \type{Å“di-pus} \NC \NR +\NC \type{\lefthyphenmin4} \NC \type{Å“dipus} \NC \type{Å“dipus} \NC \NR +\NC \type{\hjcode`Å“=2} \NC \type{Å“dipus} \NC \type{Å“di-pus} \NC \NR +\NC \type{\hjcode`i=32 \hjcode`d=32} \NC \type{Å“dipus} \NC \type{Å“dipus} \NC \NR +\NC +\stoptabulate + +Carrying all this information with each glyph would give too much overhead and +also make the process of setting up these codes more complex. A solution with +\type {hjcode} sets was considered but rejected because in practice the current +approach is sufficient and it would not be compatible anyway. + +Beware: the values are always saved in the format, independent of the setting +of \prm {savinghyphcodes} at the moment the format is dumped. + +A boundary node normally would mark the end of a word which interferes with for +instance discretionary injection. For this you can use the \prm {wordboundary} +as a trigger. Here are a few examples of usage: + +\startbuffer + discrete---discrete +\stopbuffer +\typebuffer \startnarrower \dontcomplain \hsize 1pt \getbuffer \par \stopnarrower +\startbuffer + discrete\discretionary{}{}{---}discrete +\stopbuffer +\typebuffer \startnarrower \dontcomplain \hsize 1pt \getbuffer \par \stopnarrower +\startbuffer + discrete\wordboundary\discretionary{}{}{---}discrete +\stopbuffer +\typebuffer \startnarrower \dontcomplain \hsize 1pt \getbuffer \par \stopnarrower +\startbuffer + discrete\wordboundary\discretionary{}{}{---}\wordboundary discrete +\stopbuffer +\typebuffer \startnarrower \dontcomplain \hsize 1pt \getbuffer \par \stopnarrower +\startbuffer + discrete\wordboundary\discretionary{---}{}{}\wordboundary discrete +\stopbuffer +\typebuffer \startnarrower \dontcomplain \hsize 1pt \getbuffer \par \stopnarrower + +We only accept an explicit hyphen when there is a preceding glyph and we skip a +sequence of explicit hyphens since that normally indicates a \type {--} or \type +{---} ligature in which case we can in a worse case usage get bad node lists +later on due to messed up ligature building as these dashes are ligatures in base +fonts. This is a side effect of separating the hyphenation, ligaturing and +kerning steps. + +The start and end of a sequence of characters is signalled by a \nod {glue}, \nod +{penalty}, \nod {kern} or \nod {boundary} node. But by default also a \nod +{hlist}, \nod {vlist}, \nod {rule}, \nod {dir}, \nod {whatsit}, \nod {ins}, and +\nod {adjust} node indicate a start or end. You can omit the last set from the +test by setting \lpr {hyphenationbounds} to a non|-|zero value: + +\starttabulate[|c|l|] +\DB value \BC behaviour \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \type{0} \NC not strict \NC \NR +\NC \type{1} \NC strict start \NC \NR +\NC \type{2} \NC strict end \NC \NR +\NC \type{3} \NC strict start and strict end \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +The word start is determined as follows: + +\starttabulate[|l|l|] +\DB node \BC behaviour \NC \NR +\TB +\BC boundary \NC yes when wordboundary \NC \NR +\BC hlist \NC when hyphenationbounds 1 or 3 \NC \NR +\BC vlist \NC when hyphenationbounds 1 or 3 \NC \NR +\BC rule \NC when hyphenationbounds 1 or 3 \NC \NR +\BC dir \NC when hyphenationbounds 1 or 3 \NC \NR +\BC whatsit \NC when hyphenationbounds 1 or 3 \NC \NR +\BC glue \NC yes \NC \NR +\BC math \NC skipped \NC \NR +\BC glyph \NC exhyphenchar (one only) : yes (so no -- ---) \NC \NR +\BC otherwise \NC yes \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +The word end is determined as follows: + +\starttabulate[|l|l|] +\DB node \BC behaviour \NC \NR +\TB +\BC boundary \NC yes \NC \NR +\BC glyph \NC yes when different language \NC \NR +\BC glue \NC yes \NC \NR +\BC penalty \NC yes \NC \NR +\BC kern \NC yes when not italic (for some historic reason) \NC \NR +\BC hlist \NC when hyphenationbounds 2 or 3 \NC \NR +\BC vlist \NC when hyphenationbounds 2 or 3 \NC \NR +\BC rule \NC when hyphenationbounds 2 or 3 \NC \NR +\BC dir \NC when hyphenationbounds 2 or 3 \NC \NR +\BC whatsit \NC when hyphenationbounds 2 or 3 \NC \NR +\BC ins \NC when hyphenationbounds 2 or 3 \NC \NR +\BC adjust \NC when hyphenationbounds 2 or 3 \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +\in {Figures} [hb:1] upto \in [hb:5] show some examples. In all cases we set the +min values to 1 and make sure that the words hyphenate at each character. + +\hyphenation{o-n-e t-w-o} + +\def\SomeTest#1#2% + {\lefthyphenmin \plusone + \righthyphenmin \plusone + \parindent \zeropoint + \everypar \emptytoks + \dontcomplain + \hbox to 2cm {% + \vtop {% + \hsize 1pt + \hyphenationbounds#1 + #2 + \par}}} + +\startplacefigure[reference=hb:1,title={\type{one}}] + \startcombination[4*1] + {\SomeTest{0}{one}} {\type{0}} + {\SomeTest{1}{one}} {\type{1}} + {\SomeTest{2}{one}} {\type{2}} + {\SomeTest{3}{one}} {\type{3}} + \stopcombination +\stopplacefigure + +\startplacefigure[reference=hb:2,title={\type{one\null two}}] + \startcombination[4*1] + {\SomeTest{0}{one\null two}} {\type{0}} + {\SomeTest{1}{one\null two}} {\type{1}} + {\SomeTest{2}{one\null two}} {\type{2}} + {\SomeTest{3}{one\null two}} {\type{3}} + \stopcombination +\stopplacefigure + +\startplacefigure[reference=hb:3,title={\type{\null one\null two}}] + \startcombination[4*1] + {\SomeTest{0}{\null one\null two}} {\type{0}} + {\SomeTest{1}{\null one\null two}} {\type{1}} + {\SomeTest{2}{\null one\null two}} {\type{2}} + {\SomeTest{3}{\null one\null two}} {\type{3}} + \stopcombination +\stopplacefigure + +\startplacefigure[reference=hb:4,title={\type{one\null two\null}}] + \startcombination[4*1] + {\SomeTest{0}{one\null two\null}} {\type{0}} + {\SomeTest{1}{one\null two\null}} {\type{1}} + {\SomeTest{2}{one\null two\null}} {\type{2}} + {\SomeTest{3}{one\null two\null}} {\type{3}} + \stopcombination +\stopplacefigure + +\startplacefigure[reference=hb:5,title={\type{\null one\null two\null}}] + \startcombination[4*1] + {\SomeTest{0}{\null one\null two\null}} {\type{0}} + {\SomeTest{1}{\null one\null two\null}} {\type{1}} + {\SomeTest{2}{\null one\null two\null}} {\type{2}} + {\SomeTest{3}{\null one\null two\null}} {\type{3}} + \stopcombination +\stopplacefigure + +% (Future versions of \LUATEX\ might provide more granularity.) + +In traditional \TEX\ ligature building and hyphenation are interwoven with the +line break mechanism. In \LUATEX\ these phases are isolated. As a consequence we +deal differently with (a sequence of) explicit hyphens. We already have added +some control over aspects of the hyphenation and yet another one concerns +automatic hyphens (e.g.\ \type {-} characters in the input). + +When \lpr {automatichyphenmode} has a value of 0, a hyphen will be turned into +an automatic discretionary. The snippets before and after it will not be +hyphenated. A side effect is that a leading hyphen can lead to a split but one +will seldom run into that situation. Setting a pre and post character makes this +more prominent. A value of 1 will prevent this side effect and a value of 2 will +not turn the hyphen into a discretionary. Experiments with other options, like +permitting hyphenation of the words on both sides were discarded. + +\startbuffer[a] +before-after \par +before--after \par +before---after \par +\stopbuffer + +\startbuffer[b] +-before \par +after- \par +--before \par +after-- \par +---before \par +after--- \par +\stopbuffer + +\startbuffer[c] +before-after \par +before--after \par +before---after \par +\stopbuffer + +\startbuffer[demo] +\startcombination[nx=4,ny=3,location=top] + {\framed[align=normal,strut=no,top=\vskip.5ex,bottom=\vskip.5ex]{\automatichyphenmode\zerocount \hsize6em \getbuffer[a]}} {A~0~6em} + {\framed[align=normal,strut=no,top=\vskip.5ex,bottom=\vskip.5ex]{\automatichyphenmode\zerocount \hsize2pt \getbuffer[a]}} {A~0~2pt} + {\framed[align=normal,strut=no,top=\vskip.5ex,bottom=\vskip.5ex]{\automatichyphenmode\plusone \hsize2pt \getbuffer[a]}} {A~1~2pt} + {\framed[align=normal,strut=no,top=\vskip.5ex,bottom=\vskip.5ex]{\automatichyphenmode\plustwo \hsize2pt \getbuffer[a]}} {A~2~2pt} + {\framed[align=normal,strut=no,top=\vskip.5ex,bottom=\vskip.5ex]{\automatichyphenmode\zerocount \hsize6em \getbuffer[b]}} {B~0~6em} + {\framed[align=normal,strut=no,top=\vskip.5ex,bottom=\vskip.5ex]{\automatichyphenmode\zerocount \hsize2pt \getbuffer[b]}} {B~0~2pt} + {\framed[align=normal,strut=no,top=\vskip.5ex,bottom=\vskip.5ex]{\automatichyphenmode\plusone \hsize2pt \getbuffer[b]}} {B~1~2pt} + {\framed[align=normal,strut=no,top=\vskip.5ex,bottom=\vskip.5ex]{\automatichyphenmode\plustwo \hsize2pt \getbuffer[b]}} {B~2~2pt} + {\framed[align=normal,strut=no,top=\vskip.5ex,bottom=\vskip.5ex]{\automatichyphenmode\zerocount \hsize6em \getbuffer[c]}} {C~0~6em} + {\framed[align=normal,strut=no,top=\vskip.5ex,bottom=\vskip.5ex]{\automatichyphenmode\zerocount \hsize2pt \getbuffer[c]}} {C~0~2pt} + {\framed[align=normal,strut=no,top=\vskip.5ex,bottom=\vskip.5ex]{\automatichyphenmode\plusone \hsize2pt \getbuffer[c]}} {C~1~2pt} + {\framed[align=normal,strut=no,top=\vskip.5ex,bottom=\vskip.5ex]{\automatichyphenmode\plustwo \hsize2pt \getbuffer[c]}} {C~2~2pt} +\stopcombination +\stopbuffer + +\startplacefigure[locationreference=automatichyphenmode:1,title={The automatic modes \type {0} (default), \type {1} and \type {2}, with a \prm {hsize} +of 6em and 2pt (which triggers a linebreak).}] + \dontcomplain \tt \getbuffer[demo] +\stopplacefigure + +\startplacefigure[reference=automatichyphenmode:2,title={The automatic modes \type {0} (default), \type {1} and \type {2}, with \lpr {preexhyphenchar} and \lpr {postexhyphenchar} set to characters \type {A} and \type {B}.}] + \postexhyphenchar`A\relax + \preexhyphenchar `B\relax + \dontcomplain \tt \getbuffer[demo] +\stopplacefigure + +In \in {figure} [automatichyphenmode:1] \in {and} [automatichyphenmode:2] we show +what happens with three samples: + +Input A: \typebuffer[a] +Input B: \typebuffer[b] +Input C: \typebuffer[c] + +As with primitive companions of other single character commands, the \prm {-} +command has a more verbose primitive version in \lpr {explicitdiscretionary} +and the normally intercepted in the hyphenator character \type {-} (or whatever +is configured) is available as \lpr {automaticdiscretionary}. + +\stopsection + +\startsection[title={The main control loop}] + +\topicindex {main loop} +\topicindex {hyphenation} + +In \LUATEX's main loop, almost all input characters that are to be typeset are +converted into \nod {glyph} node records with subtype \quote {character}, but +there are a few exceptions. + +\startitemize[n] + +\startitem + The \prm {accent} primitive creates nodes with subtype \quote {glyph} + instead of \quote {character}: one for the actual accent and one for the + accentee. The primary reason for this is that \prm {accent} in \TEX82 is + explicitly dependent on the current font encoding, so it would not make much + sense to attach a new meaning to the primitive's name, as that would + invalidate many old documents and macro packages. A secondary reason is that + in \TEX82, \prm {accent} prohibits hyphenation of the current word. Since + in \LUATEX\ hyphenation only takes place on \quote {character} nodes, it is + possible to achieve the same effect. Of course, modern \UNICODE\ aware macro + packages will not use the \prm {accent} primitive at all but try to map + directly on composed characters. + + This change of meaning did happen with \prm {char}, that now generates + \quote {glyph} nodes with a character subtype. In traditional \TEX\ there was + a strong relationship between the 8|-|bit input encoding, hyphenation and + glyphs taken from a font. In \LUATEX\ we have \UTF\ input, and in most cases + this maps directly to a character in a font, apart from glyph replacement in + the font engine. If you want to access arbitrary glyphs in a font directly + you can always use \LUA\ to do so, because fonts are available as \LUA\ + table. +\stopitem + +\startitem + All the results of processing in math mode eventually become nodes with + \quote {glyph} subtypes. In fact, the result of processing math is just + a regular list of glyphs, kerns, glue, penalties, boxes etc. +\stopitem + +\startitem + The \ALEPH|-|derived commands \lpr {leftghost} and \lpr {rightghost} + create nodes of a third subtype: \quote {ghost}. These nodes are ignored + completely by all further processing until the stage where inter|-|glyph + kerning is added. +\stopitem + +\startitem + Automatic discretionaries are handled differently. \TEX82 inserts an empty + discretionary after sensing an input character that matches the \prm + {hyphenchar} in the current font. This test is wrong in our opinion: whether + or not hyphenation takes place should not depend on the current font, it is a + language property. \footnote {When \TEX\ showed up we didn't have \UNICODE\ + yet and being limited to eight bits meant that one sometimes had to + compromise between supporting character input, glyph rendering, hyphenation.} + + In \LUATEX, it works like this: if \LUATEX\ senses a string of input + characters that matches the value of the new integer parameter \prm + {exhyphenchar}, it will insert an explicit discretionary after that series of + nodes. Initially \TEX\ sets the \type {\exhyphenchar=`\-}. Incidentally, this + is a global parameter instead of a language-specific one because it may be + useful to change the value depending on the document structure instead of the + text language. + + The insertion of discretionaries after a sequence of explicit hyphens happens + at the same time as the other hyphenation processing, {\it not\/} inside the + main control loop. + + The only use \LUATEX\ has for \prm {hyphenchar} is at the check whether a + word should be considered for hyphenation at all. If the \prm {hyphenchar} + of the font attached to the first character node in a word is negative, then + hyphenation of that word is abandoned immediately. This behaviour is added + for backward compatibility only, and the use of \type {\hyphenchar=-1} as a + means of preventing hyphenation should not be used in new \LUATEX\ documents. +\stopitem + +\startitem + The \prm {setlanguage} command no longer creates whatsits. The meaning of + \prm {setlanguage} is changed so that it is now an integer parameter like all + others. That integer parameter is used in \type {\glyph_node} creation to add + language information to the glyph nodes. In conjunction, the \prm {language} + primitive is extended so that it always also updates the value of \prm + {setlanguage}. +\stopitem + +\startitem + The \prm {noboundary} command (that prohibits word boundary processing + where that would normally take place) now does create nodes. These nodes are + needed because the exact place of the \prm {noboundary} command in the + input stream has to be retained until after the ligature and font processing + stages. +\stopitem + +\startitem + There is no longer a \type {main_loop} label in the code. Remember that + \TEX82 did quite a lot of processing while adding \type {char_nodes} to the + horizontal list? For speed reasons, it handled that processing code outside + of the \quote {main control} loop, and only the first character of any \quote + {word} was handled by that \quote {main control} loop. In \LUATEX, there is + no longer a need for that (all hard work is done later), and the (now very + small) bits of character|-|handling code have been moved back inline. When + \prm {tracingcommands} is on, this is visible because the full word is + reported, instead of just the initial character. +\stopitem + +\stopitemize + +Because we tend to make hard coded behaviour configurable a few new primitives +have been added: + +\starttyping +\hyphenpenaltymode +\automatichyphenpenalty +\explicithyphenpenalty +\stoptyping + +The first parameter has the following consequences for automatic discs (the ones +resulting from an \prm {exhyphenchar}: + +\starttabulate[|c|l|l|] +\DB mode \BC automatic disc \type {-} \BC explicit disc \prm{-} \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \type{0} \NC \prm {exhyphenpenalty} \NC \prm {exhyphenpenalty} \NC \NR +\NC \type{1} \NC \prm {hyphenpenalty} \NC \prm {hyphenpenalty} \NC \NR +\NC \type{2} \NC \prm {exhyphenpenalty} \NC \prm {hyphenpenalty} \NC \NR +\NC \type{3} \NC \prm {hyphenpenalty} \NC \prm {exhyphenpenalty} \NC \NR +\NC \type{4} \NC \lpr {automatichyphenpenalty} \NC \lpr {explicithyphenpenalty} \NC \NR +\NC \type{5} \NC \prm {exhyphenpenalty} \NC \lpr {explicithyphenpenalty} \NC \NR +\NC \type{6} \NC \prm {hyphenpenalty} \NC \lpr {explicithyphenpenalty} \NC \NR +\NC \type{7} \NC \lpr {automatichyphenpenalty} \NC \prm {exhyphenpenalty} \NC \NR +\NC \type{8} \NC \lpr {automatichyphenpenalty} \NC \prm {hyphenpenalty} \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +other values do what we always did in \LUATEX: insert \prm {exhyphenpenalty}. + +\stopsection + +\startsection[title={Loading patterns and exceptions},reference=patternsexceptions] + +\topicindex {hyphenation} +\topicindex {hyphenation+patterns} +\topicindex {hyphenation+exceptions} +\topicindex {patterns} +\topicindex {exceptions} + +Although we keep the traditional approach towards hyphenation (which is still +superior) the implementation of the hyphenation algorithm in \LUATEX\ is quite +different from the one in \TEX82. + +After expansion, the argument for \prm {patterns} has to be proper \UTF8 with +individual patterns separated by spaces, no \prm {char} or \prm {chardef}d +commands are allowed. The current implementation is quite strict and will reject +all non|-|\UNICODE\ characters. Likewise, the expanded argument for \prm +{hyphenation} also has to be proper \UTF8, but here a bit of extra syntax is +provided: + +\startitemize[n] +\startitem + Three sets of arguments in curly braces (\type {{}{}{}}) indicate a desired + complex discretionary, with arguments as in \prm {discretionary}'s command in + normal document input. +\stopitem +\startitem + A \type {-} indicates a desired simple discretionary, cf.\ \type {\-} and + \type {\discretionary{-}{}{}} in normal document input. +\stopitem +\startitem + Internal command names are ignored. This rule is provided especially for \prm + {discretionary}, but it also helps to deal with \prm {relax} commands that + may sneak in. +\stopitem +\startitem + An \type {=} indicates a (non|-|discretionary) hyphen in the document input. +\stopitem +\stopitemize + +The expanded argument is first converted back to a space|-|separated string while +dropping the internal command names. This string is then converted into a +dictionary by a routine that creates key|-|value pairs by converting the other +listed items. It is important to note that the keys in an exception dictionary +can always be generated from the values. Here are a few examples: + +\starttabulate[|l|l|l|] +\DB value \BC implied key (input) \BC effect \NC\NR +\TB +\NC \type {ta-ble} \NC table \NC \type {ta\-ble} ($=$ \type {ta\discretionary{-}{}{}ble}) \NC\NR +\NC \type {ba{k-}{}{c}ken} \NC backen \NC \type {ba\discretionary{k-}{}{c}ken} \NC\NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +The resultant patterns and exception dictionary will be stored under the language +code that is the present value of \prm {language}. + +In the last line of the table, you see there is no \prm {discretionary} command +in the value: the command is optional in the \TEX-based input syntax. The +underlying reason for that is that it is conceivable that a whole dictionary of +words is stored as a plain text file and loaded into \LUATEX\ using one of the +functions in the \LUA\ \type {lang} library. This loading method is quite a bit +faster than going through the \TEX\ language primitives, but some (most?) of that +speed gain would be lost if it had to interpret command sequences while doing so. + +It is possible to specify extra hyphenation points in compound words by using +\type {{-}{}{-}} for the explicit hyphen character (replace \type {-} by the +actual explicit hyphen character if needed). For example, this matches the word +\quote {multi|-|word|-|boundaries} and allows an extra break inbetween \quote +{boun} and \quote {daries}: + +\starttyping +\hyphenation{multi{-}{}{-}word{-}{}{-}boun-daries} +\stoptyping + +The motivation behind the \ETEX\ extension \prm {savinghyphcodes} was that +hyphenation heavily depended on font encodings. This is no longer true in +\LUATEX, and the corresponding primitive is basically ignored. Because we now +have \lpr {hjcode}, the case relate codes can be used exclusively for \prm +{uppercase} and \prm {lowercase}. + +The three curly brace pair pattern in an exception can be somewhat unexpected so +we will try to explain it by example. The pattern \type {foo{}{}{x}bar} pattern +creates a lookup \type {fooxbar} and the pattern \type {foo{}{}{}bar} creates +\type {foobar}. Then, when a hit happens there is a replacement text (\type {x}) +or none. Because we introduced penalties in discretionary nodes, the exception +syntax now also can take a penalty specification. The value between square brackets +is a multiplier for \lpr {exceptionpenalty}. Here we have set it to 10000 so +effectively we get 30000 in the example. + +\def\ShowSample#1#2% + {\startlinecorrection[blank] + \hyphenation{#1}% + \exceptionpenalty=10000 + \bTABLE[foregroundstyle=type] + \bTR + \bTD[align=middle,nx=4] \type{#1} \eTD + \eTR + \bTR + \bTD[align=middle] \type{10em} \eTD + \bTD[align=middle] \type {3em} \eTD + \bTD[align=middle] \type {0em} \eTD + \bTD[align=middle] \type {6em} \eTD + \eTR + \bTR + \bTD[width=10em]\vtop{\hsize 10em 123 #2 123\par}\eTD + \bTD[width=10em]\vtop{\hsize 3em 123 #2 123\par}\eTD + \bTD[width=10em]\vtop{\hsize 0em 123 #2 123\par}\eTD + \bTD[width=10em]\vtop{\setupalign[verytolerant,stretch]\rmtf\hsize 6em 123 #2 #2 #2 #2 123\par}\eTD + \eTR + \eTABLE + \stoplinecorrection} + +\ShowSample{x{a-}{-b}{}x{a-}{-b}{}x{a-}{-b}{}x{a-}{-b}{}xx}{xxxxxx} +\ShowSample{x{a-}{-b}{}x{a-}{-b}{}[3]x{a-}{-b}{}[1]x{a-}{-b}{}xx}{xxxxxx} + +\ShowSample{z{a-}{-b}{z}{a-}{-b}{z}{a-}{-b}{z}{a-}{-b}{z}z}{zzzzzz} +\ShowSample{z{a-}{-b}{z}{a-}{-b}{z}[3]{a-}{-b}{z}[1]{a-}{-b}{z}z}{zzzzzz} + +\stopsection + +\startsection[title={Applying hyphenation}] + +\topicindex {hyphenation+how it works} +\topicindex {hyphenation+discretionaries} +\topicindex {discretionaries} + +The internal structures \LUATEX\ uses for the insertion of discretionaries in +words is very different from the ones in \TEX82, and that means there are some +noticeable differences in handling as well. + +First and foremost, there is no \quote {compressed trie} involved in hyphenation. +The algorithm still reads pattern files generated by \PATGEN, but \LUATEX\ uses a +finite state hash to match the patterns against the word to be hyphenated. This +algorithm is based on the \quote {libhnj} library used by \OPENOFFICE, which in +turn is inspired by \TEX. + +There are a few differences between \LUATEX\ and \TEX82 that are a direct result +of the implementation: + +\startitemize +\startitem + \LUATEX\ happily hyphenates the full \UNICODE\ character range. +\stopitem +\startitem + Pattern and exception dictionary size is limited by the available memory + only, all allocations are done dynamically. The trie|-|related settings in + \type {texmf.cnf} are ignored. +\stopitem +\startitem + Because there is no \quote {trie preparation} stage, language patterns never + become frozen. This means that the primitive \prm {patterns} (and its \LUA\ + counterpart \type {lang.patterns}) can be used at any time, not only in + ini\TEX. +\stopitem +\startitem + Only the string representation of \prm {patterns} and \prm {hyphenation} is + stored in the format file. At format load time, they are simply + re|-|evaluated. It follows that there is no real reason to preload languages + in the format file. In fact, it is usually not a good idea to do so. It is + much smarter to load patterns no sooner than the first time they are actually + needed. +\stopitem +\startitem + \LUATEX\ uses the language-specific variables \lpr {prehyphenchar} and \lpr + {posthyphenchar} in the creation of implicit discretionaries, instead of + \TEX82's \prm {hyphenchar}, and the values of the language|-|specific + variables \lpr {preexhyphenchar} and \lpr {postexhyphenchar} for explicit + discretionaries (instead of \TEX82's empty discretionary). +\stopitem +\startitem + The value of the two counters related to hyphenation, \prm {hyphenpenalty} + and \prm {exhyphenpenalty}, are now stored in the discretionary nodes. This + permits a local overload for explicit \prm {discretionary} commands. The + value current when the hyphenation pass is applied is used. When no callbacks + are used this is compatible with traditional \TEX. When you apply the \LUA\ + \type {lang.hyphenate} function the current values are used. +\stopitem +\startitem + The hyphenation exception dictionary is maintained as key|-|value hash, and + that is also dynamic, so the \type {hyph_size} setting is not used either. +\stopitem +\stopitemize + +Because we store penalties in the disc node the \prm {discretionary} command has +been extended to accept an optional penalty specification, so you can do the +following: + +\startbuffer +\hsize1mm +1:foo{\hyphenpenalty 10000\discretionary{}{}{}}bar\par +2:foo\discretionary penalty 10000 {}{}{}bar\par +3:foo\discretionary{}{}{}bar\par +\stopbuffer + +\typebuffer + +This results in: + +\blank \start \getbuffer \stop \blank + +Inserted characters and ligatures inherit their attributes from the nearest glyph +node item (usually the preceding one, but the following one for the items +inserted at the left-hand side of a word). + +Word boundaries are no longer implied by font switches, but by language switches. +One word can have two separate fonts and still be hyphenated correctly (but it +can not have two different languages, the \prm {setlanguage} command forces a +word boundary). + +All languages start out with \type {\prehyphenchar=`\-}, \type {\posthyphenchar=0}, +\type {\preexhyphenchar=0} and \type {\postexhyphenchar=0}. When you assign the +values of one of these four parameters, you are actually changing the settings +for the current \prm {language}, this behaviour is compatible with \prm {patterns} +and \prm {hyphenation}. + +\LUATEX\ also hyphenates the first word in a paragraph. Words can be up to 256 +characters long (up from 64 in \TEX82). Longer words are ignored right now, but +eventually either the limitation will be removed or perhaps it will become +possible to silently ignore the excess characters (this is what happens in +\TEX82, but there the behaviour cannot be controlled). + +If you are using the \LUA\ function \type {lang.hyphenate}, you should be aware +that this function expects to receive a list of \quote {character} nodes. It will +not operate properly in the presence of \quote {glyph}, \quote {ligature}, or +\quote {ghost} nodes, nor does it know how to deal with kerning. + +\stopsection + +\startsection[title={Applying ligatures and kerning}] + +\topicindex {ligatures} +\topicindex {kerning} + +After all possible hyphenation points have been inserted in the list, \LUATEX\ +will process the list to convert the \quote {character} nodes into \quote {glyph} +and \quote {ligature} nodes. This is actually done in two stages: first all +ligatures are processed, then all kerning information is applied to the result +list. But those two stages are somewhat dependent on each other: If the used font +makes it possible to do so, the ligaturing stage adds virtual \quote {character} +nodes to the word boundaries in the list. While doing so, it removes and +interprets \prm {noboundary} nodes. The kerning stage deletes those word +boundary items after it is done with them, and it does the same for \quote +{ghost} nodes. Finally, at the end of the kerning stage, all remaining \quote +{character} nodes are converted to \quote {glyph} nodes. + +This word separation is worth mentioning because, if you overrule from \LUA\ only +one of the two callbacks related to font handling, then you have to make sure you +perform the tasks normally done by \LUATEX\ itself in order to make sure that the +other, non|-|overruled, routine continues to function properly. + +Although we could improve the situation the reality is that in modern \OPENTYPE\ +fonts ligatures can be constructed in many ways: by replacing a sequence of +characters by one glyph, or by selectively replacing individual glyphs, or by +kerning, or any combination of this. Add to that contextual analysis and it will +be clear that we have to let \LUA\ do that job instead. The generic font handler +that we provide (which is part of \CONTEXT) distinguishes between base mode +(which essentially is what we describe here and which delegates the task to \TEX) +and node mode (which deals with more complex fonts. + +Let's look at an example. Take the word \type {office}, hyphenated \type +{of-fice}, using a \quote {normal} font with all the \type {f}-\type {f} and +\type {f}-\type {i} type ligatures: + +\starttabulate[|l|l|] +\NC initial \NC \type {{o}{f}{f}{i}{c}{e}} \NC\NR +\NC after hyphenation \NC \type {{o}{f}{{-},{},{}}{f}{i}{c}{e}} \NC\NR +\NC first ligature stage \NC \type {{o}{{f-},{f},{<ff>}}{i}{c}{e}} \NC\NR +\NC final result \NC \type {{o}{{f-},{<fi>},{<ffi>}}{c}{e}} \NC\NR +\stoptabulate + +That's bad enough, but let us assume that there is also a hyphenation point +between the \type {f} and the \type {i}, to create \type {of-f-ice}. Then the +final result should be: + +\starttyping +{o}{{f-}, + {{f-}, + {i}, + {<fi>}}, + {{<ff>-}, + {i}, + {<ffi>}}}{c}{e} +\stoptyping + +with discretionaries in the post-break text as well as in the replacement text of +the top-level discretionary that resulted from the first hyphenation point. + +Here is that nested solution again, in a different representation: + +\testpage[4] + +\starttabulate[|l|c|c|c|c|c|c|] +\DB \BC pre \BC \BC post \BC \BC replace \BC \NC \NR +\TB +\NC topdisc \NC \type {f-} \NC (1) \NC \NC sub 1 \NC \NC sub 2 \NC \NR +\NC sub 1 \NC \type {f-} \NC (2) \NC \type {i} \NC (3) \NC \type {<fi>} \NC (4) \NC \NR +\NC sub 2 \NC \type {<ff>-} \NC (5) \NC \type {i} \NC (6) \NC \type {<ffi>} \NC (7) \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +When line breaking is choosing its breakpoints, the following fields will +eventually be selected: + +\starttabulate[|l|c|c|] +\NC \type {of-f-ice} \NC \type {f-} \NC (1) \NC \NR +\NC \NC \type {f-} \NC (2) \NC \NR +\NC \NC \type {i} \NC (3) \NC \NR +\NC \type {of-fice} \NC \type {f-} \NC (1) \NC \NR +\NC \NC \type {<fi>} \NC (4) \NC \NR +\NC \type {off-ice} \NC \type {<ff>-} \NC (5) \NC \NR +\NC \NC \type {i} \NC (6) \NC \NR +\NC \type {office} \NC \type {<ffi>} \NC (7) \NC \NR +\stoptabulate + +The current solution in \LUATEX\ is not able to handle nested discretionaries, +but it is in fact smart enough to handle this fictional \type {of-f-ice} example. +It does so by combining two sequential discretionary nodes as if they were a +single object (where the second discretionary node is treated as an extension of +the first node). + +One can observe that the \type {of-f-ice} and \type {off-ice} cases both end with +the same actual post replacement list (\type {i}), and that this would be the +case even if \type {i} was the first item of a potential following ligature like +\type {ic}. This allows \LUATEX\ to do away with one of the fields, and thus make +the whole stuff fit into just two discretionary nodes. + +The mapping of the seven list fields to the six fields in this discretionary node +pair is as follows: + +\starttabulate[|l|c|c|] +\DB field \BC description \NC \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \type {disc1.pre} \NC \type {f-} \NC (1) \NC \NR +\NC \type {disc1.post} \NC \type {<fi>} \NC (4) \NC \NR +\NC \type {disc1.replace} \NC \type {<ffi>} \NC (7) \NC \NR +\NC \type {disc2.pre} \NC \type {f-} \NC (2) \NC \NR +\NC \type {disc2.post} \NC \type {i} \NC (3,6) \NC \NR +\NC \type {disc2.replace} \NC \type {<ff>-} \NC (5) \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +What is actually generated after ligaturing has been applied is therefore: + +\starttyping +{o}{{f-}, + {<fi>}, + {<ffi>}} + {{f-}, + {i}, + {<ff>-}}{c}{e} +\stoptyping + +The two discretionaries have different subtypes from a discretionary appearing on +its own: the first has subtype 4, and the second has subtype 5. The need for +these special subtypes stems from the fact that not all of the fields appear in +their \quote {normal} location. The second discretionary especially looks odd, +with things like the \type {<ff>-} appearing in \type {disc2.replace}. The fact +that some of the fields have different meanings (and different processing code +internally) is what makes it necessary to have different subtypes: this enables +\LUATEX\ to distinguish this sequence of two joined discretionary nodes from the +case of two standalone discretionaries appearing in a row. + +Of course there is still that relationship with fonts: ligatures can be implemented by +mapping a sequence of glyphs onto one glyph, but also by selective replacement and +kerning. This means that the above examples are just representing the traditional +approach. + +\stopsection + +\startsection[title={Breaking paragraphs into lines}] + +\topicindex {linebreaks} +\topicindex {paragraphs} +\topicindex {discretionaries} + +This code is almost unchanged, but because of the above|-|mentioned changes +with respect to discretionaries and ligatures, line breaking will potentially be +different from traditional \TEX. The actual line breaking code is still based on +the \TEX82 algorithms, and it does not expect there to be discretionaries inside +of discretionaries. But, as patterns evolve and font handling can influence +discretionaries, you need to be aware of the fact that long term consistency is not +an engine matter only. + +But that situation is now fairly common in \LUATEX, due to the changes to the +ligaturing mechanism. And also, the \LUATEX\ discretionary nodes are implemented +slightly different from the \TEX82 nodes: the \type {no_break} text is now +embedded inside the disc node, where previously these nodes kept their place in +the horizontal list. In traditional \TEX\ the discretionary node contains a +counter indicating how many nodes to skip, but in \LUATEX\ we store the pre, post +and replace text in the discretionary node. + +The combined effect of these two differences is that \LUATEX\ does not always use +all of the potential breakpoints in a paragraph, especially when fonts with many +ligatures are used. Of course kerning also complicates matters here. + +\stopsection + +\startsection[title={The \type {lang} library}][library=lang] + +\subsection {\type {new} and \type {id}} + +\topicindex {languages+library} + +\libindex {new} +\libindex {id} + +This library provides the interface to \LUATEX's structure representing a +language, and the associated functions. + +\startfunctioncall +<language> l = lang.new() +<language> l = lang.new(<number> id) +\stopfunctioncall + +This function creates a new userdata object. An object of type \type {<language>} +is the first argument to most of the other functions in the \type {lang} library. +These functions can also be used as if they were object methods, using the colon +syntax. Without an argument, the next available internal id number will be +assigned to this object. With argument, an object will be created that links to +the internal language with that id number. + +\startfunctioncall +<number> n = lang.id(<language> l) +\stopfunctioncall + +The number returned is the internal \prm {language} id number this object refers to. + +\subsection {\type {hyphenation}} + +\libindex {hyphenation} + +You can hyphenate a string directly with: + +\startfunctioncall +<string> n = lang.hyphenation(<language> l) +lang.hyphenation(<language> l, <string> n) +\stopfunctioncall + +\subsection {\type {clear_hyphenation} and \type {clean}} + +\libindex {clear_hyphenation} +\libindex {clean} + +This either returns the current hyphenation exceptions for this language, or adds +new ones. The syntax of the string is explained in~\in {section} +[patternsexceptions]. + +\startfunctioncall +lang.clear_hyphenation(<language> l) +\stopfunctioncall + +This call clears the exception dictionary (string) for this language. + +\startfunctioncall +<string> n = lang.clean(<language> l, <string> o) +<string> n = lang.clean(<string> o) +\stopfunctioncall + +This function creates a hyphenation key from the supplied hyphenation value. The +syntax of the argument string is explained in \in {section} [patternsexceptions]. +This function is useful if you want to do something else based on the words in a +dictionary file, like spell|-|checking. + +\subsection {\type {patterns} and \type {clear_patterns}} + +\libindex {patterns} +\libindex {clear_patterns} + +\startfunctioncall +<string> n = lang.patterns(<language> l) +lang.patterns(<language> l, <string> n) +\stopfunctioncall + +This adds additional patterns for this language object, or returns the current +set. The syntax of this string is explained in \in {section} +[patternsexceptions]. + +\startfunctioncall +lang.clear_patterns(<language> l) +\stopfunctioncall + +This can be used to clear the pattern dictionary for a language. + +\subsection {\type {hyphenationmin}} + +\libindex {hyphenationmin} + +This function sets (or gets) the value of the \TEX\ parameter +\type {\hyphenationmin}. + +\startfunctioncall +n = lang.hyphenationmin(<language> l) +lang.hyphenationmin(<language> l, <number> n) +\stopfunctioncall + +\subsection {\type {[pre|post][ex|]hyphenchar}} + +\libindex {prehyphenchar} +\libindex {posthyphenchar} +\libindex {preexhyphenchar} +\libindex {postexhyphenchar} + +\startfunctioncall +<number> n = lang.prehyphenchar(<language> l) +lang.prehyphenchar(<language> l, <number> n) + +<number> n = lang.posthyphenchar(<language> l) +lang.posthyphenchar(<language> l, <number> n) +\stopfunctioncall + +These two are used to get or set the \quote {pre|-|break} and \quote +{post|-|break} hyphen characters for implicit hyphenation in this language. The +intial values are decimal 45 (hyphen) and decimal~0 (indicating emptiness). + +\startfunctioncall +<number> n = lang.preexhyphenchar(<language> l) +lang.preexhyphenchar(<language> l, <number> n) + +<number> n = lang.postexhyphenchar(<language> l) +lang.postexhyphenchar(<language> l, <number> n) +\stopfunctioncall + +These gets or set the \quote {pre|-|break} and \quote {post|-|break} hyphen +characters for explicit hyphenation in this language. Both are initially +decimal~0 (indicating emptiness). + +\subsection {\type {hyphenate}} + +\libindex {hyphenate} + +The next call inserts hyphenation points (discretionary nodes) in a node list. If +\type {tail} is given as argument, processing stops on that node. Currently, +\type {success} is always true if \type {head} (and \type {tail}, if specified) +are proper nodes, regardless of possible other errors. + +\startfunctioncall +<boolean> success = lang.hyphenate(<node> head) +<boolean> success = lang.hyphenate(<node> head, <node> tail) +\stopfunctioncall + +Hyphenation works only on \quote {characters}, a special subtype of all the glyph +nodes with the node subtype having the value \type {1}. Glyph modes with +different subtypes are not processed. See \in {section} [charsandglyphs] for +more details. + +\subsection {\type {[set|get]hjcode}} + +\libindex {sethjcode} +\libindex {gethjcode} + +The following two commands can be used to set or query hj codes: + +\startfunctioncall +lang.sethjcode(<language> l, <number> char, <number> usedchar) +<number> usedchar = lang.gethjcode(<language> l, <number> char) +\stopfunctioncall + +When you set a hjcode the current sets get initialized unless the set was already +initialized due to \prm {savinghyphcodes} being larger than zero. + +\stopsection + +\stopchapter + +\stopcomponent + +% \parindent0pt \hsize=1.1cm +% 12-34-56 \par +% 12-34-\hbox{56} \par +% 12-34-\vrule width 1em height 1.5ex \par +% 12-\hbox{34}-56 \par +% 12-\vrule width 1em height 1.5ex-56 \par +% \hjcode`\1=`\1 \hjcode`\2=`\2 \hjcode`\3=`\3 \hjcode`\4=`\4 \vskip.5cm +% 12-34-56 \par +% 12-34-\hbox{56} \par +% 12-34-\vrule width 1em height 1.5ex \par +% 12-\hbox{34}-56 \par +% 12-\vrule width 1em height 1.5ex-56 \par + diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/luatex/base/luatex-logos.tex b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/luatex/base/luatex-logos.tex index d67ce5c0b16..3172336ec3f 100644 --- a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/luatex/base/luatex-logos.tex +++ b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/luatex/base/luatex-logos.tex @@ -1,21 +1,21 @@ -\startenvironment luatex-logos
-
-\usemodule[abr-02]
-
-\logo[DFONT] {dfont}
-\logo[CFF] {cff}
-\logo[CMAP] {CMap}
-\logo[PATGEN] {patgen}
-\logo[MP] {MetaPost}
-\logo[METAPOST] {MetaPost}
-\logo[MPLIB] {MPlib}
-\logo[COCO] {coco}
-\logo[SUNOS] {SunOS}
-\logo[BSD] {bsd}
-\logo[SYSV] {sysv}
-\logo[DPI] {dpi}
-\logo[DLL] {dll}
-\logo[OPENOFFICE]{OpenOffice}
-\logo[OCP] {OCP}
-
-\stopenvironment
+\startenvironment luatex-logos + +\usemodule[abr-02] + +\logo[DFONT] {dfont} +\logo[CFF] {cff} +\logo[CMAP] {CMap} +\logo[PATGEN] {patgen} +\logo[MP] {MetaPost} +\logo[METAPOST] {MetaPost} +\logo[MPLIB] {MPlib} +\logo[COCO] {coco} +\logo[SUNOS] {SunOS} +\logo[BSD] {bsd} +\logo[SYSV] {sysv} +\logo[DPI] {dpi} +\logo[DLL] {dll} +\logo[OPENOFFICE]{OpenOffice} +\logo[OCP] {OCP} + +\stopenvironment diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/luatex/base/luatex-lua.tex b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/luatex/base/luatex-lua.tex index 3d6d20c35dd..f9107fa1f96 100644 --- a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/luatex/base/luatex-lua.tex +++ b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/luatex/base/luatex-lua.tex @@ -1,760 +1,760 @@ -% language=uk
-
-\environment luatex-style
-
-\startcomponent luatex-lua
-
-\startchapter[reference=lua,title={Using \LUATEX}]
-
-\startsection[title={Initialization},reference=init]
-
-\startsubsection[title={\LUATEX\ as a \LUA\ interpreter}]
-
-\topicindex {initialization}
-\topicindex {\LUA+interpreter}
-
-There are some situations that make \LUATEX\ behave like a standalone \LUA\
-interpreter:
-
-\startitemize[packed]
-\startitem
- if a \type {--luaonly} option is given on the commandline, or
-\stopitem
-\startitem
- if the executable is named \type {texlua} or \type {luatexlua}, or
-\stopitem
-\startitem
- if the only non|-|option argument (file) on the commandline has the extension
- \type {lua} or \type {luc}.
-\stopitem
-\stopitemize
-
-In this mode, it will set \LUA's \type {arg[0]} to the found script name, pushing
-preceding options in negative values and the rest of the command line in the
-positive values, just like the \LUA\ interpreter.
-
-\LUATEX\ will exit immediately after executing the specified \LUA\ script and is,
-in effect, a somewhat bulky stand alone \LUA\ interpreter with a bunch of extra
-preloaded libraries.
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={\LUATEX\ as a \LUA\ byte compiler}]
-
-\topicindex {\LUA+byte code}
-
-There are two situations that make \LUATEX\ behave like the \LUA\ byte compiler:
-
-\startitemize[packed]
-\startitem if a \type {--luaconly} option is given on the command line, or \stopitem
-\startitem if the executable is named \type {texluac} \stopitem
-\stopitemize
-
-In this mode, \LUATEX\ is exactly like \type {luac} from the stand alone \LUA\
-distribution, except that it does not have the \type {-l} switch, and that it
-accepts (but ignores) the \type {--luaconly} switch. The current version of \LUA\
-can dump bytecode using \type {string.dump} so we might decide to drop this
-version of \LUATEX.
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={Other commandline processing}]
-
-\topicindex {command line}
-
-When the \LUATEX\ executable starts, it looks for the \type {--lua} command line
-option. If there is no \type {--lua} option, the command line is interpreted in a
-similar fashion as the other \TEX\ engines. Some options are accepted but have no
-consequence. The following command|-|line options are understood:
-
-\starttabulate[|l|p|]
-\DB commandline argument \BC explanation \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \type{--credits} \NC display credits and exit \NC \NR
-\NC \type{--debug-format} \NC enable format debugging \NC \NR
-\NC \type{--draftmode} \NC switch on draft mode i.e.\ generate no output in \PDF\ mode \NC \NR
-\NC \type{--[no-]file-line-error} \NC disable/enable \type {file:line:error} style messages \NC \NR
-\NC \type{--[no-]file-line-error-style} \NC aliases of \type {--[no-]file-line-error} \NC \NR
-\NC \type{--fmt=FORMAT} \NC load the format file \type {FORMAT} \NC\NR
-\NC \type{--halt-on-error} \NC stop processing at the first error\NC \NR
-\NC \type{--help} \NC display help and exit \NC\NR
-\NC \type{--ini} \NC be \type {iniluatex}, for dumping formats \NC\NR
-\NC \type{--interaction=STRING} \NC set interaction mode: \type {batchmode}, \type {nonstopmode},
- \type {scrollmode} or \type {errorstopmode} \NC \NR
-\NC \type{--jobname=STRING} \NC set the job name to \type {STRING} \NC \NR
-\NC \type{--kpathsea-debug=NUMBER} \NC set path searching debugging flags according to the bits of
- \type {NUMBER} \NC \NR
-\NC \type{--lua=FILE} \NC load and execute a \LUA\ initialization script \NC\NR
-\NC \type{--[no-]mktex=FMT} \NC disable/enable \type {mktexFMT} generation with \type {FMT} is
- \type {tex} or \type {tfm} \NC \NR
-\NC \type{--nosocket} \NC disable the \LUA\ socket library \NC\NR
-\NC \type{--output-comment=STRING} \NC use \type {STRING} for \DVI\ file comment instead of date (no
- effect for \PDF) \NC \NR
-\NC \type{--output-directory=DIR} \NC use \type {DIR} as the directory to write files to \NC \NR
-\NC \type{--output-format=FORMAT} \NC use \type {FORMAT} for job output; \type {FORMAT} is \type {dvi}
- or \type {pdf} \NC \NR
-\NC \type{--progname=STRING} \NC set the program name to \type {STRING} \NC \NR
-\NC \type{--recorder} \NC enable filename recorder \NC \NR
-\NC \type{--safer} \NC disable easily exploitable \LUA\ commands \NC\NR
-\NC \type{--[no-]shell-escape} \NC disable/enable system calls \NC \NR
-\NC \type{--shell-restricted} \NC restrict system calls to a list of commands given in \type
- {texmf.cnf} \NC \NR
-\NC \type{--synctex=NUMBER} \NC enable \type {synctex} \NC \NR
-\NC \type{--utc} \NC use utc times when applicable \NC \NR
-\NC \type{--version} \NC display version and exit \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-We don't support \prm {write} 18 because \type {os.execute} can do the same. It
-simplifies the code and makes more write targets possible.
-
-The value to use for \prm {jobname} is decided as follows:
-
-\startitemize
-\startitem
- If \type {--jobname} is given on the command line, its argument will be the
- value for \prm {jobname}, without any changes. The argument will not be
- used for actual input so it need not exist. The \type {--jobname} switch only
- controls the \prm {jobname} setting.
-\stopitem
-\startitem
- Otherwise, \prm {jobname} will be the name of the first file that is read
- from the file system, with any path components and the last extension (the
- part following the last \type {.}) stripped off.
-\stopitem
-\startitem
- There is an exception to the previous point: if the command line goes into
- interactive mode (by starting with a command) and there are no files input
- via \prm {everyjob} either, then the \prm {jobname} is set to \type
- {texput} as a last resort.
-\stopitem
-\stopitemize
-
-The file names for output files that are generated automatically are created by
-attaching the proper extension (\type {log}, \type {pdf}, etc.) to the found
-\prm {jobname}. These files are created in the directory pointed to by \type
-{--output-directory}, or in the current directory, if that switch is not present.
-
-Without the \type {--lua} option, command line processing works like it does in
-any other \WEBC|-|based typesetting engine, except that \LUATEX\ has a few extra
-switches and lacks some others. Also, if the \type {--lua} option is present,
-\LUATEX\ will enter an alternative mode of command line processing in comparison
-to the standard \WEBC\ programs. In this mode, a small series of actions is taken
-in the following order:
-
-\startitemize[n]
-
-\startitem
- First, it will parse the command line as usual, but it will only interpret a
- small subset of the options immediately: \type {--safer}, \type {--nosocket},
- \type {--[no-]shell-escape}, \type {--enable-write18}, \type
- {--disable-write18}, \type {--shell-restricted}, \type {--help}, \type
- {--version}, and \type {--credits}.
-\stopitem
-
-\startitem
- Next \LUATEX\ searches for the requested \LUA\ initialization script. If it
- cannot be found using the actual name given on the command line, a second
- attempt is made by prepending the value of the environment variable \type
- {LUATEXDIR}, if that variable is defined in the environment.
-\stopitem
-
-\startitem
- Then it checks the various safety switches. You can use those to disable some
- \LUA\ commands that can easily be abused by a malicious document. At the
- moment, \type {--safer} \type {nil}s the following functions:
-
- \blank
-
- \starttabulate[|c|l|]
- \DB library \BC functions \NC \NR
- \TB
- \NC \type {os} \NC \type {execute} \type {exec} \type {spawn} \type {setenv}
- \type {rename} \type {remove} \type {tmpdir} \NC \NR
- \NC \type {io} \NC \type {popen} \type {output} \type {tmpfile} \NC \NR
- \NC \type {lfs} \NC \type {rmdir} \type {mkdir} \type {chdir} \type {lock}
- \type {touch} \NC \NR
- \LL
- \stoptabulate
-
- \blank
-
- Furthermore, it disables loading of compiled \LUA\ libraries and it makes
- \type {io.open()} fail on files that are opened for anything besides reading.
-\stopitem
-
-\startitem
- When \LUATEX\ starts it sets the \type {locale} to a neutral value. If for
- some reason you use \type {os.locale}, you need to make sure you \type {nil}
- it afterwards because otherwise it can interfere with code that for instance
- generates dates. You can ignore the \type {locale} with:
-
- \starttyping
- os.setlocale(nil,nil)
- \stoptyping
-
- The \type {--nosocket} option makes the socket library unavailable, so that \LUA\
- cannot use networking.
-
- The switches \type {--[no-]shell-escape}, \type {--[enable|disable]-write18}, and
- \type {--shell-restricted} have the same effects as in \PDFTEX, and additionally
- make \type {io.popen()}, \type {os.execute}, \type {os.exec} and \type {os.spawn}
- adhere to the requested option.
-\stopitem
-
-\startitem
- Next the initialization script is loaded and executed. From within the
- script, the entire command line is available in the \LUA\ table \type {arg},
- beginning with \type {arg[0]}, containing the name of the executable. As
- consequence warnings about unrecognized options are suppressed.
-\stopitem
-
-\stopitemize
-
-Command line processing happens very early on. So early, in fact, that none of
-\TEX's initializations have taken place yet. For that reason, the tables that
-deal with typesetting, like \type {tex}, \type {token}, \type {node} and
-\type {pdf}, are off|-|limits during the execution of the startup file (they
-are \type {nil}'d). Special care is taken that \type {texio.write} and \type
-{texio.write_nl} function properly, so that you can at least report your actions
-to the log file when (and if) it eventually becomes opened (note that \TEX\ does
-not even know its \prm {jobname} yet at this point).
-
-Everything you do in the \LUA\ initialization script will remain visible during
-the rest of the run, with the exception of the \TEX\ specific libraries like
-\type {tex}, \type {token}, \type {node} and \type {pdf} tables. These will be
-initialized to their documented state after the execution of the script. You
-should not store anything in variables or within tables with these four global
-names, as they will be overwritten completely.
-
-We recommend you use the startup file only for your own \TEX|-|independent
-initializations (if you need any), to parse the command line, set values in the
-\type {texconfig} table, and register the callbacks you need.
-
-\LUATEX\ allows some of the command line options to be overridden by reading
-values from the \type {texconfig} table at the end of script execution (see the
-description of the \type {texconfig} table later on in this document for more
-details on which ones exactly).
-
-Unless the \type {texconfig} table tells \LUATEX\ not to initialize \KPATHSEA\
-at all (set \type {texconfig.kpse_init} to \type {false} for that), \LUATEX\
-acts on some more command line options after the initialization script is
-finished: in order to initialize the built|-|in \KPATHSEA\ library properly,
-\LUATEX\ needs to know the correct program name to use, and for that it needs to
-check \type {--progname}, or \type {--ini} and \type {--fmt}, if \type
-{--progname} is missing.
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\stopsection
-
-\startsection[title={\LUA\ behaviour}]
-
-\startsubsection[title={The \LUA\ version}]
-
-\topicindex {\LUA+libraries}
-\topicindex {\LUA+extensions}
-
-We currently use \LUA\ 5.3 and will follow developments of the language but
-normally with some delay. Therefore the user needs to keep an eye on (subtle)
-differences in successive versions of the language. Also, \LUAJITTEX\ lags behind
-in the sense that \LUAJIT\ is not in sync with regular \LUA\ development. Here is
-an example of one aspect.
-
-\LUA s \type {tostring} function (and \type {string.format} may return values in
-scientific notation, thereby confusing the \TEX\ end of things when it is used as
-the right|-|hand side of an assignment to a \prm {dimen} or \prm {count}. The
-output of these serializers also depend on the \LUA\ version, so in \LUA\ 5.3 you
-can get different output than from 5.2.
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={Integration in the \TDS\ ecosystem}]
-
-The main \TEX\ distributions follow the \TEX\ directory structure (\TDS).
-\LUATEX\ is able to use the kpathsea library to find \type {require()}d modules.
-For this purpose, \type {package.searchers[2]} is replaced by a different loader
-function, that decides at runtime whether to use kpathsea or the built|-|in core
-\LUA\ function. It uses \KPATHSEA\ when that is already initialized at that point
-in time, otherwise it reverts to using the normal \type {package.path} loader.
-
-Initialization of \KPATHSEA\ can happen either implicitly (when \LUATEX\ starts
-up and the startup script has not set \type {texconfig.kpse_init} to false), or
-explicitly by calling the \LUA\ function \type {kpse.set_program_name()}.
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={Loading libraries}]
-
-\LUATEX\ is able to use dynamically loadable \LUA\ libraries, unless
-\type {--safer} was given as an option on the command line. For this purpose,
-\type {package.searchers[3]} is replaced by a different loader function, that
-decides at runtime whether to use \KPATHSEA\ or the built|-|in core \LUA\
-function. It uses \KPATHSEA\ when that is already initialized at that point in
-time, otherwise it reverts to using the normal \type {package.cpath} loader.
-
-This functionality required an extension to kpathsea. There is a new kpathsea
-file format: \type {kpse_clua_format} that searches for files with extension
-\type {.dll} and \type {.so}. The \type {texmf.cnf} setting for this variable is
-\type {CLUAINPUTS}, and by default it has this value:
-
-\starttyping
-CLUAINPUTS=.:$SELFAUTOLOC/lib/{$progname,$engine,}/lua//
-\stoptyping
-
-This path is imperfect (it requires a \TDS\ subtree below the binaries
-directory), but the architecture has to be in the path somewhere, and the
-currently simplest way to do that is to search below the binaries directory only.
-Of course it no big deal to write an alternative loader and use that in a macro
-package. One level up (a \type {lib} directory parallel to \type {bin}) would
-have been nicer, but that is not doable because \TEXLIVE\ uses a \type
-{bin/<arch>} structure.
-
-Loading dynamic \LUA\ libraries will fail if there are two \LUA\ libraries loaded
-at the same time (which will typically happen on \type {win32}, because there is
-one \LUA\ 5.3 inside \LUATEX, and another will likely be linked to the \DLL\ file
-of the module itself).
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={Executing programs}]
-
-In keeping with the other \TEX|-|like programs in \TEXLIVE, the two \LUA\ functions
-\type {os.execute} and \type {io.popen}, as well as the two new functions \type
-{os.exec} and \type {os.spawn} that are explained below, take the value of \type
-{shell_escape} and|/|or \type {shell_escape_commands} in account. Whenever
-\LUATEX\ is run with the assumed intention to typeset a document (and by that we
-mean that it is called as \type {luatex}, as opposed to \type {texlua}, and that
-the command line option \type {--luaonly} was not given), it will only run the
-four functions above if the matching \type {texmf.cnf} variable(s) or their \type
-{texconfig} (see \in {section} [texconfig]) counterparts allow execution of the
-requested system command. In \quote {script interpreter} runs of \LUATEX, these
-settings have no effect, and all four functions have their original meaning.
-
-Some libraries have a few more functions, either coded in \CCODE\ or in \LUA. For
-instance, when we started with \LUATEX\ we added some helpers to the \type
-{luafilesystem} namespace \type {lfs}. The two boolean functions \type
-{lfs.isdir} and \type {lfs.isfile} were speedy and better variants of what could
-be done with \type {lfs.attributes}. The additional function \type
-{lfs.shortname} takes a file name and returns its short name on \type {win32}
-platforms. Finally, for non|-|\type {win32} platforms only, we provided \type
-{lfs.readlink} that takes an existing symbolic link as argument and returns its
-name. However, the \type library evolved so we have dropped these in favour of
-pure \LUA\ variants. The \type {shortname} helper is obsolete and now just
-returns the name.
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={Multibyte \type {string} functions}]
-
-The \type {string} library has a few extra functions, for example \libidx
-{string} {explode}. This function takes upto two arguments: \type
-{string.explode(s[,m])} and returns an array containing the string argument \type
-{s} split into sub-strings based on the value of the string argument \type {m}.
-The second argument is a string that is either empty (this splits the string into
-characters), a single character (this splits on each occurrence of that
-character, possibly introducing empty strings), or a single character followed by
-the plus sign \type {+} (this special version does not create empty sub-strings).
-The default value for \type {m} is \quote {\type { +}} (multiple spaces). Note:
-\type {m} is not hidden by surrounding braces as it would be if this function was
-written in \TEX\ macros.
-
-The \type {string} library also has six extra iterators that return strings
-piecemeal: \libidx {string} {utfvalues}, \libidx {string} {utfcharacters},
-\libidx {string} {characters}, \libidx {string} {characterpairs}, \libidx
-{string} {bytes} and \libidx {string} {bytepairs}.
-
-\startitemize
-\startitem
- \type {string.utfvalues(s)}: an integer value in the \UNICODE\ range
-\stopitem
-\startitem
- \type {string.utfcharacters(s)}: a string with a single \UTF-8 token in it
-\stopitem
-\startitem
- \type {string.cWharacters(s)}: a string containing one byte
-\stopitem
-\startitem
- \type {string.characterpairs(s)}: two strings each containing one byte or an
- empty second string if the string length was odd
-\stopitem
-\startitem
- \type {string.bytes(s)}: a single byte value
-\stopitem
-\startitem
- \type {string.bytepairs(s)}: two byte values or nil instead of a number as
- its second return value if the string length was odd
-\stopitem
-\stopitemize
-
-The \type {string.characterpairs()} and \type {string.bytepairs()} iterators
-are useful especially in the conversion of \UTF16 encoded data into \UTF8.
-
-There is also a two|-|argument form of \type {string.dump()}. The second argument
-is a boolean which, if true, strips the symbols from the dumped data. This
-matches an extension made in \type {luajit}. This is typically a function that
-gets adapted as \LUA\ itself progresses.
-
-The \type {string} library functions \type {len}, \type {lower}, \type {sub}
-etc.\ are not \UNICODE|-|aware. For strings in the \UTF8 encoding, i.e., strings
-containing characters above code point 127, the corresponding functions from the
-\type {slnunicode} library can be used, e.g., \type {unicode.utf8.len}, \type
-{unicode.utf8.lower} etc.\ The exceptions are \type {unicode.utf8.find}, that
-always returns byte positions in a string, and \type {unicode.utf8.match} and
-\type {unicode.utf8.gmatch}. While the latter two functions in general {\it
-are} \UNICODE|-|aware, they fall|-|back to non|-|\UNICODE|-|aware behavior when
-using the empty capture \type {()} but other captures work as expected. For the
-interpretation of character classes in \type {unicode.utf8} functions refer to
-the library sources at \hyphenatedurl {http://luaforge.net/projects/sln}.
-
-Version 5.3 of \LUA\ provides some native \UTF8 support but we have added a few
-similar helpers too: \libidx {string} {utfvalue}, \libidx {string} {utfcharacter}
-and \libidx {string} {utflength}.
-
-\startitemize
-\startitem
- \type {string.utfvalue(s)}: returns the codepoints of the characters in the
- given string
-\stopitem
-\startitem
- \type {string.utfcharacter(c,...)}: returns a string with the characters of
- the given code points
-\stopitem
-\startitem
- \type {string.utflength(s)}: returns the length oif the given string
-\stopitem
-\stopitemize
-
-These three functions are relative fast and don't do much checking. They can be
-used as building blocks for other helpers.
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={Extra \type {os} library functions}]
-
-The \type {os} library has a few extra functions and variables: \libidx {os}
-{selfdir}, \libidx {os} {exec}, \libidx {os} {spawn}, \libidx {os} {setenv},
-\libidx {os} {env}, \libidx {os} {gettimeofday}, \libidx {os} {times}, \libidx
-{os} {tmpdir}, \libidx {os} {type}, \libidx {os} {name} and \libidx {os} {uname},
-that we will discuss here.
-
-\startitemize
-
-\startitem
- \type {os.selfdir} is a variable that holds the directory path of the
- actual executable. For example: \type {\directlua {tex.sprint(os.selfdir)}}.
-\stopitem
-
-\startitem
- \type {os.exec(commandline)} is a variation on \type {os.execute}. Here
- \type {commandline} can be either a single string or a single table.
-
- \startitemize
-
- \startitem
- If the argument is a table \LUATEX\ first checks if there is a value at
- integer index zero. If there is, this is the command to be executed.
- Otherwise, it will use the value at integer index one. If neither are
- present, nothing at all happens.
- \stopitem
-
- \startitem
- The set of consecutive values starting at integer~1 in the table are the
- arguments that are passed on to the command (the value at index~1 becomes
- \type {arg[0]}). The command is searched for in the execution path, so
- there is normally no need to pass on a fully qualified path name.
- \stopitem
-
- \startitem
- If the argument is a string, then it is automatically converted into a
- table by splitting on whitespace. In this case, it is impossible for the
- command and first argument to differ from each other.
- \stopitem
-
- \startitem
- In the string argument format, whitespace can be protected by putting
- (part of) an argument inside single or double quotes. One layer of quotes
- is interpreted by \LUATEX, and all occurrences of \type {\"}, \type {\'}
- or \type {\\} within the quoted text are unescaped. In the table format,
- there is no string handling taking place.
- \stopitem
-
- \stopitemize
-
- This function normally does not return control back to the \LUA\ script: the
- command will replace the current process. However, it will return the two
- values \type {nil} and \type {error} if there was a problem while
- attempting to execute the command.
-
- On \MSWINDOWS, the current process is actually kept in memory until after the
- execution of the command has finished. This prevents crashes in situations
- where \TEXLUA\ scripts are run inside integrated \TEX\ environments.
-
- The original reason for this command is that it cleans out the current
- process before starting the new one, making it especially useful for use in
- \TEXLUA.
-\stopitem
-
-\startitem
- \type {os.spawn(commandline)} is a returning version of \type {os.exec},
- with otherwise identical calling conventions.
-
- If the command ran ok, then the return value is the exit status of the
- command. Otherwise, it will return the two values \type {nil} and \type
- {error}.
-\stopitem
-
-\startitem
- \type {os.setenv(key,value)} sets a variable in the environment. Passing
- \type {nil} instead of a value string will remove the variable.
-\stopitem
-
-\startitem
- \type {os.env} is a hash table containing a dump of the variables and
- values in the process environment at the start of the run. It is writeable,
- but the actual environment is \notabene {not} updated automatically.
-\stopitem
-
-\startitem
- \type {os.gettimeofday()} returns the current \quote {\UNIX\ time}, but as a
- float. This function is not available on the \SUNOS\ platforms, so do not use
- this function for portable documents.
-\stopitem
-
-\startitem
- \type {os.times()}returns the current process times according to \ the
- \UNIX\ C library function \quote {times}. This function is not available on
- the \MSWINDOWS\ and \SUNOS\ platforms, so do not use this function for
- portable documents.
-\stopitem
-
-\startitem
- \type {os.tmpdir()} creates a directory in the \quote {current directory}
- with the name \type {luatex.XXXXXX} where the \type {X}-es are replaced by a
- unique string. The function also returns this string, so you can \type
- {lfs.chdir()} into it, or \type {nil} if it failed to create the directory.
- The user is responsible for cleaning up at the end of the run, it does not
- happen automatically.
-\stopitem
-
-\startitem
- \type {os.type} is a string that gives a global indication of the class of
- operating system. The possible values are currently \type {windows}, \type
- {unix}, and \type {msdos} (you are unlikely to find this value \quote {in the
- wild}).
-\stopitem
-
-\startitem
- \type {os.name} is a string that gives a more precise indication of the
- operating system. These possible values are not yet fixed, and for \type
- {os.type} values \type {windows} and \type {msdos}, the \type {os.name}
- values are simply \type {windows} and \type {msdos}
-
- The list for the type \type {unix} is more precise: \type {linux}, \type
- {freebsd}, \type {kfreebsd}, \type {cygwin}, \type {openbsd}, \type
- {solaris}, \type {sunos} (pre-solaris), \type {hpux}, \type {irix}, \type
- {macosx}, \type {gnu} (hurd), \type {bsd} (unknown, but \BSD|-|like), \type
- {sysv} (unknown, but \SYSV|-|like), \type {generic} (unknown).
-\stopitem
-
-\startitem
- \type {os.uname} returns a table with specific operating system
- information acquired at runtime. The keys in the returned table are all
- string values, and their names are: \type {sysname}, \type {machine}, \type
- {release}, \type {version}, and \type {nodename}.
-\stopitem
-
-\stopitemize
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={Binary input from files with \type {fio}}]
-
-There is a whole set of helpers for reading numbers and strings from a file:
-\libidx {fio} {readcardinal1}, \libidx {fio} {readcardinal2}, \libidx {fio}
-{readcardinal3}, \libidx {fio} {readcardinal4}, \libidx {fio}
-{readcardinaltable}, \libidx {fio} {readinteger1}, \libidx {fio} {readinteger2},
-\libidx {fio} {readinteger3}, \libidx {fio} {readinteger4}, \libidx {fio}
-{readintegertable}, \libidx {fio} {readfixed2}, \libidx {fio} {readfixed4},
-\libidx {fio} {read2dot14}, \libidx {fio} {setposition}, \libidx {fio}
-{getposition}, \libidx {fio} {skipposition}, \libidx {fio} {readbytes}, \libidx
-{fio} {readbytetable}. They work on normal \LUA\ file handles.
-
-%libidx{fio}{readline}
-%libidx{fio}{recordfilename}
-%libidx{fio}{checkpermission}
-
-This library provides a set of functions for reading numbers from a file and
-in addition to the regular \type {io} library functions.
-
-\starttabulate
-\NC \type{readcardinal1(f)} \NC a 1 byte unsigned integer \NC \NR
-\NC \type{readcardinal2(f)} \NC a 2 byte unsigned integer \NC \NR
-\NC \type{readcardinal3(f)} \NC a 3 byte unsigned integer \NC \NR
-\NC \type{readcardinal4(f)} \NC a 4 byte unsigned integer \NC \NR
-\NC \type{readcardinaltable(f,n,b)} \NC \type {n} cardinals of \type {b} bytes \NC \NR
-\NC \type{readinteger1(f)} \NC a 1 byte signed integer \NC \NR
-\NC \type{readinteger2(f)} \NC a 2 byte signed integer \NC \NR
-\NC \type{readinteger3(f)} \NC a 3 byte signed integer \NC \NR
-\NC \type{readinteger4(f)} \NC a 4 byte signed integer \NC \NR
-\NC \type{readintegertable(f,n,b)} \NC \type {n} integers of \type {b} bytes \NC \NR
-\NC \type{readfixed2(f)} \NC a 2 byte float (used in font files) \NC \NR
-\NC \type{readfixed4(f)} \NC a 4 byte float (used in font files) \NC \NR
-\NC \type{read2dot14(f)} \NC a 2 byte float (used in font files) \NC \NR
-\NC \type{setposition(f,p)} \NC goto position \type {p} \NC \NR
-\NC \type{getposition(f)} \NC get the current position \NC \NR
-\NC \type{skipposition(f,n)} \NC skip \type {n} positions \NC \NR
-\NC \type{readbytes(f,n)} \NC \type {n} bytes \NC \NR
-\NC \type{readbytetable(f,n)} \NC \type {n} bytes\NC \NR
-\stoptabulate
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={Binary input from strings with \type {sio}}]
-
-A similar set of function as in the \type {fio} library is available in the \type
-{sio} library: \libidx {sio} {readcardinal1}, \libidx {sio} {readcardinal2},
-\libidx {sio} {readcardinal3}, \libidx {sio} {readcardinal4}, \libidx {sio}
-{readcardinaltable}, \libidx {sio} {readinteger1}, \libidx {sio} {readinteger2},
-\libidx {sio} {readinteger3}, \libidx {sio} {readinteger4}, \libidx {sio}
-{readintegertable}, \libidx {sio} {readfixed2}, \libidx {sio} {readfixed4},
-\libidx {sio} {read2dot14}, \libidx {sio} {setposition}, \libidx {sio}
-{getposition}, \libidx {sio} {skipposition}, \libidx {sio} {readbytes} and
-\libidx {sio} {readbytetable}. Here the first argument is a string instead of a
-file handle. More details can be found in the previous section.
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={Hashes conform \type {sha2}}]
-
-This library is a side effect of the \type {pdfe} library that needs such
-helpers. The \libidx{sha2}{digest256}, \libidx{sha2}{digest384} and
-\libidx{sha2}{digest512} functions accept a string and return a string with the
-hash.
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={Locales}]
-
-\index {locales}
-
-In stock \LUA, many things depend on the current locale. In \LUATEX, we can't do
-that, because it makes documents unportable. While \LUATEX\ is running if
-forces the following locale settings:
-
-\starttyping
-LC_CTYPE=C
-LC_COLLATE=C
-LC_NUMERIC=C
-\stoptyping
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\stopsection
-
-\startsection[title={\LUA\ modules}]
-
-\topicindex {\LUA+libraries}
-\topicindex {\LUA+modules}
-
-Some modules that are normally external to \LUA\ are statically linked in with
-\LUATEX, because they offer useful functionality:
-
-\startitemize
-
-\startitem
- \type {lpeg}, by Roberto Ierusalimschy, \hyphenatedurl
- {http://www.inf.puc-rio.br/~roberto/lpeg/lpeg.html}. This library is not
- \UNICODE|-|aware, but interprets strings on a byte|-|per|-|byte basis. This
- mainly means that \type {lpeg.S} cannot be used with \UTF8 characters encoded
- in more than two bytes, and thus \type {lpeg.S} will look for one of those
- two bytes when matching, not the combination of the two. The same is true for
- \type {lpeg.R}, although the latter will display an error message if used
- with multibyte characters. Therefore \type {lpeg.R('aä')} results in the
- message \type {bad argument #1 to 'R' (range must have two characters)},
- since to \type {lpeg}, \type {ä} is two 'characters' (bytes), so \type {aä}
- totals three. In practice this is no real issue and with some care you can
- deal with \UNICODE\ just fine.
-\stopitem
-
-\startitem
- \type {slnunicode}, from the \type {selene} libraries, \hyphenatedurl
- {http://luaforge.net/projects/sln}. This library has been slightly extended
- so that the \type {unicode.utf8.*} functions also accept the first 256 values
- of plane~18. This is the range \LUATEX\ uses for raw binary output, as
- explained above. We have no plans to provide more like this because you can
- basically do all that you want in \LUA.
-\stopitem
-
-\startitem
- \type {luazip}, from the kepler project, \hyphenatedurl
- {http://www.keplerproject.org/luazip/}.
-\stopitem
-
-\startitem
- \type {luafilesystem}, also from the kepler project, \hyphenatedurl
- {http://www.keplerproject.org/luafilesystem/}.
-\stopitem
-
-\startitem
- \type {lzlib}, by Tiago Dionizio, \hyphenatedurl
- {http://luaforge.net/projects/lzlib/}.
-\stopitem
-
-\startitem
- \type {md5}, by Roberto Ierusalimschy \hyphenatedurl
- {http://www.inf.puc-rio.br/~roberto/md5/md5-5/md5.html}.
-\stopitem
-
-\startitem
- \type {luasocket}, by Diego Nehab \hyphenatedurl
- {http://w3.impa.br/~diego/software/luasocket/}. The \type {.lua} support
- modules from \type {luasocket} are also preloaded inside the executable,
- there are no external file dependencies.
-\stopitem
-
-\stopitemize
-
-\stopsection
-
-\startsection[title={Testing}]
-
-\topicindex {testing}
-\topicindex {\PDF+date}
-
-For development reasons you can influence the used startup date and time. This can
-be done in two ways.
-
-\startitemize[n]
-
-\startitem
- By setting the environmment variable \type {SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH}. This will
- influence the \TEX\ parameters \type {time} and \type {date}, the random seed,
- the \PDF\ timestamp and the \PDF\ id that is derived from the time as well. This
- variable is consulted when the \KPSE\ library is enabled. Resolving is
- delegated to this library.
-\stopitem
-
-\startitem
- By setting the \type {start_time} variable in the \type {texconfig} table; as
- with other variables we use the internal name there. For compatibility
- reasons we also honour a \type {SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH} entry. It should be noted
- that there are no such variables in other engines and this method is only
- relevant in case the while setup happens in \LUA.
-\stopitem
-
-\stopitemize
-
-When Universal Time is needed, you can pass the flag \type {utc} to the engine. This
-property also works when the date and time are set by \LUATEX\ itself. It has a
-complementary entry \type {use_utc_time} in the \type {texconfig} table.
-
-There is some control possible, for instance prevent filename to be written to
-the \PDF\ file. This is discussed elsewhere. In \CONTEXT\ we provide the command
-line argument \type {--nodates} that does a bit more disabling of dates.
-
-\stopsection
-
-\stopchapter
-
-\stopcomponent
+% language=uk + +\environment luatex-style + +\startcomponent luatex-lua + +\startchapter[reference=lua,title={Using \LUATEX}] + +\startsection[title={Initialization},reference=init] + +\startsubsection[title={\LUATEX\ as a \LUA\ interpreter}] + +\topicindex {initialization} +\topicindex {\LUA+interpreter} + +There are some situations that make \LUATEX\ behave like a standalone \LUA\ +interpreter: + +\startitemize[packed] +\startitem + if a \type {--luaonly} option is given on the commandline, or +\stopitem +\startitem + if the executable is named \type {texlua} or \type {luatexlua}, or +\stopitem +\startitem + if the only non|-|option argument (file) on the commandline has the extension + \type {lua} or \type {luc}. +\stopitem +\stopitemize + +In this mode, it will set \LUA's \type {arg[0]} to the found script name, pushing +preceding options in negative values and the rest of the command line in the +positive values, just like the \LUA\ interpreter. + +\LUATEX\ will exit immediately after executing the specified \LUA\ script and is, +in effect, a somewhat bulky stand alone \LUA\ interpreter with a bunch of extra +preloaded libraries. + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={\LUATEX\ as a \LUA\ byte compiler}] + +\topicindex {\LUA+byte code} + +There are two situations that make \LUATEX\ behave like the \LUA\ byte compiler: + +\startitemize[packed] +\startitem if a \type {--luaconly} option is given on the command line, or \stopitem +\startitem if the executable is named \type {texluac} \stopitem +\stopitemize + +In this mode, \LUATEX\ is exactly like \type {luac} from the stand alone \LUA\ +distribution, except that it does not have the \type {-l} switch, and that it +accepts (but ignores) the \type {--luaconly} switch. The current version of \LUA\ +can dump bytecode using \type {string.dump} so we might decide to drop this +version of \LUATEX. + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={Other commandline processing}] + +\topicindex {command line} + +When the \LUATEX\ executable starts, it looks for the \type {--lua} command line +option. If there is no \type {--lua} option, the command line is interpreted in a +similar fashion as the other \TEX\ engines. Some options are accepted but have no +consequence. The following command|-|line options are understood: + +\starttabulate[|l|p|] +\DB commandline argument \BC explanation \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \type{--credits} \NC display credits and exit \NC \NR +\NC \type{--debug-format} \NC enable format debugging \NC \NR +\NC \type{--draftmode} \NC switch on draft mode i.e.\ generate no output in \PDF\ mode \NC \NR +\NC \type{--[no-]file-line-error} \NC disable/enable \type {file:line:error} style messages \NC \NR +\NC \type{--[no-]file-line-error-style} \NC aliases of \type {--[no-]file-line-error} \NC \NR +\NC \type{--fmt=FORMAT} \NC load the format file \type {FORMAT} \NC\NR +\NC \type{--halt-on-error} \NC stop processing at the first error\NC \NR +\NC \type{--help} \NC display help and exit \NC\NR +\NC \type{--ini} \NC be \type {iniluatex}, for dumping formats \NC\NR +\NC \type{--interaction=STRING} \NC set interaction mode: \type {batchmode}, \type {nonstopmode}, + \type {scrollmode} or \type {errorstopmode} \NC \NR +\NC \type{--jobname=STRING} \NC set the job name to \type {STRING} \NC \NR +\NC \type{--kpathsea-debug=NUMBER} \NC set path searching debugging flags according to the bits of + \type {NUMBER} \NC \NR +\NC \type{--lua=FILE} \NC load and execute a \LUA\ initialization script \NC\NR +\NC \type{--[no-]mktex=FMT} \NC disable/enable \type {mktexFMT} generation with \type {FMT} is + \type {tex} or \type {tfm} \NC \NR +\NC \type{--nosocket} \NC disable the \LUA\ socket library \NC\NR +\NC \type{--output-comment=STRING} \NC use \type {STRING} for \DVI\ file comment instead of date (no + effect for \PDF) \NC \NR +\NC \type{--output-directory=DIR} \NC use \type {DIR} as the directory to write files to \NC \NR +\NC \type{--output-format=FORMAT} \NC use \type {FORMAT} for job output; \type {FORMAT} is \type {dvi} + or \type {pdf} \NC \NR +\NC \type{--progname=STRING} \NC set the program name to \type {STRING} \NC \NR +\NC \type{--recorder} \NC enable filename recorder \NC \NR +\NC \type{--safer} \NC disable easily exploitable \LUA\ commands \NC\NR +\NC \type{--[no-]shell-escape} \NC disable/enable system calls \NC \NR +\NC \type{--shell-restricted} \NC restrict system calls to a list of commands given in \type + {texmf.cnf} \NC \NR +\NC \type{--synctex=NUMBER} \NC enable \type {synctex} \NC \NR +\NC \type{--utc} \NC use utc times when applicable \NC \NR +\NC \type{--version} \NC display version and exit \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +We don't support \prm {write} 18 because \type {os.execute} can do the same. It +simplifies the code and makes more write targets possible. + +The value to use for \prm {jobname} is decided as follows: + +\startitemize +\startitem + If \type {--jobname} is given on the command line, its argument will be the + value for \prm {jobname}, without any changes. The argument will not be + used for actual input so it need not exist. The \type {--jobname} switch only + controls the \prm {jobname} setting. +\stopitem +\startitem + Otherwise, \prm {jobname} will be the name of the first file that is read + from the file system, with any path components and the last extension (the + part following the last \type {.}) stripped off. +\stopitem +\startitem + There is an exception to the previous point: if the command line goes into + interactive mode (by starting with a command) and there are no files input + via \prm {everyjob} either, then the \prm {jobname} is set to \type + {texput} as a last resort. +\stopitem +\stopitemize + +The file names for output files that are generated automatically are created by +attaching the proper extension (\type {log}, \type {pdf}, etc.) to the found +\prm {jobname}. These files are created in the directory pointed to by \type +{--output-directory}, or in the current directory, if that switch is not present. + +Without the \type {--lua} option, command line processing works like it does in +any other \WEBC|-|based typesetting engine, except that \LUATEX\ has a few extra +switches and lacks some others. Also, if the \type {--lua} option is present, +\LUATEX\ will enter an alternative mode of command line processing in comparison +to the standard \WEBC\ programs. In this mode, a small series of actions is taken +in the following order: + +\startitemize[n] + +\startitem + First, it will parse the command line as usual, but it will only interpret a + small subset of the options immediately: \type {--safer}, \type {--nosocket}, + \type {--[no-]shell-escape}, \type {--enable-write18}, \type + {--disable-write18}, \type {--shell-restricted}, \type {--help}, \type + {--version}, and \type {--credits}. +\stopitem + +\startitem + Next \LUATEX\ searches for the requested \LUA\ initialization script. If it + cannot be found using the actual name given on the command line, a second + attempt is made by prepending the value of the environment variable \type + {LUATEXDIR}, if that variable is defined in the environment. +\stopitem + +\startitem + Then it checks the various safety switches. You can use those to disable some + \LUA\ commands that can easily be abused by a malicious document. At the + moment, \type {--safer} \type {nil}s the following functions: + + \blank + + \starttabulate[|c|l|] + \DB library \BC functions \NC \NR + \TB + \NC \type {os} \NC \type {execute} \type {exec} \type {spawn} \type {setenv} + \type {rename} \type {remove} \type {tmpdir} \NC \NR + \NC \type {io} \NC \type {popen} \type {output} \type {tmpfile} \NC \NR + \NC \type {lfs} \NC \type {rmdir} \type {mkdir} \type {chdir} \type {lock} + \type {touch} \NC \NR + \LL + \stoptabulate + + \blank + + Furthermore, it disables loading of compiled \LUA\ libraries and it makes + \type {io.open()} fail on files that are opened for anything besides reading. +\stopitem + +\startitem + When \LUATEX\ starts it sets the \type {locale} to a neutral value. If for + some reason you use \type {os.locale}, you need to make sure you \type {nil} + it afterwards because otherwise it can interfere with code that for instance + generates dates. You can ignore the \type {locale} with: + + \starttyping + os.setlocale(nil,nil) + \stoptyping + + The \type {--nosocket} option makes the socket library unavailable, so that \LUA\ + cannot use networking. + + The switches \type {--[no-]shell-escape}, \type {--[enable|disable]-write18}, and + \type {--shell-restricted} have the same effects as in \PDFTEX, and additionally + make \type {io.popen()}, \type {os.execute}, \type {os.exec} and \type {os.spawn} + adhere to the requested option. +\stopitem + +\startitem + Next the initialization script is loaded and executed. From within the + script, the entire command line is available in the \LUA\ table \type {arg}, + beginning with \type {arg[0]}, containing the name of the executable. As + consequence warnings about unrecognized options are suppressed. +\stopitem + +\stopitemize + +Command line processing happens very early on. So early, in fact, that none of +\TEX's initializations have taken place yet. For that reason, the tables that +deal with typesetting, like \type {tex}, \type {token}, \type {node} and +\type {pdf}, are off|-|limits during the execution of the startup file (they +are \type {nil}'d). Special care is taken that \type {texio.write} and \type +{texio.write_nl} function properly, so that you can at least report your actions +to the log file when (and if) it eventually becomes opened (note that \TEX\ does +not even know its \prm {jobname} yet at this point). + +Everything you do in the \LUA\ initialization script will remain visible during +the rest of the run, with the exception of the \TEX\ specific libraries like +\type {tex}, \type {token}, \type {node} and \type {pdf} tables. These will be +initialized to their documented state after the execution of the script. You +should not store anything in variables or within tables with these four global +names, as they will be overwritten completely. + +We recommend you use the startup file only for your own \TEX|-|independent +initializations (if you need any), to parse the command line, set values in the +\type {texconfig} table, and register the callbacks you need. + +\LUATEX\ allows some of the command line options to be overridden by reading +values from the \type {texconfig} table at the end of script execution (see the +description of the \type {texconfig} table later on in this document for more +details on which ones exactly). + +Unless the \type {texconfig} table tells \LUATEX\ not to initialize \KPATHSEA\ +at all (set \type {texconfig.kpse_init} to \type {false} for that), \LUATEX\ +acts on some more command line options after the initialization script is +finished: in order to initialize the built|-|in \KPATHSEA\ library properly, +\LUATEX\ needs to know the correct program name to use, and for that it needs to +check \type {--progname}, or \type {--ini} and \type {--fmt}, if \type +{--progname} is missing. + +\stopsubsection + +\stopsection + +\startsection[title={\LUA\ behaviour}] + +\startsubsection[title={The \LUA\ version}] + +\topicindex {\LUA+libraries} +\topicindex {\LUA+extensions} + +We currently use \LUA\ 5.3 and will follow developments of the language but +normally with some delay. Therefore the user needs to keep an eye on (subtle) +differences in successive versions of the language. Also, \LUAJITTEX\ lags behind +in the sense that \LUAJIT\ is not in sync with regular \LUA\ development. Here is +an example of one aspect. + +\LUA s \type {tostring} function (and \type {string.format} may return values in +scientific notation, thereby confusing the \TEX\ end of things when it is used as +the right|-|hand side of an assignment to a \prm {dimen} or \prm {count}. The +output of these serializers also depend on the \LUA\ version, so in \LUA\ 5.3 you +can get different output than from 5.2. + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={Integration in the \TDS\ ecosystem}] + +The main \TEX\ distributions follow the \TEX\ directory structure (\TDS). +\LUATEX\ is able to use the kpathsea library to find \type {require()}d modules. +For this purpose, \type {package.searchers[2]} is replaced by a different loader +function, that decides at runtime whether to use kpathsea or the built|-|in core +\LUA\ function. It uses \KPATHSEA\ when that is already initialized at that point +in time, otherwise it reverts to using the normal \type {package.path} loader. + +Initialization of \KPATHSEA\ can happen either implicitly (when \LUATEX\ starts +up and the startup script has not set \type {texconfig.kpse_init} to false), or +explicitly by calling the \LUA\ function \type {kpse.set_program_name()}. + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={Loading libraries}] + +\LUATEX\ is able to use dynamically loadable \LUA\ libraries, unless +\type {--safer} was given as an option on the command line. For this purpose, +\type {package.searchers[3]} is replaced by a different loader function, that +decides at runtime whether to use \KPATHSEA\ or the built|-|in core \LUA\ +function. It uses \KPATHSEA\ when that is already initialized at that point in +time, otherwise it reverts to using the normal \type {package.cpath} loader. + +This functionality required an extension to kpathsea. There is a new kpathsea +file format: \type {kpse_clua_format} that searches for files with extension +\type {.dll} and \type {.so}. The \type {texmf.cnf} setting for this variable is +\type {CLUAINPUTS}, and by default it has this value: + +\starttyping +CLUAINPUTS=.:$SELFAUTOLOC/lib/{$progname,$engine,}/lua// +\stoptyping + +This path is imperfect (it requires a \TDS\ subtree below the binaries +directory), but the architecture has to be in the path somewhere, and the +currently simplest way to do that is to search below the binaries directory only. +Of course it no big deal to write an alternative loader and use that in a macro +package. One level up (a \type {lib} directory parallel to \type {bin}) would +have been nicer, but that is not doable because \TEXLIVE\ uses a \type +{bin/<arch>} structure. + +Loading dynamic \LUA\ libraries will fail if there are two \LUA\ libraries loaded +at the same time (which will typically happen on \type {win32}, because there is +one \LUA\ 5.3 inside \LUATEX, and another will likely be linked to the \DLL\ file +of the module itself). + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={Executing programs}] + +In keeping with the other \TEX|-|like programs in \TEXLIVE, the two \LUA\ functions +\type {os.execute} and \type {io.popen}, as well as the two new functions \type +{os.exec} and \type {os.spawn} that are explained below, take the value of \type +{shell_escape} and|/|or \type {shell_escape_commands} in account. Whenever +\LUATEX\ is run with the assumed intention to typeset a document (and by that we +mean that it is called as \type {luatex}, as opposed to \type {texlua}, and that +the command line option \type {--luaonly} was not given), it will only run the +four functions above if the matching \type {texmf.cnf} variable(s) or their \type +{texconfig} (see \in {section} [texconfig]) counterparts allow execution of the +requested system command. In \quote {script interpreter} runs of \LUATEX, these +settings have no effect, and all four functions have their original meaning. + +Some libraries have a few more functions, either coded in \CCODE\ or in \LUA. For +instance, when we started with \LUATEX\ we added some helpers to the \type +{luafilesystem} namespace \type {lfs}. The two boolean functions \type +{lfs.isdir} and \type {lfs.isfile} were speedy and better variants of what could +be done with \type {lfs.attributes}. The additional function \type +{lfs.shortname} takes a file name and returns its short name on \type {win32} +platforms. Finally, for non|-|\type {win32} platforms only, we provided \type +{lfs.readlink} that takes an existing symbolic link as argument and returns its +name. However, the \type library evolved so we have dropped these in favour of +pure \LUA\ variants. The \type {shortname} helper is obsolete and now just +returns the name. + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={Multibyte \type {string} functions}] + +The \type {string} library has a few extra functions, for example \libidx +{string} {explode}. This function takes upto two arguments: \type +{string.explode(s[,m])} and returns an array containing the string argument \type +{s} split into sub-strings based on the value of the string argument \type {m}. +The second argument is a string that is either empty (this splits the string into +characters), a single character (this splits on each occurrence of that +character, possibly introducing empty strings), or a single character followed by +the plus sign \type {+} (this special version does not create empty sub-strings). +The default value for \type {m} is \quote {\type { +}} (multiple spaces). Note: +\type {m} is not hidden by surrounding braces as it would be if this function was +written in \TEX\ macros. + +The \type {string} library also has six extra iterators that return strings +piecemeal: \libidx {string} {utfvalues}, \libidx {string} {utfcharacters}, +\libidx {string} {characters}, \libidx {string} {characterpairs}, \libidx +{string} {bytes} and \libidx {string} {bytepairs}. + +\startitemize +\startitem + \type {string.utfvalues(s)}: an integer value in the \UNICODE\ range +\stopitem +\startitem + \type {string.utfcharacters(s)}: a string with a single \UTF-8 token in it +\stopitem +\startitem + \type {string.cWharacters(s)}: a string containing one byte +\stopitem +\startitem + \type {string.characterpairs(s)}: two strings each containing one byte or an + empty second string if the string length was odd +\stopitem +\startitem + \type {string.bytes(s)}: a single byte value +\stopitem +\startitem + \type {string.bytepairs(s)}: two byte values or nil instead of a number as + its second return value if the string length was odd +\stopitem +\stopitemize + +The \type {string.characterpairs()} and \type {string.bytepairs()} iterators +are useful especially in the conversion of \UTF16 encoded data into \UTF8. + +There is also a two|-|argument form of \type {string.dump()}. The second argument +is a boolean which, if true, strips the symbols from the dumped data. This +matches an extension made in \type {luajit}. This is typically a function that +gets adapted as \LUA\ itself progresses. + +The \type {string} library functions \type {len}, \type {lower}, \type {sub} +etc.\ are not \UNICODE|-|aware. For strings in the \UTF8 encoding, i.e., strings +containing characters above code point 127, the corresponding functions from the +\type {slnunicode} library can be used, e.g., \type {unicode.utf8.len}, \type +{unicode.utf8.lower} etc.\ The exceptions are \type {unicode.utf8.find}, that +always returns byte positions in a string, and \type {unicode.utf8.match} and +\type {unicode.utf8.gmatch}. While the latter two functions in general {\it +are} \UNICODE|-|aware, they fall|-|back to non|-|\UNICODE|-|aware behavior when +using the empty capture \type {()} but other captures work as expected. For the +interpretation of character classes in \type {unicode.utf8} functions refer to +the library sources at \hyphenatedurl {http://luaforge.net/projects/sln}. + +Version 5.3 of \LUA\ provides some native \UTF8 support but we have added a few +similar helpers too: \libidx {string} {utfvalue}, \libidx {string} {utfcharacter} +and \libidx {string} {utflength}. + +\startitemize +\startitem + \type {string.utfvalue(s)}: returns the codepoints of the characters in the + given string +\stopitem +\startitem + \type {string.utfcharacter(c,...)}: returns a string with the characters of + the given code points +\stopitem +\startitem + \type {string.utflength(s)}: returns the length oif the given string +\stopitem +\stopitemize + +These three functions are relative fast and don't do much checking. They can be +used as building blocks for other helpers. + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={Extra \type {os} library functions}] + +The \type {os} library has a few extra functions and variables: \libidx {os} +{selfdir}, \libidx {os} {exec}, \libidx {os} {spawn}, \libidx {os} {setenv}, +\libidx {os} {env}, \libidx {os} {gettimeofday}, \libidx {os} {times}, \libidx +{os} {tmpdir}, \libidx {os} {type}, \libidx {os} {name} and \libidx {os} {uname}, +that we will discuss here. + +\startitemize + +\startitem + \type {os.selfdir} is a variable that holds the directory path of the + actual executable. For example: \type {\directlua {tex.sprint(os.selfdir)}}. +\stopitem + +\startitem + \type {os.exec(commandline)} is a variation on \type {os.execute}. Here + \type {commandline} can be either a single string or a single table. + + \startitemize + + \startitem + If the argument is a table \LUATEX\ first checks if there is a value at + integer index zero. If there is, this is the command to be executed. + Otherwise, it will use the value at integer index one. If neither are + present, nothing at all happens. + \stopitem + + \startitem + The set of consecutive values starting at integer~1 in the table are the + arguments that are passed on to the command (the value at index~1 becomes + \type {arg[0]}). The command is searched for in the execution path, so + there is normally no need to pass on a fully qualified path name. + \stopitem + + \startitem + If the argument is a string, then it is automatically converted into a + table by splitting on whitespace. In this case, it is impossible for the + command and first argument to differ from each other. + \stopitem + + \startitem + In the string argument format, whitespace can be protected by putting + (part of) an argument inside single or double quotes. One layer of quotes + is interpreted by \LUATEX, and all occurrences of \type {\"}, \type {\'} + or \type {\\} within the quoted text are unescaped. In the table format, + there is no string handling taking place. + \stopitem + + \stopitemize + + This function normally does not return control back to the \LUA\ script: the + command will replace the current process. However, it will return the two + values \type {nil} and \type {error} if there was a problem while + attempting to execute the command. + + On \MSWINDOWS, the current process is actually kept in memory until after the + execution of the command has finished. This prevents crashes in situations + where \TEXLUA\ scripts are run inside integrated \TEX\ environments. + + The original reason for this command is that it cleans out the current + process before starting the new one, making it especially useful for use in + \TEXLUA. +\stopitem + +\startitem + \type {os.spawn(commandline)} is a returning version of \type {os.exec}, + with otherwise identical calling conventions. + + If the command ran ok, then the return value is the exit status of the + command. Otherwise, it will return the two values \type {nil} and \type + {error}. +\stopitem + +\startitem + \type {os.setenv(key,value)} sets a variable in the environment. Passing + \type {nil} instead of a value string will remove the variable. +\stopitem + +\startitem + \type {os.env} is a hash table containing a dump of the variables and + values in the process environment at the start of the run. It is writeable, + but the actual environment is \notabene {not} updated automatically. +\stopitem + +\startitem + \type {os.gettimeofday()} returns the current \quote {\UNIX\ time}, but as a + float. This function is not available on the \SUNOS\ platforms, so do not use + this function for portable documents. +\stopitem + +\startitem + \type {os.times()}returns the current process times according to \ the + \UNIX\ C library function \quote {times}. This function is not available on + the \MSWINDOWS\ and \SUNOS\ platforms, so do not use this function for + portable documents. +\stopitem + +\startitem + \type {os.tmpdir()} creates a directory in the \quote {current directory} + with the name \type {luatex.XXXXXX} where the \type {X}-es are replaced by a + unique string. The function also returns this string, so you can \type + {lfs.chdir()} into it, or \type {nil} if it failed to create the directory. + The user is responsible for cleaning up at the end of the run, it does not + happen automatically. +\stopitem + +\startitem + \type {os.type} is a string that gives a global indication of the class of + operating system. The possible values are currently \type {windows}, \type + {unix}, and \type {msdos} (you are unlikely to find this value \quote {in the + wild}). +\stopitem + +\startitem + \type {os.name} is a string that gives a more precise indication of the + operating system. These possible values are not yet fixed, and for \type + {os.type} values \type {windows} and \type {msdos}, the \type {os.name} + values are simply \type {windows} and \type {msdos} + + The list for the type \type {unix} is more precise: \type {linux}, \type + {freebsd}, \type {kfreebsd}, \type {cygwin}, \type {openbsd}, \type + {solaris}, \type {sunos} (pre-solaris), \type {hpux}, \type {irix}, \type + {macosx}, \type {gnu} (hurd), \type {bsd} (unknown, but \BSD|-|like), \type + {sysv} (unknown, but \SYSV|-|like), \type {generic} (unknown). +\stopitem + +\startitem + \type {os.uname} returns a table with specific operating system + information acquired at runtime. The keys in the returned table are all + string values, and their names are: \type {sysname}, \type {machine}, \type + {release}, \type {version}, and \type {nodename}. +\stopitem + +\stopitemize + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={Binary input from files with \type {fio}}] + +There is a whole set of helpers for reading numbers and strings from a file: +\libidx {fio} {readcardinal1}, \libidx {fio} {readcardinal2}, \libidx {fio} +{readcardinal3}, \libidx {fio} {readcardinal4}, \libidx {fio} +{readcardinaltable}, \libidx {fio} {readinteger1}, \libidx {fio} {readinteger2}, +\libidx {fio} {readinteger3}, \libidx {fio} {readinteger4}, \libidx {fio} +{readintegertable}, \libidx {fio} {readfixed2}, \libidx {fio} {readfixed4}, +\libidx {fio} {read2dot14}, \libidx {fio} {setposition}, \libidx {fio} +{getposition}, \libidx {fio} {skipposition}, \libidx {fio} {readbytes}, \libidx +{fio} {readbytetable}. They work on normal \LUA\ file handles. + +%libidx{fio}{readline} +%libidx{fio}{recordfilename} +%libidx{fio}{checkpermission} + +This library provides a set of functions for reading numbers from a file and +in addition to the regular \type {io} library functions. + +\starttabulate +\NC \type{readcardinal1(f)} \NC a 1 byte unsigned integer \NC \NR +\NC \type{readcardinal2(f)} \NC a 2 byte unsigned integer \NC \NR +\NC \type{readcardinal3(f)} \NC a 3 byte unsigned integer \NC \NR +\NC \type{readcardinal4(f)} \NC a 4 byte unsigned integer \NC \NR +\NC \type{readcardinaltable(f,n,b)} \NC \type {n} cardinals of \type {b} bytes \NC \NR +\NC \type{readinteger1(f)} \NC a 1 byte signed integer \NC \NR +\NC \type{readinteger2(f)} \NC a 2 byte signed integer \NC \NR +\NC \type{readinteger3(f)} \NC a 3 byte signed integer \NC \NR +\NC \type{readinteger4(f)} \NC a 4 byte signed integer \NC \NR +\NC \type{readintegertable(f,n,b)} \NC \type {n} integers of \type {b} bytes \NC \NR +\NC \type{readfixed2(f)} \NC a 2 byte float (used in font files) \NC \NR +\NC \type{readfixed4(f)} \NC a 4 byte float (used in font files) \NC \NR +\NC \type{read2dot14(f)} \NC a 2 byte float (used in font files) \NC \NR +\NC \type{setposition(f,p)} \NC goto position \type {p} \NC \NR +\NC \type{getposition(f)} \NC get the current position \NC \NR +\NC \type{skipposition(f,n)} \NC skip \type {n} positions \NC \NR +\NC \type{readbytes(f,n)} \NC \type {n} bytes \NC \NR +\NC \type{readbytetable(f,n)} \NC \type {n} bytes\NC \NR +\stoptabulate + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={Binary input from strings with \type {sio}}] + +A similar set of function as in the \type {fio} library is available in the \type +{sio} library: \libidx {sio} {readcardinal1}, \libidx {sio} {readcardinal2}, +\libidx {sio} {readcardinal3}, \libidx {sio} {readcardinal4}, \libidx {sio} +{readcardinaltable}, \libidx {sio} {readinteger1}, \libidx {sio} {readinteger2}, +\libidx {sio} {readinteger3}, \libidx {sio} {readinteger4}, \libidx {sio} +{readintegertable}, \libidx {sio} {readfixed2}, \libidx {sio} {readfixed4}, +\libidx {sio} {read2dot14}, \libidx {sio} {setposition}, \libidx {sio} +{getposition}, \libidx {sio} {skipposition}, \libidx {sio} {readbytes} and +\libidx {sio} {readbytetable}. Here the first argument is a string instead of a +file handle. More details can be found in the previous section. + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={Hashes conform \type {sha2}}] + +This library is a side effect of the \type {pdfe} library that needs such +helpers. The \libidx{sha2}{digest256}, \libidx{sha2}{digest384} and +\libidx{sha2}{digest512} functions accept a string and return a string with the +hash. + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={Locales}] + +\index {locales} + +In stock \LUA, many things depend on the current locale. In \LUATEX, we can't do +that, because it makes documents unportable. While \LUATEX\ is running if +forces the following locale settings: + +\starttyping +LC_CTYPE=C +LC_COLLATE=C +LC_NUMERIC=C +\stoptyping + +\stopsubsection + +\stopsection + +\startsection[title={\LUA\ modules}] + +\topicindex {\LUA+libraries} +\topicindex {\LUA+modules} + +Some modules that are normally external to \LUA\ are statically linked in with +\LUATEX, because they offer useful functionality: + +\startitemize + +\startitem + \type {lpeg}, by Roberto Ierusalimschy, \hyphenatedurl + {http://www.inf.puc-rio.br/~roberto/lpeg/lpeg.html}. This library is not + \UNICODE|-|aware, but interprets strings on a byte|-|per|-|byte basis. This + mainly means that \type {lpeg.S} cannot be used with \UTF8 characters encoded + in more than two bytes, and thus \type {lpeg.S} will look for one of those + two bytes when matching, not the combination of the two. The same is true for + \type {lpeg.R}, although the latter will display an error message if used + with multibyte characters. Therefore \type {lpeg.R('aä')} results in the + message \type {bad argument #1 to 'R' (range must have two characters)}, + since to \type {lpeg}, \type {ä} is two 'characters' (bytes), so \type {aä} + totals three. In practice this is no real issue and with some care you can + deal with \UNICODE\ just fine. +\stopitem + +\startitem + \type {slnunicode}, from the \type {selene} libraries, \hyphenatedurl + {http://luaforge.net/projects/sln}. This library has been slightly extended + so that the \type {unicode.utf8.*} functions also accept the first 256 values + of plane~18. This is the range \LUATEX\ uses for raw binary output, as + explained above. We have no plans to provide more like this because you can + basically do all that you want in \LUA. +\stopitem + +\startitem + \type {luazip}, from the kepler project, \hyphenatedurl + {http://www.keplerproject.org/luazip/}. +\stopitem + +\startitem + \type {luafilesystem}, also from the kepler project, \hyphenatedurl + {http://www.keplerproject.org/luafilesystem/}. +\stopitem + +\startitem + \type {lzlib}, by Tiago Dionizio, \hyphenatedurl + {http://luaforge.net/projects/lzlib/}. +\stopitem + +\startitem + \type {md5}, by Roberto Ierusalimschy \hyphenatedurl + {http://www.inf.puc-rio.br/~roberto/md5/md5-5/md5.html}. +\stopitem + +\startitem + \type {luasocket}, by Diego Nehab \hyphenatedurl + {http://w3.impa.br/~diego/software/luasocket/}. The \type {.lua} support + modules from \type {luasocket} are also preloaded inside the executable, + there are no external file dependencies. +\stopitem + +\stopitemize + +\stopsection + +\startsection[title={Testing}] + +\topicindex {testing} +\topicindex {\PDF+date} + +For development reasons you can influence the used startup date and time. This can +be done in two ways. + +\startitemize[n] + +\startitem + By setting the environmment variable \type {SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH}. This will + influence the \TEX\ parameters \type {time} and \type {date}, the random seed, + the \PDF\ timestamp and the \PDF\ id that is derived from the time as well. This + variable is consulted when the \KPSE\ library is enabled. Resolving is + delegated to this library. +\stopitem + +\startitem + By setting the \type {start_time} variable in the \type {texconfig} table; as + with other variables we use the internal name there. For compatibility + reasons we also honour a \type {SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH} entry. It should be noted + that there are no such variables in other engines and this method is only + relevant in case the while setup happens in \LUA. +\stopitem + +\stopitemize + +When Universal Time is needed, you can pass the flag \type {utc} to the engine. This +property also works when the date and time are set by \LUATEX\ itself. It has a +complementary entry \type {use_utc_time} in the \type {texconfig} table. + +There is some control possible, for instance prevent filename to be written to +the \PDF\ file. This is discussed elsewhere. In \CONTEXT\ we provide the command +line argument \type {--nodates} that does a bit more disabling of dates. + +\stopsection + +\stopchapter + +\stopcomponent diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/luatex/base/luatex-math.tex b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/luatex/base/luatex-math.tex index fd038150f59..4623ce706d7 100644 --- a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/luatex/base/luatex-math.tex +++ b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/luatex/base/luatex-math.tex @@ -1,1647 +1,1647 @@ -% language=uk
-
-\environment luatex-style
-
-\startcomponent luatex-math
-
-\startchapter[reference=math,title={Math}]
-
-\startsection[title={Traditional alongside \OPENTYPE}]
-
-\topicindex {math}
-
-The handling of mathematics in \LUATEX\ differs quite a bit from how \TEX82 (and
-therefore \PDFTEX) handles math. First, \LUATEX\ adds primitives and extends some
-others so that \UNICODE\ input can be used easily. Second, all of \TEX82's
-internal special values (for example for operator spacing) have been made
-accessible and changeable via control sequences. Third, there are extensions that
-make it easier to use \OPENTYPE\ math fonts. And finally, there are some
-extensions that have been proposed or considered in the past that are now added
-to the engine.
-
-\stopsection
-
-\startsection[title={Unicode math characters}]
-
-\topicindex {math+\UNICODE}
-\topicindex {\UNICODE+math}
-
-Character handling is now extended up to the full \UNICODE\ range (the \type {\U}
-prefix), which is compatible with \XETEX.
-
-The math primitives from \TEX\ are kept as they are, except for the ones that
-convert from input to math commands: \type {mathcode}, and \type {delcode}. These
-two now allow for a 21-bit character argument on the left hand side of the equals
-sign.
-
-Some of the new \LUATEX\ primitives read more than one separate value. This is
-shown in the tables below by a plus sign.
-
-The input for such primitives would look like this:
-
-\starttyping
-\def\overbrace{\Umathaccent 0 1 "23DE }
-\stoptyping
-
-The altered \TEX82 primitives are:
-
-\starttabulate[|l|l|r|c|l|r|]
-\DB primitive \BC min \BC max \BC \kern 2em \BC min \BC max \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \prm {mathcode} \NC 0 \NC 10FFFF \NC = \NC 0 \NC 8000 \NC \NR
-\NC \prm {delcode} \NC 0 \NC 10FFFF \NC = \NC 0 \NC FFFFFF \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-The unaltered ones are:
-
-\starttabulate[|l|l|r|]
-\DB primitive \BC min \BC max \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \prm {mathchardef} \NC 0 \NC 8000 \NC \NR
-\NC \prm {mathchar} \NC 0 \NC 7FFF \NC \NR
-\NC \prm {mathaccent} \NC 0 \NC 7FFF \NC \NR
-\NC \prm {delimiter} \NC 0 \NC 7FFFFFF \NC \NR
-\NC \prm {radical} \NC 0 \NC 7FFFFFF \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-For practical reasons \prm {mathchardef} will silently accept values larger
-that \type {0x8000} and interpret it as \lpr {Umathcharnumdef}. This is needed
-to satisfy older macro packages.
-
-The following new primitives are compatible with \XETEX:
-
-% somewhat fuzzy:
-
-\starttabulate[|l|l|r|c|l|r|]
-\DB primitive \BC min \BC max \BC \kern 2em \BC min \BC max \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \lpr {Umathchardef} \NC 0+0+0 \NC 7+FF+10FFFF \NC \NC \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \lpr {Umathcharnumdef}\rlap{\high{5}} \NC -80000000 \NC 7FFFFFFF \NC \NC \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \lpr {Umathcode} \NC 0 \NC 10FFFF \NC = \NC 0+0+0 \NC 7+FF+10FFFF \NC \NR
-\NC \lpr {Udelcode} \NC 0 \NC 10FFFF \NC = \NC 0+0 \NC FF+10FFFF \NC \NR
-\NC \lpr {Umathchar} \NC 0+0+0 \NC 7+FF+10FFFF \NC \NC \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \lpr {Umathaccent} \NC 0+0+0 \NC 7+FF+10FFFF \NC \NC \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \lpr {Udelimiter} \NC 0+0+0 \NC 7+FF+10FFFF \NC \NC \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \lpr {Uradical} \NC 0+0 \NC FF+10FFFF \NC \NC \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \lpr {Umathcharnum} \NC -80000000 \NC 7FFFFFFF \NC \NC \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \lpr {Umathcodenum} \NC 0 \NC 10FFFF \NC = \NC -80000000 \NC 7FFFFFFF \NC \NR
-\NC \lpr {Udelcodenum} \NC 0 \NC 10FFFF \NC = \NC -80000000 \NC 7FFFFFFF \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-Specifications typically look like:
-
-\starttyping
-\Umathchardef\xx="1"0"456
-\Umathcode 123="1"0"789
-\stoptyping
-
-The new primitives that deal with delimiter|-|style objects do not set up a
-\quote {large family}. Selecting a suitable size for display purposes is expected
-to be dealt with by the font via the \lpr {Umathoperatorsize} parameter.
-
-For some of these primitives, all information is packed into a single signed
-integer. For the first two (\lpr {Umathcharnum} and \lpr {Umathcodenum}), the
-lowest 21 bits are the character code, the 3 bits above that represent the math
-class, and the family data is kept in the topmost bits. This means that the values
-for math families 128--255 are actually negative. For \lpr {Udelcodenum} there
-is no math class. The math family information is stored in the bits directly on
-top of the character code. Using these three commands is not as natural as using
-the two- and three|-|value commands, so unless you know exactly what you are
-doing and absolutely require the speedup resulting from the faster input
-scanning, it is better to use the verbose commands instead.
-
-The \lpr {Umathaccent} command accepts optional keywords to control various
-details regarding math accents. See \in {section} [mathacc] below for details.
-
-There are more new primitives and all of these will be explained in following
-sections:
-
-\starttabulate[|l|l|]
-\DB primitive \BC value range (in hex) \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \lpr {Uroot} \NC 0 + 0--FF + 10FFFF \NC \NR
-\NC \lpr {Uoverdelimiter} \NC 0 + 0--FF + 10FFFF \NC \NR
-\NC \lpr {Uunderdelimiter} \NC 0 + 0--FF + 10FFFF \NC \NR
-\NC \lpr {Udelimiterover} \NC 0 + 0--FF + 10FFFF \NC \NR
-\NC \lpr {Udelimiterunder} \NC 0 + 0--FF + 10FFFF \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-\stopsection
-
-\startsection[title={Math styles}]
-
-\subsection{\lpr {mathstyle}}
-
-\topicindex {math+styles}
-
-It is possible to discover the math style that will be used for a formula in an
-expandable fashion (while the math list is still being read). To make this
-possible, \LUATEX\ adds the new primitive: \lpr {mathstyle}. This is a \quote
-{convert command} like e.g. \prm {romannumeral}: its value can only be read,
-not set.
-
-The returned value is between 0 and 7 (in math mode), or $-1$ (all other modes).
-For easy testing, the eight math style commands have been altered so that they can
-be used as numeric values, so you can write code like this:
-
-\starttyping
-\ifnum\mathstyle=\textstyle
- \message{normal text style}
-\else \ifnum\mathstyle=\crampedtextstyle
- \message{cramped text style}
-\fi \fi
-\stoptyping
-
-Sometimes you won't get what you expect so a bit of explanation might help to
-understand what happens. When math is parsed and expanded it gets turned into a
-linked list. In a second pass the formula will be build. This has to do with the
-fact that in order to determine the automatically chosen sizes (in for instance
-fractions) following content can influence preceding sizes. A side effect of this
-is for instance that one cannot change the definition of a font family (and
-thereby reusing numbers) because the number that got used is stored and used in
-the second pass (so changing \type {\fam 12} mid|-|formula spoils over to
-preceding use of that family).
-
-The style switching primitives like \prm {textstyle} are turned into nodes so the
-styles set there are frozen. The \prm {mathchoice} primitive results in four
-lists being constructed of which one is used in the second pass. The fact that
-some automatic styles are not yet known also means that the \lpr {mathstyle}
-primitive expands to the current style which can of course be different from the
-one really used. It's a snapshot of the first pass state. As a consequence in the
-following example you get a style number (first pass) typeset that can actually
-differ from the used style (second pass). In the case of a math choice used
-ungrouped, the chosen style is used after the choice too, unless you group.
-
-\startbuffer[1]
- [a:\mathstyle]\quad
- \bgroup
- \mathchoice
- {\bf \scriptstyle (x:d :\mathstyle)}
- {\bf \scriptscriptstyle (x:t :\mathstyle)}
- {\bf \scriptscriptstyle (x:s :\mathstyle)}
- {\bf \scriptscriptstyle (x:ss:\mathstyle)}
- \egroup
- \quad[b:\mathstyle]\quad
- \mathchoice
- {\bf \scriptstyle (y:d :\mathstyle)}
- {\bf \scriptscriptstyle (y:t :\mathstyle)}
- {\bf \scriptscriptstyle (y:s :\mathstyle)}
- {\bf \scriptscriptstyle (y:ss:\mathstyle)}
- \quad[c:\mathstyle]\quad
- \bgroup
- \mathchoice
- {\bf \scriptstyle (z:d :\mathstyle)}
- {\bf \scriptscriptstyle (z:t :\mathstyle)}
- {\bf \scriptscriptstyle (z:s :\mathstyle)}
- {\bf \scriptscriptstyle (z:ss:\mathstyle)}
- \egroup
- \quad[d:\mathstyle]
-\stopbuffer
-
-\startbuffer[2]
- [a:\mathstyle]\quad
- \begingroup
- \mathchoice
- {\bf \scriptstyle (x:d :\mathstyle)}
- {\bf \scriptscriptstyle (x:t :\mathstyle)}
- {\bf \scriptscriptstyle (x:s :\mathstyle)}
- {\bf \scriptscriptstyle (x:ss:\mathstyle)}
- \endgroup
- \quad[b:\mathstyle]\quad
- \mathchoice
- {\bf \scriptstyle (y:d :\mathstyle)}
- {\bf \scriptscriptstyle (y:t :\mathstyle)}
- {\bf \scriptscriptstyle (y:s :\mathstyle)}
- {\bf \scriptscriptstyle (y:ss:\mathstyle)}
- \quad[c:\mathstyle]\quad
- \begingroup
- \mathchoice
- {\bf \scriptstyle (z:d :\mathstyle)}
- {\bf \scriptscriptstyle (z:t :\mathstyle)}
- {\bf \scriptscriptstyle (z:s :\mathstyle)}
- {\bf \scriptscriptstyle (z:ss:\mathstyle)}
- \endgroup
- \quad[d:\mathstyle]
-\stopbuffer
-
-\typebuffer[1]
-
-% \typebuffer[2]
-
-This gives:
-
-\blank $\displaystyle \getbuffer[1]$ \blank
-\blank $\textstyle \getbuffer[1]$ \blank
-
-Using \prm {begingroup} \unknown\ \prm {endgroup} instead gives:
-
-\blank $\displaystyle \getbuffer[2]$ \blank
-\blank $\textstyle \getbuffer[2]$ \blank
-
-This might look wrong but it's just a side effect of \lpr {mathstyle} expanding
-to the current (first pass) style and the number being injected in the list that
-gets converted in the second pass. It all makes sense and it illustrates the
-importance of grouping. In fact, the math choice style being effective afterwards
-has advantages. It would be hard to get it otherwise.
-
-\subsection{\lpr {Ustack}}
-
-\topicindex {math+stacks}
-
-There are a few math commands in \TEX\ where the style that will be used is not
-known straight from the start. These commands (\prm {over}, \prm {atop},
-\prm {overwithdelims}, \prm {atopwithdelims}) would therefore normally return
-wrong values for \lpr {mathstyle}. To fix this, \LUATEX\ introduces a special
-prefix command: \lpr {Ustack}:
-
-\starttyping
-$\Ustack {a \over b}$
-\stoptyping
-
-The \lpr {Ustack} command will scan the next brace and start a new math group
-with the correct (numerator) math style.
-
-\subsection{Cramped math styles}
-
-\topicindex {math+styles}
-\topicindex {math+spacing}
-\topicindex {math+cramped}
-
-\LUATEX\ has four new primitives to set the cramped math styles directly:
-
-\starttyping
-\crampeddisplaystyle
-\crampedtextstyle
-\crampedscriptstyle
-\crampedscriptscriptstyle
-\stoptyping
-
-These additional commands are not all that valuable on their own, but they come
-in handy as arguments to the math parameter settings that will be added shortly.
-
-In Eijkhouts \quotation {\TEX\ by Topic} the rules for handling styles in scripts
-are described as follows:
-
-\startitemize
-\startitem
- In any style superscripts and subscripts are taken from the next smaller style.
- Exception: in display style they are in script style.
-\stopitem
-\startitem
- Subscripts are always in the cramped variant of the style; superscripts are only
- cramped if the original style was cramped.
-\stopitem
-\startitem
- In an \type {..\over..} formula in any style the numerator and denominator are
- taken from the next smaller style.
-\stopitem
-\startitem
- The denominator is always in cramped style; the numerator is only in cramped
- style if the original style was cramped.
-\stopitem
-\startitem
- Formulas under a \type {\sqrt} or \prm {overline} are in cramped style.
-\stopitem
-\stopitemize
-
-In \LUATEX\ one can set the styles in more detail which means that you sometimes
-have to set both normal and cramped styles to get the effect you want. (Even) if
-we force styles in the script using \prm {scriptstyle} and \lpr
-{crampedscriptstyle} we get this:
-
-\startbuffer[demo]
-\starttabulate
-\DB style \BC example \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC default \NC $b_{x=xx}^{x=xx}$ \NC \NR
-\NC script \NC $b_{\scriptstyle x=xx}^{\scriptstyle x=xx}$ \NC \NR
-\NC crampedscript \NC $b_{\crampedscriptstyle x=xx}^{\crampedscriptstyle x=xx}$ \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-\stopbuffer
-
-\getbuffer[demo]
-
-Now we set the following parameters
-
-\startbuffer[setup]
-\Umathordrelspacing\scriptstyle=30mu
-\Umathordordspacing\scriptstyle=30mu
-\stopbuffer
-
-\typebuffer[setup]
-
-This gives a different result:
-
-\start\getbuffer[setup,demo]\stop
-
-But, as this is not what is expected (visually) we should say:
-
-\startbuffer[setup]
-\Umathordrelspacing\scriptstyle=30mu
-\Umathordordspacing\scriptstyle=30mu
-\Umathordrelspacing\crampedscriptstyle=30mu
-\Umathordordspacing\crampedscriptstyle=30mu
-\stopbuffer
-
-\typebuffer[setup]
-
-Now we get:
-
-\start\getbuffer[setup,demo]\stop
-
-\stopsection
-
-\startsection[title={Math parameter settings}]
-
-\subsection {Many new \lpr {Umath*} primitives}
-
-\topicindex {math+parameters}
-
-In \LUATEX, the font dimension parameters that \TEX\ used in math typesetting are
-now accessible via primitive commands. In fact, refactoring of the math engine
-has resulted in many more parameters than were not accessible before.
-
-\starttabulate
-\DB primitive name \BC description \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \lpr {Umathquad} \NC the width of 18 mu's \NC \NR
-\NC \lpr {Umathaxis} \NC height of the vertical center axis of
- the math formula above the baseline \NC \NR
-\NC \lpr {Umathoperatorsize} \NC minimum size of large operators in display mode \NC \NR
-\NC \lpr {Umathoverbarkern} \NC vertical clearance above the rule \NC \NR
-\NC \lpr {Umathoverbarrule} \NC the width of the rule \NC \NR
-\NC \lpr {Umathoverbarvgap} \NC vertical clearance below the rule \NC \NR
-\NC \lpr {Umathunderbarkern} \NC vertical clearance below the rule \NC \NR
-\NC \lpr {Umathunderbarrule} \NC the width of the rule \NC \NR
-\NC \lpr {Umathunderbarvgap} \NC vertical clearance above the rule \NC \NR
-\NC \lpr {Umathradicalkern} \NC vertical clearance above the rule \NC \NR
-\NC \lpr {Umathradicalrule} \NC the width of the rule \NC \NR
-\NC \lpr {Umathradicalvgap} \NC vertical clearance below the rule \NC \NR
-\NC \lpr {Umathradicaldegreebefore}\NC the forward kern that takes place before placement of
- the radical degree \NC \NR
-\NC \lpr {Umathradicaldegreeafter} \NC the backward kern that takes place after placement of
- the radical degree \NC \NR
-\NC \lpr {Umathradicaldegreeraise} \NC this is the percentage of the total height and depth of
- the radical sign that the degree is raised by; it is
- expressed in \type {percents}, so 60\% is expressed as the
- integer $60$ \NC \NR
-\NC \lpr {Umathstackvgap} \NC vertical clearance between the two
- elements in a \prm {atop} stack \NC \NR
-\NC \lpr {Umathstacknumup} \NC numerator shift upward in \prm {atop} stack \NC \NR
-\NC \lpr {Umathstackdenomdown} \NC denominator shift downward in \prm {atop} stack \NC \NR
-\NC \lpr {Umathfractionrule} \NC the width of the rule in a \prm {over} \NC \NR
-\NC \lpr {Umathfractionnumvgap} \NC vertical clearance between the numerator and the rule \NC \NR
-\NC \lpr {Umathfractionnumup} \NC numerator shift upward in \prm {over} \NC \NR
-\NC \lpr {Umathfractiondenomvgap} \NC vertical clearance between the denominator and the rule \NC \NR
-\NC \lpr {Umathfractiondenomdown} \NC denominator shift downward in \prm {over} \NC \NR
-\NC \lpr {Umathfractiondelsize} \NC minimum delimiter size for \type {\...withdelims} \NC \NR
-\NC \lpr {Umathlimitabovevgap} \NC vertical clearance for limits above operators \NC \NR
-\NC \lpr {Umathlimitabovebgap} \NC vertical baseline clearance for limits above operators \NC \NR
-\NC \lpr {Umathlimitabovekern} \NC space reserved at the top of the limit \NC \NR
-\NC \lpr {Umathlimitbelowvgap} \NC vertical clearance for limits below operators \NC \NR
-\NC \lpr {Umathlimitbelowbgap} \NC vertical baseline clearance for limits below operators \NC \NR
-\NC \lpr {Umathlimitbelowkern} \NC space reserved at the bottom of the limit \NC \NR
-\NC \lpr {Umathoverdelimitervgap} \NC vertical clearance for limits above delimiters \NC \NR
-\NC \lpr {Umathoverdelimiterbgap} \NC vertical baseline clearance for limits above delimiters \NC \NR
-\NC \lpr {Umathunderdelimitervgap} \NC vertical clearance for limits below delimiters \NC \NR
-\NC \lpr {Umathunderdelimiterbgap} \NC vertical baseline clearance for limits below delimiters \NC \NR
-\NC \lpr {Umathsubshiftdrop} \NC subscript drop for boxes and subformulas \NC \NR
-\NC \lpr {Umathsubshiftdown} \NC subscript drop for characters \NC \NR
-\NC \lpr {Umathsupshiftdrop} \NC superscript drop (raise, actually) for boxes and subformulas \NC \NR
-\NC \lpr {Umathsupshiftup} \NC superscript raise for characters \NC \NR
-\NC \lpr {Umathsubsupshiftdown} \NC subscript drop in the presence of a superscript \NC \NR
-\NC \lpr {Umathsubtopmax} \NC the top of standalone subscripts cannot be higher than this
- above the baseline \NC \NR
-\NC \lpr {Umathsupbottommin} \NC the bottom of standalone superscripts cannot be less than
- this above the baseline \NC \NR
-\NC \lpr {Umathsupsubbottommax} \NC the bottom of the superscript of a combined super- and subscript
- be at least as high as this above the baseline \NC \NR
-\NC \lpr {Umathsubsupvgap} \NC vertical clearance between super- and subscript \NC \NR
-\NC \lpr {Umathspaceafterscript} \NC additional space added after a super- or subscript \NC \NR
-\NC \lpr {Umathconnectoroverlapmin}\NC minimum overlap between parts in an extensible recipe \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-Each of the parameters in this section can be set by a command like this:
-
-\starttyping
-\Umathquad\displaystyle=1em
-\stoptyping
-
-they obey grouping, and you can use \type {\the\Umathquad\displaystyle} if
-needed.
-
-\subsection{Font|-|based math parameters}
-
-\topicindex {math+parameters}
-
-While it is nice to have these math parameters available for tweaking, it would
-be tedious to have to set each of them by hand. For this reason, \LUATEX\
-initializes a bunch of these parameters whenever you assign a font identifier to
-a math family based on either the traditional math font dimensions in the font
-(for assignments to math family~2 and~3 using \TFM|-|based fonts like \type
-{cmsy} and \type {cmex}), or based on the named values in a potential \type
-{MathConstants} table when the font is loaded via Lua. If there is a \type
-{MathConstants} table, this takes precedence over font dimensions, and in that
-case no attention is paid to which family is being assigned to: the \type
-{MathConstants} tables in the last assigned family sets all parameters.
-
-In the table below, the one|-|letter style abbreviations and symbolic tfm font
-dimension names match those used in the \TeX book. Assignments to \prm
-{textfont} set the values for the cramped and uncramped display and text styles,
-\prm {scriptfont} sets the script styles, and \prm {scriptscriptfont} sets the
-scriptscript styles, so we have eight parameters for three font sizes. In the
-\TFM\ case, assignments only happen in family~2 and family~3 (and of course only
-for the parameters for which there are font dimensions).
-
-Besides the parameters below, \LUATEX\ also looks at the \quote {space} font
-dimension parameter. For math fonts, this should be set to zero.
-
-\def\MathLine#1#2#3#4#5%
- {\TB
- \NC \llap{\high{\tx #2\enspace}}\ttbf \string #1 \NC \tt #5 \NC \NR
- \NC \tx #3 \NC \tt #4 \NC \NR}
-
-\starttabulate[|l|l|]
-\DB variable / style \BC tfm / opentype \NC \NR
-\MathLine{\Umathaxis} {} {} {AxisHeight} {axis_height}
-\MathLine{\Umathoperatorsize} {6} {D, D'} {DisplayOperatorMinHeight} {\emdash}
-\MathLine{\Umathfractiondelsize} {9} {D, D'} {FractionDelimiterDisplayStyleSize} {delim1}
-\MathLine{\Umathfractiondelsize} {9} {T, T', S, S', SS, SS'}{FractionDelimiterSize} {delim2}
-\MathLine{\Umathfractiondenomdown} {} {D, D'} {FractionDenominatorDisplayStyleShiftDown}{denom1}
-\MathLine{\Umathfractiondenomdown} {} {T, T', S, S', SS, SS'}{FractionDenominatorShiftDown} {denom2}
-\MathLine{\Umathfractiondenomvgap} {} {D, D'} {FractionDenominatorDisplayStyleGapMin} {3*default_rule_thickness}
-\MathLine{\Umathfractiondenomvgap} {} {T, T', S, S', SS, SS'}{FractionDenominatorGapMin} {default_rule_thickness}
-\MathLine{\Umathfractionnumup} {} {D, D'} {FractionNumeratorDisplayStyleShiftUp} {num1}
-\MathLine{\Umathfractionnumup} {} {T, T', S, S', SS, SS'}{FractionNumeratorShiftUp} {num2}
-\MathLine{\Umathfractionnumvgap} {} {D, D'} {FractionNumeratorDisplayStyleGapMin} {3*default_rule_thickness}
-\MathLine{\Umathfractionnumvgap} {} {T, T', S, S', SS, SS'}{FractionNumeratorGapMin} {default_rule_thickness}
-\MathLine{\Umathfractionrule} {} {} {FractionRuleThickness} {default_rule_thickness}
-\MathLine{\Umathskewedfractionhgap} {} {} {SkewedFractionHorizontalGap} {math_quad/2}
-\MathLine{\Umathskewedfractionvgap} {} {} {SkewedFractionVerticalGap} {math_x_height}
-\MathLine{\Umathlimitabovebgap} {} {} {UpperLimitBaselineRiseMin} {big_op_spacing3}
-\MathLine{\Umathlimitabovekern} {1} {} {0} {big_op_spacing5}
-\MathLine{\Umathlimitabovevgap} {} {} {UpperLimitGapMin} {big_op_spacing1}
-\MathLine{\Umathlimitbelowbgap} {} {} {LowerLimitBaselineDropMin} {big_op_spacing4}
-\MathLine{\Umathlimitbelowkern} {1} {} {0} {big_op_spacing5}
-\MathLine{\Umathlimitbelowvgap} {} {} {LowerLimitGapMin} {big_op_spacing2}
-\MathLine{\Umathoverdelimitervgap} {} {} {StretchStackGapBelowMin} {big_op_spacing1}
-\MathLine{\Umathoverdelimiterbgap} {} {} {StretchStackTopShiftUp} {big_op_spacing3}
-\MathLine{\Umathunderdelimitervgap} {} {} {StretchStackGapAboveMin} {big_op_spacing2}
-\MathLine{\Umathunderdelimiterbgap} {} {} {StretchStackBottomShiftDown} {big_op_spacing4}
-\MathLine{\Umathoverbarkern} {} {} {OverbarExtraAscender} {default_rule_thickness}
-\MathLine{\Umathoverbarrule} {} {} {OverbarRuleThickness} {default_rule_thickness}
-\MathLine{\Umathoverbarvgap} {} {} {OverbarVerticalGap} {3*default_rule_thickness}
-\MathLine{\Umathquad} {1} {} {<font_size(f)>} {math_quad}
-\MathLine{\Umathradicalkern} {} {} {RadicalExtraAscender} {default_rule_thickness}
-\MathLine{\Umathradicalrule} {2} {} {RadicalRuleThickness} {<not set>}
-\MathLine{\Umathradicalvgap} {3} {D, D'} {RadicalDisplayStyleVerticalGap} {default_rule_thickness+abs(math_x_height)/4}
-\MathLine{\Umathradicalvgap} {3} {T, T', S, S', SS, SS'}{RadicalVerticalGap} {default_rule_thickness+abs(default_rule_thickness)/4}
-\MathLine{\Umathradicaldegreebefore}{2} {} {RadicalKernBeforeDegree} {<not set>}
-\MathLine{\Umathradicaldegreeafter} {2} {} {RadicalKernAfterDegree} {<not set>}
-\MathLine{\Umathradicaldegreeraise} {2,7}{} {RadicalDegreeBottomRaisePercent} {<not set>}
-\MathLine{\Umathspaceafterscript} {4} {} {SpaceAfterScript} {script_space}
-\MathLine{\Umathstackdenomdown} {} {D, D'} {StackBottomDisplayStyleShiftDown} {denom1}
-\MathLine{\Umathstackdenomdown} {} {T, T', S, S', SS, SS'}{StackBottomShiftDown} {denom2}
-\MathLine{\Umathstacknumup} {} {D, D'} {StackTopDisplayStyleShiftUp} {num1}
-\MathLine{\Umathstacknumup} {} {T, T', S, S', SS, SS'}{StackTopShiftUp} {num3}
-\MathLine{\Umathstackvgap} {} {D, D'} {StackDisplayStyleGapMin} {7*default_rule_thickness}
-\MathLine{\Umathstackvgap} {} {T, T', S, S', SS, SS'}{StackGapMin} {3*default_rule_thickness}
-\MathLine{\Umathsubshiftdown} {} {} {SubscriptShiftDown} {sub1}
-\MathLine{\Umathsubshiftdrop} {} {} {SubscriptBaselineDropMin} {sub_drop}
-\MathLine{\Umathsubsupshiftdown} {8} {} {SubscriptShiftDownWithSuperscript} {\emdash}
-\MathLine{\Umathsubtopmax} {} {} {SubscriptTopMax} {abs(math_x_height*4)/5}
-\MathLine{\Umathsubsupvgap} {} {} {SubSuperscriptGapMin} {4*default_rule_thickness}
-\MathLine{\Umathsupbottommin} {} {} {SuperscriptBottomMin} {abs(math_x_height/4)}
-\MathLine{\Umathsupshiftdrop} {} {} {SuperscriptBaselineDropMax} {sup_drop}
-\MathLine{\Umathsupshiftup} {} {D} {SuperscriptShiftUp} {sup1}
-\MathLine{\Umathsupshiftup} {} {T, S, SS,} {SuperscriptShiftUp} {sup2}
-\MathLine{\Umathsupshiftup} {} {D', T', S', SS'} {SuperscriptShiftUpCramped} {sup3}
-\MathLine{\Umathsupsubbottommax} {} {} {SuperscriptBottomMaxWithSubscript} {abs(math_x_height*4)/5}
-\MathLine{\Umathunderbarkern} {} {} {UnderbarExtraDescender} {default_rule_thickness}
-\MathLine{\Umathunderbarrule} {} {} {UnderbarRuleThickness} {default_rule_thickness}
-\MathLine{\Umathunderbarvgap} {} {} {UnderbarVerticalGap} {3*default_rule_thickness}
-\MathLine{\Umathconnectoroverlapmin}{5} {} {MinConnectorOverlap} {0}
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-Note 1: \OPENTYPE\ fonts set \lpr {Umathlimitabovekern} and \lpr
-{Umathlimitbelowkern} to zero and set \lpr {Umathquad} to the font size of the
-used font, because these are not supported in the \type {MATH} table,
-
-Note 2: Traditional \TFM\ fonts do not set \lpr {Umathradicalrule} because
-\TEX82\ uses the height of the radical instead. When this parameter is indeed not
-set when \LUATEX\ has to typeset a radical, a backward compatibility mode will
-kick in that assumes that an oldstyle \TEX\ font is used. Also, they do not set
-\lpr {Umathradicaldegreebefore}, \lpr {Umathradicaldegreeafter}, and \lpr
-{Umathradicaldegreeraise}. These are then automatically initialized to
-$5/18$quad, $-10/18$quad, and 60.
-
-Note 3: If \TFM\ fonts are used, then the \lpr {Umathradicalvgap} is not set
-until the first time \LUATEX\ has to typeset a formula because this needs
-parameters from both family~2 and family~3. This provides a partial backward
-compatibility with \TEX82, but that compatibility is only partial: once the \lpr
-{Umathradicalvgap} is set, it will not be recalculated any more.
-
-Note 4: When \TFM\ fonts are used a similar situation arises with respect to \lpr
-{Umathspaceafterscript}: it is not set until the first time \LUATEX\ has to
-typeset a formula. This provides some backward compatibility with \TEX82. But
-once the \lpr {Umathspaceafterscript} is set, \prm {scriptspace} will never be
-looked at again.
-
-Note 5: Traditional \TFM\ fonts set \lpr {Umathconnectoroverlapmin} to zero
-because \TEX82\ always stacks extensibles without any overlap.
-
-Note 6: The \lpr {Umathoperatorsize} is only used in \prm {displaystyle}, and is
-only set in \OPENTYPE\ fonts. In \TFM\ font mode, it is artificially set to one
-scaled point more than the initial attempt's size, so that always the \quote
-{first next} will be tried, just like in \TEX82.
-
-Note 7: The \lpr {Umathradicaldegreeraise} is a special case because it is the
-only parameter that is expressed in a percentage instead of a number of scaled
-points.
-
-Note 8: \type {SubscriptShiftDownWithSuperscript} does not actually exist in the
-\quote {standard} \OPENTYPE\ math font Cambria, but it is useful enough to be
-added.
-
-Note 9: \type {FractionDelimiterDisplayStyleSize} and \type
-{FractionDelimiterSize} do not actually exist in the \quote {standard} \OPENTYPE\
-math font Cambria, but were useful enough to be added.
-
-\stopsection
-
-\startsection[title={Math spacing}]
-
-\subsection{Inline surrounding space}
-
-\topicindex {math+spacing}
-
-Inline math is surrounded by (optional) \prm {mathsurround} spacing but that is a fixed
-dimension. There is now an additional parameter \lpr {mathsurroundskip}. When set to a
-non|-|zero value (or zero with some stretch or shrink) this parameter will replace
-\prm {mathsurround}. By using an additional parameter instead of changing the nature
-of \prm {mathsurround}, we can remain compatible. In the meantime a bit more
-control has been added via \lpr {mathsurroundmode}. This directive can take 6 values
-with zero being the default behaviour.
-
-\start
-
-\def\OneLiner#1#2%
- {\NC \type{#1}
- \NC \dontleavehmode\inframed[align=normal,offset=0pt,frame=off]{\mathsurroundmode#1\relax\hsize 100pt x$x$x}
- \NC \dontleavehmode\inframed[align=normal,offset=0pt,frame=off]{\mathsurroundmode#1\relax\hsize 100pt x $x$ x}
- \NC #2
- \NC \NR}
-
-\startbuffer
-\mathsurround 10pt
-\mathsurroundskip20pt
-\stopbuffer
-
-\typebuffer \getbuffer
-
-\starttabulate[|c|c|c|pl|]
-\DB mode \BC x\$x\$x \BC x \$x\$ x \BC effect \NC \NR
-\TB
-\OneLiner{0}{obey \prm {mathsurround} when \lpr {mathsurroundskip} is 0pt}
-\OneLiner{1}{only add skip to the left}
-\OneLiner{2}{only add skip to the right}
-\OneLiner{3}{add skip to the left and right}
-\OneLiner{4}{ignore the skip setting, obey \prm {mathsurround}}
-\OneLiner{5}{disable all spacing around math}
-\OneLiner{6}{only apply \lpr {mathsurroundskip} when also spacing}
-\OneLiner{7}{only apply \lpr {mathsurroundskip} when no spacing}
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-\stop
-
-Method six omits the surround glue when there is (x)spacing glue present while
-method seven does the opposite, the glue is only applied when there is (x)space
-glue present too. Anything more fancy, like checking the begining or end of a
-paragraph (or edges of a box) would not be robust anyway. If you want that you
-can write a callback that runs over a list and analyzes a paragraph. Actually, in
-that case you could also inject glue (or set the properties of a math node)
-explicitly. So, these modes are in practice mostly useful for special purposes
-and experiments (they originate in a tracker item). Keep in mind that this glue
-is part of the math node and not always treated as normal glue: it travels with
-the begin and end math nodes. Also, method 6 and 7 will zero the skip related
-fields in a node when applicable in the first occasion that checks them
-(linebreaking or packaging).
-
-\subsection{Pairwise spacing}
-
-\topicindex {math+spacing}
-
-Besides the parameters mentioned in the previous sections, there are also 64 new
-primitives to control the math spacing table (as explained in Chapter~18 of the
-\TEX book). The primitive names are a simple matter of combining two math atom
-types, but for completeness' sake, here is the whole list:
-
-\starttwocolumns
-\startlines
-\lpr {Umathordordspacing}
-\lpr {Umathordopspacing}
-\lpr {Umathordbinspacing}
-\lpr {Umathordrelspacing}
-\lpr {Umathordopenspacing}
-\lpr {Umathordclosespacing}
-\lpr {Umathordpunctspacing}
-\lpr {Umathordinnerspacing}
-\lpr {Umathopordspacing}
-\lpr {Umathopopspacing}
-\lpr {Umathopbinspacing}
-\lpr {Umathoprelspacing}
-\lpr {Umathopopenspacing}
-\lpr {Umathopclosespacing}
-\lpr {Umathoppunctspacing}
-\lpr {Umathopinnerspacing}
-\lpr {Umathbinordspacing}
-\lpr {Umathbinopspacing}
-\lpr {Umathbinbinspacing}
-\lpr {Umathbinrelspacing}
-\lpr {Umathbinopenspacing}
-\lpr {Umathbinclosespacing}
-\lpr {Umathbinpunctspacing}
-\lpr {Umathbininnerspacing}
-\lpr {Umathrelordspacing}
-\lpr {Umathrelopspacing}
-\lpr {Umathrelbinspacing}
-\lpr {Umathrelrelspacing}
-\lpr {Umathrelopenspacing}
-\lpr {Umathrelclosespacing}
-\lpr {Umathrelpunctspacing}
-\lpr {Umathrelinnerspacing}
-\lpr {Umathopenordspacing}
-\lpr {Umathopenopspacing}
-\lpr {Umathopenbinspacing}
-\lpr {Umathopenrelspacing}
-\lpr {Umathopenopenspacing}
-\lpr {Umathopenclosespacing}
-\lpr {Umathopenpunctspacing}
-\lpr {Umathopeninnerspacing}
-\lpr {Umathcloseordspacing}
-\lpr {Umathcloseopspacing}
-\lpr {Umathclosebinspacing}
-\lpr {Umathcloserelspacing}
-\lpr {Umathcloseopenspacing}
-\lpr {Umathcloseclosespacing}
-\lpr {Umathclosepunctspacing}
-\lpr {Umathcloseinnerspacing}
-\lpr {Umathpunctordspacing}
-\lpr {Umathpunctopspacing}
-\lpr {Umathpunctbinspacing}
-\lpr {Umathpunctrelspacing}
-\lpr {Umathpunctopenspacing}
-\lpr {Umathpunctclosespacing}
-\lpr {Umathpunctpunctspacing}
-\lpr {Umathpunctinnerspacing}
-\lpr {Umathinnerordspacing}
-\lpr {Umathinneropspacing}
-\lpr {Umathinnerbinspacing}
-\lpr {Umathinnerrelspacing}
-\lpr {Umathinneropenspacing}
-\lpr {Umathinnerclosespacing}
-\lpr {Umathinnerpunctspacing}
-\lpr {Umathinnerinnerspacing}
-\stoplines
-\stoptwocolumns
-
-These parameters are of type \prm {muskip}, so setting a parameter can be done
-like this:
-
-\starttyping
-\Umathopordspacing\displaystyle=4mu plus 2mu
-\stoptyping
-
-They are all initialized by \type {initex} to the values mentioned in the table
-in Chapter~18 of the \TEX book.
-
-Note 1: for ease of use as well as for backward compatibility, \prm {thinmuskip},
-\prm {medmuskip} and \prm {thickmuskip} are treated specially. In their case a
-pointer to the corresponding internal parameter is saved, not the actual \prm
-{muskip} value. This means that any later changes to one of these three
-parameters will be taken into account.
-
-Note 2: Careful readers will realise that there are also primitives for the items
-marked \type {*} in the \TEX book. These will not actually be used as those
-combinations of atoms cannot actually happen, but it seemed better not to break
-orthogonality. They are initialized to zero.
-
-\subsection{Skips around display math}
-
-\topicindex {math+spacing}
-
-The injection of \prm {abovedisplayskip} and \prm {belowdisplayskip} is not
-symmetrical. An above one is always inserted, also when zero, but the below is
-only inserted when larger than zero. Especially the latter makes it sometimes hard
-to fully control spacing. Therefore \LUATEX\ comes with a new directive: \lpr
-{mathdisplayskipmode}. The following values apply:
-
-\starttabulate[|c|l|]
-\DB value \BC meaning \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC 0 \NC normal \TEX\ behaviour \NC \NR
-\NC 1 \NC always (same as 0) \NC \NR
-\NC 2 \NC only when not zero \NC \NR
-\NC 3 \NC never, not even when not zero \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-\subsection {Nolimit correction}
-
-\topicindex {math+limits}
-
-There are two extra math parameters \lpr {Umathnolimitsupfactor} and \lpr
-{Umathnolimitsubfactor} that were added to provide some control over how limits
-are spaced (for example the position of super and subscripts after integral
-operators). They relate to an extra parameter \lpr {mathnolimitsmode}. The half
-corrections are what happens when scripts are placed above and below. The
-problem with italic corrections is that officially that correction italic is used
-for above|/|below placement while advanced kerns are used for placement at the
-right end. The question is: how often is this implemented, and if so, do the
-kerns assume correction too. Anyway, with this parameter one can control it.
-
-\starttabulate[|l|ck1|ck1|ck1|ck1|ck1|ck1|]
- \NC
- \NC \mathnolimitsmode0 $\displaystyle\int\nolimits^0_1$
- \NC \mathnolimitsmode1 $\displaystyle\int\nolimits^0_1$
- \NC \mathnolimitsmode2 $\displaystyle\int\nolimits^0_1$
- \NC \mathnolimitsmode3 $\displaystyle\int\nolimits^0_1$
- \NC \mathnolimitsmode4 $\displaystyle\int\nolimits^0_1$
- \NC \mathnolimitsmode8000 $\displaystyle\int\nolimits^0_1$
- \NC \NR
- \TB
- \BC mode
- \NC \tttf 0
- \NC \tttf 1
- \NC \tttf 2
- \NC \tttf 3
- \NC \tttf 4
- \NC \tttf 8000
- \NC \NR
- \BC superscript
- \NC 0
- \NC font
- \NC 0
- \NC 0
- \NC +ic/2
- \NC 0
- \NC \NR
- \BC subscript
- \NC -ic
- \NC font
- \NC 0
- \NC -ic/2
- \NC -ic/2
- \NC 8000ic/1000
- \NC \NR
-\stoptabulate
-
-When the mode is set to one, the math parameters are used. This way a macro
-package writer can decide what looks best. Given the current state of fonts in
-\CONTEXT\ we currently use mode 1 with factor 0 for the superscript and 750 for
-the subscripts. Positive values are used for both parameters but the subscript
-shifts to the left. A \lpr {mathnolimitsmode} larger that 15 is considered to
-be a factor for the subscript correction. This feature can be handy when
-experimenting.
-
-\subsection {Math italic mess}
-
-\topicindex {math+italics}
-
-The \lpr {mathitalicsmode} parameter can be set to~1 to force italic correction
-before noads that represent some more complex structure (read: everything
-that is not an ord, bin, rel, open, close, punct or inner). We show a Cambria
-example.
-
-\starttexdefinition Whatever #1
- \NC \type{\mathitalicsmode = #1}
- \NC \mathitalicsmode#1\ruledhbox{$\left|T^1\right|$}
- \NC \mathitalicsmode#1\ruledhbox{$\left|T\right|$}
- \NC \mathitalicsmode#1\ruledhbox{$T+1$}
- \NC \mathitalicsmode#1\ruledhbox{$T{1\over2}$}
- \NC \mathitalicsmode#1\ruledhbox{$T\sqrt{1}$}
- \NC \NR
-\stoptexdefinition
-
-\start
- \switchtobodyfont[cambria]
- \starttabulate[|c|c|c|c|c|c|]
- \Whatever{0}%
- \Whatever{1}%
- \stoptabulate
-\stop
-
-This kind of parameters relate to the fact that italic correction in \OPENTYPE\
-math is bound to fuzzy rules. So, control is the solution.
-
-\subsection {Script and kerning}
-
-\topicindex {math+kerning}
-\topicindex {math+scripts}
-
-If you want to typeset text in math macro packages often provide something \type
-{\text} which obeys the script sizes. As the definition can be anything there is
-a good chance that the kerning doesn't come out well when used in a script. Given
-that the first glyph ends up in a \prm {hbox} we have some control over this.
-And, as a bonus we also added control over the normal sublist kerning. The \lpr
-{mathscriptboxmode} parameter defaults to~1.
-
-\starttabulate[|c|l|]
-\DB value \BC meaning \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \type {0} \NC forget about kerning \NC \NR
-\NC \type {1} \NC kern math sub lists with a valid glyph \NC \NR
-\NC \type {2} \NC also kern math sub boxes that have a valid glyph \NC \NR
-\NC \type {2} \NC only kern math sub boxes with a boundary node present\NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-Here we show some examples. Of course this doesn't solve all our problems, if
-only because some fonts have characters with bounding boxes that compensate for
-italics, while other fonts can lack kerns.
-
-\startbuffer[1]
- $T_{\tf fluff}$
-\stopbuffer
-
-\startbuffer[2]
- $T_{\text{fluff}}$
-\stopbuffer
-
-\startbuffer[3]
- $T_{\text{\boundary1 fluff}}$
-\stopbuffer
-
-\unexpanded\def\Show#1#2#3%
- {\doifelsenothing{#3}
- {\small\tx\typeinlinebuffer[#1]}
- {\doifelse{#3}{-}
- {\small\bf\tt mode #2}
- {\switchtobodyfont[#3]\showfontkerns\showglyphs\mathscriptboxmode#2\relax\inlinebuffer[#1]}}}
-
-\starttabulate[|lBT|c|c|c|c|c|]
- \NC \NC \Show{1}{0}{} \NC\Show{1}{1}{} \NC \Show{2}{1}{} \NC \Show{2}{2}{} \NC \Show{3}{3}{} \NC \NR
- \NC \NC \Show{1}{0}{-} \NC\Show{1}{1}{-} \NC \Show{2}{1}{-} \NC \Show{2}{2}{-} \NC \Show{3}{3}{-} \NC \NR
- \NC modern \NC \Show{1}{0}{modern} \NC\Show{1}{1}{modern} \NC \Show{2}{1}{modern} \NC \Show{2}{2}{modern} \NC \Show{3}{3}{modern} \NC \NR
- \NC lucidaot \NC \Show{1}{0}{lucidaot} \NC\Show{1}{1}{lucidaot} \NC \Show{2}{1}{lucidaot} \NC \Show{2}{2}{lucidaot} \NC \Show{3}{3}{lucidaot} \NC \NR
- \NC pagella \NC \Show{1}{0}{pagella} \NC\Show{1}{1}{pagella} \NC \Show{2}{1}{pagella} \NC \Show{2}{2}{pagella} \NC \Show{3}{3}{pagella} \NC \NR
- \NC cambria \NC \Show{1}{0}{cambria} \NC\Show{1}{1}{cambria} \NC \Show{2}{1}{cambria} \NC \Show{2}{2}{cambria} \NC \Show{3}{3}{cambria} \NC \NR
- \NC dejavu \NC \Show{1}{0}{dejavu} \NC\Show{1}{1}{dejavu} \NC \Show{2}{1}{dejavu} \NC \Show{2}{2}{dejavu} \NC \Show{3}{3}{dejavu} \NC \NR
-\stoptabulate
-
-Kerning between a character subscript is controlled by \lpr {mathscriptcharmode}
-which also defaults to~1.
-
-Here is another example. Internally we tag kerns as italic kerns or font kerns
-where font kerns result from the staircase kern tables. In 2018 fonts like Latin
-Modern and Pagella rely on cheats with the boundingbox, Cambria uses staircase
-kerns and Lucida a mixture. Depending on how fonts evolve we might add some more
-control over what one can turn on and off.
-
-\def\MathSample#1#2#3%
- {\NC
- #1 \NC
- #2 \NC
- \showglyphdata \switchtobodyfont[#2,17.3pt]$#3T_{f}$ \NC
- \showglyphdata \switchtobodyfont[#2,17.3pt]$#3\gamma_{e}$ \NC
- \showglyphdata \switchtobodyfont[#2,17.3pt]$#3\gamma_{ee}$ \NC
- \showglyphdata \switchtobodyfont[#2,17.3pt]$#3T_{\tf fluff}$ \NC
- \NR}
-
-\starttabulate[|Tl|Tl|l|l|l|l|]
- \FL
- \MathSample{normal}{modern} {\mr}
- \MathSample{} {pagella} {\mr}
- \MathSample{} {cambria} {\mr}
- \MathSample{} {lucidaot}{\mr}
- \ML
- \MathSample{bold} {modern} {\mb}
- \MathSample{} {pagella} {\mb}
- \MathSample{} {cambria} {\mb}
- \MathSample{} {lucidaot}{\mb}
- \LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-\subsection{Fixed scripts}
-
-We have three parameters that are used for this fixed anchoring:
-
-\starttabulate[|c|l|]
-\DB parameter \BC register \NC \NR
-\NC $d$ \NC \lpr {Umathsubshiftdown} \NC \NR
-\NC $u$ \NC \lpr {Umathsupshiftup} \NC \NR
-\NC $s$ \NC \lpr {Umathsubsupshiftdown} \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-When we set \lpr {mathscriptsmode} to a value other than zero these are used
-for calculating fixed positions. This is something that is needed for instance
-for chemistry. You can manipulate the mentioned variables to achieve different
-effects.
-
-\def\SampleMath#1%
- {$\mathscriptsmode#1\mathupright CH_2 + CH^+_2 + CH^2_2$}
-
-\starttabulate[|c|c|c|p|]
-\DB mode \BC down \BC up \BC example \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC 0 \NC dynamic \NC dynamic \NC \SampleMath{0} \NC \NR
-\NC 1 \NC $d$ \NC $u$ \NC \SampleMath{1} \NC \NR
-\NC 2 \NC $s$ \NC $u$ \NC \SampleMath{2} \NC \NR
-\NC 3 \NC $s$ \NC $u + s - d$ \NC \SampleMath{3} \NC \NR
-\NC 4 \NC $d + (s-d)/2$ \NC $u + (s-d)/2$ \NC \SampleMath{4} \NC \NR
-\NC 5 \NC $d$ \NC $u + s - d$ \NC \SampleMath{5} \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-The value of this parameter obeys grouping but applies to the whole current
-formula.
-
-% if needed we can put the value in stylenodes but maybe more should go there
-
-\subsection{Penalties: \lpr {mathpenaltiesmode}}
-
-\topicindex {math+penalties}
-
-Only in inline math penalties will be added in a math list. You can force
-penalties (also in display math) by setting:
-
-\starttyping
-\mathpenaltiesmode = 1
-\stoptyping
-
-This primnitive is not really needed in \LUATEX\ because you can use the callback
-\cbk {mlist_to_hlist} to force penalties by just calling the regular routine
-with forced penalties. However, as part of opening up and control this primitive
-makes sense. As a bonus we also provide two extra penalties:
-
-\starttyping
-\prebinoppenalty = -100 % example value
-\prerelpenalty = 900 % example value
-\stoptyping
-
-They default to inifinite which signals that they don't need to be inserted. When
-set they are injected before a binop or rel noad. This is an experimental feature.
-
-\subsection{Equation spacing: \lpr {matheqnogapstep}}
-
-By default \TEX\ will add one quad between the equation and the number. This is
-hard coded. A new primitive can control this:
-
-\startsyntax
-\matheqnogapstep = 1000
-\stopsyntax
-
-Because a math quad from the math text font is used instead of a dimension, we
-use a step to control the size. A value of zero will suppress the gap. The step
-is divided by 1000 which is the usual way to mimmick floating point factors in
-\TEX.
-
-\stopsection
-
-\startsection[title={Math constructs}]
-
-\subsection {Unscaled fences}
-
-\topicindex {math+fences}
-
-The \lpr {mathdelimitersmode} primitive is experimental and deals with the
-following (potential) problems. Three bits can be set. The first bit prevents an
-unwanted shift when the fence symbol is not scaled (a cambria side effect). The
-second bit forces italic correction between a preceding character ordinal and the
-fenced subformula, while the third bit turns that subformula into an ordinary so
-that the same spacing applies as with unfenced variants. Here we show Cambria
-(with \lpr {mathitalicsmode} enabled).
-
-\starttexdefinition Whatever #1
- \NC \type{\mathdelimitersmode = #1}
- \NC \mathitalicsmode1\mathdelimitersmode#1\ruledhbox{\showglyphs\showfontkerns\showfontitalics$f(x)$}
- \NC \mathitalicsmode1\mathdelimitersmode#1\ruledhbox{\showglyphs\showfontkerns\showfontitalics$f\left(x\right)$}
- \NC \NR
-\stoptexdefinition
-
-\start
- \switchtobodyfont[cambria]
- \starttabulate[|l|l|l|]
- \Whatever{0}\Whatever{1}\Whatever{2}\Whatever{3}%
- \Whatever{4}\Whatever{5}\Whatever{6}\Whatever{7}%
- \stoptabulate
-\stop
-
-So, when set to 7 fenced subformulas with unscaled delimiters come out the same
-as unfenced ones. This can be handy for cases where one is forced to use \prm
-{left} and \prm {right} always because of unpredictable content. As said, it's an
-experimental feature (which somehow fits in the exceptional way fences are dealt
-with in the engine). The full list of flags is given in the next table:
-
-\starttabulate[|c|l|]
-\DB value \BC meaning \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \type{"01} \NC don't apply the usual shift \NC \NR
-\NC \type{"02} \NC apply italic correction when possible \NC \NR
-\NC \type{"04} \NC force an ordinary subformula \NC \NR
-\NC \type{"08} \NC no shift when a base character \NC \NR
-\NC \type{"10} \NC only shift when an extensible \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-The effect can depend on the font (and for Cambria one can use for instance \type {"16}).
-
-\subsection[mathacc]{Accent handling}
-
-\topicindex {math+accents}
-
-\LUATEX\ supports both top accents and bottom accents in math mode, and math
-accents stretch automatically (if this is supported by the font the accent comes
-from, of course). Bottom and combined accents as well as fixed-width math accents
-are controlled by optional keywords following \lpr {Umathaccent}.
-
-The keyword \type {bottom} after \lpr {Umathaccent} signals that a bottom accent
-is needed, and the keyword \type {both} signals that both a top and a bottom
-accent are needed (in this case two accents need to be specified, of course).
-
-Then the set of three integers defining the accent is read. This set of integers
-can be prefixed by the \type {fixed} keyword to indicate that a non-stretching
-variant is requested (in case of both accents, this step is repeated).
-
-A simple example:
-
-\starttyping
-\Umathaccent both fixed 0 0 "20D7 fixed 0 0 "20D7 {example}
-\stoptyping
-
-If a math top accent has to be placed and the accentee is a character and has a
-non-zero \type {top_accent} value, then this value will be used to place the
-accent instead of the \prm {skewchar} kern used by \TEX82.
-
-The \type {top_accent} value represents a vertical line somewhere in the
-accentee. The accent will be shifted horizontally such that its own \type
-{top_accent} line coincides with the one from the accentee. If the \type
-{top_accent} value of the accent is zero, then half the width of the accent
-followed by its italic correction is used instead.
-
-The vertical placement of a top accent depends on the \type {x_height} of the
-font of the accentee (as explained in the \TEX book), but if a value turns out
-to be zero and the font had a \type {MathConstants} table, then \type
-{AccentBaseHeight} is used instead.
-
-The vertical placement of a bottom accent is straight below the accentee, no
-correction takes place.
-
-Possible locations are \type {top}, \type {bottom}, \type {both} and \type
-{center}. When no location is given \type {top} is assumed. An additional
-parameter \nod {fraction} can be specified followed by a number; a value of for
-instance 1200 means that the criterium is 1.2 times the width of the nucleus. The
-fraction only applies to the stepwise selected shapes and is mostly meant for the
-\type {overlay} location. It also works for the other locations but then it
-concerns the width.
-
-\subsection{Radical extensions}
-
-\topicindex {math+radicals}
-
-The new primitive \lpr {Uroot} allows the construction of a radical noad
-including a degree field. Its syntax is an extension of \lpr {Uradical}:
-
-\starttyping
-\Uradical <fam integer> <char integer> <radicand>
-\Uroot <fam integer> <char integer> <degree> <radicand>
-\stoptyping
-
-The placement of the degree is controlled by the math parameters \lpr
-{Umathradicaldegreebefore}, \lpr {Umathradicaldegreeafter}, and \lpr
-{Umathradicaldegreeraise}. The degree will be typeset in \prm
-{scriptscriptstyle}.
-
-\subsection{Super- and subscripts}
-
-The character fields in a \LUA|-|loaded \OPENTYPE\ math font can have a \quote
-{mathkern} table. The format of this table is the same as the \quote {mathkern}
-table that is returned by the \type {fontloader} library, except that all height
-and kern values have to be specified in actual scaled points.
-
-When a super- or subscript has to be placed next to a math item, \LUATEX\ checks
-whether the super- or subscript and the nucleus are both simple character items.
-If they are, and if the fonts of both character items are \OPENTYPE\ fonts (as
-opposed to legacy \TEX\ fonts), then \LUATEX\ will use the \OPENTYPE\ math
-algorithm for deciding on the horizontal placement of the super- or subscript.
-
-This works as follows:
-
-\startitemize
- \startitem
- The vertical position of the script is calculated.
- \stopitem
- \startitem
- The default horizontal position is flat next to the base character.
- \stopitem
- \startitem
- For superscripts, the italic correction of the base character is added.
- \stopitem
- \startitem
- For a superscript, two vertical values are calculated: the bottom of the
- script (after shifting up), and the top of the base. For a subscript, the two
- values are the top of the (shifted down) script, and the bottom of the base.
- \stopitem
- \startitem
- For each of these two locations:
- \startitemize
- \startitem
- find the math kern value at this height for the base (for a subscript
- placement, this is the bottom_right corner, for a superscript
- placement the top_right corner)
- \stopitem
- \startitem
- find the math kern value at this height for the script (for a
- subscript placement, this is the top_left corner, for a superscript
- placement the bottom_left corner)
- \stopitem
- \startitem
- add the found values together to get a preliminary result.
- \stopitem
- \stopitemize
- \stopitem
- \startitem
- The horizontal kern to be applied is the smallest of the two results from
- previous step.
- \stopitem
-\stopitemize
-
-The math kern value at a specific height is the kern value that is specified by the
-next higher height and kern pair, or the highest one in the character (if there is no
-value high enough in the character), or simply zero (if the character has no math kern
-pairs at all).
-
-\subsection{Scripts on extensibles}
-
-\topicindex {math+scripts}
-\topicindex {math+delimiters}
-\topicindex {math+extensibles}
-
-The primitives \lpr {Uunderdelimiter} and \lpr {Uoverdelimiter} allow the
-placement of a subscript or superscript on an automatically extensible item and
-\lpr {Udelimiterunder} and \lpr {Udelimiterover} allow the placement of an
-automatically extensible item as a subscript or superscript on a nucleus. The
-input:
-
-% these produce radical noads .. in fact the code base has the numbers wrong for
-% quite a while, so no one seems to use this
-
-\startbuffer
-$\Uoverdelimiter 0 "2194 {\hbox{\strut overdelimiter}}$
-$\Uunderdelimiter 0 "2194 {\hbox{\strut underdelimiter}}$
-$\Udelimiterover 0 "2194 {\hbox{\strut delimiterover}}$
-$\Udelimiterunder 0 "2194 {\hbox{\strut delimiterunder}}$
-\stopbuffer
-
-\typebuffer will render this:
-
-\blank \startnarrower \getbuffer \stopnarrower \blank
-
-The vertical placements are controlled by \lpr {Umathunderdelimiterbgap}, \lpr
-{Umathunderdelimitervgap}, \lpr {Umathoverdelimiterbgap}, and \lpr
-{Umathoverdelimitervgap} in a similar way as limit placements on large operators.
-The superscript in \lpr {Uoverdelimiter} is typeset in a suitable scripted style,
-the subscript in \lpr {Uunderdelimiter} is cramped as well.
-
-These primitives accepts an option \type {width} specification. When used the
-also optional keywords \type {left}, \type {middle} and \type {right} will
-determine what happens when a requested size can't be met (which can happen when
-we step to successive larger variants).
-
-An extra primitive \lpr {Uhextensible} is available that can be used like this:
-
-\startbuffer
-$\Uhextensible width 10cm 0 "2194$
-\stopbuffer
-
-\typebuffer This will render this:
-
-\blank \startnarrower \getbuffer \stopnarrower \blank
-
-Here you can also pass options, like:
-
-\startbuffer
-$\Uhextensible width 1pt middle 0 "2194$
-\stopbuffer
-
-\typebuffer This gives:
-
-\blank \startnarrower \getbuffer \stopnarrower \blank
-
-\LUATEX\ internally uses a structure that supports \OPENTYPE\ \quote
-{MathVariants} as well as \TFM\ \quote {extensible recipes}. In most cases where
-font metrics are involved we have a different code path for traditional fonts end
-\OPENTYPE\ fonts.
-
-\subsection{Fractions}
-
-\topicindex {math+fractions}
-
-The \prm {abovewithdelims} command accepts a keyword \type {exact}. When issued
-the extra space relative to the rule thickness is not added. One can of course
-use the \type {\Umathfraction..gap} commands to influence the spacing. Also the
-rule is still positioned around the math axis.
-
-\starttyping
-$$ { {a} \abovewithdelims() exact 4pt {b} }$$
-\stoptyping
-
-The math parameter table contains some parameters that specify a horizontal and
-vertical gap for skewed fractions. Of course some guessing is needed in order to
-implement something that uses them. And so we now provide a primitive similar to the
-other fraction related ones but with a few options so that one can influence the
-rendering. Of course a user can also mess around a bit with the parameters
-\lpr {Umathskewedfractionhgap} and \lpr {Umathskewedfractionvgap}.
-
-The syntax used here is:
-
-\starttyping
-{ {1} \Uskewed / <options> {2} }
-{ {1} \Uskewedwithdelims / () <options> {2} }
-\stoptyping
-
-where the options can be \type {noaxis} and \type {exact}. By default we add half
-the axis to the shifts and by default we zero the width of the middle character.
-For Latin Modern the result looks as follows:
-
-\def\ShowA#1#2#3{$x + { {#1} \Uskewed / #3 {#2} } + x$}
-\def\ShowB#1#2#3{$x + { {#1} \Uskewedwithdelims / () #3 {#2} } + x$}
-
-\start
- \switchtobodyfont[modern]
- \starttabulate[||||||]
- \NC \NC
- \ShowA{a}{b}{} \NC
- \ShowA{1}{2}{} \NC
- \ShowB{a}{b}{} \NC
- \ShowB{1}{2}{} \NC
- \NR
- \NC \type{exact} \NC
- \ShowA{a}{b}{exact} \NC
- \ShowA{1}{2}{exact} \NC
- \ShowB{a}{b}{exact} \NC
- \ShowB{1}{2}{exact} \NC
- \NR
- \NC \type{noaxis} \NC
- \ShowA{a}{b}{noaxis} \NC
- \ShowA{1}{2}{noaxis} \NC
- \ShowB{a}{b}{noaxis} \NC
- \ShowB{1}{2}{noaxis} \NC
- \NR
- \NC \type{exact noaxis} \NC
- \ShowA{a}{b}{exact noaxis} \NC
- \ShowA{1}{2}{exact noaxis} \NC
- \ShowB{a}{b}{exact noaxis} \NC
- \ShowB{1}{2}{exact noaxis} \NC
- \NR
- \stoptabulate
-\stop
-
-\subsection {Delimiters: \type{\Uleft}, \prm {Umiddle} and \prm {Uright}}
-
-\topicindex {math+delimiters}
-
-Normally you will force delimiters to certain sizes by putting an empty box or
-rule next to it. The resulting delimiter will either be a character from the
-stepwise size range or an extensible. The latter can be quite differently
-positioned than the characters as it depends on the fit as well as the fact if
-the used characters in the font have depth or height. Commands like (plain \TEX
-s) \type {\big} need use this feature. In \LUATEX\ we provide a bit more control
-by three variants that support optional parameters \type {height}, \type {depth}
-and \type {axis}. The following example uses this:
-
-\startbuffer
-\Uleft height 30pt depth 10pt \Udelimiter "0 "0 "000028
-\quad x\quad
-\Umiddle height 40pt depth 15pt \Udelimiter "0 "0 "002016
-\quad x\quad
-\Uright height 30pt depth 10pt \Udelimiter "0 "0 "000029
-\quad \quad \quad
-\Uleft height 30pt depth 10pt axis \Udelimiter "0 "0 "000028
-\quad x\quad
-\Umiddle height 40pt depth 15pt axis \Udelimiter "0 "0 "002016
-\quad x\quad
-\Uright height 30pt depth 10pt axis \Udelimiter "0 "0 "000029
-\stopbuffer
-
-\typebuffer
-
-\startlinecorrection
-\ruledhbox{\mathematics{\getbuffer}}
-\stoplinecorrection
-
-The keyword \type {exact} can be used as directive that the real dimensions
-should be applied when the criteria can't be met which can happen when we're
-still stepping through the successively larger variants. When no dimensions are
-given the \type {noaxis} command can be used to prevent shifting over the axis.
-
-You can influence the final class with the keyword \type {class} which will
-influence the spacing. The numbers are the same as for character classes.
-
-\stopsection
-
-\startsection[title={Extracting values}]
-
-\subsection{Codes}
-
-\topicindex {math+codes}
-
-You can extract the components of a math character. Say that we have defined:
-
-\starttyping
-\Umathcode 1 2 3 4
-\stoptyping
-
-then
-
-\starttyping
-[\Umathcharclass1] [\Umathcharfam1] [\Umathcharslot1]
-\stoptyping
-
-will return:
-
-\starttyping
-[2] [3] [4]
-\stoptyping
-
-These commands are provides as convenience. Before they come available you could
-do the following:
-
-\starttyping
-\def\Umathcharclass{\directlua{tex.print(tex.getmathcode(token.scan_int())[1])}}
-\def\Umathcharfam {\directlua{tex.print(tex.getmathcode(token.scan_int())[2])}}
-\def\Umathcharslot {\directlua{tex.print(tex.getmathcode(token.scan_int())[3])}}
-\stoptyping
-
-\subsection {Last lines}
-
-\topicindex {math+last line}
-
-There is a new primitive to control the overshoot in the calculation of the
-previous line in mid|-|paragraph display math. The default value is 2 times
-the em width of the current font:
-
-\starttyping
-\predisplaygapfactor=2000
-\stoptyping
-
-If you want to have the length of the last line independent of math i.e.\ you don't
-want to revert to a hack where you insert a fake display math formula in order to
-get the length of the last line, the following will often work too:
-
-\starttyping
-\def\lastlinelength{\dimexpr
- \directlua {tex.sprint (
- (nodes.dimensions(node.tail(tex.lists.page_head).list))
- )}sp
-\relax}
-\stoptyping
-
-\stopsection
-
-\startsection[title={Math mode}]
-
-\subsection {Verbose versions of single|-|character math commands}
-
-\topicindex {math+styles}
-
-\LUATEX\ defines six new primitives that have the same function as
-\type {^}, \type {_}, \type {$}, and \type {$$}:
-
-\starttabulate[|l|l|]
-\DB primitive \BC explanation \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \lpr {Usuperscript} \NC duplicates the functionality of \type {^} \NC \NR
-\NC \lpr {Usubscript} \NC duplicates the functionality of \type {_} \NC \NR
-\NC \lpr {Ustartmath} \NC duplicates the functionality of \type {$}, % $
- when used in non-math mode. \NC \NR
-\NC \lpr {Ustopmath} \NC duplicates the functionality of \type {$}, % $
- when used in inline math mode. \NC \NR
-\NC \lpr {Ustartdisplaymath} \NC duplicates the functionality of \type {$$}, % $$
- when used in non-math mode. \NC \NR
-\NC \lpr {Ustopdisplaymath} \NC duplicates the functionality of \type {$$}, % $$
- when used in display math mode. \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-The \lpr {Ustopmath} and \lpr {Ustopdisplaymath} primitives check if the current
-math mode is the correct one (inline vs.\ displayed), but you can freely intermix
-the four mathon|/|mathoff commands with explicit dollar sign(s).
-
-\subsection{Script commands \lpr {Unosuperscript} and \lpr {Unosubscript}}
-
-\topicindex {math+styles}
-\topicindex {math+scripts}
-
-These two commands result in super- and subscripts but with the current style (at the
-time of rendering). So,
-
-\startbuffer[script]
-$
- x\Usuperscript {1}\Usubscript {2} =
- x\Unosuperscript{1}\Unosubscript{2} =
- x\Usuperscript {1}\Unosubscript{2} =
- x\Unosuperscript{1}\Usubscript {2}
-$
-\stopbuffer
-
-\typebuffer
-
-results in \inlinebuffer[script].
-
-\subsection{Allowed math commands in non|-|math modes}
-
-\topicindex {math+text}
-\topicindex {text+math}
-
-The commands \prm {mathchar}, and \lpr {Umathchar} and control sequences that are
-the result of \prm {mathchardef} or \lpr {Umathchardef} are also acceptable in
-the horizontal and vertical modes. In those cases, the \prm {textfont} from the
-requested math family is used.
-
-% \startsection[title={Math todo}]
-%
-% The following items are still todo.
-%
-% \startitemize
-% \startitem
-% Pre-scripts.
-% \stopitem
-% \startitem
-% Multi-story stacks.
-% \stopitem
-% \startitem
-% Flattened accents for high characters (maybe).
-% \stopitem
-% \startitem
-% Better control over the spacing around displays and handling of equation numbers.
-% \stopitem
-% \startitem
-% Support for multi|-|line displays using \MATHML\ style alignment points.
-% \stopitem
-% \stopitemize
-%
-% \stopsection
-
-\stopsection
-
-\startsection[title={Goodies}]
-
-\subsection {Flattening: \lpr {mathflattenmode}}
-
-\topicindex {math+flattening}
-
-The \TEX\ math engine collapses \type {ord} noads without sub- and superscripts
-and a character as nucleus. and which has the side effect that in \OPENTYPE\ mode
-italic corrections are applied (given that they are enabled).
-
-\startbuffer[sample]
-\switchtobodyfont[modern]
-$V \mathbin{\mathbin{v}} V$\par
-$V \mathord{\mathord{v}} V$\par
-\stopbuffer
-
-\typebuffer[sample]
-
-This renders as:
-
-\blank \start \mathflattenmode\plusone \getbuffer[sample] \stop \blank
-
-When we set \lpr {mathflattenmode} to 31 we get:
-
-\blank \start \mathflattenmode\numexpr1+2+4+8+16\relax \getbuffer[sample] \stop \blank
-
-When you see no difference, then the font probably has the proper character
-dimensions and no italic correction is needed. For Latin Modern (at least till
-2018) there was a visual difference. In that respect this parameter is not always
-needed unless of course you want efficient math lists anyway.
-
-You can influence flattening by adding the appropriate number to the value of the
-mode parameter. The default value is~1.
-
-\starttabulate[|Tc|c|]
-\DB mode \BC class \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC 1 \NC ord \NC \NR
-\NC 2 \NC bin \NC \NR
-\NC 4 \NC rel \NC \NR
-\NC 8 \NC punct \NC \NR
-\NC 16 \NC inner \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-\subsection {Less Tracing}
-
-\topicindex {math+tracing}
-
-Because there are quite some math related parameters and values, it is possible
-to limit tracing. Only when \type {tracingassigns} and|/|or \type
-{tracingrestores} are set to~2 or more they will be traced.
-
-\subsection {Math options with \lpr {mathoption}}
-
-The logic in the math engine is rather complex and there are often no universal
-solutions (read: what works out well for one font, fails for another). Therefore
-some variations in the implementation are driven by parameters (modes). In
-addition there is a new primitive \lpr {mathoption} which will be used for
-testing. Don't rely on any option to be there in a production version as they are
-meant for development.
-
-This option was introduced for testing purposes when the math engine got split
-code paths and it forces the engine to treat new fonts as old ones with respect
-to italic correction etc. There are no guarantees given with respect to the final
-result and unexpected side effects are not seen as bugs as they relate to font
-properties. Ther eis currently only one option:
-
-\startbuffer
-\mathoption old 1
-\stopbuffer
-
-The \type {oldmath} boolean flag in the \LUA\ font table is the official way to
-force old treatment as it's bound to fonts. Like with all options we may
-temporarily introduce with this command this feature is not meant for production.
-
-% % obsolete:
-%
-% \subsubsection {\type {\mathoption noitaliccompensation}}
-%
-% This option compensates placement for characters with a built|-|in italic
-% correction.
-%
-% \startbuffer
-% {\showboxes\int}\quad
-% {\showboxes\int_{|}^{|}}\quad
-% {\showboxes\int\limits_{|}^{|}}
-% \stopbuffer
-%
-% \typebuffer
-%
-% Gives (with computer modern that has such italics):
-%
-% \startlinecorrection[blank]
-% \switchtobodyfont[modern]
-% \startcombination[nx=2,ny=2,distance=5em]
-% {\mathoption noitaliccompensation 0\relax \mathematics{\getbuffer}}
-% {\nohyphens\type{0:inline}}
-% {\mathoption noitaliccompensation 0\relax \mathematics{\displaymath\getbuffer}}
-% {\nohyphens\type{0:display}}
-% {\mathoption noitaliccompensation 1\relax \mathematics{\getbuffer}}
-% {\nohyphens\type{1:inline}}
-% {\mathoption noitaliccompensation 1\relax \mathematics{\displaymath\getbuffer}}
-% {\nohyphens\type{1:display}}
-% \stopcombination
-% \stoplinecorrection
-
-% % obsolete:
-%
-% \subsubsection {\type {\mathoption nocharitalic}}
-%
-% When two characters follow each other italic correction can interfere. The
-% following example shows what this option does:
-%
-% \startbuffer
-% \catcode"1D443=11
-% \catcode"1D444=11
-% \catcode"1D445=11
-% P( PP PQR
-% \stopbuffer
-%
-% \typebuffer
-%
-% Gives (with computer modern that has such italics):
-%
-% \startlinecorrection[blank]
-% \switchtobodyfont[modern]
-% \startcombination[nx=2,ny=2,distance=5em]
-% {\mathoption nocharitalic 0\relax \mathematics{\getbuffer}}
-% {\nohyphens\type{0:inline}}
-% {\mathoption nocharitalic 0\relax \mathematics{\displaymath\getbuffer}}
-% {\nohyphens\type{0:display}}
-% {\mathoption nocharitalic 1\relax \mathematics{\getbuffer}}
-% {\nohyphens\type{1:inline}}
-% {\mathoption nocharitalic 1\relax \mathematics{\displaymath\getbuffer}}
-% {\nohyphens\type{1:display}}
-% \stopcombination
-% \stoplinecorrection
-
-% % obsolete:
-%
-% \subsubsection {\type {\mathoption useoldfractionscaling}}
-%
-% This option has been introduced as solution for tracker item 604 for fuzzy cases
-% around either or not present fraction related settings for new fonts.
-
-\stopsection
-
-\stopchapter
-
-\stopcomponent
+% language=uk + +\environment luatex-style + +\startcomponent luatex-math + +\startchapter[reference=math,title={Math}] + +\startsection[title={Traditional alongside \OPENTYPE}] + +\topicindex {math} + +The handling of mathematics in \LUATEX\ differs quite a bit from how \TEX82 (and +therefore \PDFTEX) handles math. First, \LUATEX\ adds primitives and extends some +others so that \UNICODE\ input can be used easily. Second, all of \TEX82's +internal special values (for example for operator spacing) have been made +accessible and changeable via control sequences. Third, there are extensions that +make it easier to use \OPENTYPE\ math fonts. And finally, there are some +extensions that have been proposed or considered in the past that are now added +to the engine. + +\stopsection + +\startsection[title={Unicode math characters}] + +\topicindex {math+\UNICODE} +\topicindex {\UNICODE+math} + +Character handling is now extended up to the full \UNICODE\ range (the \type {\U} +prefix), which is compatible with \XETEX. + +The math primitives from \TEX\ are kept as they are, except for the ones that +convert from input to math commands: \type {mathcode}, and \type {delcode}. These +two now allow for a 21-bit character argument on the left hand side of the equals +sign. + +Some of the new \LUATEX\ primitives read more than one separate value. This is +shown in the tables below by a plus sign. + +The input for such primitives would look like this: + +\starttyping +\def\overbrace{\Umathaccent 0 1 "23DE } +\stoptyping + +The altered \TEX82 primitives are: + +\starttabulate[|l|l|r|c|l|r|] +\DB primitive \BC min \BC max \BC \kern 2em \BC min \BC max \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \prm {mathcode} \NC 0 \NC 10FFFF \NC = \NC 0 \NC 8000 \NC \NR +\NC \prm {delcode} \NC 0 \NC 10FFFF \NC = \NC 0 \NC FFFFFF \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +The unaltered ones are: + +\starttabulate[|l|l|r|] +\DB primitive \BC min \BC max \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \prm {mathchardef} \NC 0 \NC 8000 \NC \NR +\NC \prm {mathchar} \NC 0 \NC 7FFF \NC \NR +\NC \prm {mathaccent} \NC 0 \NC 7FFF \NC \NR +\NC \prm {delimiter} \NC 0 \NC 7FFFFFF \NC \NR +\NC \prm {radical} \NC 0 \NC 7FFFFFF \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +For practical reasons \prm {mathchardef} will silently accept values larger +that \type {0x8000} and interpret it as \lpr {Umathcharnumdef}. This is needed +to satisfy older macro packages. + +The following new primitives are compatible with \XETEX: + +% somewhat fuzzy: + +\starttabulate[|l|l|r|c|l|r|] +\DB primitive \BC min \BC max \BC \kern 2em \BC min \BC max \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \lpr {Umathchardef} \NC 0+0+0 \NC 7+FF+10FFFF \NC \NC \NC \NC \NR +\NC \lpr {Umathcharnumdef}\rlap{\high{5}} \NC -80000000 \NC 7FFFFFFF \NC \NC \NC \NC \NR +\NC \lpr {Umathcode} \NC 0 \NC 10FFFF \NC = \NC 0+0+0 \NC 7+FF+10FFFF \NC \NR +\NC \lpr {Udelcode} \NC 0 \NC 10FFFF \NC = \NC 0+0 \NC FF+10FFFF \NC \NR +\NC \lpr {Umathchar} \NC 0+0+0 \NC 7+FF+10FFFF \NC \NC \NC \NC \NR +\NC \lpr {Umathaccent} \NC 0+0+0 \NC 7+FF+10FFFF \NC \NC \NC \NC \NR +\NC \lpr {Udelimiter} \NC 0+0+0 \NC 7+FF+10FFFF \NC \NC \NC \NC \NR +\NC \lpr {Uradical} \NC 0+0 \NC FF+10FFFF \NC \NC \NC \NC \NR +\NC \lpr {Umathcharnum} \NC -80000000 \NC 7FFFFFFF \NC \NC \NC \NC \NR +\NC \lpr {Umathcodenum} \NC 0 \NC 10FFFF \NC = \NC -80000000 \NC 7FFFFFFF \NC \NR +\NC \lpr {Udelcodenum} \NC 0 \NC 10FFFF \NC = \NC -80000000 \NC 7FFFFFFF \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +Specifications typically look like: + +\starttyping +\Umathchardef\xx="1"0"456 +\Umathcode 123="1"0"789 +\stoptyping + +The new primitives that deal with delimiter|-|style objects do not set up a +\quote {large family}. Selecting a suitable size for display purposes is expected +to be dealt with by the font via the \lpr {Umathoperatorsize} parameter. + +For some of these primitives, all information is packed into a single signed +integer. For the first two (\lpr {Umathcharnum} and \lpr {Umathcodenum}), the +lowest 21 bits are the character code, the 3 bits above that represent the math +class, and the family data is kept in the topmost bits. This means that the values +for math families 128--255 are actually negative. For \lpr {Udelcodenum} there +is no math class. The math family information is stored in the bits directly on +top of the character code. Using these three commands is not as natural as using +the two- and three|-|value commands, so unless you know exactly what you are +doing and absolutely require the speedup resulting from the faster input +scanning, it is better to use the verbose commands instead. + +The \lpr {Umathaccent} command accepts optional keywords to control various +details regarding math accents. See \in {section} [mathacc] below for details. + +There are more new primitives and all of these will be explained in following +sections: + +\starttabulate[|l|l|] +\DB primitive \BC value range (in hex) \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \lpr {Uroot} \NC 0 + 0--FF + 10FFFF \NC \NR +\NC \lpr {Uoverdelimiter} \NC 0 + 0--FF + 10FFFF \NC \NR +\NC \lpr {Uunderdelimiter} \NC 0 + 0--FF + 10FFFF \NC \NR +\NC \lpr {Udelimiterover} \NC 0 + 0--FF + 10FFFF \NC \NR +\NC \lpr {Udelimiterunder} \NC 0 + 0--FF + 10FFFF \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +\stopsection + +\startsection[title={Math styles}] + +\subsection{\lpr {mathstyle}} + +\topicindex {math+styles} + +It is possible to discover the math style that will be used for a formula in an +expandable fashion (while the math list is still being read). To make this +possible, \LUATEX\ adds the new primitive: \lpr {mathstyle}. This is a \quote +{convert command} like e.g. \prm {romannumeral}: its value can only be read, +not set. + +The returned value is between 0 and 7 (in math mode), or $-1$ (all other modes). +For easy testing, the eight math style commands have been altered so that they can +be used as numeric values, so you can write code like this: + +\starttyping +\ifnum\mathstyle=\textstyle + \message{normal text style} +\else \ifnum\mathstyle=\crampedtextstyle + \message{cramped text style} +\fi \fi +\stoptyping + +Sometimes you won't get what you expect so a bit of explanation might help to +understand what happens. When math is parsed and expanded it gets turned into a +linked list. In a second pass the formula will be build. This has to do with the +fact that in order to determine the automatically chosen sizes (in for instance +fractions) following content can influence preceding sizes. A side effect of this +is for instance that one cannot change the definition of a font family (and +thereby reusing numbers) because the number that got used is stored and used in +the second pass (so changing \type {\fam 12} mid|-|formula spoils over to +preceding use of that family). + +The style switching primitives like \prm {textstyle} are turned into nodes so the +styles set there are frozen. The \prm {mathchoice} primitive results in four +lists being constructed of which one is used in the second pass. The fact that +some automatic styles are not yet known also means that the \lpr {mathstyle} +primitive expands to the current style which can of course be different from the +one really used. It's a snapshot of the first pass state. As a consequence in the +following example you get a style number (first pass) typeset that can actually +differ from the used style (second pass). In the case of a math choice used +ungrouped, the chosen style is used after the choice too, unless you group. + +\startbuffer[1] + [a:\mathstyle]\quad + \bgroup + \mathchoice + {\bf \scriptstyle (x:d :\mathstyle)} + {\bf \scriptscriptstyle (x:t :\mathstyle)} + {\bf \scriptscriptstyle (x:s :\mathstyle)} + {\bf \scriptscriptstyle (x:ss:\mathstyle)} + \egroup + \quad[b:\mathstyle]\quad + \mathchoice + {\bf \scriptstyle (y:d :\mathstyle)} + {\bf \scriptscriptstyle (y:t :\mathstyle)} + {\bf \scriptscriptstyle (y:s :\mathstyle)} + {\bf \scriptscriptstyle (y:ss:\mathstyle)} + \quad[c:\mathstyle]\quad + \bgroup + \mathchoice + {\bf \scriptstyle (z:d :\mathstyle)} + {\bf \scriptscriptstyle (z:t :\mathstyle)} + {\bf \scriptscriptstyle (z:s :\mathstyle)} + {\bf \scriptscriptstyle (z:ss:\mathstyle)} + \egroup + \quad[d:\mathstyle] +\stopbuffer + +\startbuffer[2] + [a:\mathstyle]\quad + \begingroup + \mathchoice + {\bf \scriptstyle (x:d :\mathstyle)} + {\bf \scriptscriptstyle (x:t :\mathstyle)} + {\bf \scriptscriptstyle (x:s :\mathstyle)} + {\bf \scriptscriptstyle (x:ss:\mathstyle)} + \endgroup + \quad[b:\mathstyle]\quad + \mathchoice + {\bf \scriptstyle (y:d :\mathstyle)} + {\bf \scriptscriptstyle (y:t :\mathstyle)} + {\bf \scriptscriptstyle (y:s :\mathstyle)} + {\bf \scriptscriptstyle (y:ss:\mathstyle)} + \quad[c:\mathstyle]\quad + \begingroup + \mathchoice + {\bf \scriptstyle (z:d :\mathstyle)} + {\bf \scriptscriptstyle (z:t :\mathstyle)} + {\bf \scriptscriptstyle (z:s :\mathstyle)} + {\bf \scriptscriptstyle (z:ss:\mathstyle)} + \endgroup + \quad[d:\mathstyle] +\stopbuffer + +\typebuffer[1] + +% \typebuffer[2] + +This gives: + +\blank $\displaystyle \getbuffer[1]$ \blank +\blank $\textstyle \getbuffer[1]$ \blank + +Using \prm {begingroup} \unknown\ \prm {endgroup} instead gives: + +\blank $\displaystyle \getbuffer[2]$ \blank +\blank $\textstyle \getbuffer[2]$ \blank + +This might look wrong but it's just a side effect of \lpr {mathstyle} expanding +to the current (first pass) style and the number being injected in the list that +gets converted in the second pass. It all makes sense and it illustrates the +importance of grouping. In fact, the math choice style being effective afterwards +has advantages. It would be hard to get it otherwise. + +\subsection{\lpr {Ustack}} + +\topicindex {math+stacks} + +There are a few math commands in \TEX\ where the style that will be used is not +known straight from the start. These commands (\prm {over}, \prm {atop}, +\prm {overwithdelims}, \prm {atopwithdelims}) would therefore normally return +wrong values for \lpr {mathstyle}. To fix this, \LUATEX\ introduces a special +prefix command: \lpr {Ustack}: + +\starttyping +$\Ustack {a \over b}$ +\stoptyping + +The \lpr {Ustack} command will scan the next brace and start a new math group +with the correct (numerator) math style. + +\subsection{Cramped math styles} + +\topicindex {math+styles} +\topicindex {math+spacing} +\topicindex {math+cramped} + +\LUATEX\ has four new primitives to set the cramped math styles directly: + +\starttyping +\crampeddisplaystyle +\crampedtextstyle +\crampedscriptstyle +\crampedscriptscriptstyle +\stoptyping + +These additional commands are not all that valuable on their own, but they come +in handy as arguments to the math parameter settings that will be added shortly. + +In Eijkhouts \quotation {\TEX\ by Topic} the rules for handling styles in scripts +are described as follows: + +\startitemize +\startitem + In any style superscripts and subscripts are taken from the next smaller style. + Exception: in display style they are in script style. +\stopitem +\startitem + Subscripts are always in the cramped variant of the style; superscripts are only + cramped if the original style was cramped. +\stopitem +\startitem + In an \type {..\over..} formula in any style the numerator and denominator are + taken from the next smaller style. +\stopitem +\startitem + The denominator is always in cramped style; the numerator is only in cramped + style if the original style was cramped. +\stopitem +\startitem + Formulas under a \type {\sqrt} or \prm {overline} are in cramped style. +\stopitem +\stopitemize + +In \LUATEX\ one can set the styles in more detail which means that you sometimes +have to set both normal and cramped styles to get the effect you want. (Even) if +we force styles in the script using \prm {scriptstyle} and \lpr +{crampedscriptstyle} we get this: + +\startbuffer[demo] +\starttabulate +\DB style \BC example \NC \NR +\TB +\NC default \NC $b_{x=xx}^{x=xx}$ \NC \NR +\NC script \NC $b_{\scriptstyle x=xx}^{\scriptstyle x=xx}$ \NC \NR +\NC crampedscript \NC $b_{\crampedscriptstyle x=xx}^{\crampedscriptstyle x=xx}$ \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate +\stopbuffer + +\getbuffer[demo] + +Now we set the following parameters + +\startbuffer[setup] +\Umathordrelspacing\scriptstyle=30mu +\Umathordordspacing\scriptstyle=30mu +\stopbuffer + +\typebuffer[setup] + +This gives a different result: + +\start\getbuffer[setup,demo]\stop + +But, as this is not what is expected (visually) we should say: + +\startbuffer[setup] +\Umathordrelspacing\scriptstyle=30mu +\Umathordordspacing\scriptstyle=30mu +\Umathordrelspacing\crampedscriptstyle=30mu +\Umathordordspacing\crampedscriptstyle=30mu +\stopbuffer + +\typebuffer[setup] + +Now we get: + +\start\getbuffer[setup,demo]\stop + +\stopsection + +\startsection[title={Math parameter settings}] + +\subsection {Many new \lpr {Umath*} primitives} + +\topicindex {math+parameters} + +In \LUATEX, the font dimension parameters that \TEX\ used in math typesetting are +now accessible via primitive commands. In fact, refactoring of the math engine +has resulted in many more parameters than were not accessible before. + +\starttabulate +\DB primitive name \BC description \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \lpr {Umathquad} \NC the width of 18 mu's \NC \NR +\NC \lpr {Umathaxis} \NC height of the vertical center axis of + the math formula above the baseline \NC \NR +\NC \lpr {Umathoperatorsize} \NC minimum size of large operators in display mode \NC \NR +\NC \lpr {Umathoverbarkern} \NC vertical clearance above the rule \NC \NR +\NC \lpr {Umathoverbarrule} \NC the width of the rule \NC \NR +\NC \lpr {Umathoverbarvgap} \NC vertical clearance below the rule \NC \NR +\NC \lpr {Umathunderbarkern} \NC vertical clearance below the rule \NC \NR +\NC \lpr {Umathunderbarrule} \NC the width of the rule \NC \NR +\NC \lpr {Umathunderbarvgap} \NC vertical clearance above the rule \NC \NR +\NC \lpr {Umathradicalkern} \NC vertical clearance above the rule \NC \NR +\NC \lpr {Umathradicalrule} \NC the width of the rule \NC \NR +\NC \lpr {Umathradicalvgap} \NC vertical clearance below the rule \NC \NR +\NC \lpr {Umathradicaldegreebefore}\NC the forward kern that takes place before placement of + the radical degree \NC \NR +\NC \lpr {Umathradicaldegreeafter} \NC the backward kern that takes place after placement of + the radical degree \NC \NR +\NC \lpr {Umathradicaldegreeraise} \NC this is the percentage of the total height and depth of + the radical sign that the degree is raised by; it is + expressed in \type {percents}, so 60\% is expressed as the + integer $60$ \NC \NR +\NC \lpr {Umathstackvgap} \NC vertical clearance between the two + elements in a \prm {atop} stack \NC \NR +\NC \lpr {Umathstacknumup} \NC numerator shift upward in \prm {atop} stack \NC \NR +\NC \lpr {Umathstackdenomdown} \NC denominator shift downward in \prm {atop} stack \NC \NR +\NC \lpr {Umathfractionrule} \NC the width of the rule in a \prm {over} \NC \NR +\NC \lpr {Umathfractionnumvgap} \NC vertical clearance between the numerator and the rule \NC \NR +\NC \lpr {Umathfractionnumup} \NC numerator shift upward in \prm {over} \NC \NR +\NC \lpr {Umathfractiondenomvgap} \NC vertical clearance between the denominator and the rule \NC \NR +\NC \lpr {Umathfractiondenomdown} \NC denominator shift downward in \prm {over} \NC \NR +\NC \lpr {Umathfractiondelsize} \NC minimum delimiter size for \type {\...withdelims} \NC \NR +\NC \lpr {Umathlimitabovevgap} \NC vertical clearance for limits above operators \NC \NR +\NC \lpr {Umathlimitabovebgap} \NC vertical baseline clearance for limits above operators \NC \NR +\NC \lpr {Umathlimitabovekern} \NC space reserved at the top of the limit \NC \NR +\NC \lpr {Umathlimitbelowvgap} \NC vertical clearance for limits below operators \NC \NR +\NC \lpr {Umathlimitbelowbgap} \NC vertical baseline clearance for limits below operators \NC \NR +\NC \lpr {Umathlimitbelowkern} \NC space reserved at the bottom of the limit \NC \NR +\NC \lpr {Umathoverdelimitervgap} \NC vertical clearance for limits above delimiters \NC \NR +\NC \lpr {Umathoverdelimiterbgap} \NC vertical baseline clearance for limits above delimiters \NC \NR +\NC \lpr {Umathunderdelimitervgap} \NC vertical clearance for limits below delimiters \NC \NR +\NC \lpr {Umathunderdelimiterbgap} \NC vertical baseline clearance for limits below delimiters \NC \NR +\NC \lpr {Umathsubshiftdrop} \NC subscript drop for boxes and subformulas \NC \NR +\NC \lpr {Umathsubshiftdown} \NC subscript drop for characters \NC \NR +\NC \lpr {Umathsupshiftdrop} \NC superscript drop (raise, actually) for boxes and subformulas \NC \NR +\NC \lpr {Umathsupshiftup} \NC superscript raise for characters \NC \NR +\NC \lpr {Umathsubsupshiftdown} \NC subscript drop in the presence of a superscript \NC \NR +\NC \lpr {Umathsubtopmax} \NC the top of standalone subscripts cannot be higher than this + above the baseline \NC \NR +\NC \lpr {Umathsupbottommin} \NC the bottom of standalone superscripts cannot be less than + this above the baseline \NC \NR +\NC \lpr {Umathsupsubbottommax} \NC the bottom of the superscript of a combined super- and subscript + be at least as high as this above the baseline \NC \NR +\NC \lpr {Umathsubsupvgap} \NC vertical clearance between super- and subscript \NC \NR +\NC \lpr {Umathspaceafterscript} \NC additional space added after a super- or subscript \NC \NR +\NC \lpr {Umathconnectoroverlapmin}\NC minimum overlap between parts in an extensible recipe \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +Each of the parameters in this section can be set by a command like this: + +\starttyping +\Umathquad\displaystyle=1em +\stoptyping + +they obey grouping, and you can use \type {\the\Umathquad\displaystyle} if +needed. + +\subsection{Font|-|based math parameters} + +\topicindex {math+parameters} + +While it is nice to have these math parameters available for tweaking, it would +be tedious to have to set each of them by hand. For this reason, \LUATEX\ +initializes a bunch of these parameters whenever you assign a font identifier to +a math family based on either the traditional math font dimensions in the font +(for assignments to math family~2 and~3 using \TFM|-|based fonts like \type +{cmsy} and \type {cmex}), or based on the named values in a potential \type +{MathConstants} table when the font is loaded via Lua. If there is a \type +{MathConstants} table, this takes precedence over font dimensions, and in that +case no attention is paid to which family is being assigned to: the \type +{MathConstants} tables in the last assigned family sets all parameters. + +In the table below, the one|-|letter style abbreviations and symbolic tfm font +dimension names match those used in the \TeX book. Assignments to \prm +{textfont} set the values for the cramped and uncramped display and text styles, +\prm {scriptfont} sets the script styles, and \prm {scriptscriptfont} sets the +scriptscript styles, so we have eight parameters for three font sizes. In the +\TFM\ case, assignments only happen in family~2 and family~3 (and of course only +for the parameters for which there are font dimensions). + +Besides the parameters below, \LUATEX\ also looks at the \quote {space} font +dimension parameter. For math fonts, this should be set to zero. + +\def\MathLine#1#2#3#4#5% + {\TB + \NC \llap{\high{\tx #2\enspace}}\ttbf \string #1 \NC \tt #5 \NC \NR + \NC \tx #3 \NC \tt #4 \NC \NR} + +\starttabulate[|l|l|] +\DB variable / style \BC tfm / opentype \NC \NR +\MathLine{\Umathaxis} {} {} {AxisHeight} {axis_height} +\MathLine{\Umathoperatorsize} {6} {D, D'} {DisplayOperatorMinHeight} {\emdash} +\MathLine{\Umathfractiondelsize} {9} {D, D'} {FractionDelimiterDisplayStyleSize} {delim1} +\MathLine{\Umathfractiondelsize} {9} {T, T', S, S', SS, SS'}{FractionDelimiterSize} {delim2} +\MathLine{\Umathfractiondenomdown} {} {D, D'} {FractionDenominatorDisplayStyleShiftDown}{denom1} +\MathLine{\Umathfractiondenomdown} {} {T, T', S, S', SS, SS'}{FractionDenominatorShiftDown} {denom2} +\MathLine{\Umathfractiondenomvgap} {} {D, D'} {FractionDenominatorDisplayStyleGapMin} {3*default_rule_thickness} +\MathLine{\Umathfractiondenomvgap} {} {T, T', S, S', SS, SS'}{FractionDenominatorGapMin} {default_rule_thickness} +\MathLine{\Umathfractionnumup} {} {D, D'} {FractionNumeratorDisplayStyleShiftUp} {num1} +\MathLine{\Umathfractionnumup} {} {T, T', S, S', SS, SS'}{FractionNumeratorShiftUp} {num2} +\MathLine{\Umathfractionnumvgap} {} {D, D'} {FractionNumeratorDisplayStyleGapMin} {3*default_rule_thickness} +\MathLine{\Umathfractionnumvgap} {} {T, T', S, S', SS, SS'}{FractionNumeratorGapMin} {default_rule_thickness} +\MathLine{\Umathfractionrule} {} {} {FractionRuleThickness} {default_rule_thickness} +\MathLine{\Umathskewedfractionhgap} {} {} {SkewedFractionHorizontalGap} {math_quad/2} +\MathLine{\Umathskewedfractionvgap} {} {} {SkewedFractionVerticalGap} {math_x_height} +\MathLine{\Umathlimitabovebgap} {} {} {UpperLimitBaselineRiseMin} {big_op_spacing3} +\MathLine{\Umathlimitabovekern} {1} {} {0} {big_op_spacing5} +\MathLine{\Umathlimitabovevgap} {} {} {UpperLimitGapMin} {big_op_spacing1} +\MathLine{\Umathlimitbelowbgap} {} {} {LowerLimitBaselineDropMin} {big_op_spacing4} +\MathLine{\Umathlimitbelowkern} {1} {} {0} {big_op_spacing5} +\MathLine{\Umathlimitbelowvgap} {} {} {LowerLimitGapMin} {big_op_spacing2} +\MathLine{\Umathoverdelimitervgap} {} {} {StretchStackGapBelowMin} {big_op_spacing1} +\MathLine{\Umathoverdelimiterbgap} {} {} {StretchStackTopShiftUp} {big_op_spacing3} +\MathLine{\Umathunderdelimitervgap} {} {} {StretchStackGapAboveMin} {big_op_spacing2} +\MathLine{\Umathunderdelimiterbgap} {} {} {StretchStackBottomShiftDown} {big_op_spacing4} +\MathLine{\Umathoverbarkern} {} {} {OverbarExtraAscender} {default_rule_thickness} +\MathLine{\Umathoverbarrule} {} {} {OverbarRuleThickness} {default_rule_thickness} +\MathLine{\Umathoverbarvgap} {} {} {OverbarVerticalGap} {3*default_rule_thickness} +\MathLine{\Umathquad} {1} {} {<font_size(f)>} {math_quad} +\MathLine{\Umathradicalkern} {} {} {RadicalExtraAscender} {default_rule_thickness} +\MathLine{\Umathradicalrule} {2} {} {RadicalRuleThickness} {<not set>} +\MathLine{\Umathradicalvgap} {3} {D, D'} {RadicalDisplayStyleVerticalGap} {default_rule_thickness+abs(math_x_height)/4} +\MathLine{\Umathradicalvgap} {3} {T, T', S, S', SS, SS'}{RadicalVerticalGap} {default_rule_thickness+abs(default_rule_thickness)/4} +\MathLine{\Umathradicaldegreebefore}{2} {} {RadicalKernBeforeDegree} {<not set>} +\MathLine{\Umathradicaldegreeafter} {2} {} {RadicalKernAfterDegree} {<not set>} +\MathLine{\Umathradicaldegreeraise} {2,7}{} {RadicalDegreeBottomRaisePercent} {<not set>} +\MathLine{\Umathspaceafterscript} {4} {} {SpaceAfterScript} {script_space} +\MathLine{\Umathstackdenomdown} {} {D, D'} {StackBottomDisplayStyleShiftDown} {denom1} +\MathLine{\Umathstackdenomdown} {} {T, T', S, S', SS, SS'}{StackBottomShiftDown} {denom2} +\MathLine{\Umathstacknumup} {} {D, D'} {StackTopDisplayStyleShiftUp} {num1} +\MathLine{\Umathstacknumup} {} {T, T', S, S', SS, SS'}{StackTopShiftUp} {num3} +\MathLine{\Umathstackvgap} {} {D, D'} {StackDisplayStyleGapMin} {7*default_rule_thickness} +\MathLine{\Umathstackvgap} {} {T, T', S, S', SS, SS'}{StackGapMin} {3*default_rule_thickness} +\MathLine{\Umathsubshiftdown} {} {} {SubscriptShiftDown} {sub1} +\MathLine{\Umathsubshiftdrop} {} {} {SubscriptBaselineDropMin} {sub_drop} +\MathLine{\Umathsubsupshiftdown} {8} {} {SubscriptShiftDownWithSuperscript} {\emdash} +\MathLine{\Umathsubtopmax} {} {} {SubscriptTopMax} {abs(math_x_height*4)/5} +\MathLine{\Umathsubsupvgap} {} {} {SubSuperscriptGapMin} {4*default_rule_thickness} +\MathLine{\Umathsupbottommin} {} {} {SuperscriptBottomMin} {abs(math_x_height/4)} +\MathLine{\Umathsupshiftdrop} {} {} {SuperscriptBaselineDropMax} {sup_drop} +\MathLine{\Umathsupshiftup} {} {D} {SuperscriptShiftUp} {sup1} +\MathLine{\Umathsupshiftup} {} {T, S, SS,} {SuperscriptShiftUp} {sup2} +\MathLine{\Umathsupshiftup} {} {D', T', S', SS'} {SuperscriptShiftUpCramped} {sup3} +\MathLine{\Umathsupsubbottommax} {} {} {SuperscriptBottomMaxWithSubscript} {abs(math_x_height*4)/5} +\MathLine{\Umathunderbarkern} {} {} {UnderbarExtraDescender} {default_rule_thickness} +\MathLine{\Umathunderbarrule} {} {} {UnderbarRuleThickness} {default_rule_thickness} +\MathLine{\Umathunderbarvgap} {} {} {UnderbarVerticalGap} {3*default_rule_thickness} +\MathLine{\Umathconnectoroverlapmin}{5} {} {MinConnectorOverlap} {0} +\LL +\stoptabulate + +Note 1: \OPENTYPE\ fonts set \lpr {Umathlimitabovekern} and \lpr +{Umathlimitbelowkern} to zero and set \lpr {Umathquad} to the font size of the +used font, because these are not supported in the \type {MATH} table, + +Note 2: Traditional \TFM\ fonts do not set \lpr {Umathradicalrule} because +\TEX82\ uses the height of the radical instead. When this parameter is indeed not +set when \LUATEX\ has to typeset a radical, a backward compatibility mode will +kick in that assumes that an oldstyle \TEX\ font is used. Also, they do not set +\lpr {Umathradicaldegreebefore}, \lpr {Umathradicaldegreeafter}, and \lpr +{Umathradicaldegreeraise}. These are then automatically initialized to +$5/18$quad, $-10/18$quad, and 60. + +Note 3: If \TFM\ fonts are used, then the \lpr {Umathradicalvgap} is not set +until the first time \LUATEX\ has to typeset a formula because this needs +parameters from both family~2 and family~3. This provides a partial backward +compatibility with \TEX82, but that compatibility is only partial: once the \lpr +{Umathradicalvgap} is set, it will not be recalculated any more. + +Note 4: When \TFM\ fonts are used a similar situation arises with respect to \lpr +{Umathspaceafterscript}: it is not set until the first time \LUATEX\ has to +typeset a formula. This provides some backward compatibility with \TEX82. But +once the \lpr {Umathspaceafterscript} is set, \prm {scriptspace} will never be +looked at again. + +Note 5: Traditional \TFM\ fonts set \lpr {Umathconnectoroverlapmin} to zero +because \TEX82\ always stacks extensibles without any overlap. + +Note 6: The \lpr {Umathoperatorsize} is only used in \prm {displaystyle}, and is +only set in \OPENTYPE\ fonts. In \TFM\ font mode, it is artificially set to one +scaled point more than the initial attempt's size, so that always the \quote +{first next} will be tried, just like in \TEX82. + +Note 7: The \lpr {Umathradicaldegreeraise} is a special case because it is the +only parameter that is expressed in a percentage instead of a number of scaled +points. + +Note 8: \type {SubscriptShiftDownWithSuperscript} does not actually exist in the +\quote {standard} \OPENTYPE\ math font Cambria, but it is useful enough to be +added. + +Note 9: \type {FractionDelimiterDisplayStyleSize} and \type +{FractionDelimiterSize} do not actually exist in the \quote {standard} \OPENTYPE\ +math font Cambria, but were useful enough to be added. + +\stopsection + +\startsection[title={Math spacing}] + +\subsection{Inline surrounding space} + +\topicindex {math+spacing} + +Inline math is surrounded by (optional) \prm {mathsurround} spacing but that is a fixed +dimension. There is now an additional parameter \lpr {mathsurroundskip}. When set to a +non|-|zero value (or zero with some stretch or shrink) this parameter will replace +\prm {mathsurround}. By using an additional parameter instead of changing the nature +of \prm {mathsurround}, we can remain compatible. In the meantime a bit more +control has been added via \lpr {mathsurroundmode}. This directive can take 6 values +with zero being the default behaviour. + +\start + +\def\OneLiner#1#2% + {\NC \type{#1} + \NC \dontleavehmode\inframed[align=normal,offset=0pt,frame=off]{\mathsurroundmode#1\relax\hsize 100pt x$x$x} + \NC \dontleavehmode\inframed[align=normal,offset=0pt,frame=off]{\mathsurroundmode#1\relax\hsize 100pt x $x$ x} + \NC #2 + \NC \NR} + +\startbuffer +\mathsurround 10pt +\mathsurroundskip20pt +\stopbuffer + +\typebuffer \getbuffer + +\starttabulate[|c|c|c|pl|] +\DB mode \BC x\$x\$x \BC x \$x\$ x \BC effect \NC \NR +\TB +\OneLiner{0}{obey \prm {mathsurround} when \lpr {mathsurroundskip} is 0pt} +\OneLiner{1}{only add skip to the left} +\OneLiner{2}{only add skip to the right} +\OneLiner{3}{add skip to the left and right} +\OneLiner{4}{ignore the skip setting, obey \prm {mathsurround}} +\OneLiner{5}{disable all spacing around math} +\OneLiner{6}{only apply \lpr {mathsurroundskip} when also spacing} +\OneLiner{7}{only apply \lpr {mathsurroundskip} when no spacing} +\LL +\stoptabulate + +\stop + +Method six omits the surround glue when there is (x)spacing glue present while +method seven does the opposite, the glue is only applied when there is (x)space +glue present too. Anything more fancy, like checking the begining or end of a +paragraph (or edges of a box) would not be robust anyway. If you want that you +can write a callback that runs over a list and analyzes a paragraph. Actually, in +that case you could also inject glue (or set the properties of a math node) +explicitly. So, these modes are in practice mostly useful for special purposes +and experiments (they originate in a tracker item). Keep in mind that this glue +is part of the math node and not always treated as normal glue: it travels with +the begin and end math nodes. Also, method 6 and 7 will zero the skip related +fields in a node when applicable in the first occasion that checks them +(linebreaking or packaging). + +\subsection{Pairwise spacing} + +\topicindex {math+spacing} + +Besides the parameters mentioned in the previous sections, there are also 64 new +primitives to control the math spacing table (as explained in Chapter~18 of the +\TEX book). The primitive names are a simple matter of combining two math atom +types, but for completeness' sake, here is the whole list: + +\starttwocolumns +\startlines +\lpr {Umathordordspacing} +\lpr {Umathordopspacing} +\lpr {Umathordbinspacing} +\lpr {Umathordrelspacing} +\lpr {Umathordopenspacing} +\lpr {Umathordclosespacing} +\lpr {Umathordpunctspacing} +\lpr {Umathordinnerspacing} +\lpr {Umathopordspacing} +\lpr {Umathopopspacing} +\lpr {Umathopbinspacing} +\lpr {Umathoprelspacing} +\lpr {Umathopopenspacing} +\lpr {Umathopclosespacing} +\lpr {Umathoppunctspacing} +\lpr {Umathopinnerspacing} +\lpr {Umathbinordspacing} +\lpr {Umathbinopspacing} +\lpr {Umathbinbinspacing} +\lpr {Umathbinrelspacing} +\lpr {Umathbinopenspacing} +\lpr {Umathbinclosespacing} +\lpr {Umathbinpunctspacing} +\lpr {Umathbininnerspacing} +\lpr {Umathrelordspacing} +\lpr {Umathrelopspacing} +\lpr {Umathrelbinspacing} +\lpr {Umathrelrelspacing} +\lpr {Umathrelopenspacing} +\lpr {Umathrelclosespacing} +\lpr {Umathrelpunctspacing} +\lpr {Umathrelinnerspacing} +\lpr {Umathopenordspacing} +\lpr {Umathopenopspacing} +\lpr {Umathopenbinspacing} +\lpr {Umathopenrelspacing} +\lpr {Umathopenopenspacing} +\lpr {Umathopenclosespacing} +\lpr {Umathopenpunctspacing} +\lpr {Umathopeninnerspacing} +\lpr {Umathcloseordspacing} +\lpr {Umathcloseopspacing} +\lpr {Umathclosebinspacing} +\lpr {Umathcloserelspacing} +\lpr {Umathcloseopenspacing} +\lpr {Umathcloseclosespacing} +\lpr {Umathclosepunctspacing} +\lpr {Umathcloseinnerspacing} +\lpr {Umathpunctordspacing} +\lpr {Umathpunctopspacing} +\lpr {Umathpunctbinspacing} +\lpr {Umathpunctrelspacing} +\lpr {Umathpunctopenspacing} +\lpr {Umathpunctclosespacing} +\lpr {Umathpunctpunctspacing} +\lpr {Umathpunctinnerspacing} +\lpr {Umathinnerordspacing} +\lpr {Umathinneropspacing} +\lpr {Umathinnerbinspacing} +\lpr {Umathinnerrelspacing} +\lpr {Umathinneropenspacing} +\lpr {Umathinnerclosespacing} +\lpr {Umathinnerpunctspacing} +\lpr {Umathinnerinnerspacing} +\stoplines +\stoptwocolumns + +These parameters are of type \prm {muskip}, so setting a parameter can be done +like this: + +\starttyping +\Umathopordspacing\displaystyle=4mu plus 2mu +\stoptyping + +They are all initialized by \type {initex} to the values mentioned in the table +in Chapter~18 of the \TEX book. + +Note 1: for ease of use as well as for backward compatibility, \prm {thinmuskip}, +\prm {medmuskip} and \prm {thickmuskip} are treated specially. In their case a +pointer to the corresponding internal parameter is saved, not the actual \prm +{muskip} value. This means that any later changes to one of these three +parameters will be taken into account. + +Note 2: Careful readers will realise that there are also primitives for the items +marked \type {*} in the \TEX book. These will not actually be used as those +combinations of atoms cannot actually happen, but it seemed better not to break +orthogonality. They are initialized to zero. + +\subsection{Skips around display math} + +\topicindex {math+spacing} + +The injection of \prm {abovedisplayskip} and \prm {belowdisplayskip} is not +symmetrical. An above one is always inserted, also when zero, but the below is +only inserted when larger than zero. Especially the latter makes it sometimes hard +to fully control spacing. Therefore \LUATEX\ comes with a new directive: \lpr +{mathdisplayskipmode}. The following values apply: + +\starttabulate[|c|l|] +\DB value \BC meaning \NC \NR +\TB +\NC 0 \NC normal \TEX\ behaviour \NC \NR +\NC 1 \NC always (same as 0) \NC \NR +\NC 2 \NC only when not zero \NC \NR +\NC 3 \NC never, not even when not zero \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +\subsection {Nolimit correction} + +\topicindex {math+limits} + +There are two extra math parameters \lpr {Umathnolimitsupfactor} and \lpr +{Umathnolimitsubfactor} that were added to provide some control over how limits +are spaced (for example the position of super and subscripts after integral +operators). They relate to an extra parameter \lpr {mathnolimitsmode}. The half +corrections are what happens when scripts are placed above and below. The +problem with italic corrections is that officially that correction italic is used +for above|/|below placement while advanced kerns are used for placement at the +right end. The question is: how often is this implemented, and if so, do the +kerns assume correction too. Anyway, with this parameter one can control it. + +\starttabulate[|l|ck1|ck1|ck1|ck1|ck1|ck1|] + \NC + \NC \mathnolimitsmode0 $\displaystyle\int\nolimits^0_1$ + \NC \mathnolimitsmode1 $\displaystyle\int\nolimits^0_1$ + \NC \mathnolimitsmode2 $\displaystyle\int\nolimits^0_1$ + \NC \mathnolimitsmode3 $\displaystyle\int\nolimits^0_1$ + \NC \mathnolimitsmode4 $\displaystyle\int\nolimits^0_1$ + \NC \mathnolimitsmode8000 $\displaystyle\int\nolimits^0_1$ + \NC \NR + \TB + \BC mode + \NC \tttf 0 + \NC \tttf 1 + \NC \tttf 2 + \NC \tttf 3 + \NC \tttf 4 + \NC \tttf 8000 + \NC \NR + \BC superscript + \NC 0 + \NC font + \NC 0 + \NC 0 + \NC +ic/2 + \NC 0 + \NC \NR + \BC subscript + \NC -ic + \NC font + \NC 0 + \NC -ic/2 + \NC -ic/2 + \NC 8000ic/1000 + \NC \NR +\stoptabulate + +When the mode is set to one, the math parameters are used. This way a macro +package writer can decide what looks best. Given the current state of fonts in +\CONTEXT\ we currently use mode 1 with factor 0 for the superscript and 750 for +the subscripts. Positive values are used for both parameters but the subscript +shifts to the left. A \lpr {mathnolimitsmode} larger that 15 is considered to +be a factor for the subscript correction. This feature can be handy when +experimenting. + +\subsection {Math italic mess} + +\topicindex {math+italics} + +The \lpr {mathitalicsmode} parameter can be set to~1 to force italic correction +before noads that represent some more complex structure (read: everything +that is not an ord, bin, rel, open, close, punct or inner). We show a Cambria +example. + +\starttexdefinition Whatever #1 + \NC \type{\mathitalicsmode = #1} + \NC \mathitalicsmode#1\ruledhbox{$\left|T^1\right|$} + \NC \mathitalicsmode#1\ruledhbox{$\left|T\right|$} + \NC \mathitalicsmode#1\ruledhbox{$T+1$} + \NC \mathitalicsmode#1\ruledhbox{$T{1\over2}$} + \NC \mathitalicsmode#1\ruledhbox{$T\sqrt{1}$} + \NC \NR +\stoptexdefinition + +\start + \switchtobodyfont[cambria] + \starttabulate[|c|c|c|c|c|c|] + \Whatever{0}% + \Whatever{1}% + \stoptabulate +\stop + +This kind of parameters relate to the fact that italic correction in \OPENTYPE\ +math is bound to fuzzy rules. So, control is the solution. + +\subsection {Script and kerning} + +\topicindex {math+kerning} +\topicindex {math+scripts} + +If you want to typeset text in math macro packages often provide something \type +{\text} which obeys the script sizes. As the definition can be anything there is +a good chance that the kerning doesn't come out well when used in a script. Given +that the first glyph ends up in a \prm {hbox} we have some control over this. +And, as a bonus we also added control over the normal sublist kerning. The \lpr +{mathscriptboxmode} parameter defaults to~1. + +\starttabulate[|c|l|] +\DB value \BC meaning \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \type {0} \NC forget about kerning \NC \NR +\NC \type {1} \NC kern math sub lists with a valid glyph \NC \NR +\NC \type {2} \NC also kern math sub boxes that have a valid glyph \NC \NR +\NC \type {2} \NC only kern math sub boxes with a boundary node present\NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +Here we show some examples. Of course this doesn't solve all our problems, if +only because some fonts have characters with bounding boxes that compensate for +italics, while other fonts can lack kerns. + +\startbuffer[1] + $T_{\tf fluff}$ +\stopbuffer + +\startbuffer[2] + $T_{\text{fluff}}$ +\stopbuffer + +\startbuffer[3] + $T_{\text{\boundary1 fluff}}$ +\stopbuffer + +\unexpanded\def\Show#1#2#3% + {\doifelsenothing{#3} + {\small\tx\typeinlinebuffer[#1]} + {\doifelse{#3}{-} + {\small\bf\tt mode #2} + {\switchtobodyfont[#3]\showfontkerns\showglyphs\mathscriptboxmode#2\relax\inlinebuffer[#1]}}} + +\starttabulate[|lBT|c|c|c|c|c|] + \NC \NC \Show{1}{0}{} \NC\Show{1}{1}{} \NC \Show{2}{1}{} \NC \Show{2}{2}{} \NC \Show{3}{3}{} \NC \NR + \NC \NC \Show{1}{0}{-} \NC\Show{1}{1}{-} \NC \Show{2}{1}{-} \NC \Show{2}{2}{-} \NC \Show{3}{3}{-} \NC \NR + \NC modern \NC \Show{1}{0}{modern} \NC\Show{1}{1}{modern} \NC \Show{2}{1}{modern} \NC \Show{2}{2}{modern} \NC \Show{3}{3}{modern} \NC \NR + \NC lucidaot \NC \Show{1}{0}{lucidaot} \NC\Show{1}{1}{lucidaot} \NC \Show{2}{1}{lucidaot} \NC \Show{2}{2}{lucidaot} \NC \Show{3}{3}{lucidaot} \NC \NR + \NC pagella \NC \Show{1}{0}{pagella} \NC\Show{1}{1}{pagella} \NC \Show{2}{1}{pagella} \NC \Show{2}{2}{pagella} \NC \Show{3}{3}{pagella} \NC \NR + \NC cambria \NC \Show{1}{0}{cambria} \NC\Show{1}{1}{cambria} \NC \Show{2}{1}{cambria} \NC \Show{2}{2}{cambria} \NC \Show{3}{3}{cambria} \NC \NR + \NC dejavu \NC \Show{1}{0}{dejavu} \NC\Show{1}{1}{dejavu} \NC \Show{2}{1}{dejavu} \NC \Show{2}{2}{dejavu} \NC \Show{3}{3}{dejavu} \NC \NR +\stoptabulate + +Kerning between a character subscript is controlled by \lpr {mathscriptcharmode} +which also defaults to~1. + +Here is another example. Internally we tag kerns as italic kerns or font kerns +where font kerns result from the staircase kern tables. In 2018 fonts like Latin +Modern and Pagella rely on cheats with the boundingbox, Cambria uses staircase +kerns and Lucida a mixture. Depending on how fonts evolve we might add some more +control over what one can turn on and off. + +\def\MathSample#1#2#3% + {\NC + #1 \NC + #2 \NC + \showglyphdata \switchtobodyfont[#2,17.3pt]$#3T_{f}$ \NC + \showglyphdata \switchtobodyfont[#2,17.3pt]$#3\gamma_{e}$ \NC + \showglyphdata \switchtobodyfont[#2,17.3pt]$#3\gamma_{ee}$ \NC + \showglyphdata \switchtobodyfont[#2,17.3pt]$#3T_{\tf fluff}$ \NC + \NR} + +\starttabulate[|Tl|Tl|l|l|l|l|] + \FL + \MathSample{normal}{modern} {\mr} + \MathSample{} {pagella} {\mr} + \MathSample{} {cambria} {\mr} + \MathSample{} {lucidaot}{\mr} + \ML + \MathSample{bold} {modern} {\mb} + \MathSample{} {pagella} {\mb} + \MathSample{} {cambria} {\mb} + \MathSample{} {lucidaot}{\mb} + \LL +\stoptabulate + +\subsection{Fixed scripts} + +We have three parameters that are used for this fixed anchoring: + +\starttabulate[|c|l|] +\DB parameter \BC register \NC \NR +\NC $d$ \NC \lpr {Umathsubshiftdown} \NC \NR +\NC $u$ \NC \lpr {Umathsupshiftup} \NC \NR +\NC $s$ \NC \lpr {Umathsubsupshiftdown} \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +When we set \lpr {mathscriptsmode} to a value other than zero these are used +for calculating fixed positions. This is something that is needed for instance +for chemistry. You can manipulate the mentioned variables to achieve different +effects. + +\def\SampleMath#1% + {$\mathscriptsmode#1\mathupright CH_2 + CH^+_2 + CH^2_2$} + +\starttabulate[|c|c|c|p|] +\DB mode \BC down \BC up \BC example \NC \NR +\TB +\NC 0 \NC dynamic \NC dynamic \NC \SampleMath{0} \NC \NR +\NC 1 \NC $d$ \NC $u$ \NC \SampleMath{1} \NC \NR +\NC 2 \NC $s$ \NC $u$ \NC \SampleMath{2} \NC \NR +\NC 3 \NC $s$ \NC $u + s - d$ \NC \SampleMath{3} \NC \NR +\NC 4 \NC $d + (s-d)/2$ \NC $u + (s-d)/2$ \NC \SampleMath{4} \NC \NR +\NC 5 \NC $d$ \NC $u + s - d$ \NC \SampleMath{5} \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +The value of this parameter obeys grouping but applies to the whole current +formula. + +% if needed we can put the value in stylenodes but maybe more should go there + +\subsection{Penalties: \lpr {mathpenaltiesmode}} + +\topicindex {math+penalties} + +Only in inline math penalties will be added in a math list. You can force +penalties (also in display math) by setting: + +\starttyping +\mathpenaltiesmode = 1 +\stoptyping + +This primnitive is not really needed in \LUATEX\ because you can use the callback +\cbk {mlist_to_hlist} to force penalties by just calling the regular routine +with forced penalties. However, as part of opening up and control this primitive +makes sense. As a bonus we also provide two extra penalties: + +\starttyping +\prebinoppenalty = -100 % example value +\prerelpenalty = 900 % example value +\stoptyping + +They default to inifinite which signals that they don't need to be inserted. When +set they are injected before a binop or rel noad. This is an experimental feature. + +\subsection{Equation spacing: \lpr {matheqnogapstep}} + +By default \TEX\ will add one quad between the equation and the number. This is +hard coded. A new primitive can control this: + +\startsyntax +\matheqnogapstep = 1000 +\stopsyntax + +Because a math quad from the math text font is used instead of a dimension, we +use a step to control the size. A value of zero will suppress the gap. The step +is divided by 1000 which is the usual way to mimmick floating point factors in +\TEX. + +\stopsection + +\startsection[title={Math constructs}] + +\subsection {Unscaled fences} + +\topicindex {math+fences} + +The \lpr {mathdelimitersmode} primitive is experimental and deals with the +following (potential) problems. Three bits can be set. The first bit prevents an +unwanted shift when the fence symbol is not scaled (a cambria side effect). The +second bit forces italic correction between a preceding character ordinal and the +fenced subformula, while the third bit turns that subformula into an ordinary so +that the same spacing applies as with unfenced variants. Here we show Cambria +(with \lpr {mathitalicsmode} enabled). + +\starttexdefinition Whatever #1 + \NC \type{\mathdelimitersmode = #1} + \NC \mathitalicsmode1\mathdelimitersmode#1\ruledhbox{\showglyphs\showfontkerns\showfontitalics$f(x)$} + \NC \mathitalicsmode1\mathdelimitersmode#1\ruledhbox{\showglyphs\showfontkerns\showfontitalics$f\left(x\right)$} + \NC \NR +\stoptexdefinition + +\start + \switchtobodyfont[cambria] + \starttabulate[|l|l|l|] + \Whatever{0}\Whatever{1}\Whatever{2}\Whatever{3}% + \Whatever{4}\Whatever{5}\Whatever{6}\Whatever{7}% + \stoptabulate +\stop + +So, when set to 7 fenced subformulas with unscaled delimiters come out the same +as unfenced ones. This can be handy for cases where one is forced to use \prm +{left} and \prm {right} always because of unpredictable content. As said, it's an +experimental feature (which somehow fits in the exceptional way fences are dealt +with in the engine). The full list of flags is given in the next table: + +\starttabulate[|c|l|] +\DB value \BC meaning \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \type{"01} \NC don't apply the usual shift \NC \NR +\NC \type{"02} \NC apply italic correction when possible \NC \NR +\NC \type{"04} \NC force an ordinary subformula \NC \NR +\NC \type{"08} \NC no shift when a base character \NC \NR +\NC \type{"10} \NC only shift when an extensible \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +The effect can depend on the font (and for Cambria one can use for instance \type {"16}). + +\subsection[mathacc]{Accent handling} + +\topicindex {math+accents} + +\LUATEX\ supports both top accents and bottom accents in math mode, and math +accents stretch automatically (if this is supported by the font the accent comes +from, of course). Bottom and combined accents as well as fixed-width math accents +are controlled by optional keywords following \lpr {Umathaccent}. + +The keyword \type {bottom} after \lpr {Umathaccent} signals that a bottom accent +is needed, and the keyword \type {both} signals that both a top and a bottom +accent are needed (in this case two accents need to be specified, of course). + +Then the set of three integers defining the accent is read. This set of integers +can be prefixed by the \type {fixed} keyword to indicate that a non-stretching +variant is requested (in case of both accents, this step is repeated). + +A simple example: + +\starttyping +\Umathaccent both fixed 0 0 "20D7 fixed 0 0 "20D7 {example} +\stoptyping + +If a math top accent has to be placed and the accentee is a character and has a +non-zero \type {top_accent} value, then this value will be used to place the +accent instead of the \prm {skewchar} kern used by \TEX82. + +The \type {top_accent} value represents a vertical line somewhere in the +accentee. The accent will be shifted horizontally such that its own \type +{top_accent} line coincides with the one from the accentee. If the \type +{top_accent} value of the accent is zero, then half the width of the accent +followed by its italic correction is used instead. + +The vertical placement of a top accent depends on the \type {x_height} of the +font of the accentee (as explained in the \TEX book), but if a value turns out +to be zero and the font had a \type {MathConstants} table, then \type +{AccentBaseHeight} is used instead. + +The vertical placement of a bottom accent is straight below the accentee, no +correction takes place. + +Possible locations are \type {top}, \type {bottom}, \type {both} and \type +{center}. When no location is given \type {top} is assumed. An additional +parameter \nod {fraction} can be specified followed by a number; a value of for +instance 1200 means that the criterium is 1.2 times the width of the nucleus. The +fraction only applies to the stepwise selected shapes and is mostly meant for the +\type {overlay} location. It also works for the other locations but then it +concerns the width. + +\subsection{Radical extensions} + +\topicindex {math+radicals} + +The new primitive \lpr {Uroot} allows the construction of a radical noad +including a degree field. Its syntax is an extension of \lpr {Uradical}: + +\starttyping +\Uradical <fam integer> <char integer> <radicand> +\Uroot <fam integer> <char integer> <degree> <radicand> +\stoptyping + +The placement of the degree is controlled by the math parameters \lpr +{Umathradicaldegreebefore}, \lpr {Umathradicaldegreeafter}, and \lpr +{Umathradicaldegreeraise}. The degree will be typeset in \prm +{scriptscriptstyle}. + +\subsection{Super- and subscripts} + +The character fields in a \LUA|-|loaded \OPENTYPE\ math font can have a \quote +{mathkern} table. The format of this table is the same as the \quote {mathkern} +table that is returned by the \type {fontloader} library, except that all height +and kern values have to be specified in actual scaled points. + +When a super- or subscript has to be placed next to a math item, \LUATEX\ checks +whether the super- or subscript and the nucleus are both simple character items. +If they are, and if the fonts of both character items are \OPENTYPE\ fonts (as +opposed to legacy \TEX\ fonts), then \LUATEX\ will use the \OPENTYPE\ math +algorithm for deciding on the horizontal placement of the super- or subscript. + +This works as follows: + +\startitemize + \startitem + The vertical position of the script is calculated. + \stopitem + \startitem + The default horizontal position is flat next to the base character. + \stopitem + \startitem + For superscripts, the italic correction of the base character is added. + \stopitem + \startitem + For a superscript, two vertical values are calculated: the bottom of the + script (after shifting up), and the top of the base. For a subscript, the two + values are the top of the (shifted down) script, and the bottom of the base. + \stopitem + \startitem + For each of these two locations: + \startitemize + \startitem + find the math kern value at this height for the base (for a subscript + placement, this is the bottom_right corner, for a superscript + placement the top_right corner) + \stopitem + \startitem + find the math kern value at this height for the script (for a + subscript placement, this is the top_left corner, for a superscript + placement the bottom_left corner) + \stopitem + \startitem + add the found values together to get a preliminary result. + \stopitem + \stopitemize + \stopitem + \startitem + The horizontal kern to be applied is the smallest of the two results from + previous step. + \stopitem +\stopitemize + +The math kern value at a specific height is the kern value that is specified by the +next higher height and kern pair, or the highest one in the character (if there is no +value high enough in the character), or simply zero (if the character has no math kern +pairs at all). + +\subsection{Scripts on extensibles} + +\topicindex {math+scripts} +\topicindex {math+delimiters} +\topicindex {math+extensibles} + +The primitives \lpr {Uunderdelimiter} and \lpr {Uoverdelimiter} allow the +placement of a subscript or superscript on an automatically extensible item and +\lpr {Udelimiterunder} and \lpr {Udelimiterover} allow the placement of an +automatically extensible item as a subscript or superscript on a nucleus. The +input: + +% these produce radical noads .. in fact the code base has the numbers wrong for +% quite a while, so no one seems to use this + +\startbuffer +$\Uoverdelimiter 0 "2194 {\hbox{\strut overdelimiter}}$ +$\Uunderdelimiter 0 "2194 {\hbox{\strut underdelimiter}}$ +$\Udelimiterover 0 "2194 {\hbox{\strut delimiterover}}$ +$\Udelimiterunder 0 "2194 {\hbox{\strut delimiterunder}}$ +\stopbuffer + +\typebuffer will render this: + +\blank \startnarrower \getbuffer \stopnarrower \blank + +The vertical placements are controlled by \lpr {Umathunderdelimiterbgap}, \lpr +{Umathunderdelimitervgap}, \lpr {Umathoverdelimiterbgap}, and \lpr +{Umathoverdelimitervgap} in a similar way as limit placements on large operators. +The superscript in \lpr {Uoverdelimiter} is typeset in a suitable scripted style, +the subscript in \lpr {Uunderdelimiter} is cramped as well. + +These primitives accepts an option \type {width} specification. When used the +also optional keywords \type {left}, \type {middle} and \type {right} will +determine what happens when a requested size can't be met (which can happen when +we step to successive larger variants). + +An extra primitive \lpr {Uhextensible} is available that can be used like this: + +\startbuffer +$\Uhextensible width 10cm 0 "2194$ +\stopbuffer + +\typebuffer This will render this: + +\blank \startnarrower \getbuffer \stopnarrower \blank + +Here you can also pass options, like: + +\startbuffer +$\Uhextensible width 1pt middle 0 "2194$ +\stopbuffer + +\typebuffer This gives: + +\blank \startnarrower \getbuffer \stopnarrower \blank + +\LUATEX\ internally uses a structure that supports \OPENTYPE\ \quote +{MathVariants} as well as \TFM\ \quote {extensible recipes}. In most cases where +font metrics are involved we have a different code path for traditional fonts end +\OPENTYPE\ fonts. + +\subsection{Fractions} + +\topicindex {math+fractions} + +The \prm {abovewithdelims} command accepts a keyword \type {exact}. When issued +the extra space relative to the rule thickness is not added. One can of course +use the \type {\Umathfraction..gap} commands to influence the spacing. Also the +rule is still positioned around the math axis. + +\starttyping +$$ { {a} \abovewithdelims() exact 4pt {b} }$$ +\stoptyping + +The math parameter table contains some parameters that specify a horizontal and +vertical gap for skewed fractions. Of course some guessing is needed in order to +implement something that uses them. And so we now provide a primitive similar to the +other fraction related ones but with a few options so that one can influence the +rendering. Of course a user can also mess around a bit with the parameters +\lpr {Umathskewedfractionhgap} and \lpr {Umathskewedfractionvgap}. + +The syntax used here is: + +\starttyping +{ {1} \Uskewed / <options> {2} } +{ {1} \Uskewedwithdelims / () <options> {2} } +\stoptyping + +where the options can be \type {noaxis} and \type {exact}. By default we add half +the axis to the shifts and by default we zero the width of the middle character. +For Latin Modern the result looks as follows: + +\def\ShowA#1#2#3{$x + { {#1} \Uskewed / #3 {#2} } + x$} +\def\ShowB#1#2#3{$x + { {#1} \Uskewedwithdelims / () #3 {#2} } + x$} + +\start + \switchtobodyfont[modern] + \starttabulate[||||||] + \NC \NC + \ShowA{a}{b}{} \NC + \ShowA{1}{2}{} \NC + \ShowB{a}{b}{} \NC + \ShowB{1}{2}{} \NC + \NR + \NC \type{exact} \NC + \ShowA{a}{b}{exact} \NC + \ShowA{1}{2}{exact} \NC + \ShowB{a}{b}{exact} \NC + \ShowB{1}{2}{exact} \NC + \NR + \NC \type{noaxis} \NC + \ShowA{a}{b}{noaxis} \NC + \ShowA{1}{2}{noaxis} \NC + \ShowB{a}{b}{noaxis} \NC + \ShowB{1}{2}{noaxis} \NC + \NR + \NC \type{exact noaxis} \NC + \ShowA{a}{b}{exact noaxis} \NC + \ShowA{1}{2}{exact noaxis} \NC + \ShowB{a}{b}{exact noaxis} \NC + \ShowB{1}{2}{exact noaxis} \NC + \NR + \stoptabulate +\stop + +\subsection {Delimiters: \type{\Uleft}, \prm {Umiddle} and \prm {Uright}} + +\topicindex {math+delimiters} + +Normally you will force delimiters to certain sizes by putting an empty box or +rule next to it. The resulting delimiter will either be a character from the +stepwise size range or an extensible. The latter can be quite differently +positioned than the characters as it depends on the fit as well as the fact if +the used characters in the font have depth or height. Commands like (plain \TEX +s) \type {\big} need use this feature. In \LUATEX\ we provide a bit more control +by three variants that support optional parameters \type {height}, \type {depth} +and \type {axis}. The following example uses this: + +\startbuffer +\Uleft height 30pt depth 10pt \Udelimiter "0 "0 "000028 +\quad x\quad +\Umiddle height 40pt depth 15pt \Udelimiter "0 "0 "002016 +\quad x\quad +\Uright height 30pt depth 10pt \Udelimiter "0 "0 "000029 +\quad \quad \quad +\Uleft height 30pt depth 10pt axis \Udelimiter "0 "0 "000028 +\quad x\quad +\Umiddle height 40pt depth 15pt axis \Udelimiter "0 "0 "002016 +\quad x\quad +\Uright height 30pt depth 10pt axis \Udelimiter "0 "0 "000029 +\stopbuffer + +\typebuffer + +\startlinecorrection +\ruledhbox{\mathematics{\getbuffer}} +\stoplinecorrection + +The keyword \type {exact} can be used as directive that the real dimensions +should be applied when the criteria can't be met which can happen when we're +still stepping through the successively larger variants. When no dimensions are +given the \type {noaxis} command can be used to prevent shifting over the axis. + +You can influence the final class with the keyword \type {class} which will +influence the spacing. The numbers are the same as for character classes. + +\stopsection + +\startsection[title={Extracting values}] + +\subsection{Codes} + +\topicindex {math+codes} + +You can extract the components of a math character. Say that we have defined: + +\starttyping +\Umathcode 1 2 3 4 +\stoptyping + +then + +\starttyping +[\Umathcharclass1] [\Umathcharfam1] [\Umathcharslot1] +\stoptyping + +will return: + +\starttyping +[2] [3] [4] +\stoptyping + +These commands are provides as convenience. Before they come available you could +do the following: + +\starttyping +\def\Umathcharclass{\directlua{tex.print(tex.getmathcode(token.scan_int())[1])}} +\def\Umathcharfam {\directlua{tex.print(tex.getmathcode(token.scan_int())[2])}} +\def\Umathcharslot {\directlua{tex.print(tex.getmathcode(token.scan_int())[3])}} +\stoptyping + +\subsection {Last lines} + +\topicindex {math+last line} + +There is a new primitive to control the overshoot in the calculation of the +previous line in mid|-|paragraph display math. The default value is 2 times +the em width of the current font: + +\starttyping +\predisplaygapfactor=2000 +\stoptyping + +If you want to have the length of the last line independent of math i.e.\ you don't +want to revert to a hack where you insert a fake display math formula in order to +get the length of the last line, the following will often work too: + +\starttyping +\def\lastlinelength{\dimexpr + \directlua {tex.sprint ( + (nodes.dimensions(node.tail(tex.lists.page_head).list)) + )}sp +\relax} +\stoptyping + +\stopsection + +\startsection[title={Math mode}] + +\subsection {Verbose versions of single|-|character math commands} + +\topicindex {math+styles} + +\LUATEX\ defines six new primitives that have the same function as +\type {^}, \type {_}, \type {$}, and \type {$$}: + +\starttabulate[|l|l|] +\DB primitive \BC explanation \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \lpr {Usuperscript} \NC duplicates the functionality of \type {^} \NC \NR +\NC \lpr {Usubscript} \NC duplicates the functionality of \type {_} \NC \NR +\NC \lpr {Ustartmath} \NC duplicates the functionality of \type {$}, % $ + when used in non-math mode. \NC \NR +\NC \lpr {Ustopmath} \NC duplicates the functionality of \type {$}, % $ + when used in inline math mode. \NC \NR +\NC \lpr {Ustartdisplaymath} \NC duplicates the functionality of \type {$$}, % $$ + when used in non-math mode. \NC \NR +\NC \lpr {Ustopdisplaymath} \NC duplicates the functionality of \type {$$}, % $$ + when used in display math mode. \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +The \lpr {Ustopmath} and \lpr {Ustopdisplaymath} primitives check if the current +math mode is the correct one (inline vs.\ displayed), but you can freely intermix +the four mathon|/|mathoff commands with explicit dollar sign(s). + +\subsection{Script commands \lpr {Unosuperscript} and \lpr {Unosubscript}} + +\topicindex {math+styles} +\topicindex {math+scripts} + +These two commands result in super- and subscripts but with the current style (at the +time of rendering). So, + +\startbuffer[script] +$ + x\Usuperscript {1}\Usubscript {2} = + x\Unosuperscript{1}\Unosubscript{2} = + x\Usuperscript {1}\Unosubscript{2} = + x\Unosuperscript{1}\Usubscript {2} +$ +\stopbuffer + +\typebuffer + +results in \inlinebuffer[script]. + +\subsection{Allowed math commands in non|-|math modes} + +\topicindex {math+text} +\topicindex {text+math} + +The commands \prm {mathchar}, and \lpr {Umathchar} and control sequences that are +the result of \prm {mathchardef} or \lpr {Umathchardef} are also acceptable in +the horizontal and vertical modes. In those cases, the \prm {textfont} from the +requested math family is used. + +% \startsection[title={Math todo}] +% +% The following items are still todo. +% +% \startitemize +% \startitem +% Pre-scripts. +% \stopitem +% \startitem +% Multi-story stacks. +% \stopitem +% \startitem +% Flattened accents for high characters (maybe). +% \stopitem +% \startitem +% Better control over the spacing around displays and handling of equation numbers. +% \stopitem +% \startitem +% Support for multi|-|line displays using \MATHML\ style alignment points. +% \stopitem +% \stopitemize +% +% \stopsection + +\stopsection + +\startsection[title={Goodies}] + +\subsection {Flattening: \lpr {mathflattenmode}} + +\topicindex {math+flattening} + +The \TEX\ math engine collapses \type {ord} noads without sub- and superscripts +and a character as nucleus. and which has the side effect that in \OPENTYPE\ mode +italic corrections are applied (given that they are enabled). + +\startbuffer[sample] +\switchtobodyfont[modern] +$V \mathbin{\mathbin{v}} V$\par +$V \mathord{\mathord{v}} V$\par +\stopbuffer + +\typebuffer[sample] + +This renders as: + +\blank \start \mathflattenmode\plusone \getbuffer[sample] \stop \blank + +When we set \lpr {mathflattenmode} to 31 we get: + +\blank \start \mathflattenmode\numexpr1+2+4+8+16\relax \getbuffer[sample] \stop \blank + +When you see no difference, then the font probably has the proper character +dimensions and no italic correction is needed. For Latin Modern (at least till +2018) there was a visual difference. In that respect this parameter is not always +needed unless of course you want efficient math lists anyway. + +You can influence flattening by adding the appropriate number to the value of the +mode parameter. The default value is~1. + +\starttabulate[|Tc|c|] +\DB mode \BC class \NC \NR +\TB +\NC 1 \NC ord \NC \NR +\NC 2 \NC bin \NC \NR +\NC 4 \NC rel \NC \NR +\NC 8 \NC punct \NC \NR +\NC 16 \NC inner \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +\subsection {Less Tracing} + +\topicindex {math+tracing} + +Because there are quite some math related parameters and values, it is possible +to limit tracing. Only when \type {tracingassigns} and|/|or \type +{tracingrestores} are set to~2 or more they will be traced. + +\subsection {Math options with \lpr {mathoption}} + +The logic in the math engine is rather complex and there are often no universal +solutions (read: what works out well for one font, fails for another). Therefore +some variations in the implementation are driven by parameters (modes). In +addition there is a new primitive \lpr {mathoption} which will be used for +testing. Don't rely on any option to be there in a production version as they are +meant for development. + +This option was introduced for testing purposes when the math engine got split +code paths and it forces the engine to treat new fonts as old ones with respect +to italic correction etc. There are no guarantees given with respect to the final +result and unexpected side effects are not seen as bugs as they relate to font +properties. Ther eis currently only one option: + +\startbuffer +\mathoption old 1 +\stopbuffer + +The \type {oldmath} boolean flag in the \LUA\ font table is the official way to +force old treatment as it's bound to fonts. Like with all options we may +temporarily introduce with this command this feature is not meant for production. + +% % obsolete: +% +% \subsubsection {\type {\mathoption noitaliccompensation}} +% +% This option compensates placement for characters with a built|-|in italic +% correction. +% +% \startbuffer +% {\showboxes\int}\quad +% {\showboxes\int_{|}^{|}}\quad +% {\showboxes\int\limits_{|}^{|}} +% \stopbuffer +% +% \typebuffer +% +% Gives (with computer modern that has such italics): +% +% \startlinecorrection[blank] +% \switchtobodyfont[modern] +% \startcombination[nx=2,ny=2,distance=5em] +% {\mathoption noitaliccompensation 0\relax \mathematics{\getbuffer}} +% {\nohyphens\type{0:inline}} +% {\mathoption noitaliccompensation 0\relax \mathematics{\displaymath\getbuffer}} +% {\nohyphens\type{0:display}} +% {\mathoption noitaliccompensation 1\relax \mathematics{\getbuffer}} +% {\nohyphens\type{1:inline}} +% {\mathoption noitaliccompensation 1\relax \mathematics{\displaymath\getbuffer}} +% {\nohyphens\type{1:display}} +% \stopcombination +% \stoplinecorrection + +% % obsolete: +% +% \subsubsection {\type {\mathoption nocharitalic}} +% +% When two characters follow each other italic correction can interfere. The +% following example shows what this option does: +% +% \startbuffer +% \catcode"1D443=11 +% \catcode"1D444=11 +% \catcode"1D445=11 +% P( PP PQR +% \stopbuffer +% +% \typebuffer +% +% Gives (with computer modern that has such italics): +% +% \startlinecorrection[blank] +% \switchtobodyfont[modern] +% \startcombination[nx=2,ny=2,distance=5em] +% {\mathoption nocharitalic 0\relax \mathematics{\getbuffer}} +% {\nohyphens\type{0:inline}} +% {\mathoption nocharitalic 0\relax \mathematics{\displaymath\getbuffer}} +% {\nohyphens\type{0:display}} +% {\mathoption nocharitalic 1\relax \mathematics{\getbuffer}} +% {\nohyphens\type{1:inline}} +% {\mathoption nocharitalic 1\relax \mathematics{\displaymath\getbuffer}} +% {\nohyphens\type{1:display}} +% \stopcombination +% \stoplinecorrection + +% % obsolete: +% +% \subsubsection {\type {\mathoption useoldfractionscaling}} +% +% This option has been introduced as solution for tracker item 604 for fuzzy cases +% around either or not present fraction related settings for new fonts. + +\stopsection + +\stopchapter + +\stopcomponent diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/luatex/base/luatex-modifications.tex b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/luatex/base/luatex-modifications.tex index 294f3fc3f8e..b7ce6ca2bd7 100644 --- a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/luatex/base/luatex-modifications.tex +++ b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/luatex/base/luatex-modifications.tex @@ -1,1380 +1,1389 @@ -% language=uk
-
-\environment luatex-style
-
-\startcomponent luatex-modifications
-
-\startchapter[reference=modifications,title={Modifications}]
-
-\startsection[title=The merged engines]
-
-\startsubsection[title=The need for change]
-
-\topicindex {engines}
-\topicindex {history}
-
-The first version of \LUATEX\ only had a few extra primitives and it was largely
-the same as \PDFTEX. Then we merged substantial parts of \ALEPH\ into the code
-and got more primitives. When we got more stable the decision was made to clean
-up the rather hybrid nature of the program. This means that some primitives have
-been promoted to core primitives, often with a different name, and that others
-were removed. This made it possible to start cleaning up the code base. In \in
-{chapter} [enhancements] we discussed some new primitives, here we will cover
-most of the adapted ones.
-
-Besides the expected changes caused by new functionality, there are a number of
-not|-|so|-|expected changes. These are sometimes a side|-|effect of a new
-(conflicting) feature, or, more often than not, a change necessary to clean up
-the internal interfaces. These will also be mentioned.
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title=Changes from \TEX\ 3.1415926]
-
-\topicindex {\TEX}
-
-Of course it all starts with traditional \TEX. Even if we started with \PDFTEX,
-most still comes from the original. But we divert a bit.
-
-\startitemize
-
-\startitem
- The current code base is written in \CCODE, not \PASCAL. We use \CWEB\ when
- possible. As a consequence instead of one large file plus change files, we
- now have multiple files organized in categories like \type {tex}, \type
- {pdf}, \type {lang}, \type {font}, \type {lua}, etc. There are some artifacts
- of the conversion to \CCODE, but in due time we will clean up the source code
- and make sure that the documentation is done right. Many files are in the
- \CWEB\ format, but others, like those interfacing to \LUA, are \CCODE\ files.
- Of course we want to stay as close as possible to the original so that the
- documentation of the fundamentals behind \TEX\ by Don Knuth still applies.
-\stopitem
-
-\startitem
- See \in {chapter} [languages] for many small changes related to paragraph
- building, language handling and hyphenation. The most important change is
- that adding a brace group in the middle of a word (like in \type {of{}fice})
- does not prevent ligature creation.
-\stopitem
-
-\startitem
- There is no pool file, all strings are embedded during compilation.
-\stopitem
-
-\startitem
- The specifier \type {plus 1 fillll} does not generate an error. The extra
- \quote{l} is simply typeset.
-\stopitem
-
-\startitem
- The upper limit to \prm {endlinechar} and \prm {newlinechar} is 127.
-\stopitem
-
-\startitem
- Magnification (\prm {mag}) is only supported in \DVI\ output mode. You can
- set this parameter and it even works with \type {true} units till you switch
- to \PDF\ output mode. When you use \PDF\ output you can best not touch the
- \prm {mag} variable. This fuzzy behaviour is not much different from using
- \PDF\ backend related functionality while eventually \DVI\ output is
- required.
-
- After the output mode has been frozen (normally that happens when the first
- page is shipped out) or when \PDF\ output is enabled, the \type {true}
- specification is ignored. When you preload a plain format adapted to
- \LUATEX\ it can be that the \prm {mag} parameter already has been set.
-\stopitem
-
-\stopitemize
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title=Changes from \ETEX\ 2.2]
-
-\topicindex {\ETEX}
-
-Being the de factor standard extension of course we provide the \ETEX\
-functionality, but with a few small adaptations.
-
-\startitemize
-
-\startitem
- The \ETEX\ functionality is always present and enabled so the prepended
- asterisk or \type {-etex} switch for \INITEX\ is not needed.
-\stopitem
-
-\startitem
- The \TEXXET\ extension is not present, so the primitives \type
- {\TeXXeTstate}, \type {\beginR}, \type {\beginL}, \type {\endR} and \type
- {\endL} are missing. Instead we used the \OMEGA/\ALEPH\ approach to
- directionality as starting point.
-\stopitem
-
-\startitem
- Some of the tracing information that is output by \ETEX's \prm
- {tracingassigns} and \prm {tracingrestores} is not there.
-\stopitem
-
-\startitem
- Register management in \LUATEX\ uses the \OMEGA/\ALEPH\ model, so the maximum
- value is 65535 and the implementation uses a flat array instead of the mixed
- flat & sparse model from \ETEX.
-\stopitem
-
-\startitem
- When kpathsea is used to find files, \LUATEX\ uses the \type {ofm} file
- format to search for font metrics. In turn, this means that \LUATEX\ looks at
- the \type {OFMFONTS} configuration variable (like \OMEGA\ and \ALEPH) instead
- of \type {TFMFONTS} (like \TEX\ and \PDFTEX). Likewise for virtual fonts
- (\LUATEX\ uses the variable \type {OVFFONTS} instead of \type {VFFONTS}).
-\stopitem
-
-\stopitemize
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title=Changes from \PDFTEX\ 1.40]
-
-\topicindex {\PDFTEX}
-
-Because we want to produce \PDF\ the most natural starting point was the popular
-\PDFTEX\ program. We inherit the stable features, dropped most of the
-experimental code and promoted some functionality to core \LUATEX\ functionality
-which in turn triggered renaming primitives.
-
-For compatibility reasons we still refer to \type {\pdf...} commands but \LUATEX\
-has a different backend interface. Instead of these primitives there are three
-interfacing primitives: \lpr {pdfextension}, \lpr {pdfvariable} and \lpr
-{pdffeedback} that take keywords and optional further arguments (below we will
-still use the \tex {pdf} prefix names as reference). This way we can extend the
-features when needed but don't need to adapt the core engine. The front- and
-backend are decoupled as much as possible.
-
-\startitemize
-
-\startitem
- The (experimental) support for snap nodes has been removed, because it is
- much more natural to build this functionality on top of node processing and
- attributes. The associated primitives that are gone are: \orm
- {pdfsnaprefpoint}, \orm {pdfsnapy}, and \orm {pdfsnapycomp}.
-\stopitem
-
-\startitem
- The (experimental) support for specialized spacing around nodes has also been
- removed. The associated primitives that are gone are: \orm
- {pdfadjustinterwordglue}, \orm {pdfprependkern}, and \orm {pdfappendkern}, as
- well as the five supporting primitives \orm {knbscode}, \orm {stbscode}, \orm
- {shbscode}, \orm {knbccode}, and \orm {knaccode}.
-\stopitem
-
-\startitem
- A number of \quote {\PDFTEX\ primitives} have been removed as they can be
- implemented using \LUA: \orm {pdfelapsedtime}, \orm {pdfescapehex}, \orm
- {pdfescapename}, \orm {pdfescapestring}, \orm {pdffiledump}, \orm
- {pdffilemoddate}, \orm {pdffilesize}, \orm {pdfforcepagebox}, \orm
- {pdflastmatch}, \orm {pdfmatch}, \orm {pdfmdfivesum}, \orm {pdfmovechars},
- \orm {pdfoptionalwaysusepdfpagebox}, \orm {pdfoptionpdfinclusionerrorlevel},
- \orm {pdfresettimer}, \orm {pdfshellescape}, \orm {pdfstrcmp} and \orm
- {pdfunescapehex}.
-\stopitem
-
-\startitem
- The version related primitives \orm {pdftexbanner}, \orm {pdftexversion}
- and \orm {pdftexrevision} are no longer present as there is no longer a
- relationship with \PDFTEX\ development.
-\stopitem
-
-\startitem
- The experimental snapper mechanism has been removed and therefore also the
- primitives \orm {pdfignoreddimen}, \orm {pdffirstlineheight}, \orm
- {pdfeachlineheight}, \orm {pdfeachlinedepth} and \orm {pdflastlinedepth}.
-\stopitem
-
-\startitem
- The experimental primitives \lpr {primitive}, \lpr {ifprimitive}, \lpr
- {ifabsnum} and \lpr {ifabsdim} are promoted to core primitives. The \type
- {\pdf*} prefixed originals are not available.
-\stopitem
-
-\startitem
- Because \LUATEX\ has a different subsystem for managing images, more
- diversion from its ancestor happened in the meantime. We don't adapt to
- changes in \PDFTEX.
-\stopitem
-
-\startitem
- Two extra token lists are provided, \orm {pdfxformresources} and \orm
- {pdfxformattr}, as an alternative to \orm {pdfxform} keywords.
-\stopitem
-
-\startitem
- Image specifications also support \type {visiblefilename}, \type
- {userpassword} and \type {ownerpassword}. The password options are only
- relevant for encrypted \PDF\ files.
-\stopitem
-
-\startitem
- The current version of \LUATEX\ no longer replaces and|/|or merges fonts in
- embedded \PDF\ files with fonts of the enveloping \PDF\ document. This
- regression may be temporary, depending on how the rewritten font backend will
- look like.
-\stopitem
-
-\startitem
- The primitives \orm {pdfpagewidth} and \orm {pdfpageheight} have been removed
- because \lpr {pagewidth} and \lpr {pageheight} have that purpose.
-\stopitem
-
-\startitem
- The primitives \orm {pdfnormaldeviate}, \orm {pdfuniformdeviate}, \orm
- {pdfsetrandomseed} and \orm {pdfrandomseed} have been promoted to core
- primitives without \type {pdf} prefix so the original commands are no longer
- recognized.
-\stopitem
-
-\startitem
- The primitives \lpr {ifincsname}, \lpr {expanded} and \lpr {quitvmode}
- are now core primitives.
-\stopitem
-
-\startitem
- As the hz and protrusion mechanism are part of the core the related
- primitives \lpr {lpcode}, \lpr {rpcode}, \lpr {efcode}, \lpr
- {leftmarginkern}, \lpr {rightmarginkern} are promoted to core primitives. The
- two commands \lpr {protrudechars} and \lpr {adjustspacing} replace their
- prefixed with \type {\pdf} originals.
-\stopitem
-
-\startitem
- The hz optimization code has been partially redone so that we no longer need
- to create extra font instances. The front- and backend have been decoupled
- and more efficient (\PDF) code is generated.
-\stopitem
-
-\startitem
- When \lpr {adjustspacing} has value~2, hz optimization will be applied to
- glyphs and kerns. When the value is~3, only glyphs will be treated. A value
- smaller than~2 disables this feature.
-\stopitem
-
-\startitem
- The \lpr {tagcode} primitive is promoted to core primitive.
-\stopitem
-
-\startitem
- The \lpr {letterspacefont} feature is now part of the core but will not be
- changed (improved). We just provide it for legacy use.
-\stopitem
-
-\startitem
- The \orm {pdfnoligatures} primitive is now \lpr {ignoreligaturesinfont}.
-\stopitem
-
-\startitem
- The \orm {pdfcopyfont} primitive is now \lpr {copyfont}.
-\stopitem
-
-\startitem
- The \orm {pdffontexpand} primitive is now \lpr {expandglyphsinfont}.
-\stopitem
-
-\startitem
- Because position tracking is also available in \DVI\ mode the \lpr {savepos},
- \lpr {lastxpos} and \lpr {lastypos} commands now replace their \type {pdf}
- prefixed originals.
-\stopitem
-
-\startitem
- The introspective primitives \type {\pdflastximagecolordepth} and \type
- {\pdfximagebbox} have been removed. One can use external applications to
- determine these properties or use the built|-|in \type {img} library.
-\stopitem
-
-\startitem
- The initializers \orm {pdfoutput} has been replaced by \lpr {outputmode} and
- \orm {pdfdraftmode} is now \lpr {draftmode}.
-\stopitem
-
-\startitem
- The pixel multiplier dimension \orm {pdfpxdimen} lost its prefix and is now
- called \lpr {pxdimen}.
-\stopitem
-
-\startitem
- An extra \orm {pdfimageaddfilename} option has been added that can be used to
- block writing the filename to the \PDF\ file.
-\stopitem
-
-\startitem
- The primitive \orm {pdftracingfonts} is now \lpr {tracingfonts} as it
- doesn't relate to the backend.
-\stopitem
-
-\startitem
- The experimental primitive \orm {pdfinsertht} is kept as \lpr {insertht}.
-\stopitem
-
-\startitem
- There is some more control over what metadata goes into the \PDF\ file.
-\stopitem
-
-\startitem
- The promotion of primitives to core primitives as well as the separation of
- font- and backend means that the initialization namespace \type {pdftex} is
- gone.
-\stopitem
-
-\stopitemize
-
-One change involves the so called xforms and ximages. In \PDFTEX\ these are
-implemented as so called whatsits. But contrary to other whatsits they have
-dimensions that need to be taken into account when for instance calculating
-optimal line breaks. In \LUATEX\ these are now promoted to a special type of rule
-nodes, which simplifies code that needs those dimensions.
-
-Another reason for promotion is that these are useful concepts. Backends can
-provide the ability to use content that has been rendered in several places, and
-images are also common. As already mentioned in \in {section}
-[sec:imagedandforms], we now have:
-
-\starttabulate[|l|l|]
-\DB \LUATEX \BC \PDFTEX \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \lpr {saveboxresource} \NC \orm {pdfxform} \NC \NR
-\NC \lpr {saveimageresource} \NC \orm {pdfximage} \NC \NR
-\NC \lpr {useboxresource} \NC \orm {pdfrefxform} \NC \NR
-\NC \lpr {useimageresource} \NC \orm {pdfrefximage} \NC \NR
-\NC \lpr {lastsavedboxresourceindex} \NC \orm {pdflastxform} \NC \NR
-\NC \lpr {lastsavedimageresourceindex} \NC \orm {pdflastximage} \NC \NR
-\NC \lpr {lastsavedimageresourcepages} \NC \orm {pdflastximagepages} \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-There are a few \lpr {pdffeedback} features that relate to this but these are
-typical backend specific ones. The index that gets returned is to be considered
-as \quote {just a number} and although it still has the same meaning (object
-related) as before, you should not depend on that.
-
-The protrusion detection mechanism is enhanced a bit to enable a bit more complex
-situations. When protrusion characters are identified some nodes are skipped:
-
-\startitemize[packed,columns,two]
-\startitem zero glue \stopitem
-\startitem penalties \stopitem
-\startitem empty discretionaries \stopitem
-\startitem normal zero kerns \stopitem
-\startitem rules with zero dimensions \stopitem
-\startitem math nodes with a surround of zero \stopitem
-\startitem dir nodes \stopitem
-\startitem empty horizontal lists \stopitem
-\startitem local par nodes \stopitem
-\startitem inserts, marks and adjusts \stopitem
-\startitem boundaries \stopitem
-\startitem whatsits \stopitem
-\stopitemize
-
-Because this can not be enough, you can also use a protrusion boundary node to
-make the next node being ignored. When the value is~1 or~3, the next node will be
-ignored in the test when locating a left boundary condition. When the value is~2
-or~3, the previous node will be ignored when locating a right boundary condition
-(the search goes from right to left). This permits protrusion combined with for
-instance content moved into the margin:
-
-\starttyping
-\protrusionboundary1\llap{!\quad}«Who needs protrusion?»
-\stoptyping
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title=Changes from \ALEPH\ RC4]
-
-\topicindex {\ALEPH}
-
-Because we wanted proper directional typesetting the \ALEPH\ mechanisms looked
-most attractive. These are rather close to the ones provided by \OMEGA, so what
-we say next applies to both these programs.
-
-\startitemize
-
-\startitem
- The extended 16-bit math primitives (\orm {omathcode} etc.) have been
- removed.
-\stopitem
-
-\startitem
- The \OCP\ processing has been removed completely and as a consequence, the
- following primitives have been removed: \orm {ocp}, \orm {externalocp}, \orm
- {ocplist}, \orm {pushocplist}, \orm {popocplist}, \orm {clearocplists}, \orm
- {addbeforeocplist}, \orm {addafterocplist}, \orm {removebeforeocplist}, \orm
- {removeafterocplist} and \orm {ocptracelevel}.
-\stopitem
-
-\startitem
- \LUATEX\ only understands 4~of the 16~direction specifiers of \ALEPH: \type
- {TLT} (latin), \type {TRT} (arabic), \type {RTT} (cjk), \type {LTL} (mongolian).
- All other direction specifiers generate an error. In addition to a keyword
- driven model we also provide an integer driven one.
-\stopitem
-
-\startitem
- The input translations from \ALEPH\ are not implemented, the related
- primitives are not available: \orm {DefaultInputMode}, \orm
- {noDefaultInputMode}, \orm {noInputMode}, \orm {InputMode}, \orm
- {DefaultOutputMode}, \orm {noDefaultOutputMode}, \orm {noOutputMode}, \orm
- {OutputMode}, \orm {DefaultInputTranslation}, \orm
- {noDefaultInputTranslation}, \orm {noInputTranslation}, \orm
- {InputTranslation}, \orm {DefaultOutputTranslation}, \orm
- {noDefaultOutputTranslation}, \orm {noOutputTranslation} and \orm
- {OutputTranslation}.
-\stopitem
-
-\startitem
- Several bugs have been fixed and confusing implementation details have been
- sorted out.
-\stopitem
-
-\startitem
- The scanner for direction specifications now allows an optional space after
- the direction is completely parsed.
-\stopitem
-
-\startitem
- The \type {^^} notation has been extended: after \type {^^^^} four
- hexadecimal characters are expected and after \type {^^^^^^} six hexadecimal
- characters have to be given. The original \TEX\ interpretation is still valid
- for the \type {^^} case but the four and six variants do no backtracking,
- i.e.\ when they are not followed by the right number of hexadecimal digits
- they issue an error message. Because \type{^^^} is a normal \TEX\ case, we
- don't support the odd number of \type {^^^^^} either.
-\stopitem
-
-\startitem
- Glues {\it immediately after} direction change commands are not legal
- breakpoints.
-\stopitem
-
-\startitem
- Several mechanisms that need to be right|-|to|-|left aware have been
- improved. For instance placement of formula numbers.
-\stopitem
-
-\startitem
- The page dimension related primitives \lpr {pagewidth} and \lpr {pageheight}
- have been promoted to core primitives. The \prm {hoffset} and \prm {voffset}
- primitives have been fixed.
-\stopitem
-
-\startitem
- The primitives \type {\charwd}, \type {\charht}, \type {\chardp} and \type
- {\charit} have been removed as we have the \ETEX\ variants \type
- {\fontchar*}.
-\stopitem
-
-\startitem
- The two dimension registers \lpr {pagerightoffset} and \lpr
- {pagebottomoffset} are now core primitives.
-\stopitem
-
-\startitem
- The direction related primitives \lpr {pagedir}, \lpr {bodydir}, \lpr
- {pardir}, \lpr {textdir}, \lpr {mathdir} and \lpr {boxdir} are now core
- primitives.
-\stopitem
-
-\startitem
- The promotion of primitives to core primitives as well as removing of all
- others means that the initialization namespace \type {aleph} that early
- versions of \LUATEX\ provided is gone.
-\stopitem
-
-\stopitemize
-
-The above let's itself summarize as: we took the 32 bit aspects and much of the
-directional mechanisms and merged it into the \PDFTEX\ code base as starting
-point for further development. Then we simplified directionality, fixed it and
-opened it up.
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title=Changes from standard \WEBC]
-
-\topicindex {\WEBC}
-
-The compilation framework is \WEBC\ and we keep using that but without the
-\PASCAL\ to \CCODE\ step. This framework also provides some common features that
-deal with reading bytes from files and locating files in \TDS. This is what we do
-different:
-
-\startitemize
-
-\startitem
- There is no mltex support.
-\stopitem
-
-\startitem
- There is no enctex support.
-\stopitem
-
-\startitem
- The following encoding related command line switches are silently ignored,
- even in non|-|\LUA\ mode: \type {-8bit}, \type {-translate-file}, \type
- {-mltex}, \type {-enc} and \type {-etex}.
-\stopitem
-
-\startitem
- The \prm {openout} whatsits are not written to the log file.
-\stopitem
-
-\startitem
- Some of the so|-|called \WEBC\ extensions are hard to set up in non|-|\KPSE\
- mode because \type {texmf.cnf} is not read: \type {shell-escape} is off (but
- that is not a problem because of \LUA's \type {os.execute}), and the paranoia
- checks on \type {openin} and \type {openout} do not happen. However, it is
- easy for a \LUA\ script to do this itself by overloading \type {io.open} and
- alike.
-\stopitem
-
-\startitem
- The \quote{E} option does not do anything useful.
-\stopitem
-
-\stopitemize
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\stopsection
-
-\startsection[reference=backendprimitives,title=The backend primitives]
-
-\startsubsection[title={Less primitives}]
-
-\topicindex {backend}
-\topicindex {\PDF+backend}
-
-In a previous section we mentioned that some \PDFTEX\ primitives were removed and
-others promoted to core \LUATEX\ primitives. That is only part of the story. In
-order to separate the backend specific primitives in de code these commands are
-now replaced by only a few. In traditional \TEX\ we only had the \DVI\ backend
-but now we have two: \DVI\ and \PDF. Additional functionality is implemented as
-\quote {extensions} in \TEX\ speak. By separating more strickly we are able to
-keep the core (frontend) clean and stable and isolate these extensions. If for
-some reason an extra backend option is needed, it can be implemented without
-touching the core. The three \PDF\ backend related primitives are:
-
-\starttyping
-\pdfextension command [specification]
-\pdfvariable name
-\pdffeedback name
-\stoptyping
-
-An extension triggers further parsing, depending on the command given. A variable is
-a (kind of) register and can be read and written, while a feedback is reporting
-something (as it comes from the backend it's normally a sequence of tokens).
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={\lpr{pdfextension}, \lpr {pdfvariable} and \lpr {pdffeedback}},reference=sec:pdfextensions]
-
-In order for \LUATEX\ to be more than just \TEX\ you need to enable primitives. That
-has already been the case right from the start. If you want the traditional \PDFTEX\
-primitives (for as far their functionality is still around) you now can do this:
-
-\starttyping
-\protected\def\pdfliteral {\pdfextension literal}
-\protected\def\pdfcolorstack {\pdfextension colorstack}
-\protected\def\pdfsetmatrix {\pdfextension setmatrix}
-\protected\def\pdfsave {\pdfextension save\relax}
-\protected\def\pdfrestore {\pdfextension restore\relax}
-\protected\def\pdfobj {\pdfextension obj }
-\protected\def\pdfrefobj {\pdfextension refobj }
-\protected\def\pdfannot {\pdfextension annot }
-\protected\def\pdfstartlink {\pdfextension startlink }
-\protected\def\pdfendlink {\pdfextension endlink\relax}
-\protected\def\pdfoutline {\pdfextension outline }
-\protected\def\pdfdest {\pdfextension dest }
-\protected\def\pdfthread {\pdfextension thread }
-\protected\def\pdfstartthread {\pdfextension startthread }
-\protected\def\pdfendthread {\pdfextension endthread\relax}
-\protected\def\pdfinfo {\pdfextension info }
-\protected\def\pdfcatalog {\pdfextension catalog }
-\protected\def\pdfnames {\pdfextension names }
-\protected\def\pdfincludechars {\pdfextension includechars }
-\protected\def\pdffontattr {\pdfextension fontattr }
-\protected\def\pdfmapfile {\pdfextension mapfile }
-\protected\def\pdfmapline {\pdfextension mapline }
-\protected\def\pdftrailer {\pdfextension trailer }
-\protected\def\pdfglyphtounicode {\pdfextension glyphtounicode }
-\stoptyping
-
-The introspective primitives can be defined as:
-
-\starttyping
-\def\pdftexversion {\numexpr\pdffeedback version\relax}
-\def\pdftexrevision {\pdffeedback revision}
-\def\pdflastlink {\numexpr\pdffeedback lastlink\relax}
-\def\pdfretval {\numexpr\pdffeedback retval\relax}
-\def\pdflastobj {\numexpr\pdffeedback lastobj\relax}
-\def\pdflastannot {\numexpr\pdffeedback lastannot\relax}
-\def\pdfxformname {\numexpr\pdffeedback xformname\relax}
-\def\pdfcreationdate {\pdffeedback creationdate}
-\def\pdffontname {\numexpr\pdffeedback fontname\relax}
-\def\pdffontobjnum {\numexpr\pdffeedback fontobjnum\relax}
-\def\pdffontsize {\dimexpr\pdffeedback fontsize\relax}
-\def\pdfpageref {\numexpr\pdffeedback pageref\relax}
-\def\pdfcolorstackinit {\pdffeedback colorstackinit}
-\stoptyping
-
-The configuration related registers have become:
-
-\starttyping
-\edef\pdfcompresslevel {\pdfvariable compresslevel}
-\edef\pdfobjcompresslevel {\pdfvariable objcompresslevel}
-\edef\pdfrecompress {\pdfvariable recompress}
-\edef\pdfdecimaldigits {\pdfvariable decimaldigits}
-\edef\pdfgamma {\pdfvariable gamma}
-\edef\pdfimageresolution {\pdfvariable imageresolution}
-\edef\pdfimageapplygamma {\pdfvariable imageapplygamma}
-\edef\pdfimagegamma {\pdfvariable imagegamma}
-\edef\pdfimagehicolor {\pdfvariable imagehicolor}
-\edef\pdfimageaddfilename {\pdfvariable imageaddfilename}
-\edef\pdfpkresolution {\pdfvariable pkresolution}
-\edef\pdfpkfixeddpi {\pdfvariable pkfixeddpi}
-\edef\pdfinclusioncopyfonts {\pdfvariable inclusioncopyfonts}
-\edef\pdfinclusionerrorlevel {\pdfvariable inclusionerrorlevel}
-\edef\pdfignoreunknownimages {\pdfvariable ignoreunknownimages}
-\edef\pdfgentounicode {\pdfvariable gentounicode}
-\edef\pdfomitcidset {\pdfvariable omitcidset}
-\edef\pdfomitcharset {\pdfvariable omitcharset}
-\edef\pdfpagebox {\pdfvariable pagebox}
-\edef\pdfminorversion {\pdfvariable minorversion}
-\edef\pdfuniqueresname {\pdfvariable uniqueresname}
-
-\edef\pdfhorigin {\pdfvariable horigin}
-\edef\pdfvorigin {\pdfvariable vorigin}
-\edef\pdflinkmargin {\pdfvariable linkmargin}
-\edef\pdfdestmargin {\pdfvariable destmargin}
-\edef\pdfthreadmargin {\pdfvariable threadmargin}
-\edef\pdfxformmargin {\pdfvariable xformmargin}
-
-\edef\pdfpagesattr {\pdfvariable pagesattr}
-\edef\pdfpageattr {\pdfvariable pageattr}
-\edef\pdfpageresources {\pdfvariable pageresources}
-\edef\pdfxformattr {\pdfvariable xformattr}
-\edef\pdfxformresources {\pdfvariable xformresources}
-\edef\pdfpkmode {\pdfvariable pkmode}
-
-\edef\pdfsuppressoptionalinfo {\pdfvariable suppressoptionalinfo }
-\edef\pdftrailerid {\pdfvariable trailerid }
-\stoptyping
-
-The variables are internal ones, so they are anonymous. When you ask for the
-meaning of a few previously defined ones:
-
-\starttyping
-\meaning\pdfhorigin
-\meaning\pdfcompresslevel
-\meaning\pdfpageattr
-\stoptyping
-
-you will get:
-
-\starttyping
-macro:->[internal backend dimension]
-macro:->[internal backend integer]
-macro:->[internal backend tokenlist]
-\stoptyping
-
-The \prm {edef} can also be a \prm {def} but it's a bit more efficient to expand
-the lookup related register beforehand.
-
-The backend is derived from \PDFTEX\ so the same syntax applies. However, the
-\type {outline} command accepts a \type {objnum} followed by a number. No
-checking takes place so when this is used it had better be a valid (flushed)
-object.
-
-In order to be (more or less) compatible with \PDFTEX\ we also support the option
-to suppress some info but we do so via a bitset:
-
-\starttyping
-\pdfvariable suppressoptionalinfo \numexpr
- 0
- + 1 % PTEX.FullBanner
- + 2 % PTEX.FileName
- + 4 % PTEX.PageNumber
- + 8 % PTEX.InfoDict
- + 16 % Creator
- + 32 % CreationDate
- + 64 % ModDate
- + 128 % Producer
- + 256 % Trapped
- + 512 % ID
-\relax
-\stoptyping
-
-In addition you can overload the trailer id, but we don't do any checking on
-validity, so you have to pass a valid array. The following is like the ones
-normally generated by the engine. You even need to include the brackets here!
-
-\starttyping
-\pdfvariable trailerid {[
- <FA052949448907805BA83C1E78896398>
- <FA052949448907805BA83C1E78896398>
-]}
-\stoptyping
-
-Although we started from a merge of \PDFTEX\ and \ALEPH, by now the code base as
-well as functionality has diverted from those parents. Here we show the options
-that can be passed to the extensions.
-
-\starttexsyntax
-\pdfextension literal
- [ direct | page | raw ] { tokens }
-\stoptexsyntax
-
-\starttexsyntax
-\pdfextension dest
- num integer | name { tokens }!crlf
- [ fitbh | fitbv | fitb | fith| fitv | fit |
- fitr <rule spec> | xyz [ zoom <integer> ]
-\stoptexsyntax
-
-\starttexsyntax
-\pdfextension annot
- reserveobjnum | useobjnum <integer>
- { tokens }
-\stoptexsyntax
-
-\starttexsyntax
-\pdfextension save
-\stoptexsyntax
-
-\starttexsyntax
-\pdfextension restore
-\stoptexsyntax
-
-\starttexsyntax
-\pdfextension setmatrix
- { tokens }
-\stoptexsyntax
-
-\starttexsyntax
-[ \immediate ] \pdfextension obj
- reserveobjnum
-\stoptexsyntax
-
-\starttexsyntax
-[ \immediate ] \pdfextension obj
- [ useobjnum <integer> ]
- [ uncompressed ]
- [ stream [ attr { tokens } ] ]
- [ file ]
- { tokens }
-\stoptexsyntax
-
-\starttexsyntax
-\pdfextension refobj
- <integer>
-\stoptexsyntax
-
-\starttexsyntax
-\pdfextension colorstack
- <integer>
- set { tokens } | push { tokens } | pop | current
-\stoptexsyntax
-
-\starttexsyntax
-\pdfextension startlink
- [ attr { tokens } ]
- user { tokens } | goto | thread
- [ file { tokens } ]
- [ page <integer> { tokens } | name { tokens } | num integer ]
- [ newwindow | nonewwindow ]
-\stoptexsyntax
-
-\starttexsyntax
-\pdfextension endlink
-\stoptexsyntax
-
-\starttexsyntax
-\pdfextension startthread
- num <integer> | name { tokens }
-\stoptexsyntax
-
-\starttexsyntax
-\pdfextension endthread
-\stoptexsyntax
-
-\starttexsyntax
-\pdfextension thread
- num <integer> | name { tokens }
-\stoptexsyntax
-
-\starttexsyntax
-\pdfextension outline
- [ attr { tokens } ]
- [ useobjnum <integer> ]
- [ count <integer> ]
- { tokens }
-\stoptexsyntax
-
-\starttexsyntax
-\pdfextension glyphtounicode
- { tokens }
- { tokens }
-\stoptexsyntax
-
-\starttexsyntax
-\pdfextension catalog
- { tokens }
- [ openaction
- user { tokens } | goto | thread
- [ file { tokens } ]
- [ page <integer> { tokens } | name { tokens } | num <integer> ]
- [ newwindow | nonewwindow ] ]
-\stoptexsyntax
-
-\starttexsyntax
-\pdfextension fontattr
- <integer>
- {tokens}
-\stoptexsyntax
-
-\starttexsyntax
-\pdfextension mapfile
- {tokens}
-\stoptexsyntax
-
-\starttexsyntax
-\pdfextension mapline
- {tokens}
-\stoptexsyntax
-
-\starttexsyntax
-\pdfextension includechars
- {tokens}
-\stoptexsyntax
-
-\starttexsyntax
-\pdfextension info
- {tokens}
-\stoptexsyntax
-
-\starttexsyntax
-\pdfextension names
- {tokens}
-\stoptexsyntax
-
-\starttexsyntax
-\pdfextension trailer
- {tokens}
-\stoptexsyntax
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={Defaults}]
-
-The engine sets the following defaults.
-
-\starttyping
-\pdfcompresslevel 9
-\pdfobjcompresslevel 1 % used: (0,9)
-\pdfrecompress 0 % mostly for debugging
-\pdfdecimaldigits 4 % used: (3,6)
-\pdfgamma 1000
-\pdfimageresolution 71
-\pdfimageapplygamma 0
-\pdfimagegamma 2200
-\pdfimagehicolor 1
-\pdfimageaddfilename 1
-\pdfpkresolution 72
-\pdfpkfixeddpi 0
-\pdfinclusioncopyfonts 0
-\pdfinclusionerrorlevel 0
-\pdfignoreunknownimages 0
-\pdfgentounicode 0
-\pdfomitcidset 0
-\pdfomitcharset 0
-\pdfpagebox 0
-\pdfminorversion 4
-\pdfuniqueresname 0
-
-\pdfhorigin 1in
-\pdfvorigin 1in
-\pdflinkmargin 0pt
-\pdfdestmargin 0pt
-\pdfthreadmargin 0pt
-\pdfxformmargin 0pt
-\stoptyping
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={Backward compatibility}]
-
-If you also want some backward compatibility, you can add:
-
-\starttyping
-\let\pdfpagewidth \pagewidth
-\let\pdfpageheight \pageheight
-
-\let\pdfadjustspacing \adjustspacing
-\let\pdfprotrudechars \protrudechars
-\let\pdfnoligatures \ignoreligaturesinfont
-\let\pdffontexpand \expandglyphsinfont
-\let\pdfcopyfont \copyfont
-
-\let\pdfxform \saveboxresource
-\let\pdflastxform \lastsavedboxresourceindex
-\let\pdfrefxform \useboxresource
-
-\let\pdfximage \saveimageresource
-\let\pdflastximage \lastsavedimageresourceindex
-\let\pdflastximagepages\lastsavedimageresourcepages
-\let\pdfrefximage \useimageresource
-
-\let\pdfsavepos \savepos
-\let\pdflastxpos \lastxpos
-\let\pdflastypos \lastypos
-
-\let\pdfoutput \outputmode
-\let\pdfdraftmode \draftmode
-
-\let\pdfpxdimen \pxdimen
-
-\let\pdfinsertht \insertht
-
-\let\pdfnormaldeviate \normaldeviate
-\let\pdfuniformdeviate \uniformdeviate
-\let\pdfsetrandomseed \setrandomseed
-\let\pdfrandomseed \randomseed
-
-\let\pdfprimitive \primitive
-\let\ifpdfprimitive \ifprimitive
-
-\let\ifpdfabsnum \ifabsnum
-\let\ifpdfabsdim \ifabsdim
-\stoptyping
-
-And even:
-
-\starttyping
-\newdimen\pdfeachlineheight
-\newdimen\pdfeachlinedepth
-\newdimen\pdflastlinedepth
-\newdimen\pdffirstlineheight
-\newdimen\pdfignoreddimen
-\stoptyping
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\stopsection
-
-\startsection[title=Directions]
-
-\topicindex {\OMEGA}
-\topicindex {\ALEPH}
-\topicindex {directions}
-
-\startsubsection[title={Four directions}]
-
-The directional model in \LUATEX\ is inherited from \OMEGA|/|\ALEPH\ but we tried
-to improve it a bit. At some point we played with recovery of modes but that was
-disabled later on when we found that it interfered with nested directions. That
-itself had as side effect that the node list was no longer balanced with respect
-to directional nodes which in turn can give side effects when a series of dir
-changes happens without grouping.
-
-When extending the \PDF\ backend to support directions some inconsistencies were
-found and as a result we decided to support only the four models that make sense
-\type {TLT} (latin), \type {TRT} (arabic), \type {RTT} (cjk) and \type {LTL}
-(mongolian).
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={How it works}]
-
-The approach is that we again make the list balanced but try to avoid some side
-effects. What happens is quite intuitive if we forget about spaces (turned into
-glue) but even there what happens makes sense if you look at it in detail.
-However that logic makes in|-|group switching kind of useless when no proper
-nested grouping is used: switching from right to left several times nested,
-results in spacing ending up after each other due to nested mirroring. Of course
-a sane macro package will manage this for the user but here we are discussing the
-low level dir injection.
-
-This is what happens:
-
-\starttyping
-\textdir TRT nur {\textdir TLT run \textdir TRT NUR} nur
-\stoptyping
-
-This becomes stepwise:
-
-\startnarrower
-\starttyping
-injected: [+TRT]nur {[+TLT]run [+TRT]NUR} nur
-balanced: [+TRT]nur {[+TLT]run [-TLT][+TRT]NUR[-TRT]} nur[-TRT]
-result : run {RUNrun } run
-\stoptyping
-\stopnarrower
-
-And this:
-
-\starttyping
-\textdir TRT nur {nur \textdir TLT run \textdir TRT NUR} nur
-\stoptyping
-
-becomes:
-
-\startnarrower
-\starttyping
-injected: [+TRT]nur {nur [+TLT]run [+TRT]NUR} nur
-balanced: [+TRT]nur {nur [+TLT]run [-TLT][+TRT]NUR[-TRT]} nur[-TRT]
-result : run {run RUNrun } run
-\stoptyping
-\stopnarrower
-
-Now, in the following examples watch where we put the braces:
-
-\startbuffer
-\textdir TRT nur {{\textdir TLT run} {\textdir TRT NUR}} nur
-\stopbuffer
-
-\typebuffer
-
-This becomes:
-
-\startnarrower
-\getbuffer
-\stopnarrower
-
-Compare this to:
-
-\startbuffer
-\textdir TRT nur {{\textdir TLT run }{\textdir TRT NUR}} nur
-\stopbuffer
-
-\typebuffer
-
-Which renders as:
-
-\startnarrower
-\getbuffer
-\stopnarrower
-
-So how do we deal with the next?
-
-\startbuffer
-\def\ltr{\textdir TLT\relax}
-\def\rtl{\textdir TRT\relax}
-
-run {\rtl nur {\ltr run \rtl NUR \ltr run \rtl NUR} nur}
-run {\ltr run {\rtl nur \ltr RUN \rtl nur \ltr RUN} run}
-\stopbuffer
-
-\typebuffer
-
-It gets typeset as:
-
-\startnarrower
-\startlines
-\getbuffer
-\stoplines
-\stopnarrower
-
-We could define the two helpers to look back, pick up a skip, remove it and
-inject it after the dir node. But that way we loose the subtype information that
-for some applications can be handy to be kept as|-|is. This is why we now have a
-variant of \lpr {textdir} which injects the balanced node before the skip.
-Instead of the previous definition we can use:
-
-\startbuffer[def]
-\def\ltr{\linedir TLT\relax}
-\def\rtl{\linedir TRT\relax}
-\stopbuffer
-
-\typebuffer[def]
-
-and this time:
-
-\startbuffer[txt]
-run {\rtl nur {\ltr run \rtl NUR \ltr run \rtl NUR} nur}
-run {\ltr run {\rtl nur \ltr RUN \rtl nur \ltr RUN} run}
-\stopbuffer
-
-\typebuffer[txt]
-
-comes out as a properly spaced:
-
-\startnarrower
-\startlines
-\getbuffer[def,txt]
-\stoplines
-\stopnarrower
-
-Anything more complex that this, like combination of skips and penalties, or
-kerns, should be handled in the input or macro package because there is no way we
-can predict the expected behaviour. In fact, the \lpr {linedir} is just a
-convenience extra which could also have been implemented using node list parsing.
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={Controlling glue with \lpr {breakafterdirmode}}]
-
-Glue after a dir node is ignored in the linebreak decision but you can bypass that
-by setting \lpr {breakafterdirmode} to~\type {1}. The following table shows the
-difference. Watch your spaces.
-
-\def\ShowSome#1{%
- \BC \type{#1}
- \NC \breakafterdirmode\zerocount\hsize\zeropoint#1
- \NC
- \NC \breakafterdirmode\plusone\hsize\zeropoint#1
- \NC
- \NC \NR
-}
-
-\starttabulate[|l|Tp(1pt)|w(5em)|Tp(1pt)|w(5em)|]
- \DB
- \BC \type{0}
- \NC
- \BC \type{1}
- \NC
- \NC \NR
- \TB
- \ShowSome{pre {\textdir TLT xxx} post}
- \ShowSome{pre {\textdir TLT xxx }post}
- \ShowSome{pre{ \textdir TLT xxx} post}
- \ShowSome{pre{ \textdir TLT xxx }post}
- \ShowSome{pre { \textdir TLT xxx } post}
- \ShowSome{pre {\textdir TLT\relax\space xxx} post}
- \LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={Controling parshapes with \lpr {shapemode}}]
-
-Another adaptation to the \ALEPH\ directional model is control over shapes driven
-by \prm {hangindent} and \prm {parshape}. This is controlled by a new parameter
-\lpr {shapemode}:
-
-\starttabulate[|c|l|l|]
-\DB value \BC \prm {hangindent} \BC \prm {parshape} \NC \NR
-\TB
-\BC \type{0} \NC normal \NC normal \NC \NR
-\BC \type{1} \NC mirrored \NC normal \NC \NR
-\BC \type{2} \NC normal \NC mirrored \NC \NR
-\BC \type{3} \NC mirrored \NC mirrored \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-The value is reset to zero (like \prm {hangindent} and \prm {parshape})
-after the paragraph is done with. You can use negative values to prevent
-this. In \in {figure} [fig:shapemode] a few examples are given.
-
-\startplacefigure[reference=fig:shapemode,title={The effect of \type {shapemode}.}]
- \startcombination[2*3]
- {\ruledvbox \bgroup \setuptolerance[verytolerant]
- \hsize .45\textwidth \switchtobodyfont[6pt]
- \pardir TLT \textdir TLT
- \hangindent 40pt \hangafter -3
- \leftskip10pt \input tufte \par
- \egroup} {TLT: hangindent}
- {\ruledvbox \bgroup \setuptolerance[verytolerant]
- \hsize .45\textwidth \switchtobodyfont[6pt]
- \pardir TLT \textdir TLT
- \parshape 4 0pt .8\hsize 10pt .8\hsize 20pt .8\hsize 0pt \hsize
- \input tufte \par
- \egroup} {TLT: parshape}
- {\ruledvbox \bgroup \setuptolerance[verytolerant]
- \hsize .45\textwidth \switchtobodyfont[6pt]
- \pardir TRT \textdir TRT
- \hangindent 40pt \hangafter -3
- \leftskip10pt \input tufte \par
- \egroup} {TRT: hangindent mode 0}
- {\ruledvbox \bgroup \setuptolerance[verytolerant]
- \hsize .45\textwidth \switchtobodyfont[6pt]
- \pardir TRT \textdir TRT
- \parshape 4 0pt .8\hsize 10pt .8\hsize 20pt .8\hsize 0pt \hsize
- \input tufte \par
- \egroup} {TRT: parshape mode 0}
- {\ruledvbox \bgroup \setuptolerance[verytolerant]
- \hsize .45\textwidth \switchtobodyfont[6pt]
- \shapemode=3
- \pardir TRT \textdir TRT
- \hangindent 40pt \hangafter -3
- \leftskip10pt \input tufte \par
- \egroup} {TRT: hangindent mode 1 & 3}
- {\ruledvbox \bgroup \setuptolerance[verytolerant]
- \hsize .45\textwidth \switchtobodyfont[6pt]
- \shapemode=3
- \pardir TRT \textdir TRT
- \parshape 4 0pt .8\hsize 10pt .8\hsize 20pt .8\hsize 0pt \hsize
- \input tufte \par
- \egroup} {TRT: parshape mode 2 & 3}
- \stopcombination
-\stopplacefigure
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={Symbols or numbers}]
-
-Internally the implementation is different from \ALEPH. First of all we use no
-whatsits but dedicated nodes, but also we have only 4 directions that are mapped
-onto 4 numbers. A text direction node can mark the start or end of a sequence of
-nodes, and therefore has two states. At the \TEX\ end we don't see these states
-because \TEX\ itself will add proper end state nodes if needed.
-
-The symbolic names \type {TLT}, \type {TRT}, etc.\ originate in \OMEGA. In
-\LUATEX\ we also have a number based model which sometimes makes more sense.
-
-\starttabulate[|c|l|l|]
-\DB value \BC equivalent \NC \NR
-\TB
-\BC \type {0} \NC TLT \NC \NR
-\BC \type {1} \NC TRT \NC \NR
-\BC \type {2} \NC LTL \NC \NR
-\BC \type {3} \NC RTT \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-We support the \OMEGA\ primitives \orm {textdir}, \orm {pardir}, \orm {pagedir},
-\orm {pardir} and \orm {mathdir}. These accept three character keywords. The
-primitives that set the direction by number are: \lpr {textdirection}, \lpr
-{pardirection}, \lpr {pagedirection} and \lpr {bodydirection} and \lpr
-{mathdirection}. When specifying a direction for a box you can use \type {bdir}
-instead of \type {dir}.
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\stopsection
-
-\startsection[title=Implementation notes]
-
-\startsubsection[title=Memory allocation]
-
-\topicindex {memory}
-
-The single internal memory heap that traditional \TEX\ used for tokens and nodes
-is split into two separate arrays. Each of these will grow dynamically when
-needed.
-
-The \type {texmf.cnf} settings related to main memory are no longer used (these
-are: \type {main_memory}, \type {mem_bot}, \type {extra_mem_top} and \type
-{extra_mem_bot}). \quote {Out of main memory} errors can still occur, but the
-limiting factor is now the amount of RAM in your system, not a predefined limit.
-
-Also, the memory (de)allocation routines for nodes are completely rewritten. The
-relevant code now lives in the C file \type {texnode.c}, and basically uses a
-dozen or so \quote {avail} lists instead of a doubly|-|linked model. An extra
-function layer is added so that the code can ask for nodes by type instead of
-directly requisitioning a certain amount of memory words.
-
-Because of the split into two arrays and the resulting differences in the data
-structures, some of the macros have been duplicated. For instance, there are now
-\type {vlink} and \type {vinfo} as well as \type {token_link} and \type
-{token_info}. All access to the variable memory array is now hidden behind a
-macro called \type {vmem}. We mention this because using the \TEX book as
-reference is still quite valid but not for memory related details. Another
-significant detail is that we have double linked node lists and that most nodes
-carry more data.
-
-The input line buffer and pool size are now also reallocated when needed, and the
-\type {texmf.cnf} settings \type {buf_size} and \type {pool_size} are silently
-ignored.
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title=Sparse arrays]
-
-The \prm {mathcode}, \prm {delcode}, \prm {catcode}, \prm {sfcode}, \prm {lccode}
-and \prm {uccode} (and the new \lpr {hjcode}) tables are now sparse arrays that
-are implemented in~\CCODE. They are no longer part of the \TEX\ \quote
-{equivalence table} and because each had 1.1 million entries with a few memory
-words each, this makes a major difference in memory usage. Performance is not
-really hurt by this.
-
-The \prm {catcode}, \prm {sfcode}, \prm {lccode}, \prm {uccode} and \lpr {hjcode}
-assignments don't show up when using the \ETEX\ tracing routines \prm
-{tracingassigns} and \prm {tracingrestores} but we don't see that as a real
-limitation.
-
-A side|-|effect of the current implementation is that \prm {global} is now more
-expensive in terms of processing than non|-|global assignments but not many users
-will notice that.
-
-The glyph ids within a font are also managed by means of a sparse array as glyph
-ids can go up to index $2^{21}-1$ but these are never accessed directly so again
-users will not notice this.
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title=Simple single|-|character csnames]
-
-\topicindex {csnames}
-
-Single|-|character commands are no longer treated specially in the internals,
-they are stored in the hash just like the multiletter csnames.
-
-The code that displays control sequences explicitly checks if the length is one
-when it has to decide whether or not to add a trailing space.
-
-Active characters are internally implemented as a special type of multi|-|letter
-control sequences that uses a prefix that is otherwise impossible to obtain.
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title=The compressed format file]
-
-\topicindex {format}
-
-The format is passed through \type {zlib}, allowing it to shrink to roughly half
-of the size it would have had in uncompressed form. This takes a bit more \CPU\
-cycles but much less disk \IO, so it should still be faster. We use a level~3
-compression which we found to be the optimal trade|-|off between filesize and
-decompression speed.
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title=Binary file reading]
-
-\topicindex {files+binary}
-
-All of the internal code is changed in such a way that if one of the \type
-{read_xxx_file} callbacks is not set, then the file is read by a \CCODE\ function
-using basically the same convention as the callback: a single read into a buffer
-big enough to hold the entire file contents. While this uses more memory than the
-previous code (that mostly used \type {getc} calls), it can be quite a bit faster
-(depending on your \IO\ subsystem).
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title=Tabs and spaces]
-
-\topicindex {space}
-\topicindex {newline}
-
-We conform to the way other \TEX\ engines handle trailing tabs and spaces. For
-decades trailing tabs and spaces (before a newline) were removed from the input
-but this behaviour was changed in September 2017 to only handle spaces. We are
-aware that this can introduce compatibility issues in existing workflows but
-because we don't want too many differences with upstream \TEXLIVE\ we just follow
-up on that patch (which is a functional one and not really a fix). It is up to
-macro packages maintainers to deal with possible compatibility issues and in
-\LUATEX\ they can do so via the callbacks that deal with reading from files.
-
-The previous behaviour was a known side effect and (as that kind of input
-normally comes from generated sources) it was normally dealt with by adding a
-comment token to the line in case the spaces and|/|or tabs were intentional and
-to be kept. We are aware of the fact that this contradicts some of our other
-choices but consistency with other engines and the fact that in \KPSE\ mode a
-common file \IO\ layer is used can have a side effect of breaking compatibility.
-We still stick to our view that at the log level we can (and might be) more
-incompatible. We already expose some more details.
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\stopsection
-
-\stopchapter
-
-\stopcomponent
+% language=uk + +\environment luatex-style + +\startcomponent luatex-modifications + +\startchapter[reference=modifications,title={Modifications}] + +\startsection[title=The merged engines] + +\startsubsection[title=The need for change] + +\topicindex {engines} +\topicindex {history} + +The first version of \LUATEX\ only had a few extra primitives and it was largely +the same as \PDFTEX. Then we merged substantial parts of \ALEPH\ into the code +and got more primitives. When we got more stable the decision was made to clean +up the rather hybrid nature of the program. This means that some primitives have +been promoted to core primitives, often with a different name, and that others +were removed. This made it possible to start cleaning up the code base. In \in +{chapter} [enhancements] we discussed some new primitives, here we will cover +most of the adapted ones. + +Besides the expected changes caused by new functionality, there are a number of +not|-|so|-|expected changes. These are sometimes a side|-|effect of a new +(conflicting) feature, or, more often than not, a change necessary to clean up +the internal interfaces. These will also be mentioned. + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title=Changes from \TEX\ 3.1415926] + +\topicindex {\TEX} + +Of course it all starts with traditional \TEX. Even if we started with \PDFTEX, +most still comes from the original. But we divert a bit. + +\startitemize + +\startitem + The current code base is written in \CCODE, not \PASCAL. We use \CWEB\ when + possible. As a consequence instead of one large file plus change files, we + now have multiple files organized in categories like \type {tex}, \type + {pdf}, \type {lang}, \type {font}, \type {lua}, etc. There are some artifacts + of the conversion to \CCODE, but in due time we will clean up the source code + and make sure that the documentation is done right. Many files are in the + \CWEB\ format, but others, like those interfacing to \LUA, are \CCODE\ files. + Of course we want to stay as close as possible to the original so that the + documentation of the fundamentals behind \TEX\ by Don Knuth still applies. +\stopitem + +\startitem + See \in {chapter} [languages] for many small changes related to paragraph + building, language handling and hyphenation. The most important change is + that adding a brace group in the middle of a word (like in \type {of{}fice}) + does not prevent ligature creation. +\stopitem + +\startitem + There is no pool file, all strings are embedded during compilation. +\stopitem + +\startitem + The specifier \type {plus 1 fillll} does not generate an error. The extra + \quote{l} is simply typeset. +\stopitem + +\startitem + The upper limit to \prm {endlinechar} and \prm {newlinechar} is 127. +\stopitem + +\startitem + Magnification (\prm {mag}) is only supported in \DVI\ output mode. You can + set this parameter and it even works with \type {true} units till you switch + to \PDF\ output mode. When you use \PDF\ output you can best not touch the + \prm {mag} variable. This fuzzy behaviour is not much different from using + \PDF\ backend related functionality while eventually \DVI\ output is + required. + + After the output mode has been frozen (normally that happens when the first + page is shipped out) or when \PDF\ output is enabled, the \type {true} + specification is ignored. When you preload a plain format adapted to + \LUATEX\ it can be that the \prm {mag} parameter already has been set. +\stopitem + +\stopitemize + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title=Changes from \ETEX\ 2.2] + +\topicindex {\ETEX} + +Being the de factor standard extension of course we provide the \ETEX\ +functionality, but with a few small adaptations. + +\startitemize + +\startitem + The \ETEX\ functionality is always present and enabled so the prepended + asterisk or \type {-etex} switch for \INITEX\ is not needed. +\stopitem + +\startitem + The \TEXXET\ extension is not present, so the primitives \type + {\TeXXeTstate}, \type {\beginR}, \type {\beginL}, \type {\endR} and \type + {\endL} are missing. Instead we used the \OMEGA/\ALEPH\ approach to + directionality as starting point. +\stopitem + +\startitem + Some of the tracing information that is output by \ETEX's \prm + {tracingassigns} and \prm {tracingrestores} is not there. +\stopitem + +\startitem + Register management in \LUATEX\ uses the \OMEGA/\ALEPH\ model, so the maximum + value is 65535 and the implementation uses a flat array instead of the mixed + flat & sparse model from \ETEX. +\stopitem + +\startitem + When kpathsea is used to find files, \LUATEX\ uses the \type {ofm} file + format to search for font metrics. In turn, this means that \LUATEX\ looks at + the \type {OFMFONTS} configuration variable (like \OMEGA\ and \ALEPH) instead + of \type {TFMFONTS} (like \TEX\ and \PDFTEX). Likewise for virtual fonts + (\LUATEX\ uses the variable \type {OVFFONTS} instead of \type {VFFONTS}). +\stopitem + +\startitem + The primitives that report a stretch or shrink order report a value in a + convenient range zero upto four. Because some macro packages can break on + that we also provide \type {\eTeXgluestretchorder} and \type + {\eTeXglueshrinkorder} which report values compatible with \ETEX. The (new) + \type {fi} value is reported as \type {-1} (so when used in an \type + {\ifcase} test that value makes one end up in the \type {\else}). +\stopitem + +\stopitemize + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title=Changes from \PDFTEX\ 1.40] + +\topicindex {\PDFTEX} + +Because we want to produce \PDF\ the most natural starting point was the popular +\PDFTEX\ program. We inherit the stable features, dropped most of the +experimental code and promoted some functionality to core \LUATEX\ functionality +which in turn triggered renaming primitives. + +For compatibility reasons we still refer to \type {\pdf...} commands but \LUATEX\ +has a different backend interface. Instead of these primitives there are three +interfacing primitives: \lpr {pdfextension}, \lpr {pdfvariable} and \lpr +{pdffeedback} that take keywords and optional further arguments (below we will +still use the \tex {pdf} prefix names as reference). This way we can extend the +features when needed but don't need to adapt the core engine. The front- and +backend are decoupled as much as possible. + +\startitemize + +\startitem + The (experimental) support for snap nodes has been removed, because it is + much more natural to build this functionality on top of node processing and + attributes. The associated primitives that are gone are: \orm + {pdfsnaprefpoint}, \orm {pdfsnapy}, and \orm {pdfsnapycomp}. +\stopitem + +\startitem + The (experimental) support for specialized spacing around nodes has also been + removed. The associated primitives that are gone are: \orm + {pdfadjustinterwordglue}, \orm {pdfprependkern}, and \orm {pdfappendkern}, as + well as the five supporting primitives \orm {knbscode}, \orm {stbscode}, \orm + {shbscode}, \orm {knbccode}, and \orm {knaccode}. +\stopitem + +\startitem + A number of \quote {\PDFTEX\ primitives} have been removed as they can be + implemented using \LUA: \orm {pdfelapsedtime}, \orm {pdfescapehex}, \orm + {pdfescapename}, \orm {pdfescapestring}, \orm {pdffiledump}, \orm + {pdffilemoddate}, \orm {pdffilesize}, \orm {pdfforcepagebox}, \orm + {pdflastmatch}, \orm {pdfmatch}, \orm {pdfmdfivesum}, \orm {pdfmovechars}, + \orm {pdfoptionalwaysusepdfpagebox}, \orm {pdfoptionpdfinclusionerrorlevel}, + \orm {pdfresettimer}, \orm {pdfshellescape}, \orm {pdfstrcmp} and \orm + {pdfunescapehex}. +\stopitem + +\startitem + The version related primitives \orm {pdftexbanner}, \orm {pdftexversion} + and \orm {pdftexrevision} are no longer present as there is no longer a + relationship with \PDFTEX\ development. +\stopitem + +\startitem + The experimental snapper mechanism has been removed and therefore also the + primitives \orm {pdfignoreddimen}, \orm {pdffirstlineheight}, \orm + {pdfeachlineheight}, \orm {pdfeachlinedepth} and \orm {pdflastlinedepth}. +\stopitem + +\startitem + The experimental primitives \lpr {primitive}, \lpr {ifprimitive}, \lpr + {ifabsnum} and \lpr {ifabsdim} are promoted to core primitives. The \type + {\pdf*} prefixed originals are not available. +\stopitem + +\startitem + Because \LUATEX\ has a different subsystem for managing images, more + diversion from its ancestor happened in the meantime. We don't adapt to + changes in \PDFTEX. +\stopitem + +\startitem + Two extra token lists are provided, \orm {pdfxformresources} and \orm + {pdfxformattr}, as an alternative to \orm {pdfxform} keywords. +\stopitem + +\startitem + Image specifications also support \type {visiblefilename}, \type + {userpassword} and \type {ownerpassword}. The password options are only + relevant for encrypted \PDF\ files. +\stopitem + +\startitem + The current version of \LUATEX\ no longer replaces and|/|or merges fonts in + embedded \PDF\ files with fonts of the enveloping \PDF\ document. This + regression may be temporary, depending on how the rewritten font backend will + look like. +\stopitem + +\startitem + The primitives \orm {pdfpagewidth} and \orm {pdfpageheight} have been removed + because \lpr {pagewidth} and \lpr {pageheight} have that purpose. +\stopitem + +\startitem + The primitives \orm {pdfnormaldeviate}, \orm {pdfuniformdeviate}, \orm + {pdfsetrandomseed} and \orm {pdfrandomseed} have been promoted to core + primitives without \type {pdf} prefix so the original commands are no longer + recognized. +\stopitem + +\startitem + The primitives \lpr {ifincsname}, \lpr {expanded} and \lpr {quitvmode} + are now core primitives. +\stopitem + +\startitem + As the hz and protrusion mechanism are part of the core the related + primitives \lpr {lpcode}, \lpr {rpcode}, \lpr {efcode}, \lpr + {leftmarginkern}, \lpr {rightmarginkern} are promoted to core primitives. The + two commands \lpr {protrudechars} and \lpr {adjustspacing} replace their + prefixed with \type {\pdf} originals. +\stopitem + +\startitem + The hz optimization code has been partially redone so that we no longer need + to create extra font instances. The front- and backend have been decoupled + and more efficient (\PDF) code is generated. +\stopitem + +\startitem + When \lpr {adjustspacing} has value~2, hz optimization will be applied to + glyphs and kerns. When the value is~3, only glyphs will be treated. A value + smaller than~2 disables this feature. +\stopitem + +\startitem + The \lpr {tagcode} primitive is promoted to core primitive. +\stopitem + +\startitem + The \lpr {letterspacefont} feature is now part of the core but will not be + changed (improved). We just provide it for legacy use. +\stopitem + +\startitem + The \orm {pdfnoligatures} primitive is now \lpr {ignoreligaturesinfont}. +\stopitem + +\startitem + The \orm {pdfcopyfont} primitive is now \lpr {copyfont}. +\stopitem + +\startitem + The \orm {pdffontexpand} primitive is now \lpr {expandglyphsinfont}. +\stopitem + +\startitem + Because position tracking is also available in \DVI\ mode the \lpr {savepos}, + \lpr {lastxpos} and \lpr {lastypos} commands now replace their \type {pdf} + prefixed originals. +\stopitem + +\startitem + The introspective primitives \type {\pdflastximagecolordepth} and \type + {\pdfximagebbox} have been removed. One can use external applications to + determine these properties or use the built|-|in \type {img} library. +\stopitem + +\startitem + The initializers \orm {pdfoutput} has been replaced by \lpr {outputmode} and + \orm {pdfdraftmode} is now \lpr {draftmode}. +\stopitem + +\startitem + The pixel multiplier dimension \orm {pdfpxdimen} lost its prefix and is now + called \lpr {pxdimen}. +\stopitem + +\startitem + An extra \orm {pdfimageaddfilename} option has been added that can be used to + block writing the filename to the \PDF\ file. +\stopitem + +\startitem + The primitive \orm {pdftracingfonts} is now \lpr {tracingfonts} as it + doesn't relate to the backend. +\stopitem + +\startitem + The experimental primitive \orm {pdfinsertht} is kept as \lpr {insertht}. +\stopitem + +\startitem + There is some more control over what metadata goes into the \PDF\ file. +\stopitem + +\startitem + The promotion of primitives to core primitives as well as the separation of + font- and backend means that the initialization namespace \type {pdftex} is + gone. +\stopitem + +\stopitemize + +One change involves the so called xforms and ximages. In \PDFTEX\ these are +implemented as so called whatsits. But contrary to other whatsits they have +dimensions that need to be taken into account when for instance calculating +optimal line breaks. In \LUATEX\ these are now promoted to a special type of rule +nodes, which simplifies code that needs those dimensions. + +Another reason for promotion is that these are useful concepts. Backends can +provide the ability to use content that has been rendered in several places, and +images are also common. As already mentioned in \in {section} +[sec:imagedandforms], we now have: + +\starttabulate[|l|l|] +\DB \LUATEX \BC \PDFTEX \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \lpr {saveboxresource} \NC \orm {pdfxform} \NC \NR +\NC \lpr {saveimageresource} \NC \orm {pdfximage} \NC \NR +\NC \lpr {useboxresource} \NC \orm {pdfrefxform} \NC \NR +\NC \lpr {useimageresource} \NC \orm {pdfrefximage} \NC \NR +\NC \lpr {lastsavedboxresourceindex} \NC \orm {pdflastxform} \NC \NR +\NC \lpr {lastsavedimageresourceindex} \NC \orm {pdflastximage} \NC \NR +\NC \lpr {lastsavedimageresourcepages} \NC \orm {pdflastximagepages} \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +There are a few \lpr {pdffeedback} features that relate to this but these are +typical backend specific ones. The index that gets returned is to be considered +as \quote {just a number} and although it still has the same meaning (object +related) as before, you should not depend on that. + +The protrusion detection mechanism is enhanced a bit to enable a bit more complex +situations. When protrusion characters are identified some nodes are skipped: + +\startitemize[packed,columns,two] +\startitem zero glue \stopitem +\startitem penalties \stopitem +\startitem empty discretionaries \stopitem +\startitem normal zero kerns \stopitem +\startitem rules with zero dimensions \stopitem +\startitem math nodes with a surround of zero \stopitem +\startitem dir nodes \stopitem +\startitem empty horizontal lists \stopitem +\startitem local par nodes \stopitem +\startitem inserts, marks and adjusts \stopitem +\startitem boundaries \stopitem +\startitem whatsits \stopitem +\stopitemize + +Because this can not be enough, you can also use a protrusion boundary node to +make the next node being ignored. When the value is~1 or~3, the next node will be +ignored in the test when locating a left boundary condition. When the value is~2 +or~3, the previous node will be ignored when locating a right boundary condition +(the search goes from right to left). This permits protrusion combined with for +instance content moved into the margin: + +\starttyping +\protrusionboundary1\llap{!\quad}«Who needs protrusion?» +\stoptyping + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title=Changes from \ALEPH\ RC4] + +\topicindex {\ALEPH} + +Because we wanted proper directional typesetting the \ALEPH\ mechanisms looked +most attractive. These are rather close to the ones provided by \OMEGA, so what +we say next applies to both these programs. + +\startitemize + +\startitem + The extended 16-bit math primitives (\orm {omathcode} etc.) have been + removed. +\stopitem + +\startitem + The \OCP\ processing has been removed completely and as a consequence, the + following primitives have been removed: \orm {ocp}, \orm {externalocp}, \orm + {ocplist}, \orm {pushocplist}, \orm {popocplist}, \orm {clearocplists}, \orm + {addbeforeocplist}, \orm {addafterocplist}, \orm {removebeforeocplist}, \orm + {removeafterocplist} and \orm {ocptracelevel}. +\stopitem + +\startitem + \LUATEX\ only understands 4~of the 16~direction specifiers of \ALEPH: \type + {TLT} (latin), \type {TRT} (arabic), \type {RTT} (cjk), \type {LTL} (mongolian). + All other direction specifiers generate an error. In addition to a keyword + driven model we also provide an integer driven one. +\stopitem + +\startitem + The input translations from \ALEPH\ are not implemented, the related + primitives are not available: \orm {DefaultInputMode}, \orm + {noDefaultInputMode}, \orm {noInputMode}, \orm {InputMode}, \orm + {DefaultOutputMode}, \orm {noDefaultOutputMode}, \orm {noOutputMode}, \orm + {OutputMode}, \orm {DefaultInputTranslation}, \orm + {noDefaultInputTranslation}, \orm {noInputTranslation}, \orm + {InputTranslation}, \orm {DefaultOutputTranslation}, \orm + {noDefaultOutputTranslation}, \orm {noOutputTranslation} and \orm + {OutputTranslation}. +\stopitem + +\startitem + Several bugs have been fixed and confusing implementation details have been + sorted out. +\stopitem + +\startitem + The scanner for direction specifications now allows an optional space after + the direction is completely parsed. +\stopitem + +\startitem + The \type {^^} notation has been extended: after \type {^^^^} four + hexadecimal characters are expected and after \type {^^^^^^} six hexadecimal + characters have to be given. The original \TEX\ interpretation is still valid + for the \type {^^} case but the four and six variants do no backtracking, + i.e.\ when they are not followed by the right number of hexadecimal digits + they issue an error message. Because \type{^^^} is a normal \TEX\ case, we + don't support the odd number of \type {^^^^^} either. +\stopitem + +\startitem + Glues {\it immediately after} direction change commands are not legal + breakpoints. +\stopitem + +\startitem + Several mechanisms that need to be right|-|to|-|left aware have been + improved. For instance placement of formula numbers. +\stopitem + +\startitem + The page dimension related primitives \lpr {pagewidth} and \lpr {pageheight} + have been promoted to core primitives. The \prm {hoffset} and \prm {voffset} + primitives have been fixed. +\stopitem + +\startitem + The primitives \type {\charwd}, \type {\charht}, \type {\chardp} and \type + {\charit} have been removed as we have the \ETEX\ variants \type + {\fontchar*}. +\stopitem + +\startitem + The two dimension registers \lpr {pagerightoffset} and \lpr + {pagebottomoffset} are now core primitives. +\stopitem + +\startitem + The direction related primitives \lpr {pagedir}, \lpr {bodydir}, \lpr + {pardir}, \lpr {textdir}, \lpr {mathdir} and \lpr {boxdir} are now core + primitives. +\stopitem + +\startitem + The promotion of primitives to core primitives as well as removing of all + others means that the initialization namespace \type {aleph} that early + versions of \LUATEX\ provided is gone. +\stopitem + +\stopitemize + +The above let's itself summarize as: we took the 32 bit aspects and much of the +directional mechanisms and merged it into the \PDFTEX\ code base as starting +point for further development. Then we simplified directionality, fixed it and +opened it up. + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title=Changes from standard \WEBC] + +\topicindex {\WEBC} + +The compilation framework is \WEBC\ and we keep using that but without the +\PASCAL\ to \CCODE\ step. This framework also provides some common features that +deal with reading bytes from files and locating files in \TDS. This is what we do +different: + +\startitemize + +\startitem + There is no mltex support. +\stopitem + +\startitem + There is no enctex support. +\stopitem + +\startitem + The following encoding related command line switches are silently ignored, + even in non|-|\LUA\ mode: \type {-8bit}, \type {-translate-file}, \type + {-mltex}, \type {-enc} and \type {-etex}. +\stopitem + +\startitem + The \prm {openout} whatsits are not written to the log file. +\stopitem + +\startitem + Some of the so|-|called \WEBC\ extensions are hard to set up in non|-|\KPSE\ + mode because \type {texmf.cnf} is not read: \type {shell-escape} is off (but + that is not a problem because of \LUA's \type {os.execute}), and the paranoia + checks on \type {openin} and \type {openout} do not happen. However, it is + easy for a \LUA\ script to do this itself by overloading \type {io.open} and + alike. +\stopitem + +\startitem + The \quote{E} option does not do anything useful. +\stopitem + +\stopitemize + +\stopsubsection + +\stopsection + +\startsection[reference=backendprimitives,title=The backend primitives] + +\startsubsection[title={Less primitives}] + +\topicindex {backend} +\topicindex {\PDF+backend} + +In a previous section we mentioned that some \PDFTEX\ primitives were removed and +others promoted to core \LUATEX\ primitives. That is only part of the story. In +order to separate the backend specific primitives in de code these commands are +now replaced by only a few. In traditional \TEX\ we only had the \DVI\ backend +but now we have two: \DVI\ and \PDF. Additional functionality is implemented as +\quote {extensions} in \TEX\ speak. By separating more strickly we are able to +keep the core (frontend) clean and stable and isolate these extensions. If for +some reason an extra backend option is needed, it can be implemented without +touching the core. The three \PDF\ backend related primitives are: + +\starttyping +\pdfextension command [specification] +\pdfvariable name +\pdffeedback name +\stoptyping + +An extension triggers further parsing, depending on the command given. A variable is +a (kind of) register and can be read and written, while a feedback is reporting +something (as it comes from the backend it's normally a sequence of tokens). + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={\lpr{pdfextension}, \lpr {pdfvariable} and \lpr {pdffeedback}},reference=sec:pdfextensions] + +In order for \LUATEX\ to be more than just \TEX\ you need to enable primitives. That +has already been the case right from the start. If you want the traditional \PDFTEX\ +primitives (for as far their functionality is still around) you now can do this: + +\starttyping +\protected\def\pdfliteral {\pdfextension literal} +\protected\def\pdfcolorstack {\pdfextension colorstack} +\protected\def\pdfsetmatrix {\pdfextension setmatrix} +\protected\def\pdfsave {\pdfextension save\relax} +\protected\def\pdfrestore {\pdfextension restore\relax} +\protected\def\pdfobj {\pdfextension obj } +\protected\def\pdfrefobj {\pdfextension refobj } +\protected\def\pdfannot {\pdfextension annot } +\protected\def\pdfstartlink {\pdfextension startlink } +\protected\def\pdfendlink {\pdfextension endlink\relax} +\protected\def\pdfoutline {\pdfextension outline } +\protected\def\pdfdest {\pdfextension dest } +\protected\def\pdfthread {\pdfextension thread } +\protected\def\pdfstartthread {\pdfextension startthread } +\protected\def\pdfendthread {\pdfextension endthread\relax} +\protected\def\pdfinfo {\pdfextension info } +\protected\def\pdfcatalog {\pdfextension catalog } +\protected\def\pdfnames {\pdfextension names } +\protected\def\pdfincludechars {\pdfextension includechars } +\protected\def\pdffontattr {\pdfextension fontattr } +\protected\def\pdfmapfile {\pdfextension mapfile } +\protected\def\pdfmapline {\pdfextension mapline } +\protected\def\pdftrailer {\pdfextension trailer } +\protected\def\pdfglyphtounicode {\pdfextension glyphtounicode } +\stoptyping + +The introspective primitives can be defined as: + +\starttyping +\def\pdftexversion {\numexpr\pdffeedback version\relax} +\def\pdftexrevision {\pdffeedback revision} +\def\pdflastlink {\numexpr\pdffeedback lastlink\relax} +\def\pdfretval {\numexpr\pdffeedback retval\relax} +\def\pdflastobj {\numexpr\pdffeedback lastobj\relax} +\def\pdflastannot {\numexpr\pdffeedback lastannot\relax} +\def\pdfxformname {\numexpr\pdffeedback xformname\relax} +\def\pdfcreationdate {\pdffeedback creationdate} +\def\pdffontname {\numexpr\pdffeedback fontname\relax} +\def\pdffontobjnum {\numexpr\pdffeedback fontobjnum\relax} +\def\pdffontsize {\dimexpr\pdffeedback fontsize\relax} +\def\pdfpageref {\numexpr\pdffeedback pageref\relax} +\def\pdfcolorstackinit {\pdffeedback colorstackinit} +\stoptyping + +The configuration related registers have become: + +\starttyping +\edef\pdfcompresslevel {\pdfvariable compresslevel} +\edef\pdfobjcompresslevel {\pdfvariable objcompresslevel} +\edef\pdfrecompress {\pdfvariable recompress} +\edef\pdfdecimaldigits {\pdfvariable decimaldigits} +\edef\pdfgamma {\pdfvariable gamma} +\edef\pdfimageresolution {\pdfvariable imageresolution} +\edef\pdfimageapplygamma {\pdfvariable imageapplygamma} +\edef\pdfimagegamma {\pdfvariable imagegamma} +\edef\pdfimagehicolor {\pdfvariable imagehicolor} +\edef\pdfimageaddfilename {\pdfvariable imageaddfilename} +\edef\pdfpkresolution {\pdfvariable pkresolution} +\edef\pdfpkfixeddpi {\pdfvariable pkfixeddpi} +\edef\pdfinclusioncopyfonts {\pdfvariable inclusioncopyfonts} +\edef\pdfinclusionerrorlevel {\pdfvariable inclusionerrorlevel} +\edef\pdfignoreunknownimages {\pdfvariable ignoreunknownimages} +\edef\pdfgentounicode {\pdfvariable gentounicode} +\edef\pdfomitcidset {\pdfvariable omitcidset} +\edef\pdfomitcharset {\pdfvariable omitcharset} +\edef\pdfpagebox {\pdfvariable pagebox} +\edef\pdfminorversion {\pdfvariable minorversion} +\edef\pdfuniqueresname {\pdfvariable uniqueresname} + +\edef\pdfhorigin {\pdfvariable horigin} +\edef\pdfvorigin {\pdfvariable vorigin} +\edef\pdflinkmargin {\pdfvariable linkmargin} +\edef\pdfdestmargin {\pdfvariable destmargin} +\edef\pdfthreadmargin {\pdfvariable threadmargin} +\edef\pdfxformmargin {\pdfvariable xformmargin} + +\edef\pdfpagesattr {\pdfvariable pagesattr} +\edef\pdfpageattr {\pdfvariable pageattr} +\edef\pdfpageresources {\pdfvariable pageresources} +\edef\pdfxformattr {\pdfvariable xformattr} +\edef\pdfxformresources {\pdfvariable xformresources} +\edef\pdfpkmode {\pdfvariable pkmode} + +\edef\pdfsuppressoptionalinfo {\pdfvariable suppressoptionalinfo } +\edef\pdftrailerid {\pdfvariable trailerid } +\stoptyping + +The variables are internal ones, so they are anonymous. When you ask for the +meaning of a few previously defined ones: + +\starttyping +\meaning\pdfhorigin +\meaning\pdfcompresslevel +\meaning\pdfpageattr +\stoptyping + +you will get: + +\starttyping +macro:->[internal backend dimension] +macro:->[internal backend integer] +macro:->[internal backend tokenlist] +\stoptyping + +The \prm {edef} can also be a \prm {def} but it's a bit more efficient to expand +the lookup related register beforehand. + +The backend is derived from \PDFTEX\ so the same syntax applies. However, the +\type {outline} command accepts a \type {objnum} followed by a number. No +checking takes place so when this is used it had better be a valid (flushed) +object. + +In order to be (more or less) compatible with \PDFTEX\ we also support the option +to suppress some info but we do so via a bitset: + +\starttyping +\pdfvariable suppressoptionalinfo \numexpr + 0 + + 1 % PTEX.FullBanner + + 2 % PTEX.FileName + + 4 % PTEX.PageNumber + + 8 % PTEX.InfoDict + + 16 % Creator + + 32 % CreationDate + + 64 % ModDate + + 128 % Producer + + 256 % Trapped + + 512 % ID +\relax +\stoptyping + +In addition you can overload the trailer id, but we don't do any checking on +validity, so you have to pass a valid array. The following is like the ones +normally generated by the engine. You even need to include the brackets here! + +\starttyping +\pdfvariable trailerid {[ + <FA052949448907805BA83C1E78896398> + <FA052949448907805BA83C1E78896398> +]} +\stoptyping + +Although we started from a merge of \PDFTEX\ and \ALEPH, by now the code base as +well as functionality has diverted from those parents. Here we show the options +that can be passed to the extensions. + +\starttexsyntax +\pdfextension literal + [ direct | page | raw ] { tokens } +\stoptexsyntax + +\starttexsyntax +\pdfextension dest + num integer | name { tokens }!crlf + [ fitbh | fitbv | fitb | fith| fitv | fit | + fitr <rule spec> | xyz [ zoom <integer> ] +\stoptexsyntax + +\starttexsyntax +\pdfextension annot + reserveobjnum | useobjnum <integer> + { tokens } +\stoptexsyntax + +\starttexsyntax +\pdfextension save +\stoptexsyntax + +\starttexsyntax +\pdfextension restore +\stoptexsyntax + +\starttexsyntax +\pdfextension setmatrix + { tokens } +\stoptexsyntax + +\starttexsyntax +[ \immediate ] \pdfextension obj + reserveobjnum +\stoptexsyntax + +\starttexsyntax +[ \immediate ] \pdfextension obj + [ useobjnum <integer> ] + [ uncompressed ] + [ stream [ attr { tokens } ] ] + [ file ] + { tokens } +\stoptexsyntax + +\starttexsyntax +\pdfextension refobj + <integer> +\stoptexsyntax + +\starttexsyntax +\pdfextension colorstack + <integer> + set { tokens } | push { tokens } | pop | current +\stoptexsyntax + +\starttexsyntax +\pdfextension startlink + [ attr { tokens } ] + user { tokens } | goto | thread + [ file { tokens } ] + [ page <integer> { tokens } | name { tokens } | num integer ] + [ newwindow | nonewwindow ] +\stoptexsyntax + +\starttexsyntax +\pdfextension endlink +\stoptexsyntax + +\starttexsyntax +\pdfextension startthread + num <integer> | name { tokens } +\stoptexsyntax + +\starttexsyntax +\pdfextension endthread +\stoptexsyntax + +\starttexsyntax +\pdfextension thread + num <integer> | name { tokens } +\stoptexsyntax + +\starttexsyntax +\pdfextension outline + [ attr { tokens } ] + [ useobjnum <integer> ] + [ count <integer> ] + { tokens } +\stoptexsyntax + +\starttexsyntax +\pdfextension glyphtounicode + { tokens } + { tokens } +\stoptexsyntax + +\starttexsyntax +\pdfextension catalog + { tokens } + [ openaction + user { tokens } | goto | thread + [ file { tokens } ] + [ page <integer> { tokens } | name { tokens } | num <integer> ] + [ newwindow | nonewwindow ] ] +\stoptexsyntax + +\starttexsyntax +\pdfextension fontattr + <integer> + {tokens} +\stoptexsyntax + +\starttexsyntax +\pdfextension mapfile + {tokens} +\stoptexsyntax + +\starttexsyntax +\pdfextension mapline + {tokens} +\stoptexsyntax + +\starttexsyntax +\pdfextension includechars + {tokens} +\stoptexsyntax + +\starttexsyntax +\pdfextension info + {tokens} +\stoptexsyntax + +\starttexsyntax +\pdfextension names + {tokens} +\stoptexsyntax + +\starttexsyntax +\pdfextension trailer + {tokens} +\stoptexsyntax + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={Defaults}] + +The engine sets the following defaults. + +\starttyping +\pdfcompresslevel 9 +\pdfobjcompresslevel 1 % used: (0,9) +\pdfrecompress 0 % mostly for debugging +\pdfdecimaldigits 4 % used: (3,6) +\pdfgamma 1000 +\pdfimageresolution 71 +\pdfimageapplygamma 0 +\pdfimagegamma 2200 +\pdfimagehicolor 1 +\pdfimageaddfilename 1 +\pdfpkresolution 72 +\pdfpkfixeddpi 0 +\pdfinclusioncopyfonts 0 +\pdfinclusionerrorlevel 0 +\pdfignoreunknownimages 0 +\pdfgentounicode 0 +\pdfomitcidset 0 +\pdfomitcharset 0 +\pdfpagebox 0 +\pdfminorversion 4 +\pdfuniqueresname 0 + +\pdfhorigin 1in +\pdfvorigin 1in +\pdflinkmargin 0pt +\pdfdestmargin 0pt +\pdfthreadmargin 0pt +\pdfxformmargin 0pt +\stoptyping + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={Backward compatibility}] + +If you also want some backward compatibility, you can add: + +\starttyping +\let\pdfpagewidth \pagewidth +\let\pdfpageheight \pageheight + +\let\pdfadjustspacing \adjustspacing +\let\pdfprotrudechars \protrudechars +\let\pdfnoligatures \ignoreligaturesinfont +\let\pdffontexpand \expandglyphsinfont +\let\pdfcopyfont \copyfont + +\let\pdfxform \saveboxresource +\let\pdflastxform \lastsavedboxresourceindex +\let\pdfrefxform \useboxresource + +\let\pdfximage \saveimageresource +\let\pdflastximage \lastsavedimageresourceindex +\let\pdflastximagepages\lastsavedimageresourcepages +\let\pdfrefximage \useimageresource + +\let\pdfsavepos \savepos +\let\pdflastxpos \lastxpos +\let\pdflastypos \lastypos + +\let\pdfoutput \outputmode +\let\pdfdraftmode \draftmode + +\let\pdfpxdimen \pxdimen + +\let\pdfinsertht \insertht + +\let\pdfnormaldeviate \normaldeviate +\let\pdfuniformdeviate \uniformdeviate +\let\pdfsetrandomseed \setrandomseed +\let\pdfrandomseed \randomseed + +\let\pdfprimitive \primitive +\let\ifpdfprimitive \ifprimitive + +\let\ifpdfabsnum \ifabsnum +\let\ifpdfabsdim \ifabsdim +\stoptyping + +And even: + +\starttyping +\newdimen\pdfeachlineheight +\newdimen\pdfeachlinedepth +\newdimen\pdflastlinedepth +\newdimen\pdffirstlineheight +\newdimen\pdfignoreddimen +\stoptyping + +\stopsubsection + +\stopsection + +\startsection[title=Directions] + +\topicindex {\OMEGA} +\topicindex {\ALEPH} +\topicindex {directions} + +\startsubsection[title={Four directions}] + +The directional model in \LUATEX\ is inherited from \OMEGA|/|\ALEPH\ but we tried +to improve it a bit. At some point we played with recovery of modes but that was +disabled later on when we found that it interfered with nested directions. That +itself had as side effect that the node list was no longer balanced with respect +to directional nodes which in turn can give side effects when a series of dir +changes happens without grouping. + +When extending the \PDF\ backend to support directions some inconsistencies were +found and as a result we decided to support only the four models that make sense +\type {TLT} (latin), \type {TRT} (arabic), \type {RTT} (cjk) and \type {LTL} +(mongolian). + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={How it works}] + +The approach is that we again make the list balanced but try to avoid some side +effects. What happens is quite intuitive if we forget about spaces (turned into +glue) but even there what happens makes sense if you look at it in detail. +However that logic makes in|-|group switching kind of useless when no proper +nested grouping is used: switching from right to left several times nested, +results in spacing ending up after each other due to nested mirroring. Of course +a sane macro package will manage this for the user but here we are discussing the +low level dir injection. + +This is what happens: + +\starttyping +\textdir TRT nur {\textdir TLT run \textdir TRT NUR} nur +\stoptyping + +This becomes stepwise: + +\startnarrower +\starttyping +injected: [+TRT]nur {[+TLT]run [+TRT]NUR} nur +balanced: [+TRT]nur {[+TLT]run [-TLT][+TRT]NUR[-TRT]} nur[-TRT] +result : run {RUNrun } run +\stoptyping +\stopnarrower + +And this: + +\starttyping +\textdir TRT nur {nur \textdir TLT run \textdir TRT NUR} nur +\stoptyping + +becomes: + +\startnarrower +\starttyping +injected: [+TRT]nur {nur [+TLT]run [+TRT]NUR} nur +balanced: [+TRT]nur {nur [+TLT]run [-TLT][+TRT]NUR[-TRT]} nur[-TRT] +result : run {run RUNrun } run +\stoptyping +\stopnarrower + +Now, in the following examples watch where we put the braces: + +\startbuffer +\textdir TRT nur {{\textdir TLT run} {\textdir TRT NUR}} nur +\stopbuffer + +\typebuffer + +This becomes: + +\startnarrower +\getbuffer +\stopnarrower + +Compare this to: + +\startbuffer +\textdir TRT nur {{\textdir TLT run }{\textdir TRT NUR}} nur +\stopbuffer + +\typebuffer + +Which renders as: + +\startnarrower +\getbuffer +\stopnarrower + +So how do we deal with the next? + +\startbuffer +\def\ltr{\textdir TLT\relax} +\def\rtl{\textdir TRT\relax} + +run {\rtl nur {\ltr run \rtl NUR \ltr run \rtl NUR} nur} +run {\ltr run {\rtl nur \ltr RUN \rtl nur \ltr RUN} run} +\stopbuffer + +\typebuffer + +It gets typeset as: + +\startnarrower +\startlines +\getbuffer +\stoplines +\stopnarrower + +We could define the two helpers to look back, pick up a skip, remove it and +inject it after the dir node. But that way we loose the subtype information that +for some applications can be handy to be kept as|-|is. This is why we now have a +variant of \lpr {textdir} which injects the balanced node before the skip. +Instead of the previous definition we can use: + +\startbuffer[def] +\def\ltr{\linedir TLT\relax} +\def\rtl{\linedir TRT\relax} +\stopbuffer + +\typebuffer[def] + +and this time: + +\startbuffer[txt] +run {\rtl nur {\ltr run \rtl NUR \ltr run \rtl NUR} nur} +run {\ltr run {\rtl nur \ltr RUN \rtl nur \ltr RUN} run} +\stopbuffer + +\typebuffer[txt] + +comes out as a properly spaced: + +\startnarrower +\startlines +\getbuffer[def,txt] +\stoplines +\stopnarrower + +Anything more complex that this, like combination of skips and penalties, or +kerns, should be handled in the input or macro package because there is no way we +can predict the expected behaviour. In fact, the \lpr {linedir} is just a +convenience extra which could also have been implemented using node list parsing. + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={Controlling glue with \lpr {breakafterdirmode}}] + +Glue after a dir node is ignored in the linebreak decision but you can bypass that +by setting \lpr {breakafterdirmode} to~\type {1}. The following table shows the +difference. Watch your spaces. + +\def\ShowSome#1{% + \BC \type{#1} + \NC \breakafterdirmode\zerocount\hsize\zeropoint#1 + \NC + \NC \breakafterdirmode\plusone\hsize\zeropoint#1 + \NC + \NC \NR +} + +\starttabulate[|l|Tp(1pt)|w(5em)|Tp(1pt)|w(5em)|] + \DB + \BC \type{0} + \NC + \BC \type{1} + \NC + \NC \NR + \TB + \ShowSome{pre {\textdir TLT xxx} post} + \ShowSome{pre {\textdir TLT xxx }post} + \ShowSome{pre{ \textdir TLT xxx} post} + \ShowSome{pre{ \textdir TLT xxx }post} + \ShowSome{pre { \textdir TLT xxx } post} + \ShowSome{pre {\textdir TLT\relax\space xxx} post} + \LL +\stoptabulate + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={Controling parshapes with \lpr {shapemode}}] + +Another adaptation to the \ALEPH\ directional model is control over shapes driven +by \prm {hangindent} and \prm {parshape}. This is controlled by a new parameter +\lpr {shapemode}: + +\starttabulate[|c|l|l|] +\DB value \BC \prm {hangindent} \BC \prm {parshape} \NC \NR +\TB +\BC \type{0} \NC normal \NC normal \NC \NR +\BC \type{1} \NC mirrored \NC normal \NC \NR +\BC \type{2} \NC normal \NC mirrored \NC \NR +\BC \type{3} \NC mirrored \NC mirrored \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +The value is reset to zero (like \prm {hangindent} and \prm {parshape}) +after the paragraph is done with. You can use negative values to prevent +this. In \in {figure} [fig:shapemode] a few examples are given. + +\startplacefigure[reference=fig:shapemode,title={The effect of \type {shapemode}.}] + \startcombination[2*3] + {\ruledvbox \bgroup \setuptolerance[verytolerant] + \hsize .45\textwidth \switchtobodyfont[6pt] + \pardir TLT \textdir TLT + \hangindent 40pt \hangafter -3 + \leftskip10pt \input tufte \par + \egroup} {TLT: hangindent} + {\ruledvbox \bgroup \setuptolerance[verytolerant] + \hsize .45\textwidth \switchtobodyfont[6pt] + \pardir TLT \textdir TLT + \parshape 4 0pt .8\hsize 10pt .8\hsize 20pt .8\hsize 0pt \hsize + \input tufte \par + \egroup} {TLT: parshape} + {\ruledvbox \bgroup \setuptolerance[verytolerant] + \hsize .45\textwidth \switchtobodyfont[6pt] + \pardir TRT \textdir TRT + \hangindent 40pt \hangafter -3 + \leftskip10pt \input tufte \par + \egroup} {TRT: hangindent mode 0} + {\ruledvbox \bgroup \setuptolerance[verytolerant] + \hsize .45\textwidth \switchtobodyfont[6pt] + \pardir TRT \textdir TRT + \parshape 4 0pt .8\hsize 10pt .8\hsize 20pt .8\hsize 0pt \hsize + \input tufte \par + \egroup} {TRT: parshape mode 0} + {\ruledvbox \bgroup \setuptolerance[verytolerant] + \hsize .45\textwidth \switchtobodyfont[6pt] + \shapemode=3 + \pardir TRT \textdir TRT + \hangindent 40pt \hangafter -3 + \leftskip10pt \input tufte \par + \egroup} {TRT: hangindent mode 1 & 3} + {\ruledvbox \bgroup \setuptolerance[verytolerant] + \hsize .45\textwidth \switchtobodyfont[6pt] + \shapemode=3 + \pardir TRT \textdir TRT + \parshape 4 0pt .8\hsize 10pt .8\hsize 20pt .8\hsize 0pt \hsize + \input tufte \par + \egroup} {TRT: parshape mode 2 & 3} + \stopcombination +\stopplacefigure + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={Symbols or numbers}] + +Internally the implementation is different from \ALEPH. First of all we use no +whatsits but dedicated nodes, but also we have only 4 directions that are mapped +onto 4 numbers. A text direction node can mark the start or end of a sequence of +nodes, and therefore has two states. At the \TEX\ end we don't see these states +because \TEX\ itself will add proper end state nodes if needed. + +The symbolic names \type {TLT}, \type {TRT}, etc.\ originate in \OMEGA. In +\LUATEX\ we also have a number based model which sometimes makes more sense. + +\starttabulate[|c|l|l|] +\DB value \BC equivalent \NC \NR +\TB +\BC \type {0} \NC TLT \NC \NR +\BC \type {1} \NC TRT \NC \NR +\BC \type {2} \NC LTL \NC \NR +\BC \type {3} \NC RTT \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +We support the \OMEGA\ primitives \orm {textdir}, \orm {pardir}, \orm {pagedir}, +\orm {pardir} and \orm {mathdir}. These accept three character keywords. The +primitives that set the direction by number are: \lpr {textdirection}, \lpr +{pardirection}, \lpr {pagedirection} and \lpr {bodydirection} and \lpr +{mathdirection}. When specifying a direction for a box you can use \type {bdir} +instead of \type {dir}. + +\stopsubsection + +\stopsection + +\startsection[title=Implementation notes] + +\startsubsection[title=Memory allocation] + +\topicindex {memory} + +The single internal memory heap that traditional \TEX\ used for tokens and nodes +is split into two separate arrays. Each of these will grow dynamically when +needed. + +The \type {texmf.cnf} settings related to main memory are no longer used (these +are: \type {main_memory}, \type {mem_bot}, \type {extra_mem_top} and \type +{extra_mem_bot}). \quote {Out of main memory} errors can still occur, but the +limiting factor is now the amount of RAM in your system, not a predefined limit. + +Also, the memory (de)allocation routines for nodes are completely rewritten. The +relevant code now lives in the C file \type {texnode.c}, and basically uses a +dozen or so \quote {avail} lists instead of a doubly|-|linked model. An extra +function layer is added so that the code can ask for nodes by type instead of +directly requisitioning a certain amount of memory words. + +Because of the split into two arrays and the resulting differences in the data +structures, some of the macros have been duplicated. For instance, there are now +\type {vlink} and \type {vinfo} as well as \type {token_link} and \type +{token_info}. All access to the variable memory array is now hidden behind a +macro called \type {vmem}. We mention this because using the \TEX book as +reference is still quite valid but not for memory related details. Another +significant detail is that we have double linked node lists and that most nodes +carry more data. + +The input line buffer and pool size are now also reallocated when needed, and the +\type {texmf.cnf} settings \type {buf_size} and \type {pool_size} are silently +ignored. + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title=Sparse arrays] + +The \prm {mathcode}, \prm {delcode}, \prm {catcode}, \prm {sfcode}, \prm {lccode} +and \prm {uccode} (and the new \lpr {hjcode}) tables are now sparse arrays that +are implemented in~\CCODE. They are no longer part of the \TEX\ \quote +{equivalence table} and because each had 1.1 million entries with a few memory +words each, this makes a major difference in memory usage. Performance is not +really hurt by this. + +The \prm {catcode}, \prm {sfcode}, \prm {lccode}, \prm {uccode} and \lpr {hjcode} +assignments don't show up when using the \ETEX\ tracing routines \prm +{tracingassigns} and \prm {tracingrestores} but we don't see that as a real +limitation. + +A side|-|effect of the current implementation is that \prm {global} is now more +expensive in terms of processing than non|-|global assignments but not many users +will notice that. + +The glyph ids within a font are also managed by means of a sparse array as glyph +ids can go up to index $2^{21}-1$ but these are never accessed directly so again +users will not notice this. + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title=Simple single|-|character csnames] + +\topicindex {csnames} + +Single|-|character commands are no longer treated specially in the internals, +they are stored in the hash just like the multiletter csnames. + +The code that displays control sequences explicitly checks if the length is one +when it has to decide whether or not to add a trailing space. + +Active characters are internally implemented as a special type of multi|-|letter +control sequences that uses a prefix that is otherwise impossible to obtain. + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title=The compressed format file] + +\topicindex {format} + +The format is passed through \type {zlib}, allowing it to shrink to roughly half +of the size it would have had in uncompressed form. This takes a bit more \CPU\ +cycles but much less disk \IO, so it should still be faster. We use a level~3 +compression which we found to be the optimal trade|-|off between filesize and +decompression speed. + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title=Binary file reading] + +\topicindex {files+binary} + +All of the internal code is changed in such a way that if one of the \type +{read_xxx_file} callbacks is not set, then the file is read by a \CCODE\ function +using basically the same convention as the callback: a single read into a buffer +big enough to hold the entire file contents. While this uses more memory than the +previous code (that mostly used \type {getc} calls), it can be quite a bit faster +(depending on your \IO\ subsystem). + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title=Tabs and spaces] + +\topicindex {space} +\topicindex {newline} + +We conform to the way other \TEX\ engines handle trailing tabs and spaces. For +decades trailing tabs and spaces (before a newline) were removed from the input +but this behaviour was changed in September 2017 to only handle spaces. We are +aware that this can introduce compatibility issues in existing workflows but +because we don't want too many differences with upstream \TEXLIVE\ we just follow +up on that patch (which is a functional one and not really a fix). It is up to +macro packages maintainers to deal with possible compatibility issues and in +\LUATEX\ they can do so via the callbacks that deal with reading from files. + +The previous behaviour was a known side effect and (as that kind of input +normally comes from generated sources) it was normally dealt with by adding a +comment token to the line in case the spaces and|/|or tabs were intentional and +to be kept. We are aware of the fact that this contradicts some of our other +choices but consistency with other engines and the fact that in \KPSE\ mode a +common file \IO\ layer is used can have a side effect of breaking compatibility. +We still stick to our view that at the log level we can (and might be) more +incompatible. We already expose some more details. + +\stopsubsection + +\stopsection + +\stopchapter + +\stopcomponent diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/luatex/base/luatex-nodes.tex b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/luatex/base/luatex-nodes.tex index 1b8de8d7673..21e8a2808fe 100644 --- a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/luatex/base/luatex-nodes.tex +++ b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/luatex/base/luatex-nodes.tex @@ -1,2664 +1,2664 @@ -% language=uk
-
-\environment luatex-style
-
-\startcomponent luatex-nodes
-
-\startchapter[reference=nodes,title={Nodes}]
-
-\startsection[title={\LUA\ node representation}][library=node]
-
-\topicindex {nodes}
-
-\libindex {fields}
-\libindex {subtypes}
-\libindex {values}
-
-\TEX's nodes are represented in \LUA\ as userdata objects with a variable set of
-fields. In the following syntax tables, such as the type of such a userdata object
-is represented as \syntax {<node>}.
-
-The current return value of \type {node.types()} is:
-\startluacode
- for id, name in table.sortedhash(node.types()) do
- context.type(name)
- context(" (%s), ",id)
- end
- context.removeunwantedspaces()
- context.removepunctuation()
-\stopluacode
-. % period
-
-The \prm {lastnodetype} primitive is \ETEX\ compliant. The valid range is still
-$[-1,15]$ and glyph nodes (formerly known as char nodes) have number~0 while
-ligature nodes are mapped to~7. That way macro packages can use the same symbolic
-names as in traditional \ETEX. Keep in mind that these \ETEX\ node numbers are
-different from the real internal ones and that there are more \ETEX\ node types
-than~15.
-
-You can ask for a list of fields with \type {node.fields} and for valid subtypes
-with \type {node.subtypes}. The \type {node.values} function reports some used
-values. Valid arguments are \nod {dir}, \type {direction}, \nod {glue}, \whs
-{pdf_literal}, \whs {pdf_action}, \whs {pdf_window} and \whs {color_stack}. Keep
-in mind that the setters normally expect a number, but this helper gives you a
-list of what numbers matter. For practical reason the \type {pagestate} values
-are also reported with this helper.
-
-\stopsection
-
-\startsection[title={Main text nodes}]
-
-\topicindex {nodes+text}
-
-These are the nodes that comprise actual typesetting commands. A few fields are
-present in all nodes regardless of their type, these are:
-
-\starttabulate[|l|l|p|]
-\DB field \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \type{next} \NC node \NC the next node in a list, or nil \NC \NR
-\NC \type{id} \NC number \NC the node's type (\type {id}) number \NC \NR
-\NC \type{subtype} \NC number \NC the node \type {subtype} identifier \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-The \type {subtype} is sometimes just a dummy entry because not all nodes
-actually use the \type {subtype}, but this way you can be sure that all nodes
-accept it as a valid field name, and that is often handy in node list traversal.
-In the following tables \type {next} and \type {id} are not explicitly mentioned.
-
-Besides these three fields, almost all nodes also have an \type {attr} field, and
-there is a also a field called \type {prev}. That last field is always present,
-but only initialized on explicit request: when the function \type {node.slide()}
-is called, it will set up the \type {prev} fields to be a backwards pointer in
-the argument node list. By now most of \TEX's node processing makes sure that the
-\type {prev} nodes are valid but there can be exceptions, especially when the
-internal magic uses a leading \nod {temp} nodes to temporarily store a state.
-
-\subsection{\nod {hlist} nodes}
-
-\starttabulate[|l|l|p|]
-\DB field \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \type{subtype} \NC number \NC \showsubtypes{list} \NC \NR
-\NC \type{attr} \NC node \NC list of attributes \NC \NR
-\NC \type{width} \NC number \NC the width of the box \NC \NR
-\NC \type{height} \NC number \NC the height of the box \NC \NR
-\NC \type{depth} \NC number \NC the depth of the box \NC \NR
-\NC \type{shift} \NC number \NC a displacement perpendicular to the character
- progression direction \NC \NR
-\NC \type{glue_order} \NC number \NC a number in the range $[0,4]$, indicating the
- glue order \NC \NR
-\NC \type{glue_set} \NC number \NC the calculated glue ratio \NC \NR
-\NC \type{glue_sign} \NC number \NC 0 = \type {normal}, 1 = \type {stretching}, 2 =
- \type {shrinking} \NC \NR
-\NC \type{head/list} \NC node \NC the first node of the body of this list \NC \NR
-\NC \type{dir} \NC string \NC the direction of this box, see~\in [dirnodes] \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-\topicindex {nodes+lists}
-\topicindex {lists}
-
-A warning: never assign a node list to the \type {head} field unless you are sure
-its internal link structure is correct, otherwise an error may result.
-
-Note: the field name \type {head} and \type {list} are both valid. Sometimes it
-makes more sense to refer to a list by \type {head}, sometimes \type {list} makes
-more sense.
-
-\subsection{\nod {vlist} nodes}
-
-\topicindex {nodes+lists}
-\topicindex {lists}
-
-This node is similar to \nod {hlist}, except that \quote {shift} is a displacement
-perpendicular to the line progression direction, and \quote {subtype} only has
-the values 0, 4, and~5.
-
-\subsection{\nod {rule} nodes}
-
-\topicindex {nodes+rules}
-\topicindex {rules}
-
-Contrary to traditional \TEX, \LUATEX\ has more \prm {rule} subtypes because we
-also use rules to store reuseable objects and images. User nodes are invisible
-and can be intercepted by a callback.
-
-\starttabulate[|l|l|p|]
-\DB field \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \type{subtype} \NC number \NC \showsubtypes {rule} \NC \NR
-\NC \type{attr} \NC node \NC list of attributes \NC \NR
-\NC \type{width} \NC number \NC the width of the rule where the special value
- $-1073741824$ is used for \quote {running} glue dimensions \NC \NR
-\NC \type{height} \NC number \NC the height of the rule (can be negative) \NC \NR
-\NC \type{depth} \NC number \NC the depth of the rule (can be negative) \NC \NR
-\NC \type{left} \NC number \NC shift at the left end (also subtracted from width) \NC \NR
-\NC \type{right} \NC number \NC (subtracted from width) \NC \NR
-\NC \type{dir} \NC string \NC the direction of this rule, see~\in[dirnodes] \NC \NR
-\NC \type{index} \NC number \NC an optional index that can be referred to \NC \NR
-\NC \type{transform} \NC number \NC an private variable (also used to specify outline width) \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-The \type {left} and type {right} keys are somewhat special (and experimental).
-When rules are auto adapting to the surrounding box width you can enforce a shift
-to the right by setting \type {left}. The value is also subtracted from the width
-which can be a value set by the engine itself and is not entirely under user
-control. The \type {right} is also subtracted from the width. It all happens in
-the backend so these are not affecting the calculations in the frontend (actually
-the auto settings also happen in the backend). For a vertical rule \type {left}
-affects the height and \type {right} affects the depth. There is no matching
-interface at the \TEX\ end (although we can have more keywords for rules it would
-complicate matters and introduce a speed penalty.) However, you can just
-construct a rule node with \LUA\ and write it to the \TEX\ input. The \type
-{outline} subtype is just a convenient variant and the \type {transform} field
-specifies the width of the outline.
-
-\subsection{\nod {ins} nodes}
-
-\topicindex {nodes+insertions}
-\topicindex {insertions}
-
-This node relates to the \prm {insert} primitive.
-
-\starttabulate[|l|l|p|]
-\DB field \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \type{subtype} \NC number \NC the insertion class \NC \NR
-\NC \type{attr} \NC node \NC list of attributes \NC \NR
-\NC \type{cost} \NC number \NC the penalty associated with this insert \NC \NR
-\NC \type{height} \NC number \NC height of the insert \NC \NR
-\NC \type{depth} \NC number \NC depth of the insert \NC \NR
-\NC \type{head/list} \NC node \NC the first node of the body of this insert \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-There is a set of extra fields that concern the associated glue: \type {width},
-\type {stretch}, \type {stretch_order}, \type {shrink} and \type {shrink_order}.
-These are all numbers.
-
-A warning: never assign a node list to the \type {head} field unless you are sure
-its internal link structure is correct, otherwise an error may result. You can use
-\type {list} instead (often in functions you want to use local variable with similar
-names and both names are equally sensible).
-
-\subsection{\nod {mark} nodes}
-
-\topicindex {nodes+marks}
-\topicindex {marks}
-
-This one relates to the \prm {mark} primitive.
-
-\starttabulate[|l|l|p|]
-\DB field \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \type{subtype} \NC number \NC unused \NC \NR
-\NC \type{attr} \NC node \NC list of attributes \NC \NR
-\NC \type{class} \NC number \NC the mark class \NC \NR
-\NC \type{mark} \NC table \NC a table representing a token list \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-\subsection{\nod {adjust} nodes}
-
-\topicindex {nodes+adjust}
-\topicindex {adjust}
-
-This node comes from \prm {vadjust} primitive.
-
-\starttabulate[|l|l|p|]
-\DB field \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \type{subtype} \NC number \NC \showsubtypes{adjust} \NC \NR
-\NC \type{attr} \NC node \NC list of attributes \NC \NR
-\NC \type{head/list} \NC node \NC adjusted material \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-A warning: never assign a node list to the \type {head} field unless you are sure
-its internal link structure is correct, otherwise an error may be the result.
-
-\subsection{\nod {disc} nodes}
-
-\topicindex {nodes+discretionaries}
-\topicindex {discretionaries}
-
-The \prm {discretionary} and \prm {-}, the \type {-} character but also the
-hyphenation mechanism produces these nodes.
-
-\starttabulate[|l|l|p|]
-\DB field \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \type{subtype} \NC number \NC \showsubtypes{disc} \NC \NR
-\NC \type{attr} \NC node \NC list of attributes \NC \NR
-\NC \type{pre} \NC node \NC pointer to the pre|-|break text \NC \NR
-\NC \type{post} \NC node \NC pointer to the post|-|break text \NC \NR
-\NC \type{replace} \NC node \NC pointer to the no|-|break text \NC \NR
-\NC \type{penalty} \NC number \NC the penalty associated with the break, normally
- \prm {hyphenpenalty} or \prm {exhyphenpenalty} \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-The subtype numbers~4 and~5 belong to the \quote {of-f-ice} explanation given
-elsewhere. These disc nodes are kind of special as at some point they also keep
-information about breakpoints and nested ligatures.
-
-The \type {pre}, \type {post} and \type {replace} fields at the \LUA\ end are in
-fact indirectly accessed and have a \type {prev} pointer that is not \type {nil}.
-This means that when you mess around with the head of these (three) lists, you
-also need to reassign them because that will restore the proper \type {prev}
-pointer, so:
-
-\starttyping
-pre = d.pre
--- change the list starting with pre
-d.pre = pre
-\stoptyping
-
-Otherwise you can end up with an invalid internal perception of reality and
-\LUATEX\ might even decide to crash on you. It also means that running forward
-over for instance \type {pre} is ok but backward you need to stop at \type {pre}.
-And you definitely must not mess with the node that \type {prev} points to, if
-only because it is not really a node but part of the disc data structure (so
-freeing it again might crash \LUATEX).
-
-\subsection{\nod {math} nodes}
-
-\topicindex {nodes+math}
-\topicindex {math+nodes}
-
-Math nodes represent the boundaries of a math formula, normally wrapped into
-\type {$} signs.
-
-\starttabulate[|l|l|p|]
-\DB field \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \type{subtype} \NC number \NC \showsubtypes{math} \NC \NR
-\NC \type{attr} \NC node \NC list of attributes \NC \NR
-\NC \type{surround} \NC number \NC width of the \prm {mathsurround} kern \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-There is a set of extra fields that concern the associated glue: \type {width},
-\type {stretch}, \type {stretch_order}, \type {shrink} and \type {shrink_order}.
-These are all numbers.
-
-\subsection{\nod {glue} nodes}
-
-\topicindex {nodes+glue}
-\topicindex {glue}
-
-Skips are about the only type of data objects in traditional \TEX\ that are not a
-simple value. They are inserted when \TEX\ sees a space in the text flow but also
-by \prm {hskip} and \prm {vskip}. The structure that represents the glue
-components of a skip is called a \nod {glue_spec}, and it has the following
-accessible fields:
-
-\starttabulate[|l|l|p|]
-\DB field \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \type{width} \NC number \NC the horizontal or vertical displacement \NC \NR
-\NC \type{stretch} \NC number \NC extra (positive) displacement or stretch amount \NC \NR
-\NC \type{stretch_order} \NC number \NC factor applied to stretch amount \NC \NR
-\NC \type{shrink} \NC number \NC extra (negative) displacement or shrink amount\NC \NR
-\NC \type{shrink_order} \NC number \NC factor applied to shrink amount \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-The effective width of some glue subtypes depends on the stretch or shrink needed
-to make the encapsulating box fit its dimensions. For instance, in a paragraph
-lines normally have glue representing spaces and these stretch or shrink to make
-the content fit in the available space. The \type {effective_glue} function that
-takes a glue node and a parent (hlist or vlist) returns the effective width of
-that glue item. When you pass \type {true} as third argument the value will be
-rounded.
-
-A \nod {glue_spec} node is a special kind of node that is used for storing a set
-of glue values in registers. Originally they were also used to store properties
-of glue nodes (using a system of reference counts) but we now keep these
-properties in the glue nodes themselves, which gives a cleaner interface to \LUA.
-
-The indirect spec approach was in fact an optimization in the original \TEX\
-code. First of all it can save quite some memory because all these spaces that
-become glue now share the same specification (only the reference count is
-incremented), and zero testing is also a bit faster because only the pointer has
-to be checked (this is no longer true for engines that implement for instance
-protrusion where we really need to ensure that zero is zero when we test for
-bounds). Another side effect is that glue specifications are read|-|only, so in
-the end copies need to be made when they are used from \LUA\ (each assignment to
-a field can result in a new copy). So in the end the advantages of sharing are
-not that high (and nowadays memory is less an issue, also given that a glue node
-is only a few memory words larger than a spec).
-
-\starttabulate[|l|l|p|]
-\DB field \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \type{subtype} \NC number \NC \showsubtypes{glue} \NC \NR
-\NC \type{attr} \NC node \NC list of attributes \NC \NR
-\NC \type{leader} \NC node \NC pointer to a box or rule for leaders \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-In addition there are the \type {width}, \type {stretch} \type {stretch_order},
-\type {shrink}, and \type {shrink_order} fields. Note that we use the key \type
-{width} in both horizontal and vertical glue. This suits the \TEX\ internals well
-so we decided to stick to that naming.
-
-A regular word space also results in a \type {spaceskip} subtype (this used to be
-a \type {userskip} with subtype zero).
-
-\subsection{\nod {kern} nodes}
-
-\topicindex {nodes+kerns}
-\topicindex {kerns}
-
-The \prm {kern} command creates such nodes but for instance the font and math
-machinery can also add them.
-
-\starttabulate[|l|l|p|]
-\DB field \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \type{subtype} \NC number \NC \showsubtypes{kern} \NC \NR
-\NC \type{attr} \NC node \NC list of attributes \NC \NR
-\NC \type{kern} \NC number \NC fixed horizontal or vertical advance \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-\subsection{\nod {penalty} nodes}
-
-\topicindex {nodes+penalty}
-\topicindex {penalty}
-
-The \prm {penalty} command is one that generates these nodes.
-
-\starttabulate[|l|l|p|]
-\DB field \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \type{subtype} \NC number \NC \showsubtypes{penalty} \NC \NR
-\NC \type{attr} \NC node \NC list of attributes \NC \NR
-\NC \type{penalty} \NC number \NC the penalty value \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-The subtypes are just informative and \TEX\ itself doesn't use them. When you
-run into an \type {linebreakpenalty} you need to keep in mind that it's a
-accumulation of \type {club}, \type{widow} and other relevant penalties.
-
-\subsection[glyphnodes]{\nod {glyph} nodes}
-
-\topicindex {nodes+glyph}
-\topicindex {glyphs}
-
-These are probably the mostly used nodes and although you can push them in the
-current list with for instance \prm {char} \TEX\ will normally do it for you when
-it considers some input to be text.
-
-\starttabulate[|l|l|p|]
-\DB field \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \type{subtype} \NC number \NC bit field \NC \NR
-\NC \type{attr} \NC node \NC list of attributes \NC \NR
-\NC \type{char} \NC number \NC the character index in the font \NC \NR
-\NC \type{font} \NC number \NC the font identifier \NC \NR
-\NC \type{lang} \NC number \NC the language identifier \NC \NR
-\NC \type{left} \NC number \NC the frozen \type {\lefthyphenmnin} value \NC \NR
-\NC \type{right} \NC number \NC the frozen \type {\righthyphenmnin} value \NC \NR
-\NC \type{uchyph} \NC boolean \NC the frozen \prm {uchyph} value \NC \NR
-\NC \type{components} \NC node \NC pointer to ligature components \NC \NR
-\NC \type{xoffset} \NC number \NC a virtual displacement in horizontal direction \NC \NR
-\NC \type{yoffset} \NC number \NC a virtual displacement in vertical direction \NC \NR
-\NC \type{width} \NC number \NC the (original) width of the character \NC \NR
-\NC \type{height} \NC number \NC the (original) height of the character\NC \NR
-\NC \type{depth} \NC number \NC the (original) depth of the character\NC \NR
-\NC \type{expansion_factor} \NC number \NC the to be applied expansion_factor \NC \NR
-\NC \type{data} \NC number \NC a general purpose field for users (we had room for it) \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-The \type {width}, \type {height} and \type {depth} values are read|-|only. The
-\type {expansion_factor} is assigned in the par builder and used in the backend.
-
-A warning: never assign a node list to the components field unless you are sure
-its internal link structure is correct, otherwise an error may be result. Valid
-bits for the \type {subtype} field are:
-
-\starttabulate[|c|l|]
-\DB bit \BC meaning \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC 0 \NC character \NC \NR
-\NC 1 \NC ligature \NC \NR
-\NC 2 \NC ghost \NC \NR
-\NC 3 \NC left \NC \NR
-\NC 4 \NC right \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-See \in {section} [charsandglyphs] for a detailed description of the \type
-{subtype} field.
-
-The \type {expansion_factor} has been introduced as part of the separation
-between font- and backend. It is the result of extensive experiments with a more
-efficient implementation of expansion. Early versions of \LUATEX\ already
-replaced multiple instances of fonts in the backend by scaling but contrary to
-\PDFTEX\ in \LUATEX\ we now also got rid of font copies in the frontend and
-replaced them by expansion factors that travel with glyph nodes. Apart from a
-cleaner approach this is also a step towards a better separation between front-
-and backend.
-
-The \type {is_char} function checks if a node is a glyph node with a subtype still
-less than 256. This function can be used to determine if applying font logic to a
-glyph node makes sense. The value \type {nil} gets returned when the node is not
-a glyph, a character number is returned if the node is still tagged as character
-and \type {false} gets returned otherwise. When nil is returned, the id is also
-returned. The \type {is_glyph} variant doesn't check for a subtype being less
-than 256, so it returns either the character value or nil plus the id. These
-helpers are not always faster than separate calls but they sometimes permit
-making more readable tests. The \type {uses_font} helpers takes a node
-and font id and returns true when a glyph or disc node references that font.
-
-\subsection{\nod {boundary} nodes}
-
-\topicindex {nodes+boundary}
-\topicindex {boundary}
-
-This node relates to the \prm {noboundary}, \prm {boundary}, \prm
-{protrusionboundary} and \prm {wordboundary} primitives.
-
-\starttabulate[|l|l|p|]
-\DB field \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \type{subtype} \NC number \NC \showsubtypes{boundary} \NC \NR
-\NC \type{attr} \NC node \NC list of attributes \NC \NR
-\NC \type{value} \NC number \NC values 0--255 are reserved \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-\subsection{\nod {local_par} nodes}
-
-\topicindex {nodes+paragraphs}
-\topicindex {paragraphs}
-
-This node is inserted at the start of a paragraph. You should not mess
-too much with this one.
-
-\starttabulate[|l|l|p|]
-\DB field \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \type{attr} \NC node \NC list of attributes \NC \NR
-\NC \type{pen_inter} \NC number \NC local interline penalty (from \lpr {localinterlinepenalty}) \NC \NR
-\NC \type{pen_broken} \NC number \NC local broken penalty (from \lpr {localbrokenpenalty}) \NC \NR
-\NC \type{dir} \NC string \NC the direction of this par. see~\in [dirnodes] \NC \NR
-\NC \type{box_left} \NC node \NC the \lpr {localleftbox} \NC \NR
-\NC \type{box_left_width} \NC number \NC width of the \lpr {localleftbox} \NC \NR
-\NC \type{box_right} \NC node \NC the \lpr {localrightbox} \NC \NR
-\NC \type{box_right_width} \NC number \NC width of the \lpr {localrightbox} \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-A warning: never assign a node list to the \type {box_left} or \type {box_right}
-field unless you are sure its internal link structure is correct, otherwise an
-error may result.
-
-\subsection[dirnodes]{\nod {dir} nodes}
-
-\topicindex {nodes+direction}
-\topicindex {directions}
-
-Direction nodes mark parts of the running text that need a change of direction and \
-the \prm {textdir} command generates them.
-
-\starttabulate[|l|l|p|]
-\DB field \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \type{attr} \NC node \NC list of attributes \NC \NR
-\NC \type{dir} \NC string \NC the direction (but see below) \NC \NR
-\NC \type{level} \NC number \NC nesting level of this direction whatsit \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-Direction specifiers are three|-|letter combinations of \type {T}, \type {B},
-\type {R}, and \type {L}. These are built up out of three separate items:
-
-\startitemize[packed]
-\startitem
- the first is the direction of the \quote{top} of paragraphs
-\stopitem
-\startitem
- the second is the direction of the \quote{start} of lines
-\stopitem
-\startitem
- the third is the direction of the \quote{top} of glyphs
-\stopitem
-\stopitemize
-
-However, only four combinations are accepted: \type {TLT}, \type {TRT}, \type
-{RTT}, and \type {LTL}. Inside actual \nod {dir} nodes, the representation of
-\nod {dir} is not a three|-|letter but a combination of numbers. When printed the
-direction is indicated by a \type {+} or \type {-}, indicating whether the value
-is pushed or popped from the direction stack.
-
-\subsection{\nod {marginkern} nodes}
-
-\topicindex {nodes+paragraphs}
-\topicindex {paragraphs}
-\topicindex {protrusion}
-
-Margin kerns result from protrusion.
-
-\starttabulate[|l|l|p|]
-\DB field \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \type{subtype} \NC number \NC \showsubtypes{marginkern} \NC \NR
-\NC \type{attr} \NC node \NC list of attributes \NC \NR
-\NC \type{width} \NC number \NC the advance of the kern \NC \NR
-\NC \type{glyph} \NC node \NC the glyph to be used \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-\stopsection
-
-\startsection[title={Math noads}]
-
-\topicindex {nodes+math}
-\topicindex {math+nodes}
-
-These are the so||called \quote {noad}s and the nodes that are specifically
-associated with math processing. Most of these nodes contain subnodes so that the
-list of possible fields is actually quite small. First, the subnodes:
-
-\subsection{Math kernel subnodes}
-
-Many object fields in math mode are either simple characters in a specific family
-or math lists or node lists. There are four associated subnodes that represent
-these cases (in the following node descriptions these are indicated by the word
-\type {<kernel>}).
-
-The \type {next} and \type {prev} fields for these subnodes are unused.
-
-\subsection{\nod {math_char} and \nod {math_text_char} subnodes}
-
-\starttabulate[|l|l|p|]
-\DB field \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \type{attr} \NC node \NC list of attributes \NC \NR
-\NC \type{char} \NC number \NC the character index \NC \NR
-\NC \type{fam} \NC number \NC the family number \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-The \nod {math_char} is the simplest subnode field, it contains the character
-and family for a single glyph object. The \nod {math_text_char} is a special
-case that you will not normally encounter, it arises temporarily during math list
-conversion (its sole function is to suppress a following italic correction).
-
-\subsection{\nod {sub_box} and \nod {sub_mlist} subnodes}
-
-\starttabulate[|l|l|p|]
-\DB field \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \type{attr} \NC node \NC list of attributes \NC \NR
-\NC \type{head/list} \NC node \NC list of nodes \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-These two subnode types are used for subsidiary list items. For \nod {sub_box},
-the \type {head} points to a \quote {normal} vbox or hbox. For \nod {sub_mlist},
-the \type {head} points to a math list that is yet to be converted.
-
-A warning: never assign a node list to the \type {head} field unless you are sure
-its internal link structure is correct, otherwise an error is triggered.
-
-\subsection{\nod {delim} subnodes}
-
-There is a fifth subnode type that is used exclusively for delimiter fields. As
-before, the \type {next} and \type {prev} fields are unused.
-
-\starttabulate[|l|l|p|]
-\DB field \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \type{attr} \NC node \NC list of attributes \NC \NR
-\NC \type{small_char} \NC number \NC character index of base character \NC \NR
-\NC \type{small_fam} \NC number \NC family number of base character \NC \NR
-\NC \type{large_char} \NC number \NC character index of next larger character \NC \NR
-\NC \type{large_fam} \NC number \NC family number of next larger character \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-The fields \type {large_char} and \type {large_fam} can be zero, in that case the
-font that is set for the \type {small_fam} is expected to provide the large
-version as an extension to the \type {small_char}.
-
-\subsection{Math core nodes}
-
-First, there are the objects (the \TEX book calls them \quote {atoms}) that are
-associated with the simple math objects: ord, op, bin, rel, open, close, punct,
-inner, over, under, vcent. These all have the same fields, and they are combined
-into a single node type with separate subtypes for differentiation.
-
-Some noads have an option field. The values in this bitset are common:
-
-\starttabulate[|l|r|]
-\DB meaning \BC bits \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC set \NC \type{0x08} \NC \NR
-\NC internal \NC \type{0x00} + \type{0x08} \NC \NR
-\NC internal \NC \type{0x01} + \type{0x08} \NC \NR
-\NC axis \NC \type{0x02} + \type{0x08} \NC \NR
-\NC no axis \NC \type{0x04} + \type{0x08} \NC \NR
-\NC exact \NC \type{0x10} + \type{0x08} \NC \NR
-\NC left \NC \type{0x11} + \type{0x08} \NC \NR
-\NC middle \NC \type{0x12} + \type{0x08} \NC \NR
-\NC right \NC \type{0x14} + \type{0x08} \NC \NR
-\NC no sub script \NC \type{0x21} + \type{0x08} \NC \NR
-\NC no super script \NC \type{0x22} + \type{0x08} \NC \NR
-\NC no script \NC \type{0x23} + \type{0x08} \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-\subsection{simple \nod {noad} nodes}
-
-\starttabulate[|l|l|p|]
-\DB field \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \type{subtype} \NC number \NC \showsubtypes{noad} \NC \NR
-\NC \type{attr} \NC node \NC list of attributes \NC \NR
-\NC \type{nucleus} \NC kernel node \NC base \NC \NR
-\NC \type{sub} \NC kernel node \NC subscript \NC \NR
-\NC \type{sup} \NC kernel node \NC superscript \NC \NR
-\NC \type{options} \NC number \NC bitset of rendering options \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-\subsection{\nod {accent} nodes}
-
-\starttabulate[|l|l|p|]
-\DB field \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \type{subtype} \NC number \NC \showsubtypes{accent} \NC \NR
-\NC \type{nucleus} \NC kernel node \NC base \NC \NR
-\NC \type{sub} \NC kernel node \NC subscript \NC \NR
-\NC \type{sup} \NC kernel node \NC superscript \NC \NR
-\NC \type{accent} \NC kernel node \NC top accent \NC \NR
-\NC \type{bot_accent} \NC kernel node \NC bottom accent \NC \NR
-\NC \type{fraction} \NC number \NC larger step criterium (divided by 1000) \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-\subsection{\nod {style} nodes}
-
-\starttabulate[|l|l|p|]
-\DB field \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \type{style} \NC string \NC contains the style \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-There are eight possibilities for the string value: one of \type {display},
-\type {text}, \type {script}, or \type {scriptscript}. Each of these can have
-be prefixed by \type {cramped}.
-
-\subsection{\nod {choice} nodes}
-
-\starttabulate[|l|l|p|]
-\DB field \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \type{attr} \NC node \NC list of attributes \NC \NR
-\NC \type{display} \NC node \NC list of display size alternatives \NC \NR
-\NC \type{text} \NC node \NC list of text size alternatives \NC \NR
-\NC \type{script} \NC node \NC list of scriptsize alternatives \NC \NR
-\NC \type{scriptscript} \NC node \NC list of scriptscriptsize alternatives \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-Warning: never assign a node list to the \type {display}, \type {text}, \type
-{script}, or \type {scriptscript} field unless you are sure its internal link
-structure is correct, otherwise an error can occur.
-
-\subsection{\nod {radical} nodes}
-
-\starttabulate[|l|l|p|]
-\DB field \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \type{subtype} \NC number \NC \showsubtypes{radical} \NC \NR
-\NC \type{attr} \NC node \NC list of attributes \NC \NR
-\NC \type{nucleus} \NC kernel node \NC base \NC \NR
-\NC \type{sub} \NC kernel node \NC subscript \NC \NR
-\NC \type{sup} \NC kernel node \NC superscript \NC \NR
-\NC \type{left} \NC delimiter node \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{degree} \NC kernel node \NC only set by \lpr {Uroot} \NC \NR
-\NC \type{width} \NC number \NC required width \NC \NR
-\NC \type{options} \NC number \NC bitset of rendering options \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-Warning: never assign a node list to the \type {nucleus}, \type {sub}, \type
-{sup}, \type {left}, or \type {degree} field unless you are sure its internal
-link structure is correct, otherwise an error can be triggered.
-
-\subsection{\nod {fraction} nodes}
-
-\starttabulate[|l|l|p|]
-\DB field \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \type{attr} \NC node \NC list of attributes \NC \NR
-\NC \type{width} \NC number \NC (optional) width of the fraction \NC \NR
-\NC \type{num} \NC kernel node \NC numerator \NC \NR
-\NC \type{denom} \NC kernel node \NC denominator \NC \NR
-\NC \type{left} \NC delimiter node \NC left side symbol \NC \NR
-\NC \type{right} \NC delimiter node \NC right side symbol \NC \NR
-\NC \type{middle} \NC delimiter node \NC middle symbol \NC \NR
-\NC \type{options} \NC number \NC bitset of rendering options \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-Warning: never assign a node list to the \type {num}, or \type {denom} field
-unless you are sure its internal link structure is correct, otherwise an error
-can result.
-
-\subsection{\nod {fence} nodes}
-
-\starttabulate[|l|l|p|]
-\DB field \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \type{subtype} \NC number \NC \showsubtypes{fence} \NC \NR
-\NC \type{attr} \NC node \NC list of attributes \NC \NR
-\NC \type{delim} \NC delimiter node \NC delimiter specification \NC \NR
-\NC \type{italic} \NC number \NC italic correction \NC \NR
-\NC \type{height} \NC number \NC required height \NC \NR
-\NC \type{depth} \NC number \NC required depth \NC \NR
-\NC \type{options} \NC number \NC bitset of rendering options \NC \NR
-\NC \type{class} \NC number \NC spacing related class \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-Warning: some of these fields are used by the renderer and might get adapted in
-the process.
-
-\stopsection
-
-\startsection[title={Front|-|end whatsits}]
-
-Whatsit nodes come in many subtypes that you can ask for them by running
-\type {node.whatsits}:
-\startluacode
- for id, name in table.sortedpairs(node.whatsits()) do
- context.type(name)
- context(" (%s), ",id)
- end
- context.removeunwantedspaces()
- context.removepunctuation()
-\stopluacode
-. % period
-
-Some of them are generic and independent of the output mode and others are
-specific to the chosen backend: \DVI\ or \PDF. Here we discuss the generic
-font|-|end nodes nodes.
-
-\subsection{\whs {open}}
-
-\starttabulate[|l|l|p|]
-\DB field \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \type{attr} \NC node \NC list of attributes \NC \NR
-\NC \type{stream} \NC number \NC \TEX's stream id number \NC \NR
-\NC \type{name} \NC string \NC file name \NC \NR
-\NC \type{ext} \NC string \NC file extension \NC \NR
-\NC \type{area} \NC string \NC file area (this may become obsolete) \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-\subsection{\whs {write}}
-
-\starttabulate[|l|l|p|]
-\DB field \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \type{attr} \NC node \NC list of attributes \NC \NR
-\NC \type{stream} \NC number \NC \TEX's stream id number \NC \NR
-\NC \type{data} \NC table \NC a table representing the token list to be written \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-\subsection{\whs {close}}
-
-\starttabulate[|l|l|p|]
-\DB field \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \type{attr} \NC node \NC list of attributes \NC \NR
-\NC \type{stream} \NC number \NC \TEX's stream id number \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-\subsection{\whs {user_defined}}
-
-User|-|defined whatsit nodes can only be created and handled from \LUA\ code. In
-effect, they are an extension to the extension mechanism. The \LUATEX\ engine
-will simply step over such whatsits without ever looking at the contents.
-
-\starttabulate[|l|l|p|]
-\DB field \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \type{attr} \NC node \NC list of attributes \NC \NR
-\NC \type{user_id} \NC number \NC id number \NC \NR
-\NC \type{type} \NC number \NC type of the value \NC \NR
-\NC \type{value} \NC number \NC a \LUA\ number \NC \NR
-\NC \NC node \NC a node list \NC \NR
-\NC \NC string \NC a \LUA\ string \NC \NR
-\NC \NC table \NC a \LUA\ table \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-The \type {type} can have one of six distinct values. The number is the \ASCII\
-value if the first character of the type name (so you can use string.byte("l")
-instead of \type {108}).
-
-\starttabulate[|r|c|p|]
-\DB value \BC meaning \BC explanation \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC 97 \NC a \NC list of attributes (a node list) \NC \NR
-\NC 100 \NC d \NC a \LUA\ number \NC \NR
-\NC 108 \NC l \NC a \LUA\ value (table, number, boolean, etc) \NC \NR
-\NC 110 \NC n \NC a node list \NC \NR
-\NC 115 \NC s \NC a \LUA\ string \NC \NR
-\NC 116 \NC t \NC a \LUA\ token list in \LUA\ table form (a list of triplets) \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-\subsection{\whs {save_pos}}
-
-\starttabulate[|l|l|p|]
-\DB field \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \type{attr} \NC node \NC list of attributes \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-\subsection{\whs {late_lua}}
-
-\starttabulate[|l|l|p|]
-\DB field \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \type{attr} \NC node \NC list of attributes \NC \NR
-\NC \type{data} \NC string or function \NC the to be written information stored as \LUA\ value \NC \NR
-\NC \type{token} \NC string \NC the to be written information stored as token list \NC \NR
-\NC \type{name} \NC string \NC the name to use for \LUA\ error reporting \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-The difference between \type {data} and \type {string} is that on assignment, the
-\type {data} field is converted to a token list, cf.\ use as \lpr {latelua}. The
-\type {string} version is treated as a literal string.
-
-\stopsection
-
-\startsection[title={\DVI\ backend whatsits}]
-
-\subsection{\whs {special}}
-
-There is only one \DVI\ backend whatsit, and it just flushes its content to the
-output file.
-
-\starttabulate[|l|l|p|]
-\DB field \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \type{attr} \NC node \NC list of attributes \NC \NR
-\NC \type{data} \NC string \NC the \prm {special} information \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-\stopsection
-
-\startsection[title={\PDF\ backend whatsits}]
-
-\subsection{\whs {pdf_literal}}
-
-\starttabulate[|l|l|p|]
-\DB field \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \type{attr} \NC node \NC list of attributes \NC \NR
-\NC \type{mode} \NC number \NC the \quote {mode} setting of this literal \NC \NR
-\NC \type{data} \NC string \NC the to be written information stored as \LUA\ string \NC \NR
-\NC \type{token} \NC string \NC the to be written information stored as token list \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-Possible mode values are:
-
-\starttabulate[|c|p|]
-\DB value \BC keyword \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC 0 \NC \type{origin} \NC \NR
-\NC 1 \NC \type{page} \NC \NR
-\NC 2 \NC \type{direct} \NC \NR
-\NC 3 \NC \type{raw} \NC \NR
-\NC 4 \NC \type{text} \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-The higher the number, the less checking and the more you can run into trouble.
-Especially the \type {raw} variant can produce bad \PDF\ so you can best check
-what you generate.
-
-\subsection{\whs {pdf_refobj}}
-
-\starttabulate[|l|l|p|]
-\DB field \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \type{attr} \NC node \NC list of attributes \NC \NR
-\NC \type{objnum} \NC number \NC the referenced \PDF\ object number \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-\subsection{\whs {pdf_annot}}
-
-\starttabulate[|l|l|p|]
-\DB field \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \type{attr} \NC node \NC list of attributes \NC \NR
-\NC \type{width} \NC number \NC the width (not used in calculations) \NC \NR
-\NC \type{height} \NC number \NC the height (not used in calculations) \NC \NR
-\NC \type{depth} \NC number \NC the depth (not used in calculations) \NC \NR
-\NC \type{objnum} \NC number \NC the referenced \PDF\ object number \NC \NR
-\NC \type{data} \NC string \NC the annotation data \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-\subsection{\whs {pdf_start_link}}
-
-\starttabulate[|l|l|p|]
-\DB field \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \type{attr} \NC node \NC list of attributes \NC \NR
-\NC \type{width} \NC number \NC the width (not used in calculations) \NC \NR
-\NC \type{height} \NC number \NC the height (not used in calculations) \NC \NR
-\NC \type{depth} \NC number \NC the depth (not used in calculations) \NC \NR
-\NC \type{objnum} \NC number \NC the referenced \PDF\ object number \NC \NR
-\NC \type{link_attr} \NC table \NC the link attribute token list \NC \NR
-\NC \type{action} \NC node \NC the action to perform \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-\subsection{\whs {pdf_end_link}}
-
-\starttabulate[|l|l|p|]
-\DB field \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \type{attr} \NC node \NC \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-\subsection{\whs {pdf_dest}}
-
-\starttabulate[|l|l|p|]
-\DB field \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \type{attr} \NC node \NC list of attributes \NC \NR
-\NC \type{width} \NC number \NC the width (not used in calculations) \NC \NR
-\NC \type{height} \NC number \NC the height (not used in calculations) \NC \NR
-\NC \type{depth} \NC number \NC the depth (not used in calculations) \NC \NR
-\NC \type{named_id} \NC number \NC is the \type {dest_id} a string value? \NC \NR
-\NC \type{dest_id} \NC number \NC the destination id \NC \NR
-\NC \NC string \NC the destination name \NC \NR
-\NC \type{dest_type} \NC number \NC type of destination \NC \NR
-\NC \type{xyz_zoom} \NC number \NC the zoom factor (times 1000) \NC \NR
-\NC \type{objnum} \NC number \NC the \PDF\ object number \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-\subsection{\whs {pdf_action}}
-
-These are a special kind of items that only appear inside \PDF\ start link
-objects.
-
-\starttabulate[|l|l|p|]
-\DB field \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \type{action_type} \NC number \NC the kind of action involved \NC \NR
-\NC \type{action_id} \NC number or string \NC token list reference or string \NC \NR
-\NC \type{named_id} \NC number \NC the index of the destination \NC \NR
-\NC \type{file} \NC string \NC the target filename \NC \NR
-\NC \type{new_window} \NC number \NC the window state of the target \NC \NR
-\NC \type{data} \NC string \NC the name of the destination \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-Valid action types are:
-
-\starttabulate[|l|l|]
-\DB value \BC meaning \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC 0 \NC \type{page} \NC \NR
-\NC 1 \NC \type{goto} \NC \NR
-\NC 2 \NC \type{thread} \NC \NR
-\NC 3 \NC \type{user} \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-Valid window types are:
-
-\starttabulate[|l|l|]
-\DB value \BC meaning \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC 0 \NC \type{notset} \NC \NR
-\NC 1 \NC \type{new} \NC \NR
-\NC 2 \NC \type{nonew} \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-\subsection{\whs {pdf_thread}}
-
-\starttabulate[|l|l|p|]
-\DB field \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \type{attr} \NC node \NC list of attributes \NC \NR
-\NC \type{width} \NC number \NC the width (not used in calculations) \NC \NR
-\NC \type{height} \NC number \NC the height (not used in calculations) \NC \NR
-\NC \type{depth} \NC number \NC the depth (not used in calculations) \NC \NR
-\NC \type{named_id} \NC number \NC is \type {tread_id} a string value? \NC \NR
-\NC \type{tread_id} \NC number \NC the thread id \NC \NR
-\NC \NC string \NC the thread name \NC \NR
-\NC \type{thread_attr} \NC number \NC extra thread information \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-\subsection{\whs {pdf_start_thread}}
-
-\starttabulate[|l|l|p|]
-\DB field \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \type{attr} \NC node \NC list of attributes \NC \NR
-\NC \type{width} \NC number \NC the width (not used in calculations) \NC \NR
-\NC \type{height} \NC number \NC the height (not used in calculations) \NC \NR
-\NC \type{depth} \NC number \NC the depth (not used in calculations) \NC \NR
-\NC \type{named_id} \NC number \NC is \type {tread_id} a string value? \NC \NR
-\NC \type{tread_id} \NC number \NC the thread id \NC \NR
-\NC \NC string \NC the thread name \NC \NR
-\NC \type{thread_attr} \NC number \NC extra thread information \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-\subsection{\whs {pdf_end_thread}}
-
-\starttabulate[|l|l|p|]
-\DB field \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \type{attr} \NC node \NC \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-\subsection{\whs {pdf_colorstack}}
-
-\starttabulate[|l|l|p|]
-\DB field \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \type{attr} \NC node \NC list of attributes \NC \NR
-\NC \type{stack} \NC number \NC colorstack id number \NC \NR
-\NC \type{command} \NC number \NC command to execute \NC \NR
-\NC \type{data} \NC string \NC data \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-\subsection{\whs {pdf_setmatrix}}
-
-\starttabulate[|l|l|p|]
-\DB field \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \type{attr} \NC node \NC list of attributes \NC \NR
-\NC \type{data} \NC string \NC data \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-\subsection{\whs {pdf_save}}
-
-\starttabulate[|l|l|p|]
-\DB field \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \type{attr} \NC node \NC list of attributes \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-\subsection{\whs {pdf_restore}}
-
-\starttabulate[|l|l|p|]
-\DB field \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \type{attr} \NC node \NC list of attributes \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-\stopsection
-
-\startsection[title={The \type {node} library}][library=node]
-
-\subsection {Introduction}
-
-The \type {node} library contains functions that facilitate dealing with (lists
-of) nodes and their values. They allow you to create, alter, copy, delete, and
-insert \LUATEX\ node objects, the core objects within the typesetter.
-
-\LUATEX\ nodes are represented in \LUA\ as userdata with the metadata type
-\type {luatex.node}. The various parts within a node can be accessed using
-named fields.
-
-Each node has at least the three fields \type {next}, \type {id}, and \type {subtype}:
-
-\startitemize[intro]
-
-\startitem
- The \type {next} field returns the userdata object for the next node in a
- linked list of nodes, or \type {nil}, if there is no next node.
-\stopitem
-
-\startitem
- The \type {id} indicates \TEX's \quote{node type}. The field \type {id} has a
- numeric value for efficiency reasons, but some of the library functions also
- accept a string value instead of \type {id}.
-\stopitem
-
-\startitem
- The \type {subtype} is another number. It often gives further information
- about a node of a particular \type {id}, but it is most important when
- dealing with \quote {whatsits}, because they are differentiated solely based
- on their \type {subtype}.
-\stopitem
-
-\stopitemize
-
-The other available fields depend on the \type {id} (and for \quote {whatsits},
-the \type {subtype}) of the node.
-
-Support for \nod {unset} (alignment) nodes is partial: they can be queried and
-modified from \LUA\ code, but not created.
-
-Nodes can be compared to each other, but: you are actually comparing indices into
-the node memory. This means that equality tests can only be trusted under very
-limited conditions. It will not work correctly in any situation where one of the
-two nodes has been freed and|/|or reallocated: in that case, there will be false
-positives.
-
-At the moment, memory management of nodes should still be done explicitly by the
-user. Nodes are not \quote {seen} by the \LUA\ garbage collector, so you have to
-call the node freeing functions yourself when you are no longer in need of a node
-(list). Nodes form linked lists without reference counting, so you have to be
-careful that when control returns back to \LUATEX\ itself, you have not deleted
-nodes that are still referenced from a \type {next} pointer elsewhere, and that
-you did not create nodes that are referenced more than once. Normally the setters
-and getters handle this for you.
-
-There are statistics available with regards to the allocated node memory, which
-can be handy for tracing.
-
-\subsection{\type {is_node}}
-
-\topicindex {nodes+functions}
-
-\libindex {is_node}
-
-\startfunctioncall
-<boolean|integer> t =
- node.is_node(<any> item)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-This function returns a number (the internal index of the node) if the argument
-is a userdata object of type \type {<node>} and false when no node is passed.
-
-\subsection{\type {types} and \type {whatsits}}
-
-\libindex {types}
-\libindex {whatsits}
-
-This function returns an array that maps node id numbers to node type strings,
-providing an overview of the possible top|-|level \type {id} types.
-
-\startfunctioncall
-<table> t =
- node.types()
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-\TEX's \quote {whatsits} all have the same \type {id}. The various subtypes are
-defined by their \type {subtype} fields. The function is much like \type {types},
-except that it provides an array of \type {subtype} mappings.
-
-\startfunctioncall
-<table> t =
- node.whatsits()
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-\subsection{\type {id}}
-
-\libindex{id}
-
-This converts a single type name to its internal numeric representation.
-
-\startfunctioncall
-<number> id =
- node.id(<string> type)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-\subsection{\type {type} and \type {subtype}}
-
-\libindex {type}
-\libindex {subtype}
-
-In the argument is a number, then the next function converts an internal numeric
-representation to an external string representation. Otherwise, it will return
-the string \type {node} if the object represents a node, and \type {nil}
-otherwise.
-
-\startfunctioncall
-<string> type =
- node.type(<any> n)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-This next one converts a single whatsit name to its internal numeric
-representation (\type {subtype}).
-
-\startfunctioncall
-<number> subtype =
- node.subtype(<string> type)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-\subsection{\type {fields}}
-
-\libindex {fields}
-
-This function returns an array of valid field names for a particular type of
-node. If you want to get the valid fields for a \quote {whatsit}, you have to
-supply the second argument also. In other cases, any given second argument will
-be silently ignored.
-
-\startfunctioncall
-<table> t =
- node.fields(<number> id)
-<table> t =
- node.fields(<number> id, <number> subtype)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-The function accepts string \type {id} and \type {subtype} values as well.
-
-\subsection{\type {has_field}}
-
-\libindex {has_field}
-
-This function returns a boolean that is only true if \type {n} is
-actually a node, and it has the field.
-
-\startfunctioncall
-<boolean> t =
- node.has_field(<node> n, <string> field)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-\subsection{\type {new}}
-
-\libindex{new}
-
-The \type {new} function creates a new node. All its fields are initialized to
-either zero or \type {nil} except for \type {id} and \type {subtype}. Instead of
-numbers you can also use strings (names). If you create a new \nod {whatsit} node
-the second argument is required. As with all node functions, this function
-creates a node at the \TEX\ level.
-
-\startfunctioncall
-<node> n =
- node.new(<number> id)
-<node> n =
- node.new(<number> id, <number> subtype)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-\subsection{\type {free}, \type {flush_node} and \type {flush_list}}
-
-\libindex{free}
-\libindex{flush_node}
-\libindex{flush_list}
-
-The next one the node \type {n} from \TEX's memory. Be careful: no checks are
-done on whether this node is still pointed to from a register or some \type
-{next} field: it is up to you to make sure that the internal data structures
-remain correct.
-
-\startfunctioncall
-<node> next =
- node.free(<node> n)
-flush_node(<node> n)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-The \type {free} function returns the next field of the freed node, while the
-\type {flush_node} alternative returns nothing.
-
-A list starting with node \type {n} can be flushed from \TEX's memory too. Be
-careful: no checks are done on whether any of these nodes is still pointed to
-from a register or some \type {next} field: it is up to you to make sure that the
-internal data structures remain correct.
-
-\startfunctioncall
-node.flush_list(<node> n)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-\subsection{\type {copy} and \type {copy_list}}
-
-\libindex{copy}
-\libindex{copy_list}
-
-This creates a deep copy of node \type {n}, including all nested lists as in the case
-of a hlist or vlist node. Only the \type {next} field is not copied.
-
-\startfunctioncall
-<node> m =
- node.copy(<node> n)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-A deep copy of the node list that starts at \type {n} can be created too. If
-\type {m} is also given, the copy stops just before node \type {m}.
-
-\startfunctioncall
-<node> m =
- node.copy_list(<node> n)
-<node> m =
- node.copy_list(<node> n, <node> m)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-Note that you cannot copy attribute lists this way. However, there is normally no
-need to copy attribute lists as when you do assignments to the \type {attr} field
-or make changes to specific attributes, the needed copying and freeing takes
-place automatically.
-
-\subsection{\type {prev} and \type{next}}
-
-\libindex{prev}
-\libindex{next}
-
-These returns the node preceding or following the given node, or \type {nil} if
-there is no such node.
-
-\startfunctioncall
-<node> m =
- node.next(<node> n)
-<node> m =
- node.prev(<node> n)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-\subsection{\type {current_attr}}
-
-\libindex{current_attr}
-
-This returns the currently active list of attributes, if there is one.
-
-\startfunctioncall
-<node> m =
- node.current_attr()
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-The intended usage of \type {current_attr} is as follows:
-
-\starttyping
-local x1 = node.new("glyph")
-x1.attr = node.current_attr()
-local x2 = node.new("glyph")
-x2.attr = node.current_attr()
-\stoptyping
-
-or:
-
-\starttyping
-local x1 = node.new("glyph")
-local x2 = node.new("glyph")
-local ca = node.current_attr()
-x1.attr = ca
-x2.attr = ca
-\stoptyping
-
-The attribute lists are ref counted and the assignment takes care of incrementing
-the refcount. You cannot expect the value \type {ca} to be valid any more when
-you assign attributes (using \type {tex.setattribute}) or when control has been
-passed back to \TEX.
-
-Note: this function is somewhat experimental, and it returns the {\it actual}
-attribute list, not a copy thereof. Therefore, changing any of the attributes in
-the list will change these values for all nodes that have the current attribute
-list assigned to them.
-
-\subsection{\type {hpack}}
-
-\libindex {hpack}
-
-This function creates a new hlist by packaging the list that begins at node \type
-{n} into a horizontal box. With only a single argument, this box is created using
-the natural width of its components. In the three argument form, \type {info}
-must be either \type {additional} or \type {exactly}, and \type {w} is the
-additional (\type {\hbox spread}) or exact (\type {\hbox to}) width to be used.
-The second return value is the badness of the generated box.
-
-\startfunctioncall
-<node> h, <number> b =
- node.hpack(<node> n)
-<node> h, <number> b =
- node.hpack(<node> n, <number> w, <string> info)
-<node> h, <number> b =
- node.hpack(<node> n, <number> w, <string> info, <string> dir)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-Caveat: there can be unexpected side|-|effects to this function, like updating
-some of the \prm {marks} and \type {\inserts}. Also note that the content of
-\type {h} is the original node list \type {n}: if you call \type {node.free(h)}
-you will also free the node list itself, unless you explicitly set the \type
-{list} field to \type {nil} beforehand. And in a similar way, calling \type
-{node.free(n)} will invalidate \type {h} as well!
-
-\subsection{\type {vpack}}
-
-\libindex {vpack}
-
-This function creates a new vlist by packaging the list that begins at node \type
-{n} into a vertical box. With only a single argument, this box is created using
-the natural height of its components. In the three argument form, \type {info}
-must be either \type {additional} or \type {exactly}, and \type {w} is the
-additional (\type {\vbox spread}) or exact (\type {\vbox to}) height to be used.
-
-\startfunctioncall
-<node> h, <number> b =
- node.vpack(<node> n)
-<node> h, <number> b =
- node.vpack(<node> n, <number> w, <string> info)
-<node> h, <number> b =
- node.vpack(<node> n, <number> w, <string> info, <string> dir)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-The second return value is the badness of the generated box. See the description
-of \type {hpack} for a few memory allocation caveats.
-
-\subsection{\type {prepend_prevdepth}}
-
-\libindex {prepend_prevdepth}
-
-This function is somewhat special in the sense that it is an experimental helper
-that adds the interlinespace to a line keeping the baselineskip and lineskip into
-account.
-
-\startfunctioncall
-<node> n, <number> delta =
- node.prepend_prevdepth(<node> n,<number> prevdepth)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-\subsection{\type {dimensions} and \type {rangedimensions}}
-
-\libindex{dimensions}
-\libindex{rangedimensions}
-
-\startfunctioncall
-<number> w, <number> h, <number> d =
- node.dimensions(<node> n)
-<number> w, <number> h, <number> d =
- node.dimensions(<node> n, <string> dir)
-<number> w, <number> h, <number> d =
- node.dimensions(<node> n, <node> t)
-<number> w, <number> h, <number> d =
- node.dimensions(<node> n, <node> t, <string> dir)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-This function calculates the natural in|-|line dimensions of the node list starting
-at node \type {n} and terminating just before node \type {t} (or the end of the
-list, if there is no second argument). The return values are scaled points. An
-alternative format that starts with glue parameters as the first three arguments
-is also possible:
-
-\startfunctioncall
-<number> w, <number> h, <number> d =
- node.dimensions(<number> glue_set, <number> glue_sign, <number> glue_order,
- <node> n)
-<number> w, <number> h, <number> d =
- node.dimensions(<number> glue_set, <number> glue_sign, <number> glue_order,
- <node> n, <string> dir)
-<number> w, <number> h, <number> d =
- node.dimensions(<number> glue_set, <number> glue_sign, <number> glue_order,
- <node> n, <node> t)
-<number> w, <number> h, <number> d =
- node.dimensions(<number> glue_set, <number> glue_sign, <number> glue_order,
- <node> n, <node> t, <string> dir)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-This calling method takes glue settings into account and is especially useful for
-finding the actual width of a sublist of nodes that are already boxed, for
-example in code like this, which prints the width of the space in between the
-\type {a} and \type {b} as it would be if \type {\box0} was used as-is:
-
-\starttyping
-\setbox0 = \hbox to 20pt {a b}
-
-\directlua{print (node.dimensions(
- tex.box[0].glue_set,
- tex.box[0].glue_sign,
- tex.box[0].glue_order,
- tex.box[0].head.next,
- node.tail(tex.box[0].head)
-)) }
-\stoptyping
-
-You need to keep in mind that this is one of the few places in \TEX\ where floats
-are used, which means that you can get small differences in rounding when you
-compare the width reported by \type {hpack} with \type {dimensions}.
-
-The second alternative saves a few lookups and can be more convenient in some
-cases:
-
-\startfunctioncall
-<number> w, <number> h, <number> d =
- node.rangedimensions(<node> parent, <node> first)
-<number> w, <number> h, <number> d =
- node.rangedimensions(<node> parent, <node> first, <node> last)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-\subsection{\type {mlist_to_hlist}}
-
-\libindex {mlist_to_hlist}
-
-\startfunctioncall
-<node> h =
- node.mlist_to_hlist(<node> n, <string> display_type, <boolean> penalties)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-This runs the internal mlist to hlist conversion, converting the math list in
-\type {n} into the horizontal list \type {h}. The interface is exactly the same
-as for the callback \cbk {mlist_to_hlist}.
-
-\subsection{\type {slide}}
-
-\startfunctioncall
-<node> m =
- node.slide(<node> n)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-Returns the last node of the node list that starts at \type {n}. As a
-side|-|effect, it also creates a reverse chain of \type {prev} pointers between
-nodes.
-
-\subsection{\type {tail}}
-
-\libindex {tail}
-
-\startfunctioncall
-<node> m =
- node.tail(<node> n)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-Returns the last node of the node list that starts at \type {n}.
-
-\subsection{\type {length} and type {count}}
-
-\libindex {length}
-\libindex {count}
-
-\startfunctioncall
-<number> i =
- node.length(<node> n)
-<number> i =
- node.length(<node> n, <node> m)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-Returns the number of nodes contained in the node list that starts at \type {n}.
-If \type {m} is also supplied it stops at \type {m} instead of at the end of the
-list. The node \type {m} is not counted.
-
-\startfunctioncall
-<number> i =
- node.count(<number> id, <node> n)
-<number> i =
- node.count(<number> id, <node> n, <node> m)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-Returns the number of nodes contained in the node list that starts at \type {n}
-that have a matching \type {id} field. If \type {m} is also supplied, counting
-stops at \type {m} instead of at the end of the list. The node \type {m} is not
-counted. This function also accept string \type {id}'s.
-
-\subsection{\type {is_char} and \type {is_glyph}}
-
-\libindex {is_char}
-\libindex {is_glyph}
-
-The subtype of a glyph node signals if the glyph is already turned into a character reference
-or not.
-
-\startfunctioncall
-<boolean> b =
- node.is_char(<node> n)
-<boolean> b =
- node.is_glyph(<node> n)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-\subsection{\type {traverse}}
-
-\libindex {traverse}
-
-\startfunctioncall
-<node> t, id, subtype =
- node.traverse(<node> n)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-This is a \LUA\ iterator that loops over the node list that starts at \type {n}.
-Typically code looks like this:
-
-\starttyping
-for n in node.traverse(head) do
- ...
-end
-\stoptyping
-
-is functionally equivalent to:
-
-\starttyping
-do
- local n
- local function f (head,var)
- local t
- if var == nil then
- t = head
- else
- t = var.next
- end
- return t
- end
- while true do
- n = f (head, n)
- if n == nil then break end
- ...
- end
-end
-\stoptyping
-
-It should be clear from the definition of the function \type {f} that even though
-it is possible to add or remove nodes from the node list while traversing, you
-have to take great care to make sure all the \type {next} (and \type {prev})
-pointers remain valid.
-
-If the above is unclear to you, see the section \quote {For Statement} in the
-\LUA\ Reference Manual.
-
-\subsection{\type {traverse_id}}
-
-\libindex {traverse_id}
-
-\startfunctioncall
-<node> t, subtype =
- node.traverse_id(<number> id, <node> n)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-This is an iterator that loops over all the nodes in the list that starts at
-\type {n} that have a matching \type {id} field.
-
-See the previous section for details. The change is in the local function \type
-{f}, which now does an extra while loop checking against the upvalue \type {id}:
-
-\starttyping
- local function f(head,var)
- local t
- if var == nil then
- t = head
- else
- t = var.next
- end
- while not t.id == id do
- t = t.next
- end
- return t
- end
-\stoptyping
-
-\subsection{\type {traverse_char} and \type {traverse_glyph}}
-
-\libindex {traverse_char}
-\libindex {traverse_glyph}
-
-The \type{traverse_char} iterator loops over the \nod {glyph} nodes in a list.
-Only nodes with a subtype less than 256 are seen.
-
-\startfunctioncall
-<node> n, font, char =
- node.traverse_char(<node> n)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-The \type{traverse_glyph} iterator loops over a list and returns the list and
-filters all glyphs:
-
-\startfunctioncall
-<node> n, font, char =
- node.traverse_glyph(<node> n)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-\subsection{\type {traverse_list}}
-
-\libindex {traverse_list}
-
-This iterator loops over the \nod {hlist} and \nod {vlist} nodes in a list.
-
-\startfunctioncall
-<node> n, id, subtype, list =
- node.traverse_list(<node> n)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-The four return values can save some time compared to fetching these fields but
-in practice you seldom need them all. So consider it a (side effect of
-experimental) convenience.
-
-\subsection{\type {has_glyph}}
-
-\libindex {has_glyph}
-
-This function returns the first glyph or disc node in the given list:
-
-\startfunctioncall
-<node> n =
- node.has_glyph(<node> n)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-\subsection{\type {end_of_math}}
-
-\libindex {end_of_math}
-
-\startfunctioncall
-<node> t =
- node.end_of_math(<node> start)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-Looks for and returns the next \type {math_node} following the \type {start}. If
-the given node is a math end node this helper returns that node, else it follows
-the list and returns the next math endnote. If no such node is found nil is
-returned.
-
-\subsection{\type {remove}}
-
-\libindex {remove}
-
-\startfunctioncall
-<node> head, current =
- node.remove(<node> head, <node> current)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-This function removes the node \type {current} from the list following \type
-{head}. It is your responsibility to make sure it is really part of that list.
-The return values are the new \type {head} and \type {current} nodes. The
-returned \type {current} is the node following the \type {current} in the calling
-argument, and is only passed back as a convenience (or \type {nil}, if there is
-no such node). The returned \type {head} is more important, because if the
-function is called with \type {current} equal to \type {head}, it will be
-changed.
-
-\subsection{\type {insert_before}}
-
-\libindex {insert_before}
-
-\startfunctioncall
-<node> head, new =
- node.insert_before(<node> head, <node> current, <node> new)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-This function inserts the node \type {new} before \type {current} into the list
-following \type {head}. It is your responsibility to make sure that \type
-{current} is really part of that list. The return values are the (potentially
-mutated) \type {head} and the node \type {new}, set up to be part of the list
-(with correct \type {next} field). If \type {head} is initially \type {nil}, it
-will become \type {new}.
-
-\subsection{\type {insert_after}}
-
-\libindex {insert_after}
-
-\startfunctioncall
-<node> head, new =
- node.insert_after(<node> head, <node> current, <node> new)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-This function inserts the node \type {new} after \type {current} into the list
-following \type {head}. It is your responsibility to make sure that \type
-{current} is really part of that list. The return values are the \type {head} and
-the node \type {new}, set up to be part of the list (with correct \type {next}
-field). If \type {head} is initially \type {nil}, it will become \type {new}.
-
-\subsection{\type {first_glyph}}
-
-\libindex {first_glyph}
-
-\startfunctioncall
-<node> n =
- node.first_glyph(<node> n)
-<node> n =
- node.first_glyph(<node> n, <node> m)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-Returns the first node in the list starting at \type {n} that is a glyph node
-with a subtype indicating it is a glyph, or \type {nil}. If \type {m} is given,
-processing stops at (but including) that node, otherwise processing stops at the
-end of the list.
-
-\subsection{\type {ligaturing}}
-
-\libindex {ligaturing}
-
-\startfunctioncall
-<node> h, <node> t, <boolean> success =
- node.ligaturing(<node> n)
-<node> h, <node> t, <boolean> success =
- node.ligaturing(<node> n, <node> m)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-Apply \TEX-style ligaturing to the specified nodelist. The tail node \type {m} is
-optional. The two returned nodes \type {h} and \type {t} are the new head and
-tail (both \type {n} and \type {m} can change into a new ligature).
-
-\subsection{\type {kerning}}
-
-\libindex {kerning}
-
-\startfunctioncall
-<node> h, <node> t, <boolean> success =
- node.kerning(<node> n)
-<node> h, <node> t, <boolean> success =
- node.kerning(<node> n, <node> m)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-Apply \TEX|-|style kerning to the specified node list. The tail node \type {m} is
-optional. The two returned nodes \type {h} and \type {t} are the head and tail
-(either one of these can be an inserted kern node, because special kernings with
-word boundaries are possible).
-
-\subsection{\type {unprotect_glyph[s]}}
-
-\libindex {unprotect_glyphs}
-\libindex {unprotect_glyph}
-
-\startfunctioncall
-node.unprotect_glyph(<node> n)
-node.unprotect_glyphs(<node> n,[<node> n])
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-Subtracts 256 from all glyph node subtypes. This and the next function are
-helpers to convert from \type {characters} to \type {glyphs} during node
-processing. The second argument is optional and indicates the end of a range.
-
-\subsection{\type {protect_glyph[s]}}
-
-\libindex {protect_glyphs}
-\libindex {protect_glyph}
-
-\startfunctioncall
-node.protect_glyph(<node> n)
-node.protect_glyphs(<node> n,[<node> n])
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-Adds 256 to all glyph node subtypes in the node list starting at \type {n},
-except that if the value is 1, it adds only 255. The special handling of 1 means
-that \type {characters} will become \type {glyphs} after subtraction of 256. A
-single character can be marked by the singular call. The second argument is
-optional and indicates the end of a range.
-
-\subsection{\type {last_node}}
-
-\libindex {last_node}
-
-\startfunctioncall
-<node> n =
- node.last_node()
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-This function pops the last node from \TEX's \quote{current list}. It returns
-that node, or \type {nil} if the current list is empty.
-
-\subsection{\type {write}}
-
-\libindex {write}
-
-\startfunctioncall
-node.write(<node> n)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-This function that will append a node list to \TEX's \quote {current list}. The
-node list is not deep|-|copied! There is no error checking either! You mignt need
-to enforce horizontal mode in order for this to work as expected.
-
-\subsection{\type {protrusion_skippable}}
-
-\libindex {protrusion_skippable}
-
-\startfunctioncall
-<boolean> skippable =
- node.protrusion_skippable(<node> n)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-Returns \type {true} if, for the purpose of line boundary discovery when
-character protrusion is active, this node can be skipped.
-
-\stopsection
-
-\startsection[title={Glue handling}][library=node]
-
-\subsection{\type {setglue}}
-
-\libindex {setglue}
-
-You can set the properties of a glue in one go. If you pass no values, the glue
-will become a zero glue.
-
-\startfunctioncall
-node.setglue(<node> n)
-node.setglue(<node> n,width,stretch,shrink,stretch_order,shrink_order)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-When you pass values, only arguments that are numbers are assigned so
-
-\starttyping
-node.setglue(n,655360,false,65536)
-\stoptyping
-
-will only adapt the width and shrink.
-
-When a list node is passed, you set the glue, order and sign instead.
-
-\subsection{\type {getglue}}
-
-\libindex {getglue}
-
-The next call will return 5 values or nothing when no glue is passed.
-
-\startfunctioncall
-<integer> width, <integer> stretch, <integer> shrink, <integer> stretch_order,
- <integer> shrink_order = node.getglue(<node> n)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-When the second argument is false, only the width is returned (this is consistent
-with \type {tex.get}).
-
-When a list node is passed, you get back the glue that is set, the order of that
-glue and the sign.
-
-\subsection{\type {is_zero_glue}}
-
-\libindex {is_zero_glue}
-
-This function returns \type {true} when the width, stretch and shrink properties
-are zero.
-
-\startfunctioncall
-<boolean> isglue =
- node.is_zero_glue(<node> n)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-\stopsection
-
-\startsection[title={Attribute handling}][library=node]
-
-\subsection{Attributes}
-
-\topicindex {attributes}
-
-The newly introduced attribute registers are non|-|trivial, because the value
-that is attached to a node is essentially a sparse array of key|-|value pairs. It
-is generally easiest to deal with attribute lists and attributes by using the
-dedicated functions in the \type {node} library, but for completeness, here is
-the low|-|level interface.
-
-Attributes appear as linked list of userdata objects in the \type {attr} field of
-individual nodes. They can be handled individually, but it is much safer and more
-efficient to use the dedicated functions associated with them.
-
-\subsection{\nod {attribute_list} nodes}
-
-\topicindex {nodes+attributes}
-
-An \nod {attribute_list} item is used as a head pointer for a list of attribute
-items. It has only one user-visible field:
-
-\starttabulate[|l|l|p|]
-\DB field \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \type{next} \NC node \NC pointer to the first attribute \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-\subsection{\nod {attr} nodes}
-
-A normal node's attribute field will point to an item of type \nod
-{attribute_list}, and the \type {next} field in that item will point to the first
-defined \quote {attribute} item, whose \type {next} will point to the second
-\quote {attribute} item, etc.
-
-\starttabulate[|l|l|p|]
-\DB field \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \type{next} \NC node \NC pointer to the next attribute \NC \NR
-\NC \type{number} \NC number \NC the attribute type id \NC \NR
-\NC \type{value} \NC number \NC the attribute value \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-As mentioned it's better to use the official helpers rather than edit these
-fields directly. For instance the \type {prev} field is used for other purposes
-and there is no double linked list.
-
-\subsection{\type {has_attribute}}
-
-\libindex {has_attribute}
-
-\startfunctioncall
-<number> v =
- node.has_attribute(<node> n, <number> id)
-<number> v =
- node.has_attribute(<node> n, <number> id, <number> val)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-Tests if a node has the attribute with number \type {id} set. If \type {val} is
-also supplied, also tests if the value matches \type {val}. It returns the value,
-or, if no match is found, \type {nil}.
-
-\subsection{\type {get_attribute}}
-
-\libindex {get_attribute}
-
-\startfunctioncall
-<number> v =
- node.get_attribute(<node> n, <number> id)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-Tests if a node has an attribute with number \type {id} set. It returns the
-value, or, if no match is found, \type {nil}. If no \type {id} is given then the
-zero attributes is assumed.
-
-\subsection{\type {find_attribute}}
-
-\libindex {find_attribute}
-
-\startfunctioncall
-<number> v, <node> n =
- node.find_attribute(<node> n, <number> id)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-Finds the first node that has attribute with number \type {id} set. It returns
-the value and the node if there is a match and otherwise nothing.
-
-\subsection{\type {set_attribute}}
-
-\libindex {set_attribute}
-
-\startfunctioncall
-node.set_attribute(<node> n, <number> id, <number> val)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-Sets the attribute with number \type {id} to the value \type {val}. Duplicate
-assignments are ignored.
-
-\subsection{\type {unset_attribute}}
-
-\libindex {unset_attribute}
-
-\startfunctioncall
-<number> v =
- node.unset_attribute(<node> n, <number> id)
-<number> v =
- node.unset_attribute(<node> n, <number> id, <number> val)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-Unsets the attribute with number \type {id}. If \type {val} is also supplied, it
-will only perform this operation if the value matches \type {val}. Missing
-attributes or attribute|-|value pairs are ignored.
-
-If the attribute was actually deleted, returns its old value. Otherwise, returns
-\type {nil}.
-
-\subsection{\type {slide}}
-
-\libindex {slide}
-
-This helper makes sure that the node lists is double linked and returns the found
-tail node.
-
-\startfunctioncall
-<node> tail =
- node.slide(<node> n)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-After some callbacks automatic sliding takes place. This feature can be turned
-off with \type {node.fix_node_lists(false)} but you better make sure then that
-you don't mess up lists. In most cases \TEX\ itself only uses \type {next}
-pointers but your other callbacks might expect proper \type {prev} pointers too.
-Future versions of \LUATEX\ can add more checking but this will not influence
-usage.
-
-\subsection{\type {check_discretionary}, \type {check_discretionaries}}
-
-\libindex{check_discretionary}
-\libindex{check_discretionaries}
-
-When you fool around with disc nodes you need to be aware of the fact that they
-have a special internal data structure. As long as you reassign the fields when
-you have extended the lists it's ok because then the tail pointers get updated,
-but when you add to list without reassigning you might end up in trouble when
-the linebreak routine kicks in. You can call this function to check the list for
-issues with disc nodes.
-
-\startfunctioncall
-node.check_discretionary(<node> n)
-node.check_discretionaries(<node> head)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-The plural variant runs over all disc nodes in a list, the singular variant
-checks one node only (it also checks if the node is a disc node).
-
-\subsection{\type {flatten_discretionaries}}
-
-\libindex {flatten_discretionaries}
-
-This function will remove the discretionaries in the list and inject the replace
-field when set.
-
-\startfunctioncall
-<node> head, count = node.flatten_discretionaries(<node> n)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-\subsection{\type {family_font}}
-
-\libindex {family_font}
-
-When you pass a proper family identifier the next helper will return the font
-currently associated with it. You can normally also access the font with the
-normal font field or getter because it will resolve the family automatically for
-noads.
-
-\startfunctioncall
-<integer> id =
- node.family_font(<integer> fam)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-\stopsection
-
-\startsection[title={Two access models}][library=node]
-
-\topicindex{nodes+direct}
-\topicindex{direct nodes}
-
-\libindex {todirect}
-\libindex {tonode}
-\libindex {tostring}
-
-Deep down in \TEX\ a node has a number which is a numeric entry in a memory
-table. In fact, this model, where \TEX\ manages memory is real fast and one of
-the reasons why plugging in callbacks that operate on nodes is quite fast too.
-Each node gets a number that is in fact an index in the memory table and that
-number often is reported when you print node related information. You go from
-userdata nodes and there numeric references and back with:
-
-\startfunctioncall
-<integer> d = node.todirect(<node> n))
-<node> n = node.tonode(<integer> d))
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-The userdata model is rather robust as it is a virtual interface with some
-additional checking while the more direct access which uses the node numbers
-directly. However, even with userdata you can get into troubles when you free
-nodes that are no longer allocated or mess up lists. if you apply \type
-{tostring} to a node you see its internal (direct) number and id.
-
-The first model provides key based access while the second always accesses fields
-via functions:
-
-\starttyping
-nodeobject.char
-getfield(nodenumber,"char")
-\stoptyping
-
-If you use the direct model, even if you know that you deal with numbers, you
-should not depend on that property but treat it as an abstraction just like
-traditional nodes. In fact, the fact that we use a simple basic datatype has the
-penalty that less checking can be done, but less checking is also the reason why
-it's somewhat faster. An important aspect is that one cannot mix both methods,
-but you can cast both models. So, multiplying a node number makes no sense.
-
-So our advice is: use the indexed (table) approach when possible and investigate
-the direct one when speed might be a real issue. For that reason \LUATEX\ also
-provide the \type {get*} and \type {set*} functions in the top level node
-namespace. There is a limited set of getters. When implementing this direct
-approach the regular index by key variant was also optimized, so direct access
-only makes sense when nodes are accessed millions of times (which happens in some
-font processing for instance).
-
-We're talking mostly of getters because setters are less important. Documents
-have not that many content related nodes and setting many thousands of properties
-is hardly a burden contrary to millions of consultations.
-
-Normally you will access nodes like this:
-
-\starttyping
-local next = current.next
-if next then
- -- do something
-end
-\stoptyping
-
-Here \type {next} is not a real field, but a virtual one. Accessing it results in
-a metatable method being called. In practice it boils down to looking up the node
-type and based on the node type checking for the field name. In a worst case you
-have a node type that sits at the end of the lookup list and a field that is last
-in the lookup chain. However, in successive versions of \LUATEX\ these lookups
-have been optimized and the most frequently accessed nodes and fields have a
-higher priority.
-
-Because in practice the \type {next} accessor results in a function call, there
-is some overhead involved. The next code does the same and performs a tiny bit
-faster (but not that much because it is still a function call but one that knows
-what to look up).
-
-\starttyping
-local next = node.next(current)
-if next then
- -- do something
-end
-\stoptyping
-
-Some accessors are used frequently and for these we provide more efficient helpers:
-
-\starttabulate[|l|p|]
-\DB function \BC explanation \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \type{getnext} \NC parsing nodelist always involves this one \NC \NR
-\NC \type{getprev} \NC used less but a logical companion to \type {getnext} \NC \NR
-\NC \type{getboth} \NC returns the next and prev pointer of a node \NC \NR
-\NC \type{getid} \NC consulted a lot \NC \NR
-\NC \type{getsubtype} \NC consulted less but also a topper \NC \NR
-\NC \type{getfont} \NC used a lot in \OPENTYPE\ handling (glyph nodes are consulted a lot) \NC \NR
-\NC \type{getchar} \NC idem and also in other places \NC \NR
-\NC \type{getwhd} \NC returns the \type {width}, \type {height} and \type {depth} of a list, rule or
- (unexpanded) glyph as well as glue (its spec is looked at) and unset nodes\NC \NR
-\NC \type{getdisc} \NC returns the \type {pre}, \type {post} and \type {replace} fields and
- optionally when true is passed also the tail fields \NC \NR
-\NC \type{getlist} \NC we often parse nested lists so this is a convenient one too \NC \NR
-\NC \type{getleader} \NC comparable to list, seldom used in \TEX\ (but needs frequent consulting
- like lists; leaders could have been made a dedicated node type) \NC \NR
-\NC \type{getfield} \NC generic getter, sufficient for the rest (other field names are
- often shared so a specific getter makes no sense then) \NC \NR
-\NC \type{getbox} \NC gets the given box (a list node) \NC \NR
-\NC \type{getoffsets} \NC gets the \type {xoffset} and \type {yoffset} of a glyph or
- \type {left} and \type {right} values of a rule \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-In the direct namespace there are more such helpers and most of them are
-accompanied by setters. The getters and setters are clever enough to see what
-node is meant. We don't deal with whatsit nodes: their fields are always accessed
-by name. It doesn't make sense to add getters for all fields, we just identifier
-the most likely candidates. In complex documents, many node and fields types
-never get seen, or seen only a few times, but for instance glyphs are candidates
-for such optimization. The \type {node.direct} interface has some more helpers.
-\footnote {We can define the helpers in the node namespace with \type {getfield}
-which is about as efficient, so at some point we might provide that as module.}
-
-The \type {setdisc} helper takes three (optional) arguments plus an optional
-fourth indicating the subtype. Its \type {getdisc} takes an optional boolean;
-when its value is \type {true} the tail nodes will also be returned. The \type
-{setfont} helper takes an optional second argument, it being the character. The
-directmode setter \type {setlink} takes a list of nodes and will link them,
-thereby ignoring \type {nil} entries. The first valid node is returned (beware:
-for good reason it assumes single nodes). For rarely used fields no helpers are
-provided and there are a few that probably are used seldom too but were added for
-consistency. You can of course always define additional accessors using \type
-{getfield} and \type {setfield} with little overhead. When the second argument of
-\type {setattributelist} is \type {true} the current attribute list is assumed.
-
-\def\yes{$+$} \def\nop{$-$}
-
-\def\supported#1#2#3%
- {\NC \type{#1}
- \NC \ifx#2\yes\lix{node} {#1}\fi #2
- \NC \ifx#3\yes\lix{node.direct}{#1}\fi #3 \NC
- \NR}
-
-\starttabulate[|l|c|c|]
-\DB function \BC node \BC direct \NC \NR
-\TB
-\supported {check_discretionaries} \yes \yes
-\supported {check_discretionary} \yes \yes
-\supported {copy_list} \yes \yes
-\supported {copy} \yes \yes
-\supported {count} \yes \yes
-\supported {current_attr} \yes \yes
-\supported {dimensions} \yes \yes
-\supported {effective_glue} \yes \yes
-\supported {end_of_math} \yes \yes
-\supported {family_font} \yes \nop
-\supported {fields} \yes \nop
-\supported {find_attribute} \yes \yes
-\supported {first_glyph} \yes \yes
-\supported {flatten_discretionaries} \yes \yes
-\supported {flush_list} \yes \yes
-\supported {flush_node} \yes \yes
-\supported {free} \yes \yes
-\supported {get_attribute} \yes \yes
-\supported {get_synctex_fields} \nop \yes
-\supported {getattributelist} \nop \yes
-\supported {getboth} \yes \yes
-\supported {getbox} \nop \yes
-\supported {getchar} \yes \yes
-\supported {getcomponents} \nop \yes
-\supported {getdepth} \nop \yes
-\supported {getdirection} \nop \yes
-\supported {getdir} \nop \yes
-\supported {getdisc} \yes \yes
-\supported {getfam} \nop \yes
-\supported {getfield} \yes \yes
-\supported {getfont} \yes \yes
-\supported {getglue} \yes \yes
-\supported {getheight} \nop \yes
-\supported {getid} \yes \yes
-\supported {getkern} \nop \yes
-\supported {getlang} \nop \yes
-\supported {getleader} \yes \yes
-\supported {getlist} \yes \yes
-\supported {getnext} \yes \yes
-\supported {getnucleus} \nop \yes
-\supported {getoffsets} \nop \yes
-\supported {getpenalty} \nop \yes
-\supported {getprev} \yes \yes
-\supported {getproperty} \yes \yes
-\supported {getshift} \nop \yes
-\supported {getsubtype} \yes \yes
-\supported {getsub} \nop \yes
-\supported {getsup} \nop \yes
-\supported {getdata} \nop \yes
-\supported {getwhd} \yes \yes
-\supported {getwidth} \nop \yes
-\supported {has_attribute} \yes \yes
-\supported {has_field} \yes \yes
-\supported {has_glyph} \yes \yes
-\supported {hpack} \yes \yes
-\supported {id} \yes \nop
-\supported {insert_after} \yes \yes
-\supported {insert_before} \yes \yes
-\supported {is_char} \yes \yes
-\supported {is_direct} \nop \yes
-\supported {is_glyph} \yes \yes
-\supported {is_node} \yes \yes
-\supported {is_zero_glue} \yes \yes
-\supported {kerning} \yes \yes
-\supported {last_node} \yes \yes
-\supported {length} \yes \yes
-\supported {ligaturing} \yes \yes
-\supported {mlist_to_hlist} \yes \nop
-\supported {new} \yes \yes
-\supported {next} \yes \nop
-\supported {prepend_prevdepth} \nop \yes
-\supported {prev} \yes \nop
-\supported {protect_glyphs} \yes \yes
-\supported {protect_glyph} \yes \yes
-\supported {protrusion_skippable} \yes \yes
-\supported {rangedimensions} \yes \yes
-\supported {remove} \yes \yes
-\supported {set_attribute} \yes \yes
-\supported {set_synctex_fields} \nop \yes
-\supported {setattributelist} \nop \yes
-\supported {setboth} \nop \yes
-\supported {setbox} \nop \yes
-\supported {setchar} \nop \yes
-\supported {setcomponents} \nop \yes
-\supported {setdepth} \nop \yes
-\supported {setdirection} \nop \yes
-\supported {setdir} \nop \yes
-\supported {setdisc} \nop \yes
-\supported {setfam} \nop \yes
-\supported {setfield} \yes \yes
-\supported {setfont} \nop \yes
-\supported {setexpansion} \nop \yes
-\supported {setglue} \yes \yes
-\supported {setheight} \nop \yes
-\supported {setkern} \nop \yes
-\supported {setlang} \nop \yes
-\supported {setleader} \nop \yes
-\supported {setlink} \nop \yes
-\supported {setlist} \nop \yes
-\supported {setnext} \nop \yes
-\supported {setnucleus} \nop \yes
-\supported {setoffsets} \nop \yes
-\supported {setpenalty} \nop \yes
-\supported {setprev} \nop \yes
-\supported {setproperty} \yes \yes
-\supported {setshift} \nop \yes
-\supported {setsplit} \nop \yes
-\supported {setsubtype} \nop \yes
-\supported {setsub} \nop \yes
-\supported {setsup} \nop \yes
-\supported {setwhd} \nop \yes
-\supported {setwidth} \nop \yes
-\supported {slide} \yes \yes
-\supported {subtypes} \yes \nop
-\supported {subtype} \yes \nop
-\supported {tail} \yes \yes
-\supported {todirect} \yes \yes
-\supported {tonode} \yes \yes
-\supported {tostring} \yes \yes
-\supported {traverse_char} \yes \yes
-\supported {traverse_glyph} \yes \yes
-\supported {traverse_id} \yes \yes
-\supported {traverse} \yes \yes
-\supported {types} \yes \nop
-\supported {type} \yes \nop
-\supported {unprotect_glyphs} \yes \yes
-\supported {unprotect_glyph} \yes \yes
-\supported {unset_attribute} \yes \yes
-\supported {usedlist} \yes \yes
-\supported {uses_font} \yes \yes
-\supported {vpack} \yes \yes
-\supported {whatsits} \yes \nop
-\supported {write} \yes \yes
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-The \type {node.next} and \type {node.prev} functions will stay but for
-consistency there are variants called \type {getnext} and \type {getprev}. We had
-to use \type {get} because \type {node.id} and \type {node.subtype} are already
-taken for providing meta information about nodes. Note: The getters do only basic
-checking for valid keys. You should just stick to the keys mentioned in the
-sections that describe node properties.
-
-Some of the getters and setters handle multiple node types, given that the field
-is relevant. In that case, some field names are considered similar (like \type
-{kern} and \type {width}, or \type {data} and \type {value}. In retrospect we
-could have normalized field names better but we decided to stick to the original
-(internal) names as much as possible. After all, at the \LUA\ end one can easily
-create synonyms.
-
-Some nodes have indirect references. For instance a math character refers to a
-family instead of a font. In that case we provide a virtual font field as
-accessor. So, \type {getfont} and \type {.font} can be used on them. The same is
-true for the \type {width}, \type {height} and \type {depth} of glue nodes. These
-actually access the spec node properties, and here we can set as well as get the
-values.
-
-In some places \LUATEX\ can do a bit of extra checking for valid node lists and
-you can enable that with:
-
-\startfunctioncall
-node.fix_node_lists(<boolean> b)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-You can set and query the \SYNCTEX\ fields, a file number aka tag and a line
-number, for a glue, kern, hlist, vlist, rule and math nodes as well as glyph
-nodes (although this last one is not used in native \SYNCTEX).
-
-\startfunctioncall
-node.set_synctex_fields(<integer> f, <integer> l)
-<integer> f, <integer> l =
- node.get_synctex_fields(<node> n)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-Of course you need to know what you're doing as no checking on sane values takes
-place. Also, the synctex interpreter used in editors is rather peculiar and has
-some assumptions (heuristics).
-
-\stopsection
-
-\startsection[title={Properties}][library=node]
-
-\topicindex {nodes+properties}
-\topicindex {properties}
-
-\libindex{flush_properties_table}
-\libindex{get_properties_table}
-\libindex{set_properties_mode}
-
-Attributes are a convenient way to relate extra information to a node. You can
-assign them at the \TEX\ end as well as at the \LUA\ end and and consult them at
-the \LUA\ end. One big advantage is that they obey grouping. They are linked
-lists and normally checking for them is pretty efficient, even if you use a lot
-of them. A macro package has to provide some way to manage these attributes at the
-\TEX\ end because otherwise clashes in their usage can occur.
-
-Each node also can have a properties table and you can assign values to this
-table using the \type {setproperty} function and get properties using the \type
-{getproperty} function. Managing properties is way more demanding than managing
-attributes.
-
-Take the following example:
-
-\starttyping
-\directlua {
- local n = node.new("glyph")
-
- node.setproperty(n,"foo")
- print(node.getproperty(n))
-
- node.setproperty(n,"bar")
- print(node.getproperty(n))
-
- node.free(n)
-}
-\stoptyping
-
-This will print \type {foo} and \type {bar} which in itself is not that useful
-when multiple mechanisms want to use this feature. A variant is:
-
-\starttyping
-\directlua {
- local n = node.new("glyph")
-
- node.setproperty(n,{ one = "foo", two = "bar" })
- print(node.getproperty(n).one)
- print(node.getproperty(n).two)
-
- node.free(n)
-}
-\stoptyping
-
-This time we store two properties with the node. It really makes sense to have a
-table as property because that way we can store more. But in order for that to
-work well you need to do it this way:
-
-\starttyping
-\directlua {
- local n = node.new("glyph")
-
- local t = node.getproperty(n)
-
- if not t then
- t = { }
- node.setproperty(n,t)
- end
- t.one = "foo"
- t.two = "bar"
-
- print(node.getproperty(n).one)
- print(node.getproperty(n).two)
-
- node.free(n)
-}
-\stoptyping
-
-Here our own properties will not overwrite other users properties unless of
-course they use the same keys. So, eventually you will end up with something:
-
-\starttyping
-\directlua {
- local n = node.new("glyph")
-
- local t = node.getproperty(n)
-
- if not t then
- t = { }
- node.setproperty(n,t)
- end
- t.myself = { one = "foo", two = "bar" }
-
- print(node.getproperty(n).myself.one)
- print(node.getproperty(n).myself.two)
-
- node.free(n)
-}
-\stoptyping
-
-This assumes that only you use \type {myself} as subtable. The possibilities are
-endless but care is needed. For instance, the generic font handler that ships
-with \CONTEXT\ uses the \type {injections} subtable and you should not mess with
-that one!
-
-There are a few helper functions that you normally should not touch as user: \typ
-{flush_properties_table} will wipe the table (normally a bad idea), \typ
-{get_properties_table} and will give the table that stores properties (using
-direct entries) and you can best not mess too much with that one either because
-\LUATEX\ itself will make sure that entries related to nodes will get wiped when
-nodes get freed, so that the \LUA\ garbage collector can do its job. In fact, the
-main reason why we have this mechanism is that it saves the user (or macro
-package) some work. One can easily write a property mechanism in \LUA\ where
-after a shipout properties gets cleaned up but it's not entirely trivial to make
-sure that with each freed node also its properties get freed, due to the fact
-that there can be nodes left over for a next page. And having a callback bound to
-the node deallocator would add way to much overhead.
-
-Managing properties in the node (de)allocator functions is disabled by default
-and is enabled by:
-
-\starttyping
-node.set_properties_mode(true)
-\stoptyping
-
-When we copy a node list that has a table as property, there are several possibilities: we do the same as
-a new node, we copy the entry to the table in properties (a reference), we do
-a deep copy of a table in the properties, we create a new table and give it
-the original one as a metatable. After some experiments (that also included
-timing) with these scenarios we decided that a deep copy made no sense, nor
-did nilling. In the end both the shallow copy and the metatable variant were
-both ok, although the second one is slower. The most important aspect to keep
-in mind is that references to other nodes in properties no longer can be
-valid for that copy. We could use two tables (one unique and one shared) or
-metatables but that only complicates matters.
-
-When defining a new node, we could already allocate a table but it is rather easy
-to do that at the lua end e.g.\ using a metatable \type {__index} method. That
-way it is under macro package control. When deleting a node, we could keep the
-slot (e.g. setting it to false) but it could make memory consumption raise
-unneeded when we have temporary large node lists and after that only small lists.
-Both are not done.
-
-So in the end this is what happens now: when a node is copied, and it has a table
-as property, the new node will share that table. If the second argument of \typ
-{set_properties_mode} is \type {true} then a metatable approach is chosen: the
-copy gets its own table with the original table as metatable. If you use the
-generic font loader the mode is enabled that way.
-
-A few more xperiments were done. For instance: copy attributes to the properties
-so that we have fast access at the \LUA\ end. In the end the overhead is not
-compensated by speed and convenience, in fact, attributes are not that slow when
-it comes to accessing them. So this was rejected.
-
-Another experiment concerned a bitset in the node but again the gain compared to
-attributes was neglectable and given the small amount of available bits it also
-demands a pretty strong agreement over what bit represents what, and this is
-unlikely to succeed in the \TEX\ community. It doesn't pay off.
-
-Just in case one wonders why properties make sense: it is not so much speed that
-we gain, but more convenience: storing all kind of (temporary) data in attributes
-is no fun and this mechanism makes sure that properties are cleaned up when a
-node is freed. Also, the advantage of a more or less global properties table is
-that we stay at the \LUA\ end. An alternative is to store a reference in the node
-itself but that is complicated by the fact that the register has some limitations
-(no numeric keys) and we also don't want to mess with it too much.
-
-\stopsection
-
-\stopchapter
-
-\stopcomponent
+% language=uk + +\environment luatex-style + +\startcomponent luatex-nodes + +\startchapter[reference=nodes,title={Nodes}] + +\startsection[title={\LUA\ node representation}][library=node] + +\topicindex {nodes} + +\libindex {fields} +\libindex {subtypes} +\libindex {values} + +\TEX's nodes are represented in \LUA\ as userdata objects with a variable set of +fields. In the following syntax tables, such as the type of such a userdata object +is represented as \syntax {<node>}. + +The current return value of \type {node.types()} is: +\startluacode + for id, name in table.sortedhash(node.types()) do + context.type(name) + context(" (%s), ",id) + end + context.removeunwantedspaces() + context.removepunctuation() +\stopluacode +. % period + +The \prm {lastnodetype} primitive is \ETEX\ compliant. The valid range is still +$[-1,15]$ and glyph nodes (formerly known as char nodes) have number~0 while +ligature nodes are mapped to~7. That way macro packages can use the same symbolic +names as in traditional \ETEX. Keep in mind that these \ETEX\ node numbers are +different from the real internal ones and that there are more \ETEX\ node types +than~15. + +You can ask for a list of fields with \type {node.fields} and for valid subtypes +with \type {node.subtypes}. The \type {node.values} function reports some used +values. Valid arguments are \nod {dir}, \type {direction}, \nod {glue}, \whs +{pdf_literal}, \whs {pdf_action}, \whs {pdf_window} and \whs {color_stack}. Keep +in mind that the setters normally expect a number, but this helper gives you a +list of what numbers matter. For practical reason the \type {pagestate} values +are also reported with this helper. + +\stopsection + +\startsection[title={Main text nodes}] + +\topicindex {nodes+text} + +These are the nodes that comprise actual typesetting commands. A few fields are +present in all nodes regardless of their type, these are: + +\starttabulate[|l|l|p|] +\DB field \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \type{next} \NC node \NC the next node in a list, or nil \NC \NR +\NC \type{id} \NC number \NC the node's type (\type {id}) number \NC \NR +\NC \type{subtype} \NC number \NC the node \type {subtype} identifier \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +The \type {subtype} is sometimes just a dummy entry because not all nodes +actually use the \type {subtype}, but this way you can be sure that all nodes +accept it as a valid field name, and that is often handy in node list traversal. +In the following tables \type {next} and \type {id} are not explicitly mentioned. + +Besides these three fields, almost all nodes also have an \type {attr} field, and +there is a also a field called \type {prev}. That last field is always present, +but only initialized on explicit request: when the function \type {node.slide()} +is called, it will set up the \type {prev} fields to be a backwards pointer in +the argument node list. By now most of \TEX's node processing makes sure that the +\type {prev} nodes are valid but there can be exceptions, especially when the +internal magic uses a leading \nod {temp} nodes to temporarily store a state. + +\subsection{\nod {hlist} nodes} + +\starttabulate[|l|l|p|] +\DB field \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \type{subtype} \NC number \NC \showsubtypes{list} \NC \NR +\NC \type{attr} \NC node \NC list of attributes \NC \NR +\NC \type{width} \NC number \NC the width of the box \NC \NR +\NC \type{height} \NC number \NC the height of the box \NC \NR +\NC \type{depth} \NC number \NC the depth of the box \NC \NR +\NC \type{shift} \NC number \NC a displacement perpendicular to the character + progression direction \NC \NR +\NC \type{glue_order} \NC number \NC a number in the range $[0,4]$, indicating the + glue order \NC \NR +\NC \type{glue_set} \NC number \NC the calculated glue ratio \NC \NR +\NC \type{glue_sign} \NC number \NC 0 = \type {normal}, 1 = \type {stretching}, 2 = + \type {shrinking} \NC \NR +\NC \type{head/list} \NC node \NC the first node of the body of this list \NC \NR +\NC \type{dir} \NC string \NC the direction of this box, see~\in [dirnodes] \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +\topicindex {nodes+lists} +\topicindex {lists} + +A warning: never assign a node list to the \type {head} field unless you are sure +its internal link structure is correct, otherwise an error may result. + +Note: the field name \type {head} and \type {list} are both valid. Sometimes it +makes more sense to refer to a list by \type {head}, sometimes \type {list} makes +more sense. + +\subsection{\nod {vlist} nodes} + +\topicindex {nodes+lists} +\topicindex {lists} + +This node is similar to \nod {hlist}, except that \quote {shift} is a displacement +perpendicular to the line progression direction, and \quote {subtype} only has +the values 0, 4, and~5. + +\subsection{\nod {rule} nodes} + +\topicindex {nodes+rules} +\topicindex {rules} + +Contrary to traditional \TEX, \LUATEX\ has more \prm {rule} subtypes because we +also use rules to store reuseable objects and images. User nodes are invisible +and can be intercepted by a callback. + +\starttabulate[|l|l|p|] +\DB field \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \type{subtype} \NC number \NC \showsubtypes {rule} \NC \NR +\NC \type{attr} \NC node \NC list of attributes \NC \NR +\NC \type{width} \NC number \NC the width of the rule where the special value + $-1073741824$ is used for \quote {running} glue dimensions \NC \NR +\NC \type{height} \NC number \NC the height of the rule (can be negative) \NC \NR +\NC \type{depth} \NC number \NC the depth of the rule (can be negative) \NC \NR +\NC \type{left} \NC number \NC shift at the left end (also subtracted from width) \NC \NR +\NC \type{right} \NC number \NC (subtracted from width) \NC \NR +\NC \type{dir} \NC string \NC the direction of this rule, see~\in[dirnodes] \NC \NR +\NC \type{index} \NC number \NC an optional index that can be referred to \NC \NR +\NC \type{transform} \NC number \NC an private variable (also used to specify outline width) \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +The \type {left} and type {right} keys are somewhat special (and experimental). +When rules are auto adapting to the surrounding box width you can enforce a shift +to the right by setting \type {left}. The value is also subtracted from the width +which can be a value set by the engine itself and is not entirely under user +control. The \type {right} is also subtracted from the width. It all happens in +the backend so these are not affecting the calculations in the frontend (actually +the auto settings also happen in the backend). For a vertical rule \type {left} +affects the height and \type {right} affects the depth. There is no matching +interface at the \TEX\ end (although we can have more keywords for rules it would +complicate matters and introduce a speed penalty.) However, you can just +construct a rule node with \LUA\ and write it to the \TEX\ input. The \type +{outline} subtype is just a convenient variant and the \type {transform} field +specifies the width of the outline. + +\subsection{\nod {ins} nodes} + +\topicindex {nodes+insertions} +\topicindex {insertions} + +This node relates to the \prm {insert} primitive. + +\starttabulate[|l|l|p|] +\DB field \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \type{subtype} \NC number \NC the insertion class \NC \NR +\NC \type{attr} \NC node \NC list of attributes \NC \NR +\NC \type{cost} \NC number \NC the penalty associated with this insert \NC \NR +\NC \type{height} \NC number \NC height of the insert \NC \NR +\NC \type{depth} \NC number \NC depth of the insert \NC \NR +\NC \type{head/list} \NC node \NC the first node of the body of this insert \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +There is a set of extra fields that concern the associated glue: \type {width}, +\type {stretch}, \type {stretch_order}, \type {shrink} and \type {shrink_order}. +These are all numbers. + +A warning: never assign a node list to the \type {head} field unless you are sure +its internal link structure is correct, otherwise an error may result. You can use +\type {list} instead (often in functions you want to use local variable with similar +names and both names are equally sensible). + +\subsection{\nod {mark} nodes} + +\topicindex {nodes+marks} +\topicindex {marks} + +This one relates to the \prm {mark} primitive. + +\starttabulate[|l|l|p|] +\DB field \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \type{subtype} \NC number \NC unused \NC \NR +\NC \type{attr} \NC node \NC list of attributes \NC \NR +\NC \type{class} \NC number \NC the mark class \NC \NR +\NC \type{mark} \NC table \NC a table representing a token list \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +\subsection{\nod {adjust} nodes} + +\topicindex {nodes+adjust} +\topicindex {adjust} + +This node comes from \prm {vadjust} primitive. + +\starttabulate[|l|l|p|] +\DB field \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \type{subtype} \NC number \NC \showsubtypes{adjust} \NC \NR +\NC \type{attr} \NC node \NC list of attributes \NC \NR +\NC \type{head/list} \NC node \NC adjusted material \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +A warning: never assign a node list to the \type {head} field unless you are sure +its internal link structure is correct, otherwise an error may be the result. + +\subsection{\nod {disc} nodes} + +\topicindex {nodes+discretionaries} +\topicindex {discretionaries} + +The \prm {discretionary} and \prm {-}, the \type {-} character but also the +hyphenation mechanism produces these nodes. + +\starttabulate[|l|l|p|] +\DB field \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \type{subtype} \NC number \NC \showsubtypes{disc} \NC \NR +\NC \type{attr} \NC node \NC list of attributes \NC \NR +\NC \type{pre} \NC node \NC pointer to the pre|-|break text \NC \NR +\NC \type{post} \NC node \NC pointer to the post|-|break text \NC \NR +\NC \type{replace} \NC node \NC pointer to the no|-|break text \NC \NR +\NC \type{penalty} \NC number \NC the penalty associated with the break, normally + \prm {hyphenpenalty} or \prm {exhyphenpenalty} \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +The subtype numbers~4 and~5 belong to the \quote {of-f-ice} explanation given +elsewhere. These disc nodes are kind of special as at some point they also keep +information about breakpoints and nested ligatures. + +The \type {pre}, \type {post} and \type {replace} fields at the \LUA\ end are in +fact indirectly accessed and have a \type {prev} pointer that is not \type {nil}. +This means that when you mess around with the head of these (three) lists, you +also need to reassign them because that will restore the proper \type {prev} +pointer, so: + +\starttyping +pre = d.pre +-- change the list starting with pre +d.pre = pre +\stoptyping + +Otherwise you can end up with an invalid internal perception of reality and +\LUATEX\ might even decide to crash on you. It also means that running forward +over for instance \type {pre} is ok but backward you need to stop at \type {pre}. +And you definitely must not mess with the node that \type {prev} points to, if +only because it is not really a node but part of the disc data structure (so +freeing it again might crash \LUATEX). + +\subsection{\nod {math} nodes} + +\topicindex {nodes+math} +\topicindex {math+nodes} + +Math nodes represent the boundaries of a math formula, normally wrapped into +\type {$} signs. + +\starttabulate[|l|l|p|] +\DB field \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \type{subtype} \NC number \NC \showsubtypes{math} \NC \NR +\NC \type{attr} \NC node \NC list of attributes \NC \NR +\NC \type{surround} \NC number \NC width of the \prm {mathsurround} kern \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +There is a set of extra fields that concern the associated glue: \type {width}, +\type {stretch}, \type {stretch_order}, \type {shrink} and \type {shrink_order}. +These are all numbers. + +\subsection{\nod {glue} nodes} + +\topicindex {nodes+glue} +\topicindex {glue} + +Skips are about the only type of data objects in traditional \TEX\ that are not a +simple value. They are inserted when \TEX\ sees a space in the text flow but also +by \prm {hskip} and \prm {vskip}. The structure that represents the glue +components of a skip is called a \nod {glue_spec}, and it has the following +accessible fields: + +\starttabulate[|l|l|p|] +\DB field \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \type{width} \NC number \NC the horizontal or vertical displacement \NC \NR +\NC \type{stretch} \NC number \NC extra (positive) displacement or stretch amount \NC \NR +\NC \type{stretch_order} \NC number \NC factor applied to stretch amount \NC \NR +\NC \type{shrink} \NC number \NC extra (negative) displacement or shrink amount\NC \NR +\NC \type{shrink_order} \NC number \NC factor applied to shrink amount \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +The effective width of some glue subtypes depends on the stretch or shrink needed +to make the encapsulating box fit its dimensions. For instance, in a paragraph +lines normally have glue representing spaces and these stretch or shrink to make +the content fit in the available space. The \type {effective_glue} function that +takes a glue node and a parent (hlist or vlist) returns the effective width of +that glue item. When you pass \type {true} as third argument the value will be +rounded. + +A \nod {glue_spec} node is a special kind of node that is used for storing a set +of glue values in registers. Originally they were also used to store properties +of glue nodes (using a system of reference counts) but we now keep these +properties in the glue nodes themselves, which gives a cleaner interface to \LUA. + +The indirect spec approach was in fact an optimization in the original \TEX\ +code. First of all it can save quite some memory because all these spaces that +become glue now share the same specification (only the reference count is +incremented), and zero testing is also a bit faster because only the pointer has +to be checked (this is no longer true for engines that implement for instance +protrusion where we really need to ensure that zero is zero when we test for +bounds). Another side effect is that glue specifications are read|-|only, so in +the end copies need to be made when they are used from \LUA\ (each assignment to +a field can result in a new copy). So in the end the advantages of sharing are +not that high (and nowadays memory is less an issue, also given that a glue node +is only a few memory words larger than a spec). + +\starttabulate[|l|l|p|] +\DB field \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \type{subtype} \NC number \NC \showsubtypes{glue} \NC \NR +\NC \type{attr} \NC node \NC list of attributes \NC \NR +\NC \type{leader} \NC node \NC pointer to a box or rule for leaders \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +In addition there are the \type {width}, \type {stretch} \type {stretch_order}, +\type {shrink}, and \type {shrink_order} fields. Note that we use the key \type +{width} in both horizontal and vertical glue. This suits the \TEX\ internals well +so we decided to stick to that naming. + +A regular word space also results in a \type {spaceskip} subtype (this used to be +a \type {userskip} with subtype zero). + +\subsection{\nod {kern} nodes} + +\topicindex {nodes+kerns} +\topicindex {kerns} + +The \prm {kern} command creates such nodes but for instance the font and math +machinery can also add them. + +\starttabulate[|l|l|p|] +\DB field \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \type{subtype} \NC number \NC \showsubtypes{kern} \NC \NR +\NC \type{attr} \NC node \NC list of attributes \NC \NR +\NC \type{kern} \NC number \NC fixed horizontal or vertical advance \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +\subsection{\nod {penalty} nodes} + +\topicindex {nodes+penalty} +\topicindex {penalty} + +The \prm {penalty} command is one that generates these nodes. + +\starttabulate[|l|l|p|] +\DB field \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \type{subtype} \NC number \NC \showsubtypes{penalty} \NC \NR +\NC \type{attr} \NC node \NC list of attributes \NC \NR +\NC \type{penalty} \NC number \NC the penalty value \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +The subtypes are just informative and \TEX\ itself doesn't use them. When you +run into an \type {linebreakpenalty} you need to keep in mind that it's a +accumulation of \type {club}, \type{widow} and other relevant penalties. + +\subsection[glyphnodes]{\nod {glyph} nodes} + +\topicindex {nodes+glyph} +\topicindex {glyphs} + +These are probably the mostly used nodes and although you can push them in the +current list with for instance \prm {char} \TEX\ will normally do it for you when +it considers some input to be text. + +\starttabulate[|l|l|p|] +\DB field \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \type{subtype} \NC number \NC bit field \NC \NR +\NC \type{attr} \NC node \NC list of attributes \NC \NR +\NC \type{char} \NC number \NC the character index in the font \NC \NR +\NC \type{font} \NC number \NC the font identifier \NC \NR +\NC \type{lang} \NC number \NC the language identifier \NC \NR +\NC \type{left} \NC number \NC the frozen \type {\lefthyphenmnin} value \NC \NR +\NC \type{right} \NC number \NC the frozen \type {\righthyphenmnin} value \NC \NR +\NC \type{uchyph} \NC boolean \NC the frozen \prm {uchyph} value \NC \NR +\NC \type{components} \NC node \NC pointer to ligature components \NC \NR +\NC \type{xoffset} \NC number \NC a virtual displacement in horizontal direction \NC \NR +\NC \type{yoffset} \NC number \NC a virtual displacement in vertical direction \NC \NR +\NC \type{width} \NC number \NC the (original) width of the character \NC \NR +\NC \type{height} \NC number \NC the (original) height of the character\NC \NR +\NC \type{depth} \NC number \NC the (original) depth of the character\NC \NR +\NC \type{expansion_factor} \NC number \NC the to be applied expansion_factor \NC \NR +\NC \type{data} \NC number \NC a general purpose field for users (we had room for it) \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +The \type {width}, \type {height} and \type {depth} values are read|-|only. The +\type {expansion_factor} is assigned in the par builder and used in the backend. + +A warning: never assign a node list to the components field unless you are sure +its internal link structure is correct, otherwise an error may be result. Valid +bits for the \type {subtype} field are: + +\starttabulate[|c|l|] +\DB bit \BC meaning \NC \NR +\TB +\NC 0 \NC character \NC \NR +\NC 1 \NC ligature \NC \NR +\NC 2 \NC ghost \NC \NR +\NC 3 \NC left \NC \NR +\NC 4 \NC right \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +See \in {section} [charsandglyphs] for a detailed description of the \type +{subtype} field. + +The \type {expansion_factor} has been introduced as part of the separation +between font- and backend. It is the result of extensive experiments with a more +efficient implementation of expansion. Early versions of \LUATEX\ already +replaced multiple instances of fonts in the backend by scaling but contrary to +\PDFTEX\ in \LUATEX\ we now also got rid of font copies in the frontend and +replaced them by expansion factors that travel with glyph nodes. Apart from a +cleaner approach this is also a step towards a better separation between front- +and backend. + +The \type {is_char} function checks if a node is a glyph node with a subtype still +less than 256. This function can be used to determine if applying font logic to a +glyph node makes sense. The value \type {nil} gets returned when the node is not +a glyph, a character number is returned if the node is still tagged as character +and \type {false} gets returned otherwise. When nil is returned, the id is also +returned. The \type {is_glyph} variant doesn't check for a subtype being less +than 256, so it returns either the character value or nil plus the id. These +helpers are not always faster than separate calls but they sometimes permit +making more readable tests. The \type {uses_font} helpers takes a node +and font id and returns true when a glyph or disc node references that font. + +\subsection{\nod {boundary} nodes} + +\topicindex {nodes+boundary} +\topicindex {boundary} + +This node relates to the \prm {noboundary}, \prm {boundary}, \prm +{protrusionboundary} and \prm {wordboundary} primitives. + +\starttabulate[|l|l|p|] +\DB field \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \type{subtype} \NC number \NC \showsubtypes{boundary} \NC \NR +\NC \type{attr} \NC node \NC list of attributes \NC \NR +\NC \type{value} \NC number \NC values 0--255 are reserved \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +\subsection{\nod {local_par} nodes} + +\topicindex {nodes+paragraphs} +\topicindex {paragraphs} + +This node is inserted at the start of a paragraph. You should not mess +too much with this one. + +\starttabulate[|l|l|p|] +\DB field \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \type{attr} \NC node \NC list of attributes \NC \NR +\NC \type{pen_inter} \NC number \NC local interline penalty (from \lpr {localinterlinepenalty}) \NC \NR +\NC \type{pen_broken} \NC number \NC local broken penalty (from \lpr {localbrokenpenalty}) \NC \NR +\NC \type{dir} \NC string \NC the direction of this par. see~\in [dirnodes] \NC \NR +\NC \type{box_left} \NC node \NC the \lpr {localleftbox} \NC \NR +\NC \type{box_left_width} \NC number \NC width of the \lpr {localleftbox} \NC \NR +\NC \type{box_right} \NC node \NC the \lpr {localrightbox} \NC \NR +\NC \type{box_right_width} \NC number \NC width of the \lpr {localrightbox} \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +A warning: never assign a node list to the \type {box_left} or \type {box_right} +field unless you are sure its internal link structure is correct, otherwise an +error may result. + +\subsection[dirnodes]{\nod {dir} nodes} + +\topicindex {nodes+direction} +\topicindex {directions} + +Direction nodes mark parts of the running text that need a change of direction and \ +the \prm {textdir} command generates them. + +\starttabulate[|l|l|p|] +\DB field \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \type{attr} \NC node \NC list of attributes \NC \NR +\NC \type{dir} \NC string \NC the direction (but see below) \NC \NR +\NC \type{level} \NC number \NC nesting level of this direction whatsit \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +Direction specifiers are three|-|letter combinations of \type {T}, \type {B}, +\type {R}, and \type {L}. These are built up out of three separate items: + +\startitemize[packed] +\startitem + the first is the direction of the \quote{top} of paragraphs +\stopitem +\startitem + the second is the direction of the \quote{start} of lines +\stopitem +\startitem + the third is the direction of the \quote{top} of glyphs +\stopitem +\stopitemize + +However, only four combinations are accepted: \type {TLT}, \type {TRT}, \type +{RTT}, and \type {LTL}. Inside actual \nod {dir} nodes, the representation of +\nod {dir} is not a three|-|letter but a combination of numbers. When printed the +direction is indicated by a \type {+} or \type {-}, indicating whether the value +is pushed or popped from the direction stack. + +\subsection{\nod {marginkern} nodes} + +\topicindex {nodes+paragraphs} +\topicindex {paragraphs} +\topicindex {protrusion} + +Margin kerns result from protrusion. + +\starttabulate[|l|l|p|] +\DB field \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \type{subtype} \NC number \NC \showsubtypes{marginkern} \NC \NR +\NC \type{attr} \NC node \NC list of attributes \NC \NR +\NC \type{width} \NC number \NC the advance of the kern \NC \NR +\NC \type{glyph} \NC node \NC the glyph to be used \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +\stopsection + +\startsection[title={Math noads}] + +\topicindex {nodes+math} +\topicindex {math+nodes} + +These are the so||called \quote {noad}s and the nodes that are specifically +associated with math processing. Most of these nodes contain subnodes so that the +list of possible fields is actually quite small. First, the subnodes: + +\subsection{Math kernel subnodes} + +Many object fields in math mode are either simple characters in a specific family +or math lists or node lists. There are four associated subnodes that represent +these cases (in the following node descriptions these are indicated by the word +\type {<kernel>}). + +The \type {next} and \type {prev} fields for these subnodes are unused. + +\subsection{\nod {math_char} and \nod {math_text_char} subnodes} + +\starttabulate[|l|l|p|] +\DB field \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \type{attr} \NC node \NC list of attributes \NC \NR +\NC \type{char} \NC number \NC the character index \NC \NR +\NC \type{fam} \NC number \NC the family number \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +The \nod {math_char} is the simplest subnode field, it contains the character +and family for a single glyph object. The \nod {math_text_char} is a special +case that you will not normally encounter, it arises temporarily during math list +conversion (its sole function is to suppress a following italic correction). + +\subsection{\nod {sub_box} and \nod {sub_mlist} subnodes} + +\starttabulate[|l|l|p|] +\DB field \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \type{attr} \NC node \NC list of attributes \NC \NR +\NC \type{head/list} \NC node \NC list of nodes \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +These two subnode types are used for subsidiary list items. For \nod {sub_box}, +the \type {head} points to a \quote {normal} vbox or hbox. For \nod {sub_mlist}, +the \type {head} points to a math list that is yet to be converted. + +A warning: never assign a node list to the \type {head} field unless you are sure +its internal link structure is correct, otherwise an error is triggered. + +\subsection{\nod {delim} subnodes} + +There is a fifth subnode type that is used exclusively for delimiter fields. As +before, the \type {next} and \type {prev} fields are unused. + +\starttabulate[|l|l|p|] +\DB field \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \type{attr} \NC node \NC list of attributes \NC \NR +\NC \type{small_char} \NC number \NC character index of base character \NC \NR +\NC \type{small_fam} \NC number \NC family number of base character \NC \NR +\NC \type{large_char} \NC number \NC character index of next larger character \NC \NR +\NC \type{large_fam} \NC number \NC family number of next larger character \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +The fields \type {large_char} and \type {large_fam} can be zero, in that case the +font that is set for the \type {small_fam} is expected to provide the large +version as an extension to the \type {small_char}. + +\subsection{Math core nodes} + +First, there are the objects (the \TEX book calls them \quote {atoms}) that are +associated with the simple math objects: ord, op, bin, rel, open, close, punct, +inner, over, under, vcent. These all have the same fields, and they are combined +into a single node type with separate subtypes for differentiation. + +Some noads have an option field. The values in this bitset are common: + +\starttabulate[|l|r|] +\DB meaning \BC bits \NC \NR +\TB +\NC set \NC \type{0x08} \NC \NR +\NC internal \NC \type{0x00} + \type{0x08} \NC \NR +\NC internal \NC \type{0x01} + \type{0x08} \NC \NR +\NC axis \NC \type{0x02} + \type{0x08} \NC \NR +\NC no axis \NC \type{0x04} + \type{0x08} \NC \NR +\NC exact \NC \type{0x10} + \type{0x08} \NC \NR +\NC left \NC \type{0x11} + \type{0x08} \NC \NR +\NC middle \NC \type{0x12} + \type{0x08} \NC \NR +\NC right \NC \type{0x14} + \type{0x08} \NC \NR +\NC no sub script \NC \type{0x21} + \type{0x08} \NC \NR +\NC no super script \NC \type{0x22} + \type{0x08} \NC \NR +\NC no script \NC \type{0x23} + \type{0x08} \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +\subsection{simple \nod {noad} nodes} + +\starttabulate[|l|l|p|] +\DB field \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \type{subtype} \NC number \NC \showsubtypes{noad} \NC \NR +\NC \type{attr} \NC node \NC list of attributes \NC \NR +\NC \type{nucleus} \NC kernel node \NC base \NC \NR +\NC \type{sub} \NC kernel node \NC subscript \NC \NR +\NC \type{sup} \NC kernel node \NC superscript \NC \NR +\NC \type{options} \NC number \NC bitset of rendering options \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +\subsection{\nod {accent} nodes} + +\starttabulate[|l|l|p|] +\DB field \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \type{subtype} \NC number \NC \showsubtypes{accent} \NC \NR +\NC \type{nucleus} \NC kernel node \NC base \NC \NR +\NC \type{sub} \NC kernel node \NC subscript \NC \NR +\NC \type{sup} \NC kernel node \NC superscript \NC \NR +\NC \type{accent} \NC kernel node \NC top accent \NC \NR +\NC \type{bot_accent} \NC kernel node \NC bottom accent \NC \NR +\NC \type{fraction} \NC number \NC larger step criterium (divided by 1000) \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +\subsection{\nod {style} nodes} + +\starttabulate[|l|l|p|] +\DB field \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \type{style} \NC string \NC contains the style \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +There are eight possibilities for the string value: one of \type {display}, +\type {text}, \type {script}, or \type {scriptscript}. Each of these can have +be prefixed by \type {cramped}. + +\subsection{\nod {choice} nodes} + +\starttabulate[|l|l|p|] +\DB field \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \type{attr} \NC node \NC list of attributes \NC \NR +\NC \type{display} \NC node \NC list of display size alternatives \NC \NR +\NC \type{text} \NC node \NC list of text size alternatives \NC \NR +\NC \type{script} \NC node \NC list of scriptsize alternatives \NC \NR +\NC \type{scriptscript} \NC node \NC list of scriptscriptsize alternatives \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +Warning: never assign a node list to the \type {display}, \type {text}, \type +{script}, or \type {scriptscript} field unless you are sure its internal link +structure is correct, otherwise an error can occur. + +\subsection{\nod {radical} nodes} + +\starttabulate[|l|l|p|] +\DB field \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \type{subtype} \NC number \NC \showsubtypes{radical} \NC \NR +\NC \type{attr} \NC node \NC list of attributes \NC \NR +\NC \type{nucleus} \NC kernel node \NC base \NC \NR +\NC \type{sub} \NC kernel node \NC subscript \NC \NR +\NC \type{sup} \NC kernel node \NC superscript \NC \NR +\NC \type{left} \NC delimiter node \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{degree} \NC kernel node \NC only set by \lpr {Uroot} \NC \NR +\NC \type{width} \NC number \NC required width \NC \NR +\NC \type{options} \NC number \NC bitset of rendering options \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +Warning: never assign a node list to the \type {nucleus}, \type {sub}, \type +{sup}, \type {left}, or \type {degree} field unless you are sure its internal +link structure is correct, otherwise an error can be triggered. + +\subsection{\nod {fraction} nodes} + +\starttabulate[|l|l|p|] +\DB field \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \type{attr} \NC node \NC list of attributes \NC \NR +\NC \type{width} \NC number \NC (optional) width of the fraction \NC \NR +\NC \type{num} \NC kernel node \NC numerator \NC \NR +\NC \type{denom} \NC kernel node \NC denominator \NC \NR +\NC \type{left} \NC delimiter node \NC left side symbol \NC \NR +\NC \type{right} \NC delimiter node \NC right side symbol \NC \NR +\NC \type{middle} \NC delimiter node \NC middle symbol \NC \NR +\NC \type{options} \NC number \NC bitset of rendering options \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +Warning: never assign a node list to the \type {num}, or \type {denom} field +unless you are sure its internal link structure is correct, otherwise an error +can result. + +\subsection{\nod {fence} nodes} + +\starttabulate[|l|l|p|] +\DB field \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \type{subtype} \NC number \NC \showsubtypes{fence} \NC \NR +\NC \type{attr} \NC node \NC list of attributes \NC \NR +\NC \type{delim} \NC delimiter node \NC delimiter specification \NC \NR +\NC \type{italic} \NC number \NC italic correction \NC \NR +\NC \type{height} \NC number \NC required height \NC \NR +\NC \type{depth} \NC number \NC required depth \NC \NR +\NC \type{options} \NC number \NC bitset of rendering options \NC \NR +\NC \type{class} \NC number \NC spacing related class \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +Warning: some of these fields are used by the renderer and might get adapted in +the process. + +\stopsection + +\startsection[title={Front|-|end whatsits}] + +Whatsit nodes come in many subtypes that you can ask for them by running +\type {node.whatsits}: +\startluacode + for id, name in table.sortedpairs(node.whatsits()) do + context.type(name) + context(" (%s), ",id) + end + context.removeunwantedspaces() + context.removepunctuation() +\stopluacode +. % period + +Some of them are generic and independent of the output mode and others are +specific to the chosen backend: \DVI\ or \PDF. Here we discuss the generic +font|-|end nodes nodes. + +\subsection{\whs {open}} + +\starttabulate[|l|l|p|] +\DB field \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \type{attr} \NC node \NC list of attributes \NC \NR +\NC \type{stream} \NC number \NC \TEX's stream id number \NC \NR +\NC \type{name} \NC string \NC file name \NC \NR +\NC \type{ext} \NC string \NC file extension \NC \NR +\NC \type{area} \NC string \NC file area (this may become obsolete) \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +\subsection{\whs {write}} + +\starttabulate[|l|l|p|] +\DB field \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \type{attr} \NC node \NC list of attributes \NC \NR +\NC \type{stream} \NC number \NC \TEX's stream id number \NC \NR +\NC \type{data} \NC table \NC a table representing the token list to be written \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +\subsection{\whs {close}} + +\starttabulate[|l|l|p|] +\DB field \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \type{attr} \NC node \NC list of attributes \NC \NR +\NC \type{stream} \NC number \NC \TEX's stream id number \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +\subsection{\whs {user_defined}} + +User|-|defined whatsit nodes can only be created and handled from \LUA\ code. In +effect, they are an extension to the extension mechanism. The \LUATEX\ engine +will simply step over such whatsits without ever looking at the contents. + +\starttabulate[|l|l|p|] +\DB field \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \type{attr} \NC node \NC list of attributes \NC \NR +\NC \type{user_id} \NC number \NC id number \NC \NR +\NC \type{type} \NC number \NC type of the value \NC \NR +\NC \type{value} \NC number \NC a \LUA\ number \NC \NR +\NC \NC node \NC a node list \NC \NR +\NC \NC string \NC a \LUA\ string \NC \NR +\NC \NC table \NC a \LUA\ table \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +The \type {type} can have one of six distinct values. The number is the \ASCII\ +value if the first character of the type name (so you can use string.byte("l") +instead of \type {108}). + +\starttabulate[|r|c|p|] +\DB value \BC meaning \BC explanation \NC \NR +\TB +\NC 97 \NC a \NC list of attributes (a node list) \NC \NR +\NC 100 \NC d \NC a \LUA\ number \NC \NR +\NC 108 \NC l \NC a \LUA\ value (table, number, boolean, etc) \NC \NR +\NC 110 \NC n \NC a node list \NC \NR +\NC 115 \NC s \NC a \LUA\ string \NC \NR +\NC 116 \NC t \NC a \LUA\ token list in \LUA\ table form (a list of triplets) \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +\subsection{\whs {save_pos}} + +\starttabulate[|l|l|p|] +\DB field \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \type{attr} \NC node \NC list of attributes \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +\subsection{\whs {late_lua}} + +\starttabulate[|l|l|p|] +\DB field \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \type{attr} \NC node \NC list of attributes \NC \NR +\NC \type{data} \NC string or function \NC the to be written information stored as \LUA\ value \NC \NR +\NC \type{token} \NC string \NC the to be written information stored as token list \NC \NR +\NC \type{name} \NC string \NC the name to use for \LUA\ error reporting \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +The difference between \type {data} and \type {string} is that on assignment, the +\type {data} field is converted to a token list, cf.\ use as \lpr {latelua}. The +\type {string} version is treated as a literal string. + +\stopsection + +\startsection[title={\DVI\ backend whatsits}] + +\subsection{\whs {special}} + +There is only one \DVI\ backend whatsit, and it just flushes its content to the +output file. + +\starttabulate[|l|l|p|] +\DB field \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \type{attr} \NC node \NC list of attributes \NC \NR +\NC \type{data} \NC string \NC the \prm {special} information \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +\stopsection + +\startsection[title={\PDF\ backend whatsits}] + +\subsection{\whs {pdf_literal}} + +\starttabulate[|l|l|p|] +\DB field \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \type{attr} \NC node \NC list of attributes \NC \NR +\NC \type{mode} \NC number \NC the \quote {mode} setting of this literal \NC \NR +\NC \type{data} \NC string \NC the to be written information stored as \LUA\ string \NC \NR +\NC \type{token} \NC string \NC the to be written information stored as token list \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +Possible mode values are: + +\starttabulate[|c|p|] +\DB value \BC keyword \NC \NR +\TB +\NC 0 \NC \type{origin} \NC \NR +\NC 1 \NC \type{page} \NC \NR +\NC 2 \NC \type{direct} \NC \NR +\NC 3 \NC \type{raw} \NC \NR +\NC 4 \NC \type{text} \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +The higher the number, the less checking and the more you can run into trouble. +Especially the \type {raw} variant can produce bad \PDF\ so you can best check +what you generate. + +\subsection{\whs {pdf_refobj}} + +\starttabulate[|l|l|p|] +\DB field \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \type{attr} \NC node \NC list of attributes \NC \NR +\NC \type{objnum} \NC number \NC the referenced \PDF\ object number \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +\subsection{\whs {pdf_annot}} + +\starttabulate[|l|l|p|] +\DB field \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \type{attr} \NC node \NC list of attributes \NC \NR +\NC \type{width} \NC number \NC the width (not used in calculations) \NC \NR +\NC \type{height} \NC number \NC the height (not used in calculations) \NC \NR +\NC \type{depth} \NC number \NC the depth (not used in calculations) \NC \NR +\NC \type{objnum} \NC number \NC the referenced \PDF\ object number \NC \NR +\NC \type{data} \NC string \NC the annotation data \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +\subsection{\whs {pdf_start_link}} + +\starttabulate[|l|l|p|] +\DB field \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \type{attr} \NC node \NC list of attributes \NC \NR +\NC \type{width} \NC number \NC the width (not used in calculations) \NC \NR +\NC \type{height} \NC number \NC the height (not used in calculations) \NC \NR +\NC \type{depth} \NC number \NC the depth (not used in calculations) \NC \NR +\NC \type{objnum} \NC number \NC the referenced \PDF\ object number \NC \NR +\NC \type{link_attr} \NC table \NC the link attribute token list \NC \NR +\NC \type{action} \NC node \NC the action to perform \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +\subsection{\whs {pdf_end_link}} + +\starttabulate[|l|l|p|] +\DB field \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \type{attr} \NC node \NC \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +\subsection{\whs {pdf_dest}} + +\starttabulate[|l|l|p|] +\DB field \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \type{attr} \NC node \NC list of attributes \NC \NR +\NC \type{width} \NC number \NC the width (not used in calculations) \NC \NR +\NC \type{height} \NC number \NC the height (not used in calculations) \NC \NR +\NC \type{depth} \NC number \NC the depth (not used in calculations) \NC \NR +\NC \type{named_id} \NC number \NC is the \type {dest_id} a string value? \NC \NR +\NC \type{dest_id} \NC number \NC the destination id \NC \NR +\NC \NC string \NC the destination name \NC \NR +\NC \type{dest_type} \NC number \NC type of destination \NC \NR +\NC \type{xyz_zoom} \NC number \NC the zoom factor (times 1000) \NC \NR +\NC \type{objnum} \NC number \NC the \PDF\ object number \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +\subsection{\whs {pdf_action}} + +These are a special kind of items that only appear inside \PDF\ start link +objects. + +\starttabulate[|l|l|p|] +\DB field \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \type{action_type} \NC number \NC the kind of action involved \NC \NR +\NC \type{action_id} \NC number or string \NC token list reference or string \NC \NR +\NC \type{named_id} \NC number \NC the index of the destination \NC \NR +\NC \type{file} \NC string \NC the target filename \NC \NR +\NC \type{new_window} \NC number \NC the window state of the target \NC \NR +\NC \type{data} \NC string \NC the name of the destination \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +Valid action types are: + +\starttabulate[|l|l|] +\DB value \BC meaning \NC \NR +\TB +\NC 0 \NC \type{page} \NC \NR +\NC 1 \NC \type{goto} \NC \NR +\NC 2 \NC \type{thread} \NC \NR +\NC 3 \NC \type{user} \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +Valid window types are: + +\starttabulate[|l|l|] +\DB value \BC meaning \NC \NR +\TB +\NC 0 \NC \type{notset} \NC \NR +\NC 1 \NC \type{new} \NC \NR +\NC 2 \NC \type{nonew} \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +\subsection{\whs {pdf_thread}} + +\starttabulate[|l|l|p|] +\DB field \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \type{attr} \NC node \NC list of attributes \NC \NR +\NC \type{width} \NC number \NC the width (not used in calculations) \NC \NR +\NC \type{height} \NC number \NC the height (not used in calculations) \NC \NR +\NC \type{depth} \NC number \NC the depth (not used in calculations) \NC \NR +\NC \type{named_id} \NC number \NC is \type {tread_id} a string value? \NC \NR +\NC \type{tread_id} \NC number \NC the thread id \NC \NR +\NC \NC string \NC the thread name \NC \NR +\NC \type{thread_attr} \NC number \NC extra thread information \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +\subsection{\whs {pdf_start_thread}} + +\starttabulate[|l|l|p|] +\DB field \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \type{attr} \NC node \NC list of attributes \NC \NR +\NC \type{width} \NC number \NC the width (not used in calculations) \NC \NR +\NC \type{height} \NC number \NC the height (not used in calculations) \NC \NR +\NC \type{depth} \NC number \NC the depth (not used in calculations) \NC \NR +\NC \type{named_id} \NC number \NC is \type {tread_id} a string value? \NC \NR +\NC \type{tread_id} \NC number \NC the thread id \NC \NR +\NC \NC string \NC the thread name \NC \NR +\NC \type{thread_attr} \NC number \NC extra thread information \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +\subsection{\whs {pdf_end_thread}} + +\starttabulate[|l|l|p|] +\DB field \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \type{attr} \NC node \NC \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +\subsection{\whs {pdf_colorstack}} + +\starttabulate[|l|l|p|] +\DB field \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \type{attr} \NC node \NC list of attributes \NC \NR +\NC \type{stack} \NC number \NC colorstack id number \NC \NR +\NC \type{command} \NC number \NC command to execute \NC \NR +\NC \type{data} \NC string \NC data \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +\subsection{\whs {pdf_setmatrix}} + +\starttabulate[|l|l|p|] +\DB field \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \type{attr} \NC node \NC list of attributes \NC \NR +\NC \type{data} \NC string \NC data \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +\subsection{\whs {pdf_save}} + +\starttabulate[|l|l|p|] +\DB field \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \type{attr} \NC node \NC list of attributes \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +\subsection{\whs {pdf_restore}} + +\starttabulate[|l|l|p|] +\DB field \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \type{attr} \NC node \NC list of attributes \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +\stopsection + +\startsection[title={The \type {node} library}][library=node] + +\subsection {Introduction} + +The \type {node} library contains functions that facilitate dealing with (lists +of) nodes and their values. They allow you to create, alter, copy, delete, and +insert \LUATEX\ node objects, the core objects within the typesetter. + +\LUATEX\ nodes are represented in \LUA\ as userdata with the metadata type +\type {luatex.node}. The various parts within a node can be accessed using +named fields. + +Each node has at least the three fields \type {next}, \type {id}, and \type {subtype}: + +\startitemize[intro] + +\startitem + The \type {next} field returns the userdata object for the next node in a + linked list of nodes, or \type {nil}, if there is no next node. +\stopitem + +\startitem + The \type {id} indicates \TEX's \quote{node type}. The field \type {id} has a + numeric value for efficiency reasons, but some of the library functions also + accept a string value instead of \type {id}. +\stopitem + +\startitem + The \type {subtype} is another number. It often gives further information + about a node of a particular \type {id}, but it is most important when + dealing with \quote {whatsits}, because they are differentiated solely based + on their \type {subtype}. +\stopitem + +\stopitemize + +The other available fields depend on the \type {id} (and for \quote {whatsits}, +the \type {subtype}) of the node. + +Support for \nod {unset} (alignment) nodes is partial: they can be queried and +modified from \LUA\ code, but not created. + +Nodes can be compared to each other, but: you are actually comparing indices into +the node memory. This means that equality tests can only be trusted under very +limited conditions. It will not work correctly in any situation where one of the +two nodes has been freed and|/|or reallocated: in that case, there will be false +positives. + +At the moment, memory management of nodes should still be done explicitly by the +user. Nodes are not \quote {seen} by the \LUA\ garbage collector, so you have to +call the node freeing functions yourself when you are no longer in need of a node +(list). Nodes form linked lists without reference counting, so you have to be +careful that when control returns back to \LUATEX\ itself, you have not deleted +nodes that are still referenced from a \type {next} pointer elsewhere, and that +you did not create nodes that are referenced more than once. Normally the setters +and getters handle this for you. + +There are statistics available with regards to the allocated node memory, which +can be handy for tracing. + +\subsection{\type {is_node}} + +\topicindex {nodes+functions} + +\libindex {is_node} + +\startfunctioncall +<boolean|integer> t = + node.is_node(<any> item) +\stopfunctioncall + +This function returns a number (the internal index of the node) if the argument +is a userdata object of type \type {<node>} and false when no node is passed. + +\subsection{\type {types} and \type {whatsits}} + +\libindex {types} +\libindex {whatsits} + +This function returns an array that maps node id numbers to node type strings, +providing an overview of the possible top|-|level \type {id} types. + +\startfunctioncall +<table> t = + node.types() +\stopfunctioncall + +\TEX's \quote {whatsits} all have the same \type {id}. The various subtypes are +defined by their \type {subtype} fields. The function is much like \type {types}, +except that it provides an array of \type {subtype} mappings. + +\startfunctioncall +<table> t = + node.whatsits() +\stopfunctioncall + +\subsection{\type {id}} + +\libindex{id} + +This converts a single type name to its internal numeric representation. + +\startfunctioncall +<number> id = + node.id(<string> type) +\stopfunctioncall + +\subsection{\type {type} and \type {subtype}} + +\libindex {type} +\libindex {subtype} + +In the argument is a number, then the next function converts an internal numeric +representation to an external string representation. Otherwise, it will return +the string \type {node} if the object represents a node, and \type {nil} +otherwise. + +\startfunctioncall +<string> type = + node.type(<any> n) +\stopfunctioncall + +This next one converts a single whatsit name to its internal numeric +representation (\type {subtype}). + +\startfunctioncall +<number> subtype = + node.subtype(<string> type) +\stopfunctioncall + +\subsection{\type {fields}} + +\libindex {fields} + +This function returns an array of valid field names for a particular type of +node. If you want to get the valid fields for a \quote {whatsit}, you have to +supply the second argument also. In other cases, any given second argument will +be silently ignored. + +\startfunctioncall +<table> t = + node.fields(<number> id) +<table> t = + node.fields(<number> id, <number> subtype) +\stopfunctioncall + +The function accepts string \type {id} and \type {subtype} values as well. + +\subsection{\type {has_field}} + +\libindex {has_field} + +This function returns a boolean that is only true if \type {n} is +actually a node, and it has the field. + +\startfunctioncall +<boolean> t = + node.has_field(<node> n, <string> field) +\stopfunctioncall + +\subsection{\type {new}} + +\libindex{new} + +The \type {new} function creates a new node. All its fields are initialized to +either zero or \type {nil} except for \type {id} and \type {subtype}. Instead of +numbers you can also use strings (names). If you create a new \nod {whatsit} node +the second argument is required. As with all node functions, this function +creates a node at the \TEX\ level. + +\startfunctioncall +<node> n = + node.new(<number> id) +<node> n = + node.new(<number> id, <number> subtype) +\stopfunctioncall + +\subsection{\type {free}, \type {flush_node} and \type {flush_list}} + +\libindex{free} +\libindex{flush_node} +\libindex{flush_list} + +The next one the node \type {n} from \TEX's memory. Be careful: no checks are +done on whether this node is still pointed to from a register or some \type +{next} field: it is up to you to make sure that the internal data structures +remain correct. + +\startfunctioncall +<node> next = + node.free(<node> n) +flush_node(<node> n) +\stopfunctioncall + +The \type {free} function returns the next field of the freed node, while the +\type {flush_node} alternative returns nothing. + +A list starting with node \type {n} can be flushed from \TEX's memory too. Be +careful: no checks are done on whether any of these nodes is still pointed to +from a register or some \type {next} field: it is up to you to make sure that the +internal data structures remain correct. + +\startfunctioncall +node.flush_list(<node> n) +\stopfunctioncall + +\subsection{\type {copy} and \type {copy_list}} + +\libindex{copy} +\libindex{copy_list} + +This creates a deep copy of node \type {n}, including all nested lists as in the case +of a hlist or vlist node. Only the \type {next} field is not copied. + +\startfunctioncall +<node> m = + node.copy(<node> n) +\stopfunctioncall + +A deep copy of the node list that starts at \type {n} can be created too. If +\type {m} is also given, the copy stops just before node \type {m}. + +\startfunctioncall +<node> m = + node.copy_list(<node> n) +<node> m = + node.copy_list(<node> n, <node> m) +\stopfunctioncall + +Note that you cannot copy attribute lists this way. However, there is normally no +need to copy attribute lists as when you do assignments to the \type {attr} field +or make changes to specific attributes, the needed copying and freeing takes +place automatically. + +\subsection{\type {prev} and \type{next}} + +\libindex{prev} +\libindex{next} + +These returns the node preceding or following the given node, or \type {nil} if +there is no such node. + +\startfunctioncall +<node> m = + node.next(<node> n) +<node> m = + node.prev(<node> n) +\stopfunctioncall + +\subsection{\type {current_attr}} + +\libindex{current_attr} + +This returns the currently active list of attributes, if there is one. + +\startfunctioncall +<node> m = + node.current_attr() +\stopfunctioncall + +The intended usage of \type {current_attr} is as follows: + +\starttyping +local x1 = node.new("glyph") +x1.attr = node.current_attr() +local x2 = node.new("glyph") +x2.attr = node.current_attr() +\stoptyping + +or: + +\starttyping +local x1 = node.new("glyph") +local x2 = node.new("glyph") +local ca = node.current_attr() +x1.attr = ca +x2.attr = ca +\stoptyping + +The attribute lists are ref counted and the assignment takes care of incrementing +the refcount. You cannot expect the value \type {ca} to be valid any more when +you assign attributes (using \type {tex.setattribute}) or when control has been +passed back to \TEX. + +Note: this function is somewhat experimental, and it returns the {\it actual} +attribute list, not a copy thereof. Therefore, changing any of the attributes in +the list will change these values for all nodes that have the current attribute +list assigned to them. + +\subsection{\type {hpack}} + +\libindex {hpack} + +This function creates a new hlist by packaging the list that begins at node \type +{n} into a horizontal box. With only a single argument, this box is created using +the natural width of its components. In the three argument form, \type {info} +must be either \type {additional} or \type {exactly}, and \type {w} is the +additional (\type {\hbox spread}) or exact (\type {\hbox to}) width to be used. +The second return value is the badness of the generated box. + +\startfunctioncall +<node> h, <number> b = + node.hpack(<node> n) +<node> h, <number> b = + node.hpack(<node> n, <number> w, <string> info) +<node> h, <number> b = + node.hpack(<node> n, <number> w, <string> info, <string> dir) +\stopfunctioncall + +Caveat: there can be unexpected side|-|effects to this function, like updating +some of the \prm {marks} and \type {\inserts}. Also note that the content of +\type {h} is the original node list \type {n}: if you call \type {node.free(h)} +you will also free the node list itself, unless you explicitly set the \type +{list} field to \type {nil} beforehand. And in a similar way, calling \type +{node.free(n)} will invalidate \type {h} as well! + +\subsection{\type {vpack}} + +\libindex {vpack} + +This function creates a new vlist by packaging the list that begins at node \type +{n} into a vertical box. With only a single argument, this box is created using +the natural height of its components. In the three argument form, \type {info} +must be either \type {additional} or \type {exactly}, and \type {w} is the +additional (\type {\vbox spread}) or exact (\type {\vbox to}) height to be used. + +\startfunctioncall +<node> h, <number> b = + node.vpack(<node> n) +<node> h, <number> b = + node.vpack(<node> n, <number> w, <string> info) +<node> h, <number> b = + node.vpack(<node> n, <number> w, <string> info, <string> dir) +\stopfunctioncall + +The second return value is the badness of the generated box. See the description +of \type {hpack} for a few memory allocation caveats. + +\subsection{\type {prepend_prevdepth}} + +\libindex {prepend_prevdepth} + +This function is somewhat special in the sense that it is an experimental helper +that adds the interlinespace to a line keeping the baselineskip and lineskip into +account. + +\startfunctioncall +<node> n, <number> delta = + node.prepend_prevdepth(<node> n,<number> prevdepth) +\stopfunctioncall + +\subsection{\type {dimensions} and \type {rangedimensions}} + +\libindex{dimensions} +\libindex{rangedimensions} + +\startfunctioncall +<number> w, <number> h, <number> d = + node.dimensions(<node> n) +<number> w, <number> h, <number> d = + node.dimensions(<node> n, <string> dir) +<number> w, <number> h, <number> d = + node.dimensions(<node> n, <node> t) +<number> w, <number> h, <number> d = + node.dimensions(<node> n, <node> t, <string> dir) +\stopfunctioncall + +This function calculates the natural in|-|line dimensions of the node list starting +at node \type {n} and terminating just before node \type {t} (or the end of the +list, if there is no second argument). The return values are scaled points. An +alternative format that starts with glue parameters as the first three arguments +is also possible: + +\startfunctioncall +<number> w, <number> h, <number> d = + node.dimensions(<number> glue_set, <number> glue_sign, <number> glue_order, + <node> n) +<number> w, <number> h, <number> d = + node.dimensions(<number> glue_set, <number> glue_sign, <number> glue_order, + <node> n, <string> dir) +<number> w, <number> h, <number> d = + node.dimensions(<number> glue_set, <number> glue_sign, <number> glue_order, + <node> n, <node> t) +<number> w, <number> h, <number> d = + node.dimensions(<number> glue_set, <number> glue_sign, <number> glue_order, + <node> n, <node> t, <string> dir) +\stopfunctioncall + +This calling method takes glue settings into account and is especially useful for +finding the actual width of a sublist of nodes that are already boxed, for +example in code like this, which prints the width of the space in between the +\type {a} and \type {b} as it would be if \type {\box0} was used as-is: + +\starttyping +\setbox0 = \hbox to 20pt {a b} + +\directlua{print (node.dimensions( + tex.box[0].glue_set, + tex.box[0].glue_sign, + tex.box[0].glue_order, + tex.box[0].head.next, + node.tail(tex.box[0].head) +)) } +\stoptyping + +You need to keep in mind that this is one of the few places in \TEX\ where floats +are used, which means that you can get small differences in rounding when you +compare the width reported by \type {hpack} with \type {dimensions}. + +The second alternative saves a few lookups and can be more convenient in some +cases: + +\startfunctioncall +<number> w, <number> h, <number> d = + node.rangedimensions(<node> parent, <node> first) +<number> w, <number> h, <number> d = + node.rangedimensions(<node> parent, <node> first, <node> last) +\stopfunctioncall + +\subsection{\type {mlist_to_hlist}} + +\libindex {mlist_to_hlist} + +\startfunctioncall +<node> h = + node.mlist_to_hlist(<node> n, <string> display_type, <boolean> penalties) +\stopfunctioncall + +This runs the internal mlist to hlist conversion, converting the math list in +\type {n} into the horizontal list \type {h}. The interface is exactly the same +as for the callback \cbk {mlist_to_hlist}. + +\subsection{\type {slide}} + +\startfunctioncall +<node> m = + node.slide(<node> n) +\stopfunctioncall + +Returns the last node of the node list that starts at \type {n}. As a +side|-|effect, it also creates a reverse chain of \type {prev} pointers between +nodes. + +\subsection{\type {tail}} + +\libindex {tail} + +\startfunctioncall +<node> m = + node.tail(<node> n) +\stopfunctioncall + +Returns the last node of the node list that starts at \type {n}. + +\subsection{\type {length} and type {count}} + +\libindex {length} +\libindex {count} + +\startfunctioncall +<number> i = + node.length(<node> n) +<number> i = + node.length(<node> n, <node> m) +\stopfunctioncall + +Returns the number of nodes contained in the node list that starts at \type {n}. +If \type {m} is also supplied it stops at \type {m} instead of at the end of the +list. The node \type {m} is not counted. + +\startfunctioncall +<number> i = + node.count(<number> id, <node> n) +<number> i = + node.count(<number> id, <node> n, <node> m) +\stopfunctioncall + +Returns the number of nodes contained in the node list that starts at \type {n} +that have a matching \type {id} field. If \type {m} is also supplied, counting +stops at \type {m} instead of at the end of the list. The node \type {m} is not +counted. This function also accept string \type {id}'s. + +\subsection{\type {is_char} and \type {is_glyph}} + +\libindex {is_char} +\libindex {is_glyph} + +The subtype of a glyph node signals if the glyph is already turned into a character reference +or not. + +\startfunctioncall +<boolean> b = + node.is_char(<node> n) +<boolean> b = + node.is_glyph(<node> n) +\stopfunctioncall + +\subsection{\type {traverse}} + +\libindex {traverse} + +\startfunctioncall +<node> t, id, subtype = + node.traverse(<node> n) +\stopfunctioncall + +This is a \LUA\ iterator that loops over the node list that starts at \type {n}. +Typically code looks like this: + +\starttyping +for n in node.traverse(head) do + ... +end +\stoptyping + +is functionally equivalent to: + +\starttyping +do + local n + local function f (head,var) + local t + if var == nil then + t = head + else + t = var.next + end + return t + end + while true do + n = f (head, n) + if n == nil then break end + ... + end +end +\stoptyping + +It should be clear from the definition of the function \type {f} that even though +it is possible to add or remove nodes from the node list while traversing, you +have to take great care to make sure all the \type {next} (and \type {prev}) +pointers remain valid. + +If the above is unclear to you, see the section \quote {For Statement} in the +\LUA\ Reference Manual. + +\subsection{\type {traverse_id}} + +\libindex {traverse_id} + +\startfunctioncall +<node> t, subtype = + node.traverse_id(<number> id, <node> n) +\stopfunctioncall + +This is an iterator that loops over all the nodes in the list that starts at +\type {n} that have a matching \type {id} field. + +See the previous section for details. The change is in the local function \type +{f}, which now does an extra while loop checking against the upvalue \type {id}: + +\starttyping + local function f(head,var) + local t + if var == nil then + t = head + else + t = var.next + end + while not t.id == id do + t = t.next + end + return t + end +\stoptyping + +\subsection{\type {traverse_char} and \type {traverse_glyph}} + +\libindex {traverse_char} +\libindex {traverse_glyph} + +The \type{traverse_char} iterator loops over the \nod {glyph} nodes in a list. +Only nodes with a subtype less than 256 are seen. + +\startfunctioncall +<node> n, font, char = + node.traverse_char(<node> n) +\stopfunctioncall + +The \type{traverse_glyph} iterator loops over a list and returns the list and +filters all glyphs: + +\startfunctioncall +<node> n, font, char = + node.traverse_glyph(<node> n) +\stopfunctioncall + +\subsection{\type {traverse_list}} + +\libindex {traverse_list} + +This iterator loops over the \nod {hlist} and \nod {vlist} nodes in a list. + +\startfunctioncall +<node> n, id, subtype, list = + node.traverse_list(<node> n) +\stopfunctioncall + +The four return values can save some time compared to fetching these fields but +in practice you seldom need them all. So consider it a (side effect of +experimental) convenience. + +\subsection{\type {has_glyph}} + +\libindex {has_glyph} + +This function returns the first glyph or disc node in the given list: + +\startfunctioncall +<node> n = + node.has_glyph(<node> n) +\stopfunctioncall + +\subsection{\type {end_of_math}} + +\libindex {end_of_math} + +\startfunctioncall +<node> t = + node.end_of_math(<node> start) +\stopfunctioncall + +Looks for and returns the next \type {math_node} following the \type {start}. If +the given node is a math end node this helper returns that node, else it follows +the list and returns the next math endnote. If no such node is found nil is +returned. + +\subsection{\type {remove}} + +\libindex {remove} + +\startfunctioncall +<node> head, current = + node.remove(<node> head, <node> current) +\stopfunctioncall + +This function removes the node \type {current} from the list following \type +{head}. It is your responsibility to make sure it is really part of that list. +The return values are the new \type {head} and \type {current} nodes. The +returned \type {current} is the node following the \type {current} in the calling +argument, and is only passed back as a convenience (or \type {nil}, if there is +no such node). The returned \type {head} is more important, because if the +function is called with \type {current} equal to \type {head}, it will be +changed. + +\subsection{\type {insert_before}} + +\libindex {insert_before} + +\startfunctioncall +<node> head, new = + node.insert_before(<node> head, <node> current, <node> new) +\stopfunctioncall + +This function inserts the node \type {new} before \type {current} into the list +following \type {head}. It is your responsibility to make sure that \type +{current} is really part of that list. The return values are the (potentially +mutated) \type {head} and the node \type {new}, set up to be part of the list +(with correct \type {next} field). If \type {head} is initially \type {nil}, it +will become \type {new}. + +\subsection{\type {insert_after}} + +\libindex {insert_after} + +\startfunctioncall +<node> head, new = + node.insert_after(<node> head, <node> current, <node> new) +\stopfunctioncall + +This function inserts the node \type {new} after \type {current} into the list +following \type {head}. It is your responsibility to make sure that \type +{current} is really part of that list. The return values are the \type {head} and +the node \type {new}, set up to be part of the list (with correct \type {next} +field). If \type {head} is initially \type {nil}, it will become \type {new}. + +\subsection{\type {first_glyph}} + +\libindex {first_glyph} + +\startfunctioncall +<node> n = + node.first_glyph(<node> n) +<node> n = + node.first_glyph(<node> n, <node> m) +\stopfunctioncall + +Returns the first node in the list starting at \type {n} that is a glyph node +with a subtype indicating it is a glyph, or \type {nil}. If \type {m} is given, +processing stops at (but including) that node, otherwise processing stops at the +end of the list. + +\subsection{\type {ligaturing}} + +\libindex {ligaturing} + +\startfunctioncall +<node> h, <node> t, <boolean> success = + node.ligaturing(<node> n) +<node> h, <node> t, <boolean> success = + node.ligaturing(<node> n, <node> m) +\stopfunctioncall + +Apply \TEX-style ligaturing to the specified nodelist. The tail node \type {m} is +optional. The two returned nodes \type {h} and \type {t} are the new head and +tail (both \type {n} and \type {m} can change into a new ligature). + +\subsection{\type {kerning}} + +\libindex {kerning} + +\startfunctioncall +<node> h, <node> t, <boolean> success = + node.kerning(<node> n) +<node> h, <node> t, <boolean> success = + node.kerning(<node> n, <node> m) +\stopfunctioncall + +Apply \TEX|-|style kerning to the specified node list. The tail node \type {m} is +optional. The two returned nodes \type {h} and \type {t} are the head and tail +(either one of these can be an inserted kern node, because special kernings with +word boundaries are possible). + +\subsection{\type {unprotect_glyph[s]}} + +\libindex {unprotect_glyphs} +\libindex {unprotect_glyph} + +\startfunctioncall +node.unprotect_glyph(<node> n) +node.unprotect_glyphs(<node> n,[<node> n]) +\stopfunctioncall + +Subtracts 256 from all glyph node subtypes. This and the next function are +helpers to convert from \type {characters} to \type {glyphs} during node +processing. The second argument is optional and indicates the end of a range. + +\subsection{\type {protect_glyph[s]}} + +\libindex {protect_glyphs} +\libindex {protect_glyph} + +\startfunctioncall +node.protect_glyph(<node> n) +node.protect_glyphs(<node> n,[<node> n]) +\stopfunctioncall + +Adds 256 to all glyph node subtypes in the node list starting at \type {n}, +except that if the value is 1, it adds only 255. The special handling of 1 means +that \type {characters} will become \type {glyphs} after subtraction of 256. A +single character can be marked by the singular call. The second argument is +optional and indicates the end of a range. + +\subsection{\type {last_node}} + +\libindex {last_node} + +\startfunctioncall +<node> n = + node.last_node() +\stopfunctioncall + +This function pops the last node from \TEX's \quote{current list}. It returns +that node, or \type {nil} if the current list is empty. + +\subsection{\type {write}} + +\libindex {write} + +\startfunctioncall +node.write(<node> n) +\stopfunctioncall + +This function that will append a node list to \TEX's \quote {current list}. The +node list is not deep|-|copied! There is no error checking either! You mignt need +to enforce horizontal mode in order for this to work as expected. + +\subsection{\type {protrusion_skippable}} + +\libindex {protrusion_skippable} + +\startfunctioncall +<boolean> skippable = + node.protrusion_skippable(<node> n) +\stopfunctioncall + +Returns \type {true} if, for the purpose of line boundary discovery when +character protrusion is active, this node can be skipped. + +\stopsection + +\startsection[title={Glue handling}][library=node] + +\subsection{\type {setglue}} + +\libindex {setglue} + +You can set the properties of a glue in one go. If you pass no values, the glue +will become a zero glue. + +\startfunctioncall +node.setglue(<node> n) +node.setglue(<node> n,width,stretch,shrink,stretch_order,shrink_order) +\stopfunctioncall + +When you pass values, only arguments that are numbers are assigned so + +\starttyping +node.setglue(n,655360,false,65536) +\stoptyping + +will only adapt the width and shrink. + +When a list node is passed, you set the glue, order and sign instead. + +\subsection{\type {getglue}} + +\libindex {getglue} + +The next call will return 5 values or nothing when no glue is passed. + +\startfunctioncall +<integer> width, <integer> stretch, <integer> shrink, <integer> stretch_order, + <integer> shrink_order = node.getglue(<node> n) +\stopfunctioncall + +When the second argument is false, only the width is returned (this is consistent +with \type {tex.get}). + +When a list node is passed, you get back the glue that is set, the order of that +glue and the sign. + +\subsection{\type {is_zero_glue}} + +\libindex {is_zero_glue} + +This function returns \type {true} when the width, stretch and shrink properties +are zero. + +\startfunctioncall +<boolean> isglue = + node.is_zero_glue(<node> n) +\stopfunctioncall + +\stopsection + +\startsection[title={Attribute handling}][library=node] + +\subsection{Attributes} + +\topicindex {attributes} + +The newly introduced attribute registers are non|-|trivial, because the value +that is attached to a node is essentially a sparse array of key|-|value pairs. It +is generally easiest to deal with attribute lists and attributes by using the +dedicated functions in the \type {node} library, but for completeness, here is +the low|-|level interface. + +Attributes appear as linked list of userdata objects in the \type {attr} field of +individual nodes. They can be handled individually, but it is much safer and more +efficient to use the dedicated functions associated with them. + +\subsection{\nod {attribute_list} nodes} + +\topicindex {nodes+attributes} + +An \nod {attribute_list} item is used as a head pointer for a list of attribute +items. It has only one user-visible field: + +\starttabulate[|l|l|p|] +\DB field \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \type{next} \NC node \NC pointer to the first attribute \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +\subsection{\nod {attr} nodes} + +A normal node's attribute field will point to an item of type \nod +{attribute_list}, and the \type {next} field in that item will point to the first +defined \quote {attribute} item, whose \type {next} will point to the second +\quote {attribute} item, etc. + +\starttabulate[|l|l|p|] +\DB field \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \type{next} \NC node \NC pointer to the next attribute \NC \NR +\NC \type{number} \NC number \NC the attribute type id \NC \NR +\NC \type{value} \NC number \NC the attribute value \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +As mentioned it's better to use the official helpers rather than edit these +fields directly. For instance the \type {prev} field is used for other purposes +and there is no double linked list. + +\subsection{\type {has_attribute}} + +\libindex {has_attribute} + +\startfunctioncall +<number> v = + node.has_attribute(<node> n, <number> id) +<number> v = + node.has_attribute(<node> n, <number> id, <number> val) +\stopfunctioncall + +Tests if a node has the attribute with number \type {id} set. If \type {val} is +also supplied, also tests if the value matches \type {val}. It returns the value, +or, if no match is found, \type {nil}. + +\subsection{\type {get_attribute}} + +\libindex {get_attribute} + +\startfunctioncall +<number> v = + node.get_attribute(<node> n, <number> id) +\stopfunctioncall + +Tests if a node has an attribute with number \type {id} set. It returns the +value, or, if no match is found, \type {nil}. If no \type {id} is given then the +zero attributes is assumed. + +\subsection{\type {find_attribute}} + +\libindex {find_attribute} + +\startfunctioncall +<number> v, <node> n = + node.find_attribute(<node> n, <number> id) +\stopfunctioncall + +Finds the first node that has attribute with number \type {id} set. It returns +the value and the node if there is a match and otherwise nothing. + +\subsection{\type {set_attribute}} + +\libindex {set_attribute} + +\startfunctioncall +node.set_attribute(<node> n, <number> id, <number> val) +\stopfunctioncall + +Sets the attribute with number \type {id} to the value \type {val}. Duplicate +assignments are ignored. + +\subsection{\type {unset_attribute}} + +\libindex {unset_attribute} + +\startfunctioncall +<number> v = + node.unset_attribute(<node> n, <number> id) +<number> v = + node.unset_attribute(<node> n, <number> id, <number> val) +\stopfunctioncall + +Unsets the attribute with number \type {id}. If \type {val} is also supplied, it +will only perform this operation if the value matches \type {val}. Missing +attributes or attribute|-|value pairs are ignored. + +If the attribute was actually deleted, returns its old value. Otherwise, returns +\type {nil}. + +\subsection{\type {slide}} + +\libindex {slide} + +This helper makes sure that the node lists is double linked and returns the found +tail node. + +\startfunctioncall +<node> tail = + node.slide(<node> n) +\stopfunctioncall + +After some callbacks automatic sliding takes place. This feature can be turned +off with \type {node.fix_node_lists(false)} but you better make sure then that +you don't mess up lists. In most cases \TEX\ itself only uses \type {next} +pointers but your other callbacks might expect proper \type {prev} pointers too. +Future versions of \LUATEX\ can add more checking but this will not influence +usage. + +\subsection{\type {check_discretionary}, \type {check_discretionaries}} + +\libindex{check_discretionary} +\libindex{check_discretionaries} + +When you fool around with disc nodes you need to be aware of the fact that they +have a special internal data structure. As long as you reassign the fields when +you have extended the lists it's ok because then the tail pointers get updated, +but when you add to list without reassigning you might end up in trouble when +the linebreak routine kicks in. You can call this function to check the list for +issues with disc nodes. + +\startfunctioncall +node.check_discretionary(<node> n) +node.check_discretionaries(<node> head) +\stopfunctioncall + +The plural variant runs over all disc nodes in a list, the singular variant +checks one node only (it also checks if the node is a disc node). + +\subsection{\type {flatten_discretionaries}} + +\libindex {flatten_discretionaries} + +This function will remove the discretionaries in the list and inject the replace +field when set. + +\startfunctioncall +<node> head, count = node.flatten_discretionaries(<node> n) +\stopfunctioncall + +\subsection{\type {family_font}} + +\libindex {family_font} + +When you pass a proper family identifier the next helper will return the font +currently associated with it. You can normally also access the font with the +normal font field or getter because it will resolve the family automatically for +noads. + +\startfunctioncall +<integer> id = + node.family_font(<integer> fam) +\stopfunctioncall + +\stopsection + +\startsection[title={Two access models}][library=node] + +\topicindex{nodes+direct} +\topicindex{direct nodes} + +\libindex {todirect} +\libindex {tonode} +\libindex {tostring} + +Deep down in \TEX\ a node has a number which is a numeric entry in a memory +table. In fact, this model, where \TEX\ manages memory is real fast and one of +the reasons why plugging in callbacks that operate on nodes is quite fast too. +Each node gets a number that is in fact an index in the memory table and that +number often is reported when you print node related information. You go from +userdata nodes and there numeric references and back with: + +\startfunctioncall +<integer> d = node.todirect(<node> n)) +<node> n = node.tonode(<integer> d)) +\stopfunctioncall + +The userdata model is rather robust as it is a virtual interface with some +additional checking while the more direct access which uses the node numbers +directly. However, even with userdata you can get into troubles when you free +nodes that are no longer allocated or mess up lists. if you apply \type +{tostring} to a node you see its internal (direct) number and id. + +The first model provides key based access while the second always accesses fields +via functions: + +\starttyping +nodeobject.char +getfield(nodenumber,"char") +\stoptyping + +If you use the direct model, even if you know that you deal with numbers, you +should not depend on that property but treat it as an abstraction just like +traditional nodes. In fact, the fact that we use a simple basic datatype has the +penalty that less checking can be done, but less checking is also the reason why +it's somewhat faster. An important aspect is that one cannot mix both methods, +but you can cast both models. So, multiplying a node number makes no sense. + +So our advice is: use the indexed (table) approach when possible and investigate +the direct one when speed might be a real issue. For that reason \LUATEX\ also +provide the \type {get*} and \type {set*} functions in the top level node +namespace. There is a limited set of getters. When implementing this direct +approach the regular index by key variant was also optimized, so direct access +only makes sense when nodes are accessed millions of times (which happens in some +font processing for instance). + +We're talking mostly of getters because setters are less important. Documents +have not that many content related nodes and setting many thousands of properties +is hardly a burden contrary to millions of consultations. + +Normally you will access nodes like this: + +\starttyping +local next = current.next +if next then + -- do something +end +\stoptyping + +Here \type {next} is not a real field, but a virtual one. Accessing it results in +a metatable method being called. In practice it boils down to looking up the node +type and based on the node type checking for the field name. In a worst case you +have a node type that sits at the end of the lookup list and a field that is last +in the lookup chain. However, in successive versions of \LUATEX\ these lookups +have been optimized and the most frequently accessed nodes and fields have a +higher priority. + +Because in practice the \type {next} accessor results in a function call, there +is some overhead involved. The next code does the same and performs a tiny bit +faster (but not that much because it is still a function call but one that knows +what to look up). + +\starttyping +local next = node.next(current) +if next then + -- do something +end +\stoptyping + +Some accessors are used frequently and for these we provide more efficient helpers: + +\starttabulate[|l|p|] +\DB function \BC explanation \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \type{getnext} \NC parsing nodelist always involves this one \NC \NR +\NC \type{getprev} \NC used less but a logical companion to \type {getnext} \NC \NR +\NC \type{getboth} \NC returns the next and prev pointer of a node \NC \NR +\NC \type{getid} \NC consulted a lot \NC \NR +\NC \type{getsubtype} \NC consulted less but also a topper \NC \NR +\NC \type{getfont} \NC used a lot in \OPENTYPE\ handling (glyph nodes are consulted a lot) \NC \NR +\NC \type{getchar} \NC idem and also in other places \NC \NR +\NC \type{getwhd} \NC returns the \type {width}, \type {height} and \type {depth} of a list, rule or + (unexpanded) glyph as well as glue (its spec is looked at) and unset nodes\NC \NR +\NC \type{getdisc} \NC returns the \type {pre}, \type {post} and \type {replace} fields and + optionally when true is passed also the tail fields \NC \NR +\NC \type{getlist} \NC we often parse nested lists so this is a convenient one too \NC \NR +\NC \type{getleader} \NC comparable to list, seldom used in \TEX\ (but needs frequent consulting + like lists; leaders could have been made a dedicated node type) \NC \NR +\NC \type{getfield} \NC generic getter, sufficient for the rest (other field names are + often shared so a specific getter makes no sense then) \NC \NR +\NC \type{getbox} \NC gets the given box (a list node) \NC \NR +\NC \type{getoffsets} \NC gets the \type {xoffset} and \type {yoffset} of a glyph or + \type {left} and \type {right} values of a rule \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +In the direct namespace there are more such helpers and most of them are +accompanied by setters. The getters and setters are clever enough to see what +node is meant. We don't deal with whatsit nodes: their fields are always accessed +by name. It doesn't make sense to add getters for all fields, we just identifier +the most likely candidates. In complex documents, many node and fields types +never get seen, or seen only a few times, but for instance glyphs are candidates +for such optimization. The \type {node.direct} interface has some more helpers. +\footnote {We can define the helpers in the node namespace with \type {getfield} +which is about as efficient, so at some point we might provide that as module.} + +The \type {setdisc} helper takes three (optional) arguments plus an optional +fourth indicating the subtype. Its \type {getdisc} takes an optional boolean; +when its value is \type {true} the tail nodes will also be returned. The \type +{setfont} helper takes an optional second argument, it being the character. The +directmode setter \type {setlink} takes a list of nodes and will link them, +thereby ignoring \type {nil} entries. The first valid node is returned (beware: +for good reason it assumes single nodes). For rarely used fields no helpers are +provided and there are a few that probably are used seldom too but were added for +consistency. You can of course always define additional accessors using \type +{getfield} and \type {setfield} with little overhead. When the second argument of +\type {setattributelist} is \type {true} the current attribute list is assumed. + +\def\yes{$+$} \def\nop{$-$} + +\def\supported#1#2#3% + {\NC \type{#1} + \NC \ifx#2\yes\lix{node} {#1}\fi #2 + \NC \ifx#3\yes\lix{node.direct}{#1}\fi #3 \NC + \NR} + +\starttabulate[|l|c|c|] +\DB function \BC node \BC direct \NC \NR +\TB +\supported {check_discretionaries} \yes \yes +\supported {check_discretionary} \yes \yes +\supported {copy_list} \yes \yes +\supported {copy} \yes \yes +\supported {count} \yes \yes +\supported {current_attr} \yes \yes +\supported {dimensions} \yes \yes +\supported {effective_glue} \yes \yes +\supported {end_of_math} \yes \yes +\supported {family_font} \yes \nop +\supported {fields} \yes \nop +\supported {find_attribute} \yes \yes +\supported {first_glyph} \yes \yes +\supported {flatten_discretionaries} \yes \yes +\supported {flush_list} \yes \yes +\supported {flush_node} \yes \yes +\supported {free} \yes \yes +\supported {get_attribute} \yes \yes +\supported {get_synctex_fields} \nop \yes +\supported {getattributelist} \nop \yes +\supported {getboth} \yes \yes +\supported {getbox} \nop \yes +\supported {getchar} \yes \yes +\supported {getcomponents} \nop \yes +\supported {getdepth} \nop \yes +\supported {getdirection} \nop \yes +\supported {getdir} \nop \yes +\supported {getdisc} \yes \yes +\supported {getfam} \nop \yes +\supported {getfield} \yes \yes +\supported {getfont} \yes \yes +\supported {getglue} \yes \yes +\supported {getheight} \nop \yes +\supported {getid} \yes \yes +\supported {getkern} \nop \yes +\supported {getlang} \nop \yes +\supported {getleader} \yes \yes +\supported {getlist} \yes \yes +\supported {getnext} \yes \yes +\supported {getnucleus} \nop \yes +\supported {getoffsets} \nop \yes +\supported {getpenalty} \nop \yes +\supported {getprev} \yes \yes +\supported {getproperty} \yes \yes +\supported {getshift} \nop \yes +\supported {getsubtype} \yes \yes +\supported {getsub} \nop \yes +\supported {getsup} \nop \yes +\supported {getdata} \nop \yes +\supported {getwhd} \yes \yes +\supported {getwidth} \nop \yes +\supported {has_attribute} \yes \yes +\supported {has_field} \yes \yes +\supported {has_glyph} \yes \yes +\supported {hpack} \yes \yes +\supported {id} \yes \nop +\supported {insert_after} \yes \yes +\supported {insert_before} \yes \yes +\supported {is_char} \yes \yes +\supported {is_direct} \nop \yes +\supported {is_glyph} \yes \yes +\supported {is_node} \yes \yes +\supported {is_zero_glue} \yes \yes +\supported {kerning} \yes \yes +\supported {last_node} \yes \yes +\supported {length} \yes \yes +\supported {ligaturing} \yes \yes +\supported {mlist_to_hlist} \yes \nop +\supported {new} \yes \yes +\supported {next} \yes \nop +\supported {prepend_prevdepth} \nop \yes +\supported {prev} \yes \nop +\supported {protect_glyphs} \yes \yes +\supported {protect_glyph} \yes \yes +\supported {protrusion_skippable} \yes \yes +\supported {rangedimensions} \yes \yes +\supported {remove} \yes \yes +\supported {set_attribute} \yes \yes +\supported {set_synctex_fields} \nop \yes +\supported {setattributelist} \nop \yes +\supported {setboth} \nop \yes +\supported {setbox} \nop \yes +\supported {setchar} \nop \yes +\supported {setcomponents} \nop \yes +\supported {setdepth} \nop \yes +\supported {setdirection} \nop \yes +\supported {setdir} \nop \yes +\supported {setdisc} \nop \yes +\supported {setfam} \nop \yes +\supported {setfield} \yes \yes +\supported {setfont} \nop \yes +\supported {setexpansion} \nop \yes +\supported {setglue} \yes \yes +\supported {setheight} \nop \yes +\supported {setkern} \nop \yes +\supported {setlang} \nop \yes +\supported {setleader} \nop \yes +\supported {setlink} \nop \yes +\supported {setlist} \nop \yes +\supported {setnext} \nop \yes +\supported {setnucleus} \nop \yes +\supported {setoffsets} \nop \yes +\supported {setpenalty} \nop \yes +\supported {setprev} \nop \yes +\supported {setproperty} \yes \yes +\supported {setshift} \nop \yes +\supported {setsplit} \nop \yes +\supported {setsubtype} \nop \yes +\supported {setsub} \nop \yes +\supported {setsup} \nop \yes +\supported {setwhd} \nop \yes +\supported {setwidth} \nop \yes +\supported {slide} \yes \yes +\supported {subtypes} \yes \nop +\supported {subtype} \yes \nop +\supported {tail} \yes \yes +\supported {todirect} \yes \yes +\supported {tonode} \yes \yes +\supported {tostring} \yes \yes +\supported {traverse_char} \yes \yes +\supported {traverse_glyph} \yes \yes +\supported {traverse_id} \yes \yes +\supported {traverse} \yes \yes +\supported {types} \yes \nop +\supported {type} \yes \nop +\supported {unprotect_glyphs} \yes \yes +\supported {unprotect_glyph} \yes \yes +\supported {unset_attribute} \yes \yes +\supported {usedlist} \yes \yes +\supported {uses_font} \yes \yes +\supported {vpack} \yes \yes +\supported {whatsits} \yes \nop +\supported {write} \yes \yes +\LL +\stoptabulate + +The \type {node.next} and \type {node.prev} functions will stay but for +consistency there are variants called \type {getnext} and \type {getprev}. We had +to use \type {get} because \type {node.id} and \type {node.subtype} are already +taken for providing meta information about nodes. Note: The getters do only basic +checking for valid keys. You should just stick to the keys mentioned in the +sections that describe node properties. + +Some of the getters and setters handle multiple node types, given that the field +is relevant. In that case, some field names are considered similar (like \type +{kern} and \type {width}, or \type {data} and \type {value}. In retrospect we +could have normalized field names better but we decided to stick to the original +(internal) names as much as possible. After all, at the \LUA\ end one can easily +create synonyms. + +Some nodes have indirect references. For instance a math character refers to a +family instead of a font. In that case we provide a virtual font field as +accessor. So, \type {getfont} and \type {.font} can be used on them. The same is +true for the \type {width}, \type {height} and \type {depth} of glue nodes. These +actually access the spec node properties, and here we can set as well as get the +values. + +In some places \LUATEX\ can do a bit of extra checking for valid node lists and +you can enable that with: + +\startfunctioncall +node.fix_node_lists(<boolean> b) +\stopfunctioncall + +You can set and query the \SYNCTEX\ fields, a file number aka tag and a line +number, for a glue, kern, hlist, vlist, rule and math nodes as well as glyph +nodes (although this last one is not used in native \SYNCTEX). + +\startfunctioncall +node.set_synctex_fields(<integer> f, <integer> l) +<integer> f, <integer> l = + node.get_synctex_fields(<node> n) +\stopfunctioncall + +Of course you need to know what you're doing as no checking on sane values takes +place. Also, the synctex interpreter used in editors is rather peculiar and has +some assumptions (heuristics). + +\stopsection + +\startsection[title={Properties}][library=node] + +\topicindex {nodes+properties} +\topicindex {properties} + +\libindex{flush_properties_table} +\libindex{get_properties_table} +\libindex{set_properties_mode} + +Attributes are a convenient way to relate extra information to a node. You can +assign them at the \TEX\ end as well as at the \LUA\ end and and consult them at +the \LUA\ end. One big advantage is that they obey grouping. They are linked +lists and normally checking for them is pretty efficient, even if you use a lot +of them. A macro package has to provide some way to manage these attributes at the +\TEX\ end because otherwise clashes in their usage can occur. + +Each node also can have a properties table and you can assign values to this +table using the \type {setproperty} function and get properties using the \type +{getproperty} function. Managing properties is way more demanding than managing +attributes. + +Take the following example: + +\starttyping +\directlua { + local n = node.new("glyph") + + node.setproperty(n,"foo") + print(node.getproperty(n)) + + node.setproperty(n,"bar") + print(node.getproperty(n)) + + node.free(n) +} +\stoptyping + +This will print \type {foo} and \type {bar} which in itself is not that useful +when multiple mechanisms want to use this feature. A variant is: + +\starttyping +\directlua { + local n = node.new("glyph") + + node.setproperty(n,{ one = "foo", two = "bar" }) + print(node.getproperty(n).one) + print(node.getproperty(n).two) + + node.free(n) +} +\stoptyping + +This time we store two properties with the node. It really makes sense to have a +table as property because that way we can store more. But in order for that to +work well you need to do it this way: + +\starttyping +\directlua { + local n = node.new("glyph") + + local t = node.getproperty(n) + + if not t then + t = { } + node.setproperty(n,t) + end + t.one = "foo" + t.two = "bar" + + print(node.getproperty(n).one) + print(node.getproperty(n).two) + + node.free(n) +} +\stoptyping + +Here our own properties will not overwrite other users properties unless of +course they use the same keys. So, eventually you will end up with something: + +\starttyping +\directlua { + local n = node.new("glyph") + + local t = node.getproperty(n) + + if not t then + t = { } + node.setproperty(n,t) + end + t.myself = { one = "foo", two = "bar" } + + print(node.getproperty(n).myself.one) + print(node.getproperty(n).myself.two) + + node.free(n) +} +\stoptyping + +This assumes that only you use \type {myself} as subtable. The possibilities are +endless but care is needed. For instance, the generic font handler that ships +with \CONTEXT\ uses the \type {injections} subtable and you should not mess with +that one! + +There are a few helper functions that you normally should not touch as user: \typ +{flush_properties_table} will wipe the table (normally a bad idea), \typ +{get_properties_table} and will give the table that stores properties (using +direct entries) and you can best not mess too much with that one either because +\LUATEX\ itself will make sure that entries related to nodes will get wiped when +nodes get freed, so that the \LUA\ garbage collector can do its job. In fact, the +main reason why we have this mechanism is that it saves the user (or macro +package) some work. One can easily write a property mechanism in \LUA\ where +after a shipout properties gets cleaned up but it's not entirely trivial to make +sure that with each freed node also its properties get freed, due to the fact +that there can be nodes left over for a next page. And having a callback bound to +the node deallocator would add way to much overhead. + +Managing properties in the node (de)allocator functions is disabled by default +and is enabled by: + +\starttyping +node.set_properties_mode(true) +\stoptyping + +When we copy a node list that has a table as property, there are several possibilities: we do the same as +a new node, we copy the entry to the table in properties (a reference), we do +a deep copy of a table in the properties, we create a new table and give it +the original one as a metatable. After some experiments (that also included +timing) with these scenarios we decided that a deep copy made no sense, nor +did nilling. In the end both the shallow copy and the metatable variant were +both ok, although the second one is slower. The most important aspect to keep +in mind is that references to other nodes in properties no longer can be +valid for that copy. We could use two tables (one unique and one shared) or +metatables but that only complicates matters. + +When defining a new node, we could already allocate a table but it is rather easy +to do that at the lua end e.g.\ using a metatable \type {__index} method. That +way it is under macro package control. When deleting a node, we could keep the +slot (e.g. setting it to false) but it could make memory consumption raise +unneeded when we have temporary large node lists and after that only small lists. +Both are not done. + +So in the end this is what happens now: when a node is copied, and it has a table +as property, the new node will share that table. If the second argument of \typ +{set_properties_mode} is \type {true} then a metatable approach is chosen: the +copy gets its own table with the original table as metatable. If you use the +generic font loader the mode is enabled that way. + +A few more xperiments were done. For instance: copy attributes to the properties +so that we have fast access at the \LUA\ end. In the end the overhead is not +compensated by speed and convenience, in fact, attributes are not that slow when +it comes to accessing them. So this was rejected. + +Another experiment concerned a bitset in the node but again the gain compared to +attributes was neglectable and given the small amount of available bits it also +demands a pretty strong agreement over what bit represents what, and this is +unlikely to succeed in the \TEX\ community. It doesn't pay off. + +Just in case one wonders why properties make sense: it is not so much speed that +we gain, but more convenience: storing all kind of (temporary) data in attributes +is no fun and this mechanism makes sure that properties are cleaned up when a +node is freed. Also, the advantage of a more or less global properties table is +that we stay at the \LUA\ end. An alternative is to store a reference in the node +itself but that is complicated by the fact that the register has some limitations +(no numeric keys) and we also don't want to mess with it too much. + +\stopsection + +\stopchapter + +\stopcomponent diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/luatex/base/luatex-preamble.tex b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/luatex/base/luatex-preamble.tex index 635ff4134ba..8293179776d 100644 --- a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/luatex/base/luatex-preamble.tex +++ b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/luatex/base/luatex-preamble.tex @@ -1,110 +1,110 @@ -% language=uk
-
-\environment luatex-style
-
-\startcomponent luatex-preamble
-
-\startchapter[reference=preamble,title={Preamble}]
-
-\topicindex{nodes}
-\topicindex{boxes}
-\topicindex{\LUA}
-
-This is a reference manual, not a tutorial. This means that we discuss changes
-relative to traditonal \TEX\ and also present new functionality. As a consequence
-we will refer to concepts that we assume to be known or that might be explained
-later.
-
-The average user doesn't need to know much about what is in this manual. For
-instance fonts and languages are normally dealt with in the macro package that
-you use. Messing around with node lists is also often not really needed at the
-user level. If you do mess around, you'd better know what you're dealing with.
-Reading \quotation {The \TEX\ Book} by Donald Knuth is a good investment of time
-then also because it's good to know where it all started. A more summarizing
-overview is given by \quotation {\TEX\ by Topic} by Victor Eijkhout. You might
-want to peek in \quotation {The \ETEX\ manual} and documentation about \PDFTEX.
-
-But \unknown\ if you're here because of \LUA, then all you need to know is that
-you can call it from within a run. The macro package that you use probably will
-provide a few wrapper mechanisms but the basic \lpr {directlua} command that
-does the job is:
-
-\starttyping
-\directlua{tex.print("Hi there")}
-\stoptyping
-
-You can put code between curly braces but if it's a lot you can also put it in a
-file and load that file with the usual \LUA\ commands.
-
-If you still decide to read on, then it's good to know what nodes are, so we do a
-quick introduction here. If you input this text:
-
-\starttyping
-Hi There
-\stoptyping
-
-eventually we will get a linked lists of nodes, which in \ASCII\ art looks like:
-
-\starttyping
-H <=> i <=> [glue] <=> T <=> h <=> e <=> r <=> e
-\stoptyping
-
-When we have a paragraph, we actually get something:
-
-\starttyping
-[localpar] <=> H <=> i <=> [glue] <=> T <=> h <=> e <=> r <=> e <=> [glue]
-\stoptyping
-
-Each character becomes a so called glyph node, a record with properties like the
-current font, the character code and the current language. Spaces become glue
-nodes. There are many node types that we will discuss later. Each node points
-back to a previous node or next node, given that these exist.
-
-It's also good to know beforehand that \TEX\ is basically centered around
-creating paragraphs and pages. The par builder takes a list and breaks it into
-lines. We turn horizontal material into vertical. Lines are so called boxes and
-can be separated by glue, penalties and more. The page builder accumulates lines
-and when feasible triggers an output routine that will take the list so far.
-Constructing the actual page is not part of \TEX\ but done using primitives that
-permit manipulation of boxes. The result is handled back to \TEX\ and flushed to
-a (often \PDF) file.
-
-The \LUATEX\ engine provides hooks for \LUA\ code at nearly every reasonable
-point in the process: collecting content, hyphenating, applying font features,
-breaking into lines, etc. This means that you can overload \TEX's natural
-behaviour, which still is the benchmark. When we refer to \quote {callbacks} we
-means these hooks.
-
-Where plain \TEX\ is basically a basic framework for writing a specific style,
-macro packages like \CONTEXT\ and \LATEX\ provide the user a whole lot of
-additional tools to make documents look good. They hide the dirty details of font
-management, language demands, turning structure into typeset results, wrapping
-pages, including images, and so on. You should be aware of the fact that when you
-hook in your own code to manipulate lists, this can interfere with the macro
-package that you use.
-
-When you read about nodes in the following chapters it's good to keep in mind their
-commands that relate to then. Here are a few:
-
-\starttabulate[|l|l|p|]
-\DB command \BC node \BC explanation \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \prm {hbox} \NC \nod {hlist} \NC horizontal box \NC \NR
-\NC \prm {vbox} \NC \nod {vlist} \NC vertical box with the baseline at the bottom \NC \NR
-\NC \prm {vtop} \NC \nod {vlist} \NC vertical box with the baseline at the top \NC \NR
-\NC \prm {hskip} \NC \nod {glue} \NC horizontal skip with optional stretch and shrink \NC \NR
-\NC \prm {vskip} \NC \nod {glue} \NC vertical skip with optional stretch and shrink \NC \NR
-\NC \prm {kern} \NC \nod {kern} \NC horizontal or vertical fixed skip \NC \NR
-\NC \prm {discretionary} \NC \nod {disc} \NC hyphenation point (pre, post, replace) \NC \NR
-\NC \prm {char} \NC \nod {glyph} \NC a character \NC \NR
-\NC \prm {hrule} \NC \nod {rule} \NC a horizontal rule \NC \NR
-\NC \prm {vrule} \NC \nod {rule} \NC a vertical rule \NC \NR
-\NC \prm {textdir(ection)} \NC \nod {dir} \NC a change in text direction \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-For now this should be enough to enable you to understand the next chapters.
-
-\stopchapter
-
-\stopcomponent
+% language=uk + +\environment luatex-style + +\startcomponent luatex-preamble + +\startchapter[reference=preamble,title={Preamble}] + +\topicindex{nodes} +\topicindex{boxes} +\topicindex{\LUA} + +This is a reference manual, not a tutorial. This means that we discuss changes +relative to traditonal \TEX\ and also present new functionality. As a consequence +we will refer to concepts that we assume to be known or that might be explained +later. + +The average user doesn't need to know much about what is in this manual. For +instance fonts and languages are normally dealt with in the macro package that +you use. Messing around with node lists is also often not really needed at the +user level. If you do mess around, you'd better know what you're dealing with. +Reading \quotation {The \TEX\ Book} by Donald Knuth is a good investment of time +then also because it's good to know where it all started. A more summarizing +overview is given by \quotation {\TEX\ by Topic} by Victor Eijkhout. You might +want to peek in \quotation {The \ETEX\ manual} and documentation about \PDFTEX. + +But \unknown\ if you're here because of \LUA, then all you need to know is that +you can call it from within a run. The macro package that you use probably will +provide a few wrapper mechanisms but the basic \lpr {directlua} command that +does the job is: + +\starttyping +\directlua{tex.print("Hi there")} +\stoptyping + +You can put code between curly braces but if it's a lot you can also put it in a +file and load that file with the usual \LUA\ commands. + +If you still decide to read on, then it's good to know what nodes are, so we do a +quick introduction here. If you input this text: + +\starttyping +Hi There +\stoptyping + +eventually we will get a linked lists of nodes, which in \ASCII\ art looks like: + +\starttyping +H <=> i <=> [glue] <=> T <=> h <=> e <=> r <=> e +\stoptyping + +When we have a paragraph, we actually get something: + +\starttyping +[localpar] <=> H <=> i <=> [glue] <=> T <=> h <=> e <=> r <=> e <=> [glue] +\stoptyping + +Each character becomes a so called glyph node, a record with properties like the +current font, the character code and the current language. Spaces become glue +nodes. There are many node types that we will discuss later. Each node points +back to a previous node or next node, given that these exist. + +It's also good to know beforehand that \TEX\ is basically centered around +creating paragraphs and pages. The par builder takes a list and breaks it into +lines. We turn horizontal material into vertical. Lines are so called boxes and +can be separated by glue, penalties and more. The page builder accumulates lines +and when feasible triggers an output routine that will take the list so far. +Constructing the actual page is not part of \TEX\ but done using primitives that +permit manipulation of boxes. The result is handled back to \TEX\ and flushed to +a (often \PDF) file. + +The \LUATEX\ engine provides hooks for \LUA\ code at nearly every reasonable +point in the process: collecting content, hyphenating, applying font features, +breaking into lines, etc. This means that you can overload \TEX's natural +behaviour, which still is the benchmark. When we refer to \quote {callbacks} we +means these hooks. + +Where plain \TEX\ is basically a basic framework for writing a specific style, +macro packages like \CONTEXT\ and \LATEX\ provide the user a whole lot of +additional tools to make documents look good. They hide the dirty details of font +management, language demands, turning structure into typeset results, wrapping +pages, including images, and so on. You should be aware of the fact that when you +hook in your own code to manipulate lists, this can interfere with the macro +package that you use. + +When you read about nodes in the following chapters it's good to keep in mind their +commands that relate to then. Here are a few: + +\starttabulate[|l|l|p|] +\DB command \BC node \BC explanation \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \prm {hbox} \NC \nod {hlist} \NC horizontal box \NC \NR +\NC \prm {vbox} \NC \nod {vlist} \NC vertical box with the baseline at the bottom \NC \NR +\NC \prm {vtop} \NC \nod {vlist} \NC vertical box with the baseline at the top \NC \NR +\NC \prm {hskip} \NC \nod {glue} \NC horizontal skip with optional stretch and shrink \NC \NR +\NC \prm {vskip} \NC \nod {glue} \NC vertical skip with optional stretch and shrink \NC \NR +\NC \prm {kern} \NC \nod {kern} \NC horizontal or vertical fixed skip \NC \NR +\NC \prm {discretionary} \NC \nod {disc} \NC hyphenation point (pre, post, replace) \NC \NR +\NC \prm {char} \NC \nod {glyph} \NC a character \NC \NR +\NC \prm {hrule} \NC \nod {rule} \NC a horizontal rule \NC \NR +\NC \prm {vrule} \NC \nod {rule} \NC a vertical rule \NC \NR +\NC \prm {textdir(ection)} \NC \nod {dir} \NC a change in text direction \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +For now this should be enough to enable you to understand the next chapters. + +\stopchapter + +\stopcomponent diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/luatex/base/luatex-registers.tex b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/luatex/base/luatex-registers.tex index 29302300704..36b1ec0513d 100644 --- a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/luatex/base/luatex-registers.tex +++ b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/luatex/base/luatex-registers.tex @@ -1,47 +1,47 @@ -\environment luatex-style
-
-\startcomponent luatex-registers
-
-\startchapter[title=Topics]
-
- \placeregister[topicindex]
-
-\stopchapter
-
-\startchapter[title=Primitives]
-
- This register contains the primitives that are mentioned in the manual. There
- are of course many more primitives. The \LUATEX\ primitives are typeset in
- bold. The primitives from \PDFTEX\ are not supported that way but mentioned
- anyway.
-
- \placeregister[primitiveindex][indicator=no]
-
-\stopchapter
-
-\startchapter[title=Callbacks]
-
- \placeregister[callbackindex]
-
-\stopchapter
-
-\startchapter[title=Nodes]
-
- This register contains the nodes that are known to \LUATEX. The primary nodes
- are in bold, whatsits that are determined by their subtype are normal. The
- names prefixed by \type {pdf_} are backend specific.
-
- \placeregister[nodeindex]
-
-\stopchapter
-
-\startchapter[title=Libraries]
-
- This register contains the functions available in libraries. Not all functions
- are documented, for instance because they can be experimental or obsolete.
-
- \placeregister[libraryindex]
-
-\stopchapter
-
-\stopcomponent
+\environment luatex-style + +\startcomponent luatex-registers + +\startchapter[title=Topics] + + \placeregister[topicindex] + +\stopchapter + +\startchapter[title=Primitives] + + This register contains the primitives that are mentioned in the manual. There + are of course many more primitives. The \LUATEX\ primitives are typeset in + bold. The primitives from \PDFTEX\ are not supported that way but mentioned + anyway. + + \placeregister[primitiveindex][indicator=no] + +\stopchapter + +\startchapter[title=Callbacks] + + \placeregister[callbackindex] + +\stopchapter + +\startchapter[title=Nodes] + + This register contains the nodes that are known to \LUATEX. The primary nodes + are in bold, whatsits that are determined by their subtype are normal. The + names prefixed by \type {pdf_} are backend specific. + + \placeregister[nodeindex] + +\stopchapter + +\startchapter[title=Libraries] + + This register contains the functions available in libraries. Not all functions + are documented, for instance because they can be experimental or obsolete. + + \placeregister[libraryindex] + +\stopchapter + +\stopcomponent diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/luatex/base/luatex-statistics.tex b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/luatex/base/luatex-statistics.tex index 2428a2929d6..efd7f1c75c4 100644 --- a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/luatex/base/luatex-statistics.tex +++ b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/luatex/base/luatex-statistics.tex @@ -1,17 +1,17 @@ -% language=uk
-
-\environment luatex-style
-
-\startcomponent luatex-statistics
-
-\startchapter[title={Statistics}]
-
- \topicindex{fonts+used}
-
- The following fonts are used in this document:
-
- \showfontusage
-
-\stopchapter
-
-\stopcomponent
+% language=uk + +\environment luatex-style + +\startcomponent luatex-statistics + +\startchapter[title={Statistics}] + + \topicindex{fonts+used} + + The following fonts are used in this document: + + \showfontusage + +\stopchapter + +\stopcomponent diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/luatex/base/luatex-style.tex b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/luatex/base/luatex-style.tex index 502e894a8ce..aa0a7edc3fe 100644 --- a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/luatex/base/luatex-style.tex +++ b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/luatex/base/luatex-style.tex @@ -1,443 +1,443 @@ -\startenvironment luatex-style
-
-% todo: use \useMPlibrary[lua]
-
-\enabletrackers[fonts.usage]
-
-\usemodule[fonts-statistics]
-
-\setuplayout
- [height=middle,
- width=middle,
- backspace=2cm,
- topspace=10mm,
- bottomspace=10mm,
- header=10mm,
- footer=10mm,
- footerdistance=10mm,
- headerdistance=10mm]
-
-\setuppagenumbering
- [alternative=doublesided]
-
-\setuptolerance
- [stretch,tolerant]
-
-\setuptype
- [lines=hyphenated]
-
-\setuptyping
- [lines=hyphenated]
-
-\setupitemize
- [each]
- [packed]
-
-\definesymbol[1][\Uchar"2023]
-\definesymbol[2][\endash]
-\definesymbol[3][\wait] % we want to catch it
-
-\setupitemize
- [each]
- [headcolor=maincolor,
- symbolcolor=maincolor,
- color=maincolor]
-
-\setupwhitespace
- [medium]
-
-\setuptabulate
- [blank={small,samepage},
- headstyle=bold,
- rulecolor=maincolor,
- rulethickness=1pt,
- foregroundcolor=white,
- foregroundstyle=\ss\bfx\WORD,
- backgroundcolor=maincolor]
-
-\setupcaptions
- [headcolor=darkblue]
-
-\startluacode
- local skipped = table.tohash { 'id', 'subtype', 'next', 'prev' }
-
- function document.functions.showfields(s)
- local t = string.split(s,',')
- local f = node.fields(t[1],t[2])
- if f then
- local d = false
- for i=1,#f do
- local fi = f[i]
- if skipped[fi] then
- -- okay
- elseif d then
- context(', {\tttf %s}', fi)
- else
- context('{\tttf %s}', fi)
- d = true
- end
- end
- end
- end
-
- function document.functions.showid(s)
- local t = string.split(s,',')
- context('{tttf %s}',node.id(t[1]))
- if t[2] then
- context(', {tttf %s}',node.subtype(t[2]))
- end
- end
-
- function document.functions.showsubtypes(s)
- local s = node.subtypes(s)
- local d = false
- for k, v in table.sortedhash(s) do
- if d then
- context(', %s = {\\tttf %s}',k,v)
- else
- context('%s = {\\tttf %s}',k,v)
- d = true
- end
- end
- end
-\stopluacode
-
-\unexpanded\def\showfields #1{\ctxlua{document.functions.showfields("#1")}}
-\unexpanded\def\showid #1{\ctxlua{document.functions.showid("#1")}}
-\unexpanded\def\showsubtypes#1{\ctxlua{document.functions.showsubtypes("#1")}}
-
-\definecolor[blue] [b=.5]
-\definecolor[red] [r=.5]
-\definecolor[green] [g=.5]
-\definecolor[maincolor] [b=.5]
-\definecolor[keptcolor] [b=.5]
-\definecolor[othercolor][r=.5,g=.5]
-
-\writestatus{luatex manual}{}
-\writestatus{luatex manual}{defining lucodaot} \usebodyfont [lucidaot]
-\writestatus{luatex manual}{defining pagella} \usebodyfont [pagella]
-\writestatus{luatex manual}{defining cambria} \usebodyfont [cambria]
-\writestatus{luatex manual}{defining modern} \usebodyfont [modern]
-\writestatus{luatex manual}{defining dejavu} \setupbodyfont[dejavu,10pt]
-\writestatus{luatex manual}{}
-
-\setuphead [chapter] [align={flushleft,broad},style=\bfd]
-\setuphead [section] [align={flushleft,broad},style=\bfb]
-\setuphead [subsection] [align={flushleft,broad},style=\bfa]
-\setuphead [subsubsection][align={flushleft,broad},style=\bf]
-
-\setuphead [chapter] [color=maincolor]
-\setuphead [section] [color=maincolor]
-\setuphead [subsection] [color=maincolor]
-\setuphead [subsubsection][color=maincolor]
-
-\setupfloats
- [ntop=4]
-
-\definehead
- [remark]
- [subsubsubject]
-
-\setupheadertexts
- []
-
-% \setuplayout
-% [style=bold,
-% color=maincolor]
-
-\definemixedcolumns
- [twocolumns]
- [n=2,
- balance=yes,
- before=\blank,
- after=\blank]
-
-\definemixedcolumns
- [threecolumns]
- [twocolumns]
- [n=3]
-
-\definemixedcolumns
- [fourcolumns]
- [threecolumns]
- [n=4]
-
-% if we do this we also need to do it in table cells
-%
-% \setuptyping
-% [color=maincolor]
-%
-% \setuptype
-% [color=maincolor]
-
-\definetyping
- [functioncall]
-
-\startMPdefinitions
-
- color luaplanetcolor ; luaplanetcolor := \MPcolor{maincolor} ;
- color luaholecolor ; luaholecolor := white ;
- numeric luaextraangle ; luaextraangle := 0 ;
- numeric luaorbitfactor ; luaorbitfactor := .25 ;
-
- vardef lualogo = image (
-
- % Graphic design by A. Nakonechnyj. Copyright (c) 1998, All rights reserved.
-
- save d, r, p ; numeric d, r, p ;
-
- d := sqrt(2)/4 ; r := 1/4 ; p := r/8 ;
-
- fill fullcircle scaled 1
- withcolor luaplanetcolor ;
- draw fullcircle rotated 40.5 scaled (1+r)
- dashed evenly scaled p
- withpen pencircle scaled (p/2)
- withcolor (luaorbitfactor * luaholecolor) ;
- fill fullcircle scaled r shifted (d+1/8,d+1/8)
- rotated - luaextraangle
- withcolor luaplanetcolor ;
- fill fullcircle scaled r shifted (d-1/8,d-1/8)
- withcolor luaholecolor ;
- luaorbitfactor := .25 ;
- ) enddef ;
-
-\stopMPdefinitions
-
-\startuseMPgraphic{luapage}
- StartPage ;
-
- fill Page withcolor \MPcolor{othercolor} ;
-
- luaorbitfactor := 1 ;
-
- picture p ; p := lualogo ysized (5*\measure{paperheight}/10) ;
- draw p
- shifted - center p
- shifted (
- \measure{spreadwidth} - .5*\measure{paperwidth} + \measure{spinewidth},
- .375*\measure{paperheight}
- )
- ;
-
- StopPage ;
-\stopuseMPgraphic
-
-% \starttexdefinition luaextraangle
-% % we can also just access the last page and so in mp directly
-% \ctxlua {
-% context(\lastpage == 0 and 0 or \realfolio*360/\lastpage)
-% }
-% \stoptexdefinition
-
-\startuseMPgraphic{luanumber}
- % luaextraangle := \luaextraangle;
- luaextraangle := if (LastPageNumber < 10) : 10 else : (RealPageNumber / LastPageNumber) * 360 fi;
- luaorbitfactor := 0.25 ;
- picture p ; p := lualogo ;
- setbounds p to boundingbox fullcircle ;
- draw p ysized 1cm ;
-\stopuseMPgraphic
-
-\definelayer
- [page]
- [width=\paperwidth,
- height=\paperheight]
-
-\setupbackgrounds
- [leftpage]
- [background=page]
-
-\setupbackgrounds
- [rightpage]
- [background=page]
-
-\definemeasure[banneroffset][\bottomspace-\footerheight-\footerdistance+2cm]
-
-\startsetups pagenumber:right
- \setlayerframed
- [page]
- [preset=rightbottom,x=1.0cm,y=\measure{banneroffset}]
- [frame=off,height=1cm,offset=overlay]
- {\strut\useMPgraphic{luanumber}}
- \setlayerframed
- [page]
- [preset=rightbottom,x=2.5cm,y=\measure{banneroffset}]
- [frame=off,height=1cm,width=1cm,offset=overlay,
- foregroundstyle=bold,foregroundcolor=maincolor]
- {\strut\pagenumber}
- \setlayerframed
- [page]
- [preset=rightbottom,x=3.5cm,y=\measure{banneroffset}]
- [frame=off,height=1cm,offset=overlay,
- foregroundstyle=bold,foregroundcolor=maincolor]
- {\strut\getmarking[chapter]}
-\stopsetups
-
-\startsetups pagenumber:left
- \setlayerframed
- [page]
- [preset=leftbottom,x=3.5cm,y=\measure{banneroffset}]
- [frame=off,height=1cm,offset=overlay,
- foregroundstyle=bold,foregroundcolor=maincolor]
- {\strut\getmarking[chapter]}
- \setlayerframed
- [page]
- [preset=leftbottom,x=2.5cm,y=\measure{banneroffset}]
- [frame=off,height=1cm,width=1cm,offset=overlay,
- foregroundstyle=bold,foregroundcolor=maincolor]
- {\strut\pagenumber}
- \setlayerframed
- [page]
- [preset=leftbottom,x=1.0cm,y=\measure{banneroffset}]
- [frame=off,height=1cm,offset=overlay]
- {\strut\useMPgraphic{luanumber}}
-\stopsetups
-
-\unexpanded\def\nonterminal#1>{\mathematics{\langle\hbox{\rm #1}\rangle}}
-
-% taco's brainwave -) .. todo: create a typing variant so that we can avoid the !crlf
-
-\newcatcodetable\syntaxcodetable
-
-\unexpanded\def\makesyntaxcodetable
- {\begingroup
- \catcode`\<=13 \catcode`\|=12
- \catcode`\!= 0 \catcode`\\=12
- \savecatcodetable\syntaxcodetable
- \endgroup}
-
-\makesyntaxcodetable
-
-\unexpanded\def\startsyntax {\begingroup\catcodetable\syntaxcodetable \dostartsyntax}
-\unexpanded\def\syntax {\begingroup\catcodetable\syntaxcodetable \dosyntax}
- \let\stopsyntax \relax
-
-\unexpanded\def\syntaxenvbody#1%
- {\par
- \tt
- \startnarrower
- % \maincolor
- #1
- \stopnarrower
- \par}
-
-\unexpanded\def\syntaxbody#1%
- {\begingroup
- % \maincolor
- \tt #1%
- \endgroup}
-
-\bgroup \catcodetable\syntaxcodetable
-
-!gdef!dostartsyntax#1\stopsyntax{!let<!nonterminal!syntaxenvbody{#1}!endgroup}
-!gdef!dosyntax #1{!let<!nonterminal!syntaxbody{#1}!endgroup}
-
-!egroup
-
-\definetyping
- [texsyntax]
-% [color=maincolor]
-
-% end of wave
-
-\setupinteraction
- [state=start,
- focus=standard,
- style=,
- color=,
- contrastcolor=]
-
-\placebookmarks
- [chapter,section,subsection]
-
-\setuplist
- [chapter,section,subsection,subsubsection]
- [interaction=all,
- width=3em]
-
-\setuplist
- [chapter]
- [style=bold,
- before={\testpage[4]\blank},
- color=keptcolor]
-
-\setuplist
- [section]
- [before={\testpage[3]}]
-
-\setuplist
- [subsection,subsubsection]
- [margin=3em,
- width=5em]
-
-\definestartstop
- [notabene]
- [style=slanted]
-
-\definestartstop
- [preamble]
- [style=normal,
- before=\blank,
- after=\blank]
-
-% Hans doesn't like the bookmarks opening by default so we comment this:
-%
-% \setupinteractionscreen
-% [option=bookmark]
-
-\startbuffer[stylecalculations]
-
- \normalexpanded{\definemeasure[spinewidth] [0pt]}
- \normalexpanded{\definemeasure[paperwidth] [\the\paperwidth ]}
- \normalexpanded{\definemeasure[paperheight][\the\paperheight]}
- \normalexpanded{\definemeasure[spreadwidth][\measure{paperwidth}]}
-
-\stopbuffer
-
-\getbuffer[stylecalculations]
-
-\dontcomplain
-
-\environment luatex-logos
-
-\defineregister[topicindex]
-\defineregister[primitiveindex]
-\defineregister[callbackindex]
-\defineregister[nodeindex]
-\defineregister[libraryindex]
-
-\unexpanded\def\lpr#1{\doifmode{*bodypart}{\primitiveindex[#1]{\bf\tex {#1}}}\tex {#1}}
-\unexpanded\def\prm#1{\doifmode{*bodypart}{\primitiveindex[#1]{\tex {#1}}}\tex {#1}}
-\unexpanded\def\orm#1{\doifmode{*bodypart}{\primitiveindex[#1]{\tex {#1}}}\tex {#1}}
-\unexpanded\def\cbk#1{\doifmode{*bodypart}{\callbackindex [#1]{\type {#1}}}\type{#1}}
-\unexpanded\def\nod#1{\doifmode{*bodypart}{\nodeindex [#1]{\bf\type{#1}}}\type{#1}}
-\unexpanded\def\whs#1{\doifmode{*bodypart}{\nodeindex [#1]{\type {#1}}}\type{#1}}
-\unexpanded\def\noa#1{\doifmode{*bodypart}{\nodeindex [#1]{\type {#1}}}\type{#1}}
-
-\hyphenation{sub-nodes}
-
-\def\currentlibraryindex{\namedstructureuservariable{section}{library}}
-
-\setupregister
- [libraryindex]
- [indicator=no,before=]
-
-\setupregister
- [libraryindex]
- [1]
- [textstyle=\ttbf]
-
-\setupregister
- [libraryindex]
- [2]
- [textstyle=\tttf]
-
-\unexpanded\def\lib #1{\doifmode{*bodypart}{\expanded{\libraryindex{\currentlibraryindex+#1}}\type{\currentlibraryindex.#1}}}
-\unexpanded\def\libindex#1{\doifmode{*bodypart}{\expanded{\libraryindex{\currentlibraryindex+#1}}}}
-\unexpanded\def\libidx#1#2{\doifmode{*bodypart}{\expanded{\libraryindex{#1+#2}}\type{#1.#2}}}
-\unexpanded\def\lix #1#2{\doifmode{*bodypart}{\expanded{\libraryindex{#1+#2}}}}
-
-% \setstructurepageregister[][keys:1=,entries:1=]
-
-\stopenvironment
+\startenvironment luatex-style + +% todo: use \useMPlibrary[lua] + +\enabletrackers[fonts.usage] + +\usemodule[fonts-statistics] + +\setuplayout + [height=middle, + width=middle, + backspace=2cm, + topspace=10mm, + bottomspace=10mm, + header=10mm, + footer=10mm, + footerdistance=10mm, + headerdistance=10mm] + +\setuppagenumbering + [alternative=doublesided] + +\setuptolerance + [stretch,tolerant] + +\setuptype + [lines=hyphenated] + +\setuptyping + [lines=hyphenated] + +\setupitemize + [each] + [packed] + +\definesymbol[1][\Uchar"2023] +\definesymbol[2][\endash] +\definesymbol[3][\wait] % we want to catch it + +\setupitemize + [each] + [headcolor=maincolor, + symbolcolor=maincolor, + color=maincolor] + +\setupwhitespace + [medium] + +\setuptabulate + [blank={small,samepage}, + headstyle=bold, + rulecolor=maincolor, + rulethickness=1pt, + foregroundcolor=white, + foregroundstyle=\ss\bfx\WORD, + backgroundcolor=maincolor] + +\setupcaptions + [headcolor=darkblue] + +\startluacode + local skipped = table.tohash { 'id', 'subtype', 'next', 'prev' } + + function document.functions.showfields(s) + local t = string.split(s,',') + local f = node.fields(t[1],t[2]) + if f then + local d = false + for i=1,#f do + local fi = f[i] + if skipped[fi] then + -- okay + elseif d then + context(', {\tttf %s}', fi) + else + context('{\tttf %s}', fi) + d = true + end + end + end + end + + function document.functions.showid(s) + local t = string.split(s,',') + context('{tttf %s}',node.id(t[1])) + if t[2] then + context(', {tttf %s}',node.subtype(t[2])) + end + end + + function document.functions.showsubtypes(s) + local s = node.subtypes(s) + local d = false + for k, v in table.sortedhash(s) do + if d then + context(', %s = {\\tttf %s}',k,v) + else + context('%s = {\\tttf %s}',k,v) + d = true + end + end + end +\stopluacode + +\unexpanded\def\showfields #1{\ctxlua{document.functions.showfields("#1")}} +\unexpanded\def\showid #1{\ctxlua{document.functions.showid("#1")}} +\unexpanded\def\showsubtypes#1{\ctxlua{document.functions.showsubtypes("#1")}} + +\definecolor[blue] [b=.5] +\definecolor[red] [r=.5] +\definecolor[green] [g=.5] +\definecolor[maincolor] [b=.5] +\definecolor[keptcolor] [b=.5] +\definecolor[othercolor][r=.5,g=.5] + +\writestatus{luatex manual}{} +\writestatus{luatex manual}{defining lucodaot} \usebodyfont [lucidaot] +\writestatus{luatex manual}{defining pagella} \usebodyfont [pagella] +\writestatus{luatex manual}{defining cambria} \usebodyfont [cambria] +\writestatus{luatex manual}{defining modern} \usebodyfont [modern] +\writestatus{luatex manual}{defining dejavu} \setupbodyfont[dejavu,10pt] +\writestatus{luatex manual}{} + +\setuphead [chapter] [align={flushleft,broad},style=\bfd] +\setuphead [section] [align={flushleft,broad},style=\bfb] +\setuphead [subsection] [align={flushleft,broad},style=\bfa] +\setuphead [subsubsection][align={flushleft,broad},style=\bf] + +\setuphead [chapter] [color=maincolor] +\setuphead [section] [color=maincolor] +\setuphead [subsection] [color=maincolor] +\setuphead [subsubsection][color=maincolor] + +\setupfloats + [ntop=4] + +\definehead + [remark] + [subsubsubject] + +\setupheadertexts + [] + +% \setuplayout +% [style=bold, +% color=maincolor] + +\definemixedcolumns + [twocolumns] + [n=2, + balance=yes, + before=\blank, + after=\blank] + +\definemixedcolumns + [threecolumns] + [twocolumns] + [n=3] + +\definemixedcolumns + [fourcolumns] + [threecolumns] + [n=4] + +% if we do this we also need to do it in table cells +% +% \setuptyping +% [color=maincolor] +% +% \setuptype +% [color=maincolor] + +\definetyping + [functioncall] + +\startMPdefinitions + + color luaplanetcolor ; luaplanetcolor := \MPcolor{maincolor} ; + color luaholecolor ; luaholecolor := white ; + numeric luaextraangle ; luaextraangle := 0 ; + numeric luaorbitfactor ; luaorbitfactor := .25 ; + + vardef lualogo = image ( + + % Graphic design by A. Nakonechnyj. Copyright (c) 1998, All rights reserved. + + save d, r, p ; numeric d, r, p ; + + d := sqrt(2)/4 ; r := 1/4 ; p := r/8 ; + + fill fullcircle scaled 1 + withcolor luaplanetcolor ; + draw fullcircle rotated 40.5 scaled (1+r) + dashed evenly scaled p + withpen pencircle scaled (p/2) + withcolor (luaorbitfactor * luaholecolor) ; + fill fullcircle scaled r shifted (d+1/8,d+1/8) + rotated - luaextraangle + withcolor luaplanetcolor ; + fill fullcircle scaled r shifted (d-1/8,d-1/8) + withcolor luaholecolor ; + luaorbitfactor := .25 ; + ) enddef ; + +\stopMPdefinitions + +\startuseMPgraphic{luapage} + StartPage ; + + fill Page withcolor \MPcolor{othercolor} ; + + luaorbitfactor := 1 ; + + picture p ; p := lualogo ysized (5*\measure{paperheight}/10) ; + draw p + shifted - center p + shifted ( + \measure{spreadwidth} - .5*\measure{paperwidth} + \measure{spinewidth}, + .375*\measure{paperheight} + ) + ; + + StopPage ; +\stopuseMPgraphic + +% \starttexdefinition luaextraangle +% % we can also just access the last page and so in mp directly +% \ctxlua { +% context(\lastpage == 0 and 0 or \realfolio*360/\lastpage) +% } +% \stoptexdefinition + +\startuseMPgraphic{luanumber} + % luaextraangle := \luaextraangle; + luaextraangle := if (LastPageNumber < 10) : 10 else : (RealPageNumber / LastPageNumber) * 360 fi; + luaorbitfactor := 0.25 ; + picture p ; p := lualogo ; + setbounds p to boundingbox fullcircle ; + draw p ysized 1cm ; +\stopuseMPgraphic + +\definelayer + [page] + [width=\paperwidth, + height=\paperheight] + +\setupbackgrounds + [leftpage] + [background=page] + +\setupbackgrounds + [rightpage] + [background=page] + +\definemeasure[banneroffset][\bottomspace-\footerheight-\footerdistance+2cm] + +\startsetups pagenumber:right + \setlayerframed + [page] + [preset=rightbottom,x=1.0cm,y=\measure{banneroffset}] + [frame=off,height=1cm,offset=overlay] + {\strut\useMPgraphic{luanumber}} + \setlayerframed + [page] + [preset=rightbottom,x=2.5cm,y=\measure{banneroffset}] + [frame=off,height=1cm,width=1cm,offset=overlay, + foregroundstyle=bold,foregroundcolor=maincolor] + {\strut\pagenumber} + \setlayerframed + [page] + [preset=rightbottom,x=3.5cm,y=\measure{banneroffset}] + [frame=off,height=1cm,offset=overlay, + foregroundstyle=bold,foregroundcolor=maincolor] + {\strut\getmarking[chapter]} +\stopsetups + +\startsetups pagenumber:left + \setlayerframed + [page] + [preset=leftbottom,x=3.5cm,y=\measure{banneroffset}] + [frame=off,height=1cm,offset=overlay, + foregroundstyle=bold,foregroundcolor=maincolor] + {\strut\getmarking[chapter]} + \setlayerframed + [page] + [preset=leftbottom,x=2.5cm,y=\measure{banneroffset}] + [frame=off,height=1cm,width=1cm,offset=overlay, + foregroundstyle=bold,foregroundcolor=maincolor] + {\strut\pagenumber} + \setlayerframed + [page] + [preset=leftbottom,x=1.0cm,y=\measure{banneroffset}] + [frame=off,height=1cm,offset=overlay] + {\strut\useMPgraphic{luanumber}} +\stopsetups + +\unexpanded\def\nonterminal#1>{\mathematics{\langle\hbox{\rm #1}\rangle}} + +% taco's brainwave -) .. todo: create a typing variant so that we can avoid the !crlf + +\newcatcodetable\syntaxcodetable + +\unexpanded\def\makesyntaxcodetable + {\begingroup + \catcode`\<=13 \catcode`\|=12 + \catcode`\!= 0 \catcode`\\=12 + \savecatcodetable\syntaxcodetable + \endgroup} + +\makesyntaxcodetable + +\unexpanded\def\startsyntax {\begingroup\catcodetable\syntaxcodetable \dostartsyntax} +\unexpanded\def\syntax {\begingroup\catcodetable\syntaxcodetable \dosyntax} + \let\stopsyntax \relax + +\unexpanded\def\syntaxenvbody#1% + {\par + \tt + \startnarrower + % \maincolor + #1 + \stopnarrower + \par} + +\unexpanded\def\syntaxbody#1% + {\begingroup + % \maincolor + \tt #1% + \endgroup} + +\bgroup \catcodetable\syntaxcodetable + +!gdef!dostartsyntax#1\stopsyntax{!let<!nonterminal!syntaxenvbody{#1}!endgroup} +!gdef!dosyntax #1{!let<!nonterminal!syntaxbody{#1}!endgroup} + +!egroup + +\definetyping + [texsyntax] +% [color=maincolor] + +% end of wave + +\setupinteraction + [state=start, + focus=standard, + style=, + color=, + contrastcolor=] + +\placebookmarks + [chapter,section,subsection] + +\setuplist + [chapter,section,subsection,subsubsection] + [interaction=all, + width=3em] + +\setuplist + [chapter] + [style=bold, + before={\testpage[4]\blank}, + color=keptcolor] + +\setuplist + [section] + [before={\testpage[3]}] + +\setuplist + [subsection,subsubsection] + [margin=3em, + width=5em] + +\definestartstop + [notabene] + [style=slanted] + +\definestartstop + [preamble] + [style=normal, + before=\blank, + after=\blank] + +% Hans doesn't like the bookmarks opening by default so we comment this: +% +% \setupinteractionscreen +% [option=bookmark] + +\startbuffer[stylecalculations] + + \normalexpanded{\definemeasure[spinewidth] [0pt]} + \normalexpanded{\definemeasure[paperwidth] [\the\paperwidth ]} + \normalexpanded{\definemeasure[paperheight][\the\paperheight]} + \normalexpanded{\definemeasure[spreadwidth][\measure{paperwidth}]} + +\stopbuffer + +\getbuffer[stylecalculations] + +\dontcomplain + +\environment luatex-logos + +\defineregister[topicindex] +\defineregister[primitiveindex] +\defineregister[callbackindex] +\defineregister[nodeindex] +\defineregister[libraryindex] + +\unexpanded\def\lpr#1{\doifmode{*bodypart}{\primitiveindex[#1]{\bf\tex {#1}}}\tex {#1}} +\unexpanded\def\prm#1{\doifmode{*bodypart}{\primitiveindex[#1]{\tex {#1}}}\tex {#1}} +\unexpanded\def\orm#1{\doifmode{*bodypart}{\primitiveindex[#1]{\tex {#1}}}\tex {#1}} +\unexpanded\def\cbk#1{\doifmode{*bodypart}{\callbackindex [#1]{\type {#1}}}\type{#1}} +\unexpanded\def\nod#1{\doifmode{*bodypart}{\nodeindex [#1]{\bf\type{#1}}}\type{#1}} +\unexpanded\def\whs#1{\doifmode{*bodypart}{\nodeindex [#1]{\type {#1}}}\type{#1}} +\unexpanded\def\noa#1{\doifmode{*bodypart}{\nodeindex [#1]{\type {#1}}}\type{#1}} + +\hyphenation{sub-nodes} + +\def\currentlibraryindex{\namedstructureuservariable{section}{library}} + +\setupregister + [libraryindex] + [indicator=no,before=] + +\setupregister + [libraryindex] + [1] + [textstyle=\ttbf] + +\setupregister + [libraryindex] + [2] + [textstyle=\tttf] + +\unexpanded\def\lib #1{\doifmode{*bodypart}{\expanded{\libraryindex{\currentlibraryindex+#1}}\type{\currentlibraryindex.#1}}} +\unexpanded\def\libindex#1{\doifmode{*bodypart}{\expanded{\libraryindex{\currentlibraryindex+#1}}}} +\unexpanded\def\libidx#1#2{\doifmode{*bodypart}{\expanded{\libraryindex{#1+#2}}\type{#1.#2}}} +\unexpanded\def\lix #1#2{\doifmode{*bodypart}{\expanded{\libraryindex{#1+#2}}}} + +% \setstructurepageregister[][keys:1=,entries:1=] + +\stopenvironment diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/luatex/base/luatex-tex.tex b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/luatex/base/luatex-tex.tex index 48bdeef119c..65b9458619d 100644 --- a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/luatex/base/luatex-tex.tex +++ b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/luatex/base/luatex-tex.tex @@ -1,2774 +1,2775 @@ -% language=uk
-
-% lua.newtable
-
-\environment luatex-style
-
-\startcomponent luatex-tex
-
-\startchapter[reference=tex,title={The \TEX\ related libraries}]
-
-\startsection[title={The \type {lua} library}][library=lua]
-
-\startsubsection[title={Version information}]
-
-\topicindex{libraries+\type{lua}}
-\topicindex{version}
-
-\libindex{version}
-
-This library contains one read|-|only item:
-
-\starttyping
-<string> s = lua.version
-\stoptyping
-
-This returns the \LUA\ version identifier string. The value is currently
-\directlua {tex.print(lua.version)}.
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={Bytecode registers}]
-
-\topicindex{bytecodes}
-\topicindex{registers+bytecodes}
-
-\libindex{bytecode}
-\libindex{setbytecode}
-\libindex{getbytecode}
-
-\LUA\ registers can be used to store \LUA\ code chunks. The accepted values for
-assignments are functions and \type {nil}. Likewise, the retrieved value is
-either a function or \type {nil}.
-
-\starttyping
-lua.bytecode[<number> n] = <function> f
-lua.bytecode[<number> n]()
-\stoptyping
-
-The contents of the \type {lua.bytecode} array is stored inside the format file
-as actual \LUA\ bytecode, so it can also be used to preload \LUA\ code. The
-function must not contain any upvalues. The associated function calls are:
-
-\startfunctioncall
-<function> f = lua.getbytecode(<number> n)
-lua.setbytecode(<number> n, <function> f)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-Note: Since a \LUA\ file loaded using \type {loadfile(filename)} is essentially
-an anonymous function, a complete file can be stored in a bytecode register like
-this:
-
-\startfunctioncall
-lua.bytecode[n] = loadfile(filename)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-Now all definitions (functions, variables) contained in the file can be
-created by executing this bytecode register:
-
-\startfunctioncall
-lua.bytecode[n]()
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-Note that the path of the file is stored in the \LUA\ bytecode to be used in
-stack backtraces and therefore dumped into the format file if the above code is
-used in \INITEX. If it contains private information, i.e. the user name, this
-information is then contained in the format file as well. This should be kept in
-mind when preloading files into a bytecode register in \INITEX.
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={Chunk name registers}]
-
-\libindex{name}
-\libindex{setluaname}
-\libindex{getluaname}
-
-There is an array of 65536 (0--65535) potential chunk names for use with the
-\prm {directlua} and \lpr {latelua} primitives.
-
-\startfunctioncall
-lua.name[<number> n] = <string> s
-<string> s = lua.name[<number> n]
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-If you want to unset a \LUA\ name, you can assign \type {nil} to it. The function
-accessors are:
-
-\startfunctioncall
-lua.setluaname(<string> s,<number> n])
-<string> s = lua.getluaname(<number> n)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={Introspection}]
-
-\libindex{getstacktop}
-\libindex{getcalllevel}
-
-The \type {getstacktop} and\type {getcalllevel} functions return numbers
-indicating how much nesting is going on. They are only of use as breakpoints when
-checking some mechanism going haywire.
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\stopsection
-
-\startsection[title={The \type {status} library}][library=status]
-
-\topicindex{libraries+\type{status}}
-
-\libindex{list}
-\libindex{resetmessages}
-\libindex{setexitcode}
-
-This contains a number of run|-|time configuration items that you may find useful
-in message reporting, as well as an iterator function that gets all of the names
-and values as a table.
-
-\startfunctioncall
-<table> info = status.list()
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-The keys in the table are the known items, the value is the current value. Almost
-all of the values in \type {status} are fetched through a metatable at run|-|time
-whenever they are accessed, so you cannot use \type {pairs} on \type {status},
-but you {\it can\/} use \type {pairs} on \type {info}, of course. If you do not
-need the full list, you can also ask for a single item by using its name as an
-index into \type {status}. The current list is:
-
-\starttabulate[|l|p|]
-\DB key \BC explanation \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \type{banner} \NC terminal display banner \NC \NR
-\NC \type{best_page_break} \NC the current best break (a node) \NC \NR
-\NC \type{buf_size} \NC current allocated size of the line buffer \NC \NR
-\NC \type{callbacks} \NC total number of executed callbacks so far \NC \NR
-\NC \type{cs_count} \NC number of control sequences \NC \NR
-\NC \type{dest_names_size} \NC \PDF\ destination table size \NC \NR
-\NC \type{dvi_gone} \NC written \DVI\ bytes \NC \NR
-\NC \type{dvi_ptr} \NC not yet written \DVI\ bytes \NC \NR
-\NC \type{dyn_used} \NC token (multi|-|word) memory in use \NC \NR
-\NC \type{filename} \NC name of the current input file \NC \NR
-\NC \type{fix_mem_end} \NC maximum number of used tokens \NC \NR
-\NC \type{fix_mem_min} \NC minimum number of allocated words for tokens \NC \NR
-\NC \type{fix_mem_max} \NC maximum number of allocated words for tokens \NC \NR
-\NC \type{font_ptr} \NC number of active fonts \NC \NR
-\NC \type{hash_extra} \NC extra allowed hash \NC \NR
-\NC \type{hash_size} \NC size of hash \NC \NR
-\NC \type{indirect_callbacks} \NC number of those that were themselves a result of other callbacks (e.g. file readers) \NC \NR
-\NC \type{ini_version} \NC \type {true} if this is an \INITEX\ run \NC \NR
-\NC \type{init_pool_ptr} \NC \INITEX\ string pool index \NC \NR
-\NC \type{init_str_ptr} \NC number of \INITEX\ strings \NC \NR
-\NC \type{input_ptr} \NC the level of input we're at \NC \NR
-\NC \type{inputid} \NC numeric id of the current input \NC \NR
-\NC \type{largest_used_mark} \NC max referenced marks class \NC \NR
-\NC \type{lasterrorcontext} \NC last error context string (with newlines) \NC \NR
-\NC \type{lasterrorstring} \NC last \TEX\ error string \NC \NR
-\NC \type{lastluaerrorstring} \NC last \LUA\ error string \NC \NR
-\NC \type{lastwarningstring} \NC last warning tag, normally an indication of in what part\NC \NR
-\NC \type{lastwarningtag} \NC last warning string\NC \NR
-\NC \type{linenumber} \NC location in the current input file \NC \NR
-\NC \type{log_name} \NC name of the log file \NC \NR
-\NC \type{luabytecode_bytes} \NC number of bytes in \LUA\ bytecode registers \NC \NR
-\NC \type{luabytecodes} \NC number of active \LUA\ bytecode registers \NC \NR
-\NC \type{luastate_bytes} \NC number of bytes in use by \LUA\ interpreters \NC \NR
-\NC \type{luatex_engine} \NC the \LUATEX\ engine identifier \NC \NR
-\NC \type{luatex_hashchars} \NC length to which \LUA\ hashes strings ($2^n$) \NC \NR
-\NC \type{luatex_hashtype} \NC the hash method used (in \LUAJITTEX) \NC \NR
-\NC \type{luatex_version} \NC the \LUATEX\ version number \NC \NR
-\NC \type{luatex_revision} \NC the \LUATEX\ revision string \NC \NR
-\NC \type{max_buf_stack} \NC max used buffer position \NC \NR
-\NC \type{max_in_stack} \NC max used input stack entries \NC \NR
-\NC \type{max_nest_stack} \NC max used nesting stack entries \NC \NR
-\NC \type{max_param_stack} \NC max used parameter stack entries \NC \NR
-\NC \type{max_save_stack} \NC max used save stack entries \NC \NR
-\NC \type{max_strings} \NC maximum allowed strings \NC \NR
-\NC \type{nest_size} \NC nesting stack size \NC \NR
-\NC \type{node_mem_usage} \NC a string giving insight into currently used nodes \NC \NR
-\NC \type{obj_ptr} \NC max \PDF\ object pointer \NC \NR
-\NC \type{obj_tab_size} \NC \PDF\ object table size \NC \NR
-\NC \type{output_active} \NC \type {true} if the \prm {output} routine is active \NC \NR
-\NC \type{output_file_name} \NC name of the \PDF\ or \DVI\ file \NC \NR
-\NC \type{param_size} \NC parameter stack size \NC \NR
-\NC \type{pdf_dest_names_ptr} \NC max \PDF\ destination pointer \NC \NR
-\NC \type{pdf_gone} \NC written \PDF\ bytes \NC \NR
-\NC \type{pdf_mem_ptr} \NC max \PDF\ memory used \NC \NR
-\NC \type{pdf_mem_size} \NC \PDF\ memory size \NC \NR
-\NC \type{pdf_os_cntr} \NC max \PDF\ object stream pointer \NC \NR
-\NC \type{pdf_os_objidx} \NC \PDF\ object stream index \NC \NR
-\NC \type{pdf_ptr} \NC not yet written \PDF\ bytes \NC \NR
-\NC \type{pool_ptr} \NC string pool index \NC \NR
-\NC \type{pool_size} \NC current size allocated for string characters \NC \NR
-\NC \type{save_size} \NC save stack size \NC \NR
-\NC \type{shell_escape} \NC \type {0} means disabled, \type {1} means anything is permitted, and \type {2} is restricted \NC \NR
-\NC \type{safer_option} \NC \type {1} means safer is enforced \NC \NR
-\NC \type{kpse_used} \NC \type {1} means that kpse is used \NC \NR
-\NC \type{stack_size} \NC input stack size \NC \NR
-\NC \type{str_ptr} \NC number of strings \NC \NR
-\NC \type{total_pages} \NC number of written pages \NC \NR
-\NC \type{var_mem_max} \NC number of allocated words for nodes \NC \NR
-\NC \type{var_used} \NC variable (one|-|word) memory in use \NC \NR
-\NC \type{lc_collate} \NC the value of \type {LC_COLLATE} at startup time (becomes \type {C} at startup) \NC \NR
-\NC \type{lc_ctype} \NC the value of \type {LC_CTYPE} at startup time (becomes \type {C} at startup) \NC \NR
-%NC \type{lc_monetary} \NC the value of \type {LC_MONETARY} at startup time \NC \NR
-\NC \type{lc_numeric} \NC the value of \type {LC_NUMERIC} at startup time \NC \NR
-%NC \type{lc_time} \NC the value of \type {LC_TIME} at startup time (becomes \type {C} at startup) \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-The error and warning messages can be wiped with the \type {resetmessages}
-function. A return value can be set with \type {setexitcode}.
-
-\stopsection
-
-\startsection[title={The \type {tex} library}][library=tex]
-
-\startsubsection[title={Introduction}]
-
-\topicindex{libraries+\type{tex}}
-
-The \type {tex} table contains a large list of virtual internal \TEX\
-parameters that are partially writable.
-
-The designation \quote {virtual} means that these items are not properly defined
-in \LUA, but are only front\-ends that are handled by a metatable that operates
-on the actual \TEX\ values. As a result, most of the \LUA\ table operators (like
-\type {pairs} and \type {#}) do not work on such items.
-
-At the moment, it is possible to access almost every parameter that you can use
-after \prm {the}, is a single tokens or is sort of special in \TEX. This excludes
-parameters that need extra arguments, like \type {\the\scriptfont}. The subset
-comprising simple integer and dimension registers are writable as well as
-readable (like \prm {tracingcommands} and \prm {parindent}).
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={Internal parameter values, \type {set} and \type {get}}]
-
-\topicindex{parameters+internal}
-
-\libindex{set} \libindex{get}
-
-For all the parameters in this section, it is possible to access them directly
-using their names as index in the \type {tex} table, or by using one of the
-functions \type {tex.get} and \type {tex.set}.
-
-The exact parameters and return values differ depending on the actual parameter,
-and so does whether \type {tex.set} has any effect. For the parameters that {\em
-can} be set, it is possible to use \type {global} as the first argument to \type
-{tex.set}; this makes the assignment global instead of local.
-
-\startfunctioncall
-tex.set (["global",] <string> n, ...)
-... = tex.get (<string> n)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-Glue is kind of special because there are five values involved. The return value
-is a \nod {glue_spec} node but when you pass \type {false} as last argument to
-\type {tex.get} you get the width of the glue and when you pass \type {true} you
-get all five values. Otherwise you get a node which is a copy of the internal
-value so you are responsible for its freeing at the \LUA\ end. When you set a
-glue quantity you can either pass a \nod {glue_spec} or upto five numbers. If
-you pass \type {true} to \type {get} you get 5 values returned for a glue and
-when you pass \type {false} you only get the width returned.
-
-\subsubsection{Integer parameters}
-
-The integer parameters accept and return \LUA\ numbers. These are read|-|write:
-
-\starttwocolumns
-\starttyping
-tex.adjdemerits
-tex.binoppenalty
-tex.brokenpenalty
-tex.catcodetable
-tex.clubpenalty
-tex.day
-tex.defaulthyphenchar
-tex.defaultskewchar
-tex.delimiterfactor
-tex.displaywidowpenalty
-tex.doublehyphendemerits
-tex.endlinechar
-tex.errorcontextlines
-tex.escapechar
-tex.exhyphenpenalty
-tex.fam
-tex.finalhyphendemerits
-tex.floatingpenalty
-tex.globaldefs
-tex.hangafter
-tex.hbadness
-tex.holdinginserts
-tex.hyphenpenalty
-tex.interlinepenalty
-tex.language
-tex.lastlinefit
-tex.lefthyphenmin
-tex.linepenalty
-tex.localbrokenpenalty
-tex.localinterlinepenalty
-tex.looseness
-tex.mag
-tex.maxdeadcycles
-tex.month
-tex.newlinechar
-tex.outputpenalty
-tex.pausing
-tex.postdisplaypenalty
-tex.predisplaydirection
-tex.predisplaypenalty
-tex.pretolerance
-tex.relpenalty
-tex.righthyphenmin
-tex.savinghyphcodes
-tex.savingvdiscards
-tex.showboxbreadth
-tex.showboxdepth
-tex.time
-tex.tolerance
-tex.tracingassigns
-tex.tracingcommands
-tex.tracinggroups
-tex.tracingifs
-tex.tracinglostchars
-tex.tracingmacros
-tex.tracingnesting
-tex.tracingonline
-tex.tracingoutput
-tex.tracingpages
-tex.tracingparagraphs
-tex.tracingrestores
-tex.tracingscantokens
-tex.tracingstats
-tex.uchyph
-tex.vbadness
-tex.widowpenalty
-tex.year
-\stoptyping
-\stoptwocolumns
-
-These are read|-|only:
-
-\startthreecolumns
-\starttyping
-tex.deadcycles
-tex.insertpenalties
-tex.parshape
-tex.prevgraf
-tex.spacefactor
-\stoptyping
-\stopthreecolumns
-
-\subsubsection{Dimension parameters}
-
-The dimension parameters accept \LUA\ numbers (signifying scaled points) or
-strings (with included dimension). The result is always a number in scaled
-points. These are read|-|write:
-
-\startthreecolumns
-\starttyping
-tex.boxmaxdepth
-tex.delimitershortfall
-tex.displayindent
-tex.displaywidth
-tex.emergencystretch
-tex.hangindent
-tex.hfuzz
-tex.hoffset
-tex.hsize
-tex.lineskiplimit
-tex.mathsurround
-tex.maxdepth
-tex.nulldelimiterspace
-tex.overfullrule
-tex.pagebottomoffset
-tex.pageheight
-tex.pageleftoffset
-tex.pagerightoffset
-tex.pagetopoffset
-tex.pagewidth
-tex.parindent
-tex.predisplaysize
-tex.scriptspace
-tex.splitmaxdepth
-tex.vfuzz
-tex.voffset
-tex.vsize
-tex.prevdepth
-tex.prevgraf
-tex.spacefactor
-\stoptyping
-\stopthreecolumns
-
-These are read|-|only:
-
-\startthreecolumns
-\starttyping
-tex.pagedepth
-tex.pagefilllstretch
-tex.pagefillstretch
-tex.pagefilstretch
-tex.pagegoal
-tex.pageshrink
-tex.pagestretch
-tex.pagetotal
-\stoptyping
-\stopthreecolumns
-
-Beware: as with all \LUA\ tables you can add values to them. So, the following is
-valid:
-
-\starttyping
-tex.foo = 123
-\stoptyping
-
-When you access a \TEX\ parameter a look up takes place. For read||only variables
-that means that you will get something back, but when you set them you create a
-new entry in the table thereby making the original invisible.
-
-There are a few special cases that we make an exception for: \type {prevdepth},
-\type {prevgraf} and \type {spacefactor}. These normally are accessed via the
-\type {tex.nest} table:
-
-\starttyping
-tex.nest[tex.nest.ptr].prevdepth = p
-tex.nest[tex.nest.ptr].spacefactor = s
-\stoptyping
-
-However, the following also works:
-
-\starttyping
-tex.prevdepth = p
-tex.spacefactor = s
-\stoptyping
-
-Keep in mind that when you mess with node lists directly at the \LUA\ end you
-might need to update the top of the nesting stack's \type {prevdepth} explicitly
-as there is no way \LUATEX\ can guess your intentions. By using the accessor in
-the \type {tex} tables, you get and set the values at the top of the nesting
-stack.
-
-\subsubsection{Direction parameters}
-
-The direction parameters are read|-|only and return a \LUA\ string.
-
-\startthreecolumns
-\starttyping
-tex.bodydir
-tex.mathdir
-tex.pagedir
-tex.pardir
-tex.textdir
-\stoptyping
-\stopthreecolumns
-
-\subsubsection{Glue parameters}
-
-The glue parameters accept and return a userdata object that represents a \nod {glue_spec} node.
-
-\startthreecolumns
-\starttyping
-tex.abovedisplayshortskip
-tex.abovedisplayskip
-tex.baselineskip
-tex.belowdisplayshortskip
-tex.belowdisplayskip
-tex.leftskip
-tex.lineskip
-tex.parfillskip
-tex.parskip
-tex.rightskip
-tex.spaceskip
-tex.splittopskip
-tex.tabskip
-tex.topskip
-tex.xspaceskip
-\stoptyping
-\stopthreecolumns
-
-\subsubsection{Muglue parameters}
-
-All muglue parameters are to be used read|-|only and return a \LUA\ string.
-
-\startthreecolumns
-\starttyping
-tex.medmuskip
-tex.thickmuskip
-tex.thinmuskip
-\stoptyping
-\stopthreecolumns
-
-\subsubsection{Tokenlist parameters}
-
-The tokenlist parameters accept and return \LUA\ strings. \LUA\ strings are
-converted to and from token lists using \prm {the} \prm {toks} style expansion:
-all category codes are either space (10) or other (12). It follows that assigning
-to some of these, like \quote {tex.output}, is actually useless, but it feels bad
-to make exceptions in view of a coming extension that will accept full|-|blown
-token strings.
-
-\startthreecolumns
-\starttyping
-tex.errhelp
-tex.everycr
-tex.everydisplay
-tex.everyeof
-tex.everyhbox
-tex.everyjob
-tex.everymath
-tex.everypar
-tex.everyvbox
-tex.output
-\stoptyping
-\stopthreecolumns
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={Convert commands}]
-
-\topicindex{convert commands}
-
-All \quote {convert} commands are read|-|only and return a \LUA\ string. The
-supported commands at this moment are:
-
-\starttwocolumns
-\starttyping
-tex.eTeXVersion
-tex.eTeXrevision
-tex.formatname
-tex.jobname
-tex.luatexbanner
-tex.luatexrevision
-tex.fontname(number)
-tex.uniformdeviate(number)
-tex.number(number)
-tex.romannumeral(number)
-tex.fontidentifier(number)
-\stoptyping
-\stoptwocolumns
-
-If you are wondering why this list looks haphazard; these are all the cases of
-the \quote {convert} internal command that do not require an argument, as well as
-the ones that require only a simple numeric value. The special (\LUA|-|only) case
-of \type {tex.fontidentifier} returns the \type {csname} string that matches a
-font id number (if there is one).
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={Last item commands}]
-
-\topicindex{last items}
-
-All \quote {last item} commands are read|-|only and return a number. The
-supported commands at this moment are:
-
-\startthreecolumns
-\starttyping
-tex.lastpenalty
-tex.lastkern
-tex.lastskip
-tex.lastnodetype
-tex.inputlineno
-tex.lastxpos
-tex.lastypos
-tex.randomseed
-tex.luatexversion
-tex.eTeXminorversion
-tex.eTeXversion
-tex.currentgrouplevel
-tex.currentgrouptype
-tex.currentiflevel
-tex.currentiftype
-tex.currentifbranch
-\stoptyping
-\stopthreecolumns
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={Accessing registers: \type {set*}, \type {get*} and \type {is*}}]
-
-\topicindex{attributes}
-\topicindex{registers}
-
-\libindex{attribute} \libindex{setattribute} \libindex{getattribute} \libindex{isattribute}
-\libindex{count} \libindex{setcount} \libindex{getcount} \libindex{iscount}
-\libindex{dimen} \libindex{setdimen} \libindex{getdimen} \libindex{isdimen}
-\libindex{skip} \libindex{setskip} \libindex{getskip} \libindex{isskip}
-\libindex{muskip} \libindex{setmuskip} \libindex{getmuskip} \libindex{ismuskip}
-\libindex{glue} \libindex{setglue} \libindex{getglue} \libindex{isglue}
-\libindex{muglue} \libindex{setmuglue} \libindex{getmuglue} \libindex{ismuglue}
-\libindex{toks} \libindex{settoks} \libindex{gettoks} \libindex{istoks}
-\libindex{box} \libindex{setbox} \libindex{getbox} \libindex{isbox}
-
-\libindex{scantoks}
-
-\TEX's attributes (\lpr {attribute}), counters (\prm {count}), dimensions (\prm
-{dimen}), skips (\prm {skip}, \prm {muskip}) and token (\prm {toks}) registers
-can be accessed and written to using two times five virtual sub|-|tables of the
-\type {tex} table:
-
-\startthreecolumns
-\starttyping
-tex.attribute
-tex.count
-tex.dimen
-tex.skip
-tex.glue
-tex.muskip
-tex.muglue
-tex.toks
-\stoptyping
-\stopthreecolumns
-
-It is possible to use the names of relevant \lpr {attributedef}, \prm {countdef},
-\prm {dimendef}, \prm {skipdef}, or \prm {toksdef} control sequences as indices
-to these tables:
-
-\starttyping
-tex.count.scratchcounter = 0
-enormous = tex.dimen['maxdimen']
-\stoptyping
-
-In this case, \LUATEX\ looks up the value for you on the fly. You have to use a
-valid \prm {countdef} (or \lpr {attributedef}, or \prm {dimendef}, or \prm
-{skipdef}, or \prm {toksdef}), anything else will generate an error (the intent
-is to eventually also allow \type {<chardef tokens>} and even macros that expand
-into a number).
-
-\startitemize
-
- \startitem
- The count registers accept and return \LUA\ numbers.
- \stopitem
-
- \startitem
- The dimension registers accept \LUA\ numbers (in scaled points) or
- strings (with an included absolute dimension; \type {em} and \type {ex}
- and \type {px} are forbidden). The result is always a number in scaled
- points.
- \stopitem
-
- \startitem
- The token registers accept and return \LUA\ strings. \LUA\ strings are
- converted to and from token lists using \prm {the} \prm {toks} style
- expansion: all category codes are either space (10) or other (12).
- \stopitem
-
- \startitem
- The skip registers accept and return \nod {glue_spec} userdata node
- objects (see the description of the node interface elsewhere in this
- manual).
- \stopitem
-
- \startitem
- The glue registers are just skip registers but instead of userdata
- are verbose.
- \stopitem
-
- \startitem
- Like the counts, the attribute registers accept and return \LUA\ numbers.
- \stopitem
-
-\stopitemize
-
-As an alternative to array addressing, there are also accessor functions defined
-for all cases, for example, here is the set of possibilities for \prm {skip}
-registers:
-
-\startfunctioncall
-tex.setskip (["global",] <number> n, <node> s)
-tex.setskip (["global",] <string> s, <node> s)
-<node> s = tex.getskip (<number> n)
-<node> s = tex.getskip (<string> s)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-We have similar setters for \type {count}, \type {dimen}, \type {muskip}, and
-\type {toks}. Counters and dimen are represented by numbers, skips and muskips by
-nodes, and toks by strings.
-
-Again the glue variants are not using the \nod {glue-spec} userdata nodes. The
-\type {setglue} function accepts upto 5 arguments: width, stretch, shrink,
-stretch order and shrink order and the \type {getglue} function reports them,
-unless the second argument is \type {false} in which care only the width is
-returned.
-
-Here is an example usign a threesome:
-
-\startfunctioncall
-local d = tex.getdimen("foo")
-if tex.isdimen("bar") then
- tex.setdimen("bar",d)
-end
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-There are six extra skip (glue) related helpers:
-
-\startfunctioncall
-tex.setglue (["global"], <number> n,
- width, stretch, shrink, stretch_order, shrink_order)
-tex.setglue (["global"], <string> s,
- width, stretch, shrink, stretch_order, shrink_order)
-width, stretch, shrink, stretch_order, shrink_order =
- tex.getglue (<number> n)
-width, stretch, shrink, stretch_order, shrink_order =
- tex.getglue (<string> s)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-The other two are \type {tex.setmuglue} and \type {tex.getmuglue}.
-
-There are such helpers for \type {dimen}, \type {count}, \type {skip}, \type
-{muskip}, \type {box} and \type {attribute} registers but the glue ones
-are special because they have to deal with more properties.
-
-As with the general \type {get} and \type {set} function discussed before, for
-the skip registers \type {getskip} returns a node and \type {getglue} returns
-numbers, while \type {setskip} accepts a node and \type {setglue} expects upto 5
-numbers. Again, when you pass \type {false} as second argument to \type {getglue}
-you only get the width returned. The same is true for the \type {mu} variants
-\type {getmuskip}, \type {setmuskip}, \type {getmuskip} and\type {setmuskip}.
-
-For tokens registers we have an alternative where a catcode table is specified:
-
-\startfunctioncall
-tex.scantoks(0,3,"$e=mc^2$")
-tex.scantoks("global",0,"$\int\limits^1_2$")
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-In the function-based interface, it is possible to define values globally by
-using the string \type {global} as the first function argument.
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={Character code registers: \type {[get|set]*code[s]}}]
-
-\topicindex{characters+codes}
-
-\libindex{lccode} \libindex{setlccode} \libindex{getlccode}
-\libindex{uccode} \libindex{setuccode} \libindex{getuccode}
-\libindex{sfcode} \libindex{setsfcode} \libindex{getsfcode}
-\libindex{catcode} \libindex{setcatcode} \libindex{getcatcode}
-\libindex{mathcode} \libindex{setmathcode} \libindex{getmathcode}
-\libindex{delcode} \libindex{setdelcode} \libindex{getdelcode}
-
-\libindex{setdelcodes} \libindex{getdelcodes}
-\libindex{setmathcodes} \libindex{getmathcodes}
-
-\TEX's character code tables (\prm {lccode}, \prm {uccode}, \prm {sfcode}, \prm
-{catcode}, \prm {mathcode}, \prm {delcode}) can be accessed and written to using
-six virtual subtables of the \type {tex} table
-
-\startthreecolumns
-\starttyping
-tex.lccode
-tex.uccode
-tex.sfcode
-tex.catcode
-tex.mathcode
-tex.delcode
-\stoptyping
-\stopthreecolumns
-
-The function call interfaces are roughly as above, but there are a few twists.
-\type {sfcode}s are the simple ones:
-
-\startfunctioncall
-tex.setsfcode (["global",] <number> n, <number> s)
-<number> s = tex.getsfcode (<number> n)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-The function call interface for \type {lccode} and \type {uccode} additionally
-allows you to set the associated sibling at the same time:
-
-\startfunctioncall
-tex.setlccode (["global"], <number> n, <number> lc)
-tex.setlccode (["global"], <number> n, <number> lc, <number> uc)
-<number> lc = tex.getlccode (<number> n)
-tex.setuccode (["global"], <number> n, <number> uc)
-tex.setuccode (["global"], <number> n, <number> uc, <number> lc)
-<number> uc = tex.getuccode (<number> n)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-The function call interface for \type {catcode} also allows you to specify a
-category table to use on assignment or on query (default in both cases is the
-current one):
-
-\startfunctioncall
-tex.setcatcode (["global"], <number> n, <number> c)
-tex.setcatcode (["global"], <number> cattable, <number> n, <number> c)
-<number> lc = tex.getcatcode (<number> n)
-<number> lc = tex.getcatcode (<number> cattable, <number> n)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-The interfaces for \type {delcode} and \type {mathcode} use small array tables to
-set and retrieve values:
-
-\startfunctioncall
-tex.setmathcode (["global"], <number> n, <table> mval )
-<table> mval = tex.getmathcode (<number> n)
-tex.setdelcode (["global"], <number> n, <table> dval )
-<table> dval = tex.getdelcode (<number> n)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-Where the table for \type {mathcode} is an array of 3 numbers, like this:
-
-\starttyping
-{
- <number> class,
- <number> family,
- <number> character
-}
-\stoptyping
-
-And the table for \type {delcode} is an array with 4 numbers, like this:
-
-\starttyping
-{
- <number> small_fam,
- <number> small_char,
- <number> large_fam,
- <number> large_char
-}
-\stoptyping
-
-You can also avoid the table:
-
-\startfunctioncall
-tex.setmathcode (["global"], <number> n, <number> class,
- <number> family, <number> character)
-class, family, char =
- tex.getmathcodes (<number> n)
-tex.setdelcode (["global"], <number> n, <number> smallfam,
- <number> smallchar, <number> largefam, <number> largechar)
-smallfam, smallchar, largefam, largechar =
- tex.getdelcodes (<number> n)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-Normally, the third and fourth values in a delimiter code assignment will be zero
-according to \lpr {Udelcode} usage, but the returned table can have values there
-(if the delimiter code was set using \prm {delcode}, for example). Unset \type
-{delcode}'s can be recognized because \type {dval[1]} is $-1$.
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={Box registers: \type {[get|set]box}}]
-
-\topicindex{registers}
-\topicindex{boxes}
-
-\libindex{box}
-\libindex{setbox} \libindex{getbox}
-
-It is possible to set and query actual boxes, coming for instance from \prm
-{hbox}, \prm {vbox} or \prm {vtop}, using the node interface as defined in the
-\type {node} library:
-
-\starttyping
-tex.box
-\stoptyping
-
-for array access, or
-
-\starttyping
-tex.setbox(["global",] <number> n, <node> s)
-tex.setbox(["global",] <string> cs, <node> s)
-<node> n = tex.getbox(<number> n)
-<node> n = tex.getbox(<string> cs)
-\stoptyping
-
-for function|-|based access. In the function-based interface, it is possible to
-define values globally by using the string \type {global} as the first function
-argument.
-
-Be warned that an assignment like
-
-\starttyping
-tex.box[0] = tex.box[2]
-\stoptyping
-
-does not copy the node list, it just duplicates a node pointer. If \type {\box2}
-will be cleared by \TEX\ commands later on, the contents of \type {\box0} becomes
-invalid as well. To prevent this from happening, always use \type
-{node.copy_list} unless you are assigning to a temporary variable:
-
-\starttyping
-tex.box[0] = node.copy_list(tex.box[2])
-\stoptyping
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={Reusing boxes: \type {[use|save]boxresource} and \type {getboxresourcedimensions}}]
-
-\topicindex{boxes+reuse}
-
-\libindex{useboxresource}
-\libindex{saveboxresource}
-\libindex{getboxresourcedimensions}
-
-The following function will register a box for reuse (this is modelled after so
-called xforms in \PDF). You can (re)use the box with \lpr {useboxresource} or
-by creating a rule node with subtype~2.
-
-\starttyping
-local index = tex.saveboxresource(n,attributes,resources,immediate,type,margin)
-\stoptyping
-
-The optional second and third arguments are strings, the fourth is a boolean. The
-fifth argument is a type. When set to non|-|zero the \type {/Type} entry is
-omitted. A value of 1 or 3 still writes a \type {/BBox}, while 2 or 3 will write
-a \type {/Matrix}. The sixth argument is the (virtual) margin that extends beyond
-the effective boundingbox as seen by \TEX. Instead of a box number one can also
-pass a \type {[h|v]list} node.
-
-You can generate the reference (a rule type) with:
-
-\starttyping
-local reused = tex.useboxresource(n,wd,ht,dp)
-\stoptyping
-
-The dimensions are optional and the final ones are returned as extra values. The
-following is just a bonus (no dimensions returned means that the resource is
-unknown):
-
-\starttyping
-local w, h, d, m = tex.getboxresourcedimensions(n)
-\stoptyping
-
-This returns the width, height, depth and margin of the resource.
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={\type {triggerbuildpage}}]
-
-\topicindex{pages}
-
-\libindex{triggerbuildpage}
-
-You should not expect to much from the \type {triggerbuildpage} helpers because
-often \TEX\ doesn't do much if it thinks nothing has to be done, but it might be
-useful for some applications. It just does as it says it calls the internal
-function that build a page, given that there is something to build.
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={\type {splitbox}}]
-
-\topicindex{boxes+split}
-
-\libindex{splitbox}
-
-You can split a box:
-
-\starttyping
-local vlist = tex.splitbox(n,height,mode)
-\stoptyping
-
-The remainder is kept in the original box and a packaged vlist is returned. This
-operation is comparable to the \prm {vsplit} operation. The mode can be \type
-{additional} or \type {exactly} and concerns the split off box.
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={Accessing math parameters: \type {[get|set]math}}]
-
-\topicindex{math+parameters}
-\topicindex{parameters+math}
-
-\libindex{setmath}
-\libindex{getmath}
-
-It is possible to set and query the internal math parameters using:
-
-\startfunctioncall
-tex.setmath(["global",] <string> n, <string> t, <number> n)
-<number> n = tex.getmath(<string> n, <string> t)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-As before an optional first parameter \type {global} indicates a global
-assignment.
-
-The first string is the parameter name minus the leading \quote {Umath}, and the
-second string is the style name minus the trailing \quote {style}. Just to be
-complete, the values for the math parameter name are:
-
-\starttyping
-quad axis operatorsize
-overbarkern overbarrule overbarvgap
-underbarkern underbarrule underbarvgap
-radicalkern radicalrule radicalvgap
-radicaldegreebefore radicaldegreeafter radicaldegreeraise
-stackvgap stacknumup stackdenomdown
-fractionrule fractionnumvgap fractionnumup
-fractiondenomvgap fractiondenomdown fractiondelsize
-limitabovevgap limitabovebgap limitabovekern
-limitbelowvgap limitbelowbgap limitbelowkern
-underdelimitervgap underdelimiterbgap
-overdelimitervgap overdelimiterbgap
-subshiftdrop supshiftdrop subshiftdown
-subsupshiftdown subtopmax supshiftup
-supbottommin supsubbottommax subsupvgap
-spaceafterscript connectoroverlapmin
-ordordspacing ordopspacing ordbinspacing ordrelspacing
-ordopenspacing ordclosespacing ordpunctspacing ordinnerspacing
-opordspacing opopspacing opbinspacing oprelspacing
-opopenspacing opclosespacing oppunctspacing opinnerspacing
-binordspacing binopspacing binbinspacing binrelspacing
-binopenspacing binclosespacing binpunctspacing bininnerspacing
-relordspacing relopspacing relbinspacing relrelspacing
-relopenspacing relclosespacing relpunctspacing relinnerspacing
-openordspacing openopspacing openbinspacing openrelspacing
-openopenspacing openclosespacing openpunctspacing openinnerspacing
-closeordspacing closeopspacing closebinspacing closerelspacing
-closeopenspacing closeclosespacing closepunctspacing closeinnerspacing
-punctordspacing punctopspacing punctbinspacing punctrelspacing
-punctopenspacing punctclosespacing punctpunctspacing punctinnerspacing
-innerordspacing inneropspacing innerbinspacing innerrelspacing
-inneropenspacing innerclosespacing innerpunctspacing innerinnerspacing
-\stoptyping
-
-The values for the style parameter are:
-
-\starttyping
-display crampeddisplay
-text crampedtext
-script crampedscript
-scriptscript crampedscriptscript
-\stoptyping
-
-The value is either a number (representing a dimension or number) or a glue spec
-node representing a muskip for \type {ordordspacing} and similar spacing
-parameters.
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={Special list heads: \type {[get|set]list}}]
-
-\topicindex{lists}
-
-\libindex{lists}
-\libindex{setlist}
-\libindex{getlist}
-
-The virtual table \type {tex.lists} contains the set of internal registers that
-keep track of building page lists.
-
-\starttabulate[|l|p|]
-\DB field \BC explanation \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \type{page_ins_head} \NC circular list of pending insertions \NC \NR
-\NC \type{contrib_head} \NC the recent contributions \NC \NR
-\NC \type{page_head} \NC the current page content \NC \NR
-%NC \type{temp_head} \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{hold_head} \NC used for held-over items for next page \NC \NR
-\NC \type{adjust_head} \NC head of the current \prm {vadjust} list \NC \NR
-\NC \type{pre_adjust_head} \NC head of the current \type {\vadjust pre} list \NC \NR
-%NC \type{align_head} \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{page_discards_head} \NC head of the discarded items of a page break \NC \NR
-\NC \type{split_discards_head} \NC head of the discarded items in a vsplit \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-The getter and setter functions are \type {getlist} and \type {setlist}. You have
-to be careful with what you set as \TEX\ can have expectations with regards to
-how a list is constructed or in what state it is.
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={Semantic nest levels: \type {getnest} and \type {ptr}}]
-
-\topicindex{nesting}
-
-\libindex{nest}
-\libindex{ptr}
-%libindex{setnest} % only a message
-\libindex{getnest}
-
-The virtual table \type {nest} contains the currently active semantic nesting
-state. It has two main parts: a zero-based array of userdata for the semantic
-nest itself, and the numerical value \type {ptr}, which gives the highest
-available index. Neither the array items in \type {nest[]} nor \type {ptr} can be
-assigned to (as this would confuse the typesetting engine beyond repair), but you
-can assign to the individual values inside the array items, e.g.\ \type
-{tex.nest[tex.nest.ptr].prevdepth}.
-
-\type {tex.nest[tex.nest.ptr]} is the current nest state, \type {nest[0]} the
-outermost (main vertical list) level. The getter function is \type {getnest}. You
-can pass a number (which gives you a list), nothing or \type {top}, which returns
-the topmost list, or the string \type {ptr} which gives you the index of the
-topmost list.
-
-The known fields are:
-
-\starttabulate[|l|l|l|p|]
-\DB key \BC type \BC modes \BC explanation \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \type{mode} \NC number \NC all \NC a string:
- \type {none} (this happens during \prm {write}),
- \type {vmode}, \type {hmode}, \type {displaymath},
- \type {innervmode}, \type {innerhmode}, \type {inlinemath};
- these fields cannot be set \NC \NR
-\NC \type{modeline} \NC number \NC all \NC source input line where this mode was entered in,
- negative inside the output routine \NC \NR
-\NC \type{head} \NC node \NC all \NC the head of the current list \NC \NR
-\NC \type{tail} \NC node \NC all \NC the tail of the current list \NC \NR
-\NC \type{prevgraf} \NC number \NC vmode \NC number of lines in the previous paragraph \NC \NR
-\NC \type{prevdepth} \NC number \NC vmode \NC depth of the previous paragraph \NC \NR
-\NC \type{spacefactor} \NC number \NC hmode \NC the current space factor \NC \NR
-\NC \type{dirs} \NC node \NC hmode \NC used for temporary storage by the line break algorithm\NC \NR
-\NC \type{noad} \NC node \NC mmode \NC used for temporary storage of a pending fraction numerator,
- for \prm {over} etc. \NC \NR
-\NC \type{delimptr} \NC node \NC mmode \NC used for temporary storage of the previous math delimiter,
- for \prm {middle} \NC \NR
-\NC \type{mathdir} \NC boolean \NC mmode \NC true when during math processing the \lpr {mathdir} is not
- the same as the surrounding \lpr {textdir} \NC \NR
-\NC \type{mathstyle} \NC number \NC mmode \NC the current \lpr {mathstyle} \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[reference=sec:luaprint,title={Print functions}]
-
-\topicindex{printing}
-
-The \type {tex} table also contains the three print functions that are the major
-interface from \LUA\ scripting to \TEX. The arguments to these three functions
-are all stored in an in|-|memory virtual file that is fed to the \TEX\ scanner as
-the result of the expansion of \prm {directlua}.
-
-The total amount of returnable text from a \prm {directlua} command is only
-limited by available system \RAM. However, each separate printed string has to
-fit completely in \TEX's input buffer. The result of using these functions from
-inside callbacks is undefined at the moment.
-
-\subsubsection{\type {print}}
-
-\libindex{print}
-
-\startfunctioncall
-tex.print(<string> s, ...)
-tex.print(<number> n, <string> s, ...)
-tex.print(<table> t)
-tex.print(<number> n, <table> t)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-Each string argument is treated by \TEX\ as a separate input line. If there is a
-table argument instead of a list of strings, this has to be a consecutive array
-of strings to print (the first non-string value will stop the printing process).
-
-The optional parameter can be used to print the strings using the catcode regime
-defined by \lpr {catcodetable}~\type {n}. If \type {n} is $-1$, the currently
-active catcode regime is used. If \type {n} is $-2$, the resulting catcodes are
-the result of \prm {the} \prm {toks}: all category codes are 12 (other) except for
-the space character, that has category code 10 (space). Otherwise, if \type {n}
-is not a valid catcode table, then it is ignored, and the currently active
-catcode regime is used instead.
-
-The very last string of the very last \type {tex.print} command in a \prm
-{directlua} will not have the \prm {endlinechar} appended, all others do.
-
-\subsubsection{\type {sprint}}
-
-\libindex{sprint}
-
-\startfunctioncall
-tex.sprint(<string> s, ...)
-tex.sprint(<number> n, <string> s, ...)
-tex.sprint(<table> t)
-tex.sprint(<number> n, <table> t)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-Each string argument is treated by \TEX\ as a special kind of input line that
-makes it suitable for use as a partial line input mechanism:
-
-\startitemize[packed]
-\startitem
- \TEX\ does not switch to the \quote {new line} state, so that leading spaces
- are not ignored.
-\stopitem
-\startitem
- No \prm {endlinechar} is inserted.
-\stopitem
-\startitem
- Trailing spaces are not removed. Note that this does not prevent \TEX\ itself
- from eating spaces as result of interpreting the line. For example, in
-
- \starttyping
- before\directlua{tex.sprint("\\relax")tex.sprint(" inbetween")}after
- \stoptyping
-
- the space before \type {in between} will be gobbled as a result of the \quote
- {normal} scanning of \prm {relax}.
-\stopitem
-\stopitemize
-
-If there is a table argument instead of a list of strings, this has to be a
-consecutive array of strings to print (the first non-string value will stop the
-printing process).
-
-The optional argument sets the catcode regime, as with \type {tex.print}. This
-influences the string arguments (or numbers turned into strings).
-
-Although this needs to be used with care, you can also pass token or node
-userdata objects. These get injected into the stream. Tokens had best be valid
-tokens, while nodes need to be around when they get injected. Therefore it is
-important to realize the following:
-
-\startitemize
-\startitem
- When you inject a token, you need to pass a valid token userdata object. This
- object will be collected by \LUA\ when it no longer is referenced. When it gets
- printed to \TEX\ the token itself gets copied so there is no interference with the
- \LUA\ garbage collection. You manage the object yourself. Because tokens are
- actually just numbers, there is no real extra overhead at the \TEX\ end.
-\stopitem
-\startitem
- When you inject a node, you need to pass a valid node userdata object. The
- node related to the object will not be collected by \LUA\ when it no longer
- is referenced. It lives on at the \TEX\ end in its own memory space. When it
- gets printed to \TEX\ the node reference is used assuming that node stays
- around. There is no \LUA\ garbage collection involved. Again, you manage the
- object yourself. The node itself is freed when \TEX\ is done with it.
-\stopitem
-\stopitemize
-
-If you consider the last remark you might realize that we have a problem when a
-printed mix of strings, tokens and nodes is reused. Inside \TEX\ the sequence
-becomes a linked list of input buffers. So, \type {"123"} or \type {"\foo{123}"}
-gets read and parsed on the fly, while \typ {<token userdata>} already is
-tokenized and effectively is a token list now. A \typ {<node userdata>} is also
-tokenized into a token list but it has a reference to a real node. Normally this
-goes fine. But now assume that you store the whole lot in a macro: in that case
-the tokenized node can be flushed many times. But, after the first such flush the
-node is used and its memory freed. You can prevent this by using copies which is
-controlled by setting \lpr {luacopyinputnodes} to a non|-|zero value. This is one
-of these fuzzy areas you have to live with if you really mess with these low
-level issues.
-
-\subsubsection{\type {tprint}}
-
-\libindex{tprint}
-
-\startfunctioncall
-tex.tprint({<number> n, <string> s, ...}, {...})
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-This function is basically a shortcut for repeated calls to \type
-{tex.sprint(<number> n, <string> s, ...)}, once for each of the supplied argument
-tables.
-
-\subsubsection{\type {cprint}}
-
-\libindex{cprint}
-
-This function takes a number indicating the to be used catcode, plus either a
-table of strings or an argument list of strings that will be pushed into the
-input stream.
-
-\startfunctioncall
-tex.cprint( 1," 1: $&{\\foo}") tex.print("\\par") -- a lot of \bgroup s
-tex.cprint( 2," 2: $&{\\foo}") tex.print("\\par") -- matching \egroup s
-tex.cprint( 9," 9: $&{\\foo}") tex.print("\\par") -- all get ignored
-tex.cprint(10,"10: $&{\\foo}") tex.print("\\par") -- all become spaces
-tex.cprint(11,"11: $&{\\foo}") tex.print("\\par") -- letters
-tex.cprint(12,"12: $&{\\foo}") tex.print("\\par") -- other characters
-tex.cprint(14,"12: $&{\\foo}") tex.print("\\par") -- comment triggers
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-% \subsubsection{\type {write}, \type {twrite}, \type {nwrite}}
-\subsubsection{\type {write}}
-
-\libindex{write}
-% \libindex{twrite}
-% \libindex{nwrite}
-
-\startfunctioncall
-tex.write(<string> s, ...)
-tex.write(<table> t)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-Each string argument is treated by \TEX\ as a special kind of input line that
-makes it suitable for use as a quick way to dump information:
-
-\startitemize
-\item All catcodes on that line are either \quote{space} (for '~') or \quote
- {character} (for all others).
-\item There is no \prm {endlinechar} appended.
-\stopitemize
-
-If there is a table argument instead of a list of strings, this has to be a
-consecutive array of strings to print (the first non-string value will stop the
-printing process).
-
-% The functions \type {twrite} and \type {nwrite} can be used to write a token or
-% node back to \TEX\, possibly intermixed with regular strings that will be
-% tokenized. You have to make sure that you pass the right data because sometimes
-% \TEX\ has expectations that need to be met.
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={Helper functions}]
-
-\subsubsection{\type {round}}
-
-\topicindex {helpers}
-
-\libindex{round}
-
-\startfunctioncall
-<number> n = tex.round(<number> o)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-Rounds \LUA\ number \type {o}, and returns a number that is in the range of a
-valid \TEX\ register value. If the number starts out of range, it generates a
-\quote {number too big} error as well.
-
-\subsubsection{\type {scale}}
-
-\libindex{scale}
-
-\startfunctioncall
-<number> n = tex.scale(<number> o, <number> delta)
-<table> n = tex.scale(table o, <number> delta)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-Multiplies the \LUA\ numbers \type {o} and \nod {delta}, and returns a rounded
-number that is in the range of a valid \TEX\ register value. In the table
-version, it creates a copy of the table with all numeric top||level values scaled
-in that manner. If the multiplied number(s) are of range, it generates
-\quote{number too big} error(s) as well.
-
-Note: the precision of the output of this function will depend on your computer's
-architecture and operating system, so use with care! An interface to \LUATEX's
-internal, 100\% portable scale function will be added at a later date.
-
-\subsubsection{\type {number} and \type {romannumeral}}
-
-\libindex{number}
-\libindex{romannumeral}
-
-These are the companions to the primitives \prm {number} and \prm
-{romannumeral}. They can be used like:
-
-\startfunctioncall
-tex.print(tex.romannumeral(123))
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-\subsubsection{\type {fontidentifier} and \type {fontname}}
-
-\libindex{fontidentifier}
-\libindex{fontname}
-
-The first one returns the name only, the second one reports the size too.
-
-\startfunctioncall
-tex.print(tex.fontname(tex.fontname))
-tex.print(tex.fontname(tex.fontidentidier))
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-\subsubsection{\type {sp}}
-
-\libindex{sp}
-
-\startfunctioncall
-<number> n = tex.sp(<number> o)
-<number> n = tex.sp(<string> s)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-Converts the number \type {o} or a string \type {s} that represents an explicit
-dimension into an integer number of scaled points.
-
-For parsing the string, the same scanning and conversion rules are used that
-\LUATEX\ would use if it was scanning a dimension specifier in its \TEX|-|like
-input language (this includes generating errors for bad values), expect for the
-following:
-
-\startitemize[n]
-\startitem
- only explicit values are allowed, control sequences are not handled
-\stopitem
-\startitem
- infinite dimension units (\type {fil...}) are forbidden
-\stopitem
-\startitem
- \type {mu} units do not generate an error (but may not be useful either)
-\stopitem
-\stopitemize
-
-\subsubsection{\type {tex.getlinenumber} and \type {tex.setlinenumber}}
-
-\libindex{getlinenumber}
-\libindex{setlinenumber}
-
-You can mess with the current line number:
-
-\startfunctioncall
-local n = tex.getlinenumber()
-tex.setlinenumber(n+10)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-which can be shortcut to:
-
-\startfunctioncall
-tex.setlinenumber(10,true)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-This might be handy when you have a callback that read numbers from a file and
-combines them in one line (in which case an error message probably has to refer
-to the original line). Interference with \TEX's internal handling of numbers is
-of course possible.
-
-\subsubsection{\type {error} and \type {show_context}}
-
-\topicindex{errors}
-
-\libindex{error}
-\libindex{show_context}
-
-\startfunctioncall
-tex.error(<string> s)
-tex.error(<string> s, <table> help)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-This creates an error somewhat like the combination of \prm {errhelp} and \prm
-{errmessage} would. During this error, deletions are disabled.
-
-The array part of the \type {help} table has to contain strings, one for each
-line of error help.
-
-In case of an error the \type {show_context} function will show the current
-context where we're at (in the expansion).
-
-\subsubsection{\type {run}, \type {finish}}
-
-\libindex{run}
-\libindex{finish}
-
-These two functions start the interpretations and force its end. A runs normally
-boils down to \TEX\ entering the so called main loop. A token is fetched and
-depending on it current meaning some actions takes place. Sometimes that actions
-comes immediately, sometimes more scanning is needed. Quite often tokens get
-pushed back into the input. This all means that the \TEX\ scanner is constantly
-pushing and popping input states, but in the end after all the action is done
-returns to the main loop.
-
-\subsubsection{\type {runtoks}}
-
-Because of the fact that \TEX\ is in a complex dance of expanding, dealing with
-fonts, typesetting paragraphs, messing around with boxes, building pages, and so
-on, you cannot easily run a nested \TEX\ run (read nested main loop). However,
-there is an option to force a local run with \type {runtoks}. The content of the
-given token list register gets expanded locally after which we return to where we
-triggered this expansion, at the \LUA\ end. Instead a function can get passed
-that does some work. You have to make sure that at the end \TEX\ is in a sane
-state and this is not always trivial. A more complex mechanism would complicate
-\TEX\ itself (and probably also harm performance) so this simple local expansion
-loop has to do.
-
-\startfunctioncall
-tex.runtoks(<token register>)
-tex.runtoks(<lua function>)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-When the \prm {tracingnesting} parameter is set to a value larger than~2 some
-information is reported about the state of the local loop.
-
-\subsubsection{\type {forcehmode}}
-
-\libindex{forcehmode}
-
-An example of a (possible error triggering) complication is that \TEX\ expects to
-be in some state, say horizontal mode, and you have to make sure it is when you
-start feeding back something from \LUA\ into \TEX. Normally a user will not run
-into issues but when you start writing tokens or nodes or have a nested run there
-can be situations that you need to run \type {forcehmode}. There is no recipe for
-this and intercepting possible cases would weaken \LUATEX's flexibility.
-
-\subsubsection{\type {hashtokens}}
-
-\libindex{hashtokens}
-
-\topicindex{hash}
-
-\startfunctioncall
-for i,v in pairs (tex.hashtokens()) do ... end
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-Returns a list of names. This can be useful for debugging, but note that this
-also reports control sequences that may be unreachable at this moment due to
-local redefinitions: it is strictly a dump of the hash table. You can use \type
-{token.create} to inspect properties, for instance when the \type {command} key
-in a created table equals \type {123}, you have the \type {cmdname} value \type
-{undefined_cs}.
-
-\subsubsection{\type {definefont}}
-
-\topicindex{fonts+defining}
-
-\libindex{definefont}
-
-\startfunctioncall
-tex.definefont(<string> csname, <number> fontid)
-tex.definefont(<boolean> global, <string> csname, <number> fontid)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-Associates \type {csname} with the internal font number \type {fontid}. The
-definition is global if (and only if) \type {global} is specified and true (the
-setting of \type {globaldefs} is not taken into account).
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[reference=luaprimitives,title={Functions for dealing with primitives}]
-
-\subsubsection{\type {enableprimitives}}
-
-\libindex{enableprimitives}
-
-\topicindex{initialization}
-\topicindex{primitives}
-
-\startfunctioncall
-tex.enableprimitives(<string> prefix, <table> primitive names)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-This function accepts a prefix string and an array of primitive names. For each
-combination of \quote {prefix} and \quote {name}, the \type
-{tex.enableprimitives} first verifies that \quote {name} is an actual primitive
-(it must be returned by one of the \type {tex.extraprimitives} calls explained
-below, or part of \TEX82, or \prm {directlua}). If it is not, \type
-{tex.enableprimitives} does nothing and skips to the next pair.
-
-But if it is, then it will construct a csname variable by concatenating the
-\quote {prefix} and \quote {name}, unless the \quote {prefix} is already the
-actual prefix of \quote {name}. In the latter case, it will discard the \quote
-{prefix}, and just use \quote {name}.
-
-Then it will check for the existence of the constructed csname. If the csname is
-currently undefined (note: that is not the same as \prm {relax}), it will
-globally define the csname to have the meaning: run code belonging to the
-primitive \quote {name}. If for some reason the csname is already defined, it
-does nothing and tries the next pair.
-
-An example:
-
-\starttyping
-tex.enableprimitives('LuaTeX', {'formatname'})
-\stoptyping
-
-will define \type {\LuaTeXformatname} with the same intrinsic meaning as the
-documented primitive \lpr {formatname}, provided that the control sequences \type
-{\LuaTeXformatname} is currently undefined.
-
-When \LUATEX\ is run with \type {--ini} only the \TEX82 primitives and \prm
-{directlua} are available, so no extra primitives {\bf at all}.
-
-If you want to have all the new functionality available using their default
-names, as it is now, you will have to add
-
-\starttyping
-\ifx\directlua\undefined \else
- \directlua {tex.enableprimitives('',tex.extraprimitives ())}
-\fi
-\stoptyping
-
-near the beginning of your format generation file. Or you can choose different
-prefixes for different subsets, as you see fit.
-
-Calling some form of \type {tex.enableprimitives} is highly important though,
-because if you do not, you will end up with a \TEX82-lookalike that can run \LUA\
-code but not do much else. The defined csnames are (of course) saved in the
-format and will be available at runtime.
-
-\subsubsection{\type {extraprimitives}}
-
-\libindex{extraprimitives}
-
-\startfunctioncall
-<table> t = tex.extraprimitives(<string> s, ...)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-This function returns a list of the primitives that originate from the engine(s)
-given by the requested string value(s). The possible values and their (current)
-return values are given in the following table. In addition the somewhat special
-primitives \quote{\tex{ }}, \quote{\tex {/}} and \quote{\type {-}} are defined.
-
-\startluacode
-function document.showprimitives(tag)
- for k, v in table.sortedpairs(tex.extraprimitives(tag)) do
- if v ~= ' ' and v ~= "/" and v ~= "-" then
- context.type(v)
- context.space()
- end
- end
-end
-\stopluacode
-
-\starttabulate[|l|pl|]
-\DB name \BC values \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC tex \NC \ctxlua{document.showprimitives('tex') } \NC \NR
-\NC core \NC \ctxlua{document.showprimitives('core') } \NC \NR
-\NC etex \NC \ctxlua{document.showprimitives('etex') } \NC \NR
-\NC luatex \NC \ctxlua{document.showprimitives('luatex') } \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-Note that \type {luatex} does not contain \type {directlua}, as that is
-considered to be a core primitive, along with all the \TEX82 primitives, so it is
-part of the list that is returned from \type {'core'}.
-
-Running \type {tex.extraprimitives} will give you the complete list of
-primitives \type {-ini} startup. It is exactly equivalent to \type
-{tex.extraprimitives("etex","luatex")}.
-
-\subsubsection{\type {primitives}}
-
-\libindex{primitives}
-
-\startfunctioncall
-<table> t = tex.primitives()
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-This function returns a list of all primitives that \LUATEX\ knows about.
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={Core functionality interfaces}]
-
-\subsubsection{\type {badness}}
-
-\libindex{badness}
-
-\startfunctioncall
-<number> b = tex.badness(<number> t, <number> s)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-This helper function is useful during linebreak calculations. \type {t} and \type
-{s} are scaled values; the function returns the badness for when total \type {t}
-is supposed to be made from amounts that sum to \type {s}. The returned number is
-a reasonable approximation of \mathematics {100(t/s)^3};
-
-\subsubsection{\type {tex.resetparagraph}}
-
-\topicindex {paragraphs+reset}
-
-\libindex{resetparagraph}
-
-This function resets the parameters that \TEX\ normally resets when a new paragraph
-is seen.
-
-\subsubsection{\type {linebreak}}
-
-\topicindex {linebreaks}
-
-\libindex{linebreak}
-
-\startfunctioncall
-local <node> nodelist, <table> info =
- tex.linebreak(<node> listhead, <table> parameters)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-The understood parameters are as follows:
-
-\starttabulate[|l|l|p|]
-\DB name \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \type{pardir} \NC string \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{pretolerance} \NC number \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{tracingparagraphs} \NC number \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{tolerance} \NC number \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{looseness} \NC number \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{hyphenpenalty} \NC number \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{exhyphenpenalty} \NC number \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{pdfadjustspacing} \NC number \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{adjdemerits} \NC number \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{pdfprotrudechars} \NC number \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{linepenalty} \NC number \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{lastlinefit} \NC number \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{doublehyphendemerits} \NC number \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{finalhyphendemerits} \NC number \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{hangafter} \NC number \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{interlinepenalty} \NC number or table \NC if a table, then it is an array like \prm {interlinepenalties} \NC \NR
-\NC \type{clubpenalty} \NC number or table \NC if a table, then it is an array like \prm {clubpenalties} \NC \NR
-\NC \type{widowpenalty} \NC number or table \NC if a table, then it is an array like \prm {widowpenalties} \NC \NR
-\NC \type{brokenpenalty} \NC number \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{emergencystretch} \NC number \NC in scaled points \NC \NR
-\NC \type{hangindent} \NC number \NC in scaled points \NC \NR
-\NC \type{hsize} \NC number \NC in scaled points \NC \NR
-\NC \type{leftskip} \NC glue_spec node \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{rightskip} \NC glue_spec node \NC \NC \NR
-\NC \type{parshape} \NC table \NC \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-Note that there is no interface for \prm {displaywidowpenalties}, you have to
-pass the right choice for \type {widowpenalties} yourself.
-
-It is your own job to make sure that \type {listhead} is a proper paragraph list:
-this function does not add any nodes to it. To be exact, if you want to replace
-the core line breaking, you may have to do the following (when you are not
-actually working in the \cbk {pre_linebreak_filter} or \cbk {linebreak_filter}
-callbacks, or when the original list starting at listhead was generated in
-horizontal mode):
-
-\startitemize
-\startitem
- add an \quote {indent box} and perhaps a \nod {local_par} node at the start
- (only if you need them)
-\stopitem
-\startitem
- replace any found final glue by an infinite penalty (or add such a penalty,
- if the last node is not a glue)
-\stopitem
-\startitem
- add a glue node for the \prm {parfillskip} after that penalty node
-\stopitem
-\startitem
- make sure all the \type {prev} pointers are OK
-\stopitem
-\stopitemize
-
-The result is a node list, it still needs to be vpacked if you want to assign it
-to a \prm {vbox}. The returned \type {info} table contains four values that are
-all numbers:
-
-\starttabulate[|l|p|]
-\DB name \BC explanation \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC prevdepth \NC depth of the last line in the broken paragraph \NC \NR
-\NC prevgraf \NC number of lines in the broken paragraph \NC \NR
-\NC looseness \NC the actual looseness value in the broken paragraph \NC \NR
-\NC demerits \NC the total demerits of the chosen solution \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-Note there are a few things you cannot interface using this function: You cannot
-influence font expansion other than via \type {pdfadjustspacing}, because the
-settings for that take place elsewhere. The same is true for hbadness and hfuzz
-etc. All these are in the \type {hpack} routine, and that fetches its own
-variables via globals.
-
-\subsubsection{\type {shipout}}
-
-\topicindex {shipout}
-
-\libindex{shipout}
-
-\startfunctioncall
-tex.shipout(<number> n)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-Ships out box number \type {n} to the output file, and clears the box register.
-
-\subsubsection{\type {getpagestate}}
-
-\topicindex {pages}
-
-\libindex{getpagestate}
-
-This helper reports the current page state: \type {empty}, \type {box_there} or
-\type {inserts_only} as integer value.
-
-\subsubsection{\type {getlocallevel}}
-
-\topicindex {nesting}
-
-\libindex{getlocallevel}
-
-This integer reports the current level of the local loop. It's only useful for
-debugging and the (relative state) numbers can change with the implementation.
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={Randomizers}]
-
-\libindex{lua_math_random}
-\libindex{lua_math_randomseed}
-\libindex{init_rand}
-\libindex{normal_rand}
-\libindex{uniform_rand}
-\libindex{uniformdeviate}
-
-For practical reasons \LUATEX\ has its own random number generator. The original
-\LUA\ random function is available as \typ {tex.lua_math_random}. You can
-initialize with a new seed with \type {init_rand} (\typ {lua_math_randomseed} is
-equivalent to this one.
-
-There are three generators: \type {normal_rand} (no argument is used), \type
-{uniform_rand} (takes a number that will get rounded before being used) and \type
-{uniformdeviate} which behaves like the primitive and expects a scaled integer, so
-
-\startfunctioncall
-tex.print(tex.uniformdeviate(65536)/65536)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-will give a random number between zero and one.
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[reference=synctex,title={Functions related to synctex}]
-
-\topicindex {synctex}
-
-\libindex{set_synctex_mode} \libindex{get_synctex_mode}
-\libindex{set_synctex_no_files}
-\libindex{set_synctex_tag} \libindex{get_synctex_tag} \libindex{force_synctex_tag}
-\libindex{set_synctex_line} \libindex{get_synctex_line} \libindex{force_synctex_line}
-
-The next helpers only make sense when you implement your own synctex logic. Keep in
-mind that the library used in editors assumes a certain logic and is geared for
-plain and \LATEX, so after a decade users expect a certain behaviour.
-
-\starttabulate[|l|p|]
-\DB name \BC explanation \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \type{set_synctex_mode} \NC \type {0} is the default and used normal synctex
- logic, \type {1} uses the values set by the next
- helpers while \type {2} also sets these for glyph
- nodes; \type{3} sets glyphs and glue and \type {4}
- sets only glyphs \NC \NR
-\NC \type{set_synctex_tag} \NC set the current tag (file) value (obeys save stack) \NC \NR
-\NC \type{set_synctex_line} \NC set the current line value (obeys save stack) \NC \NR
-\NC \type{set_synctex_no_files} \NC disable synctex file logging \NC \NR
-\NC \type{get_synctex_mode} \NC returns the current mode (for values see above) \NC \NR
-\NC \type{get_synctex_tag} \NC get the currently set value of tag (file) \NC \NR
-\NC \type{get_synctex_line} \NC get the currently set value of line \NC \NR
-\NC \type{force_synctex_tag} \NC overload the tag (file) value (\type {0} resets) \NC \NR
-\NC \type{force_synctex_line} \NC overload the line value (\type {0} resets) \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-The last one is somewhat special. Due to the way files are registered in \SYNCTEX\ we need
-to explicitly disable that feature if we provide our own alternative if we want to avoid
-that overhead. Passing a value of 1 disables registering.
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\stopsection
-
-\startsection[title={The \type {texconfig} table},reference=texconfig][library=texconfig]
-
-\topicindex{libraries+\type{texconfig}}
-
-\topicindex {configuration}
-
-This is a table that is created empty. A startup \LUA\ script could
-fill this table with a number of settings that are read out by
-the executable after loading and executing the startup file.
-
-\starttabulate[|l|l|l|p|]
-\DB key \BC type \BC default \BC explanation \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \type{kpse_init} \NC boolean \NC true
-\NC
- \type {false} totally disables \KPATHSEA\ initialisation, and enables
- interpretation of the following numeric key--value pairs. (only ever unset
- this if you implement {\it all\/} file find callbacks!)
-\NC \NR
-\NC
- \type{shell_escape} \NC string \NC \type {'f'} \NC Use \type {'y'} or \type
- {'t'} or \type {'1'} to enable \type {\write18} unconditionally, \type {'p'}
- to enable the commands that are listed in \type {shell_escape_commands}
-\NC \NR
-\NC
- shell_escape_commands \NC string \NC \NC Comma-separated list of command
- names that may be executed by \type {\write18} even if \type {shell_escape}
- is set to \type {'p'}. Do {\it not\/} use spaces around commas, separate any
- required command arguments by using a space, and use the \ASCII\ double quote
- (\type {"}) for any needed argument or path quoting
-\NC \NR
-\NC \type{string_vacancies} \NC number \NC 75000 \NC cf.\ web2c docs \NC \NR
-\NC \type{pool_free} \NC number \NC 5000 \NC cf.\ web2c docs \NC \NR
-\NC \type{max_strings} \NC number \NC 15000 \NC cf.\ web2c docs \NC \NR
-\NC \type{strings_free} \NC number \NC 100 \NC cf.\ web2c docs \NC \NR
-\NC \type{nest_size} \NC number \NC 50 \NC cf.\ web2c docs \NC \NR
-\NC \type{max_in_open} \NC number \NC 15 \NC cf.\ web2c docs \NC \NR
-\NC \type{param_size} \NC number \NC 60 \NC cf.\ web2c docs \NC \NR
-\NC \type{save_size} \NC number \NC 4000 \NC cf.\ web2c docs \NC \NR
-\NC \type{stack_size} \NC number \NC 300 \NC cf.\ web2c docs \NC \NR
-\NC \type{dvi_buf_size} \NC number \NC 16384 \NC cf.\ web2c docs \NC \NR
-\NC \type{error_line} \NC number \NC 79 \NC cf.\ web2c docs \NC \NR
-\NC \type{half_error_line} \NC number \NC 50 \NC cf.\ web2c docs \NC \NR
-\NC \type{max_print_line} \NC number \NC 79 \NC cf.\ web2c docs \NC \NR
-\NC \type{hash_extra} \NC number \NC 0 \NC cf.\ web2c docs \NC \NR
-\NC \type{pk_dpi} \NC number \NC 72 \NC cf.\ web2c docs \NC \NR
-\NC \type{trace_file_names} \NC boolean \NC true
-\NC
- \type {false} disables \TEX's normal file open|-|close feedback (the
- assumption is that callbacks will take care of that)
-\NC \NR
-\NC \type{file_line_error} \NC boolean \NC false
-\NC
- do \type {file:line} style error messages
-\NC \NR
-\NC \type{halt_on_error} \NC boolean \NC false
-\NC
- abort run on the first encountered error
-\NC \NR
-\NC \type{formatname} \NC string \NC
-\NC
- if no format name was given on the command line, this key will be tested first
- instead of simply quitting
-\NC \NR
-\NC \type{jobname} \NC string \NC
-\NC
- if no input file name was given on the command line, this key will be tested
- first instead of simply giving up
-\NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-Note: the numeric values that match web2c parameters are only used if \type
-{kpse_init} is explicitly set to \type {false}. In all other cases, the normal
-values from \type {texmf.cnf} are used.
-
-\stopsection
-
-\startsection[title={The \type {texio} library}][library=texio]
-
-\topicindex{libraries+\type{texio}}
-\topicindex{\IO}
-
-This library takes care of the low|-|level I/O interface: writing to the log file
-and|/|or console.
-
-\startsubsection[title={\type {write}}]
-
-\libindex{write}
-
-\startfunctioncall
-texio.write(<string> target, <string> s, ...)
-texio.write(<string> s, ...)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-Without the \type {target} argument, writes all given strings to the same
-location(s) \TEX\ writes messages to at this moment. If \prm {batchmode} is in
-effect, it writes only to the log, otherwise it writes to the log and the
-terminal. The optional \type {target} can be one of three possibilities: \type
-{term}, \type {log} or \type {term and log}.
-
-Note: If several strings are given, and if the first of these strings is or might
-be one of the targets above, the \type {target} must be specified explicitly to
-prevent \LUA\ from interpreting the first string as the target.
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={\type {write_nl}}]
-
-\libindex{write_nl}
-
-\startfunctioncall
-texio.write_nl(<string> target, <string> s, ...)
-texio.write_nl(<string> s, ...)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-This function behaves like \type {texio.write}, but make sure that the given
-strings will appear at the beginning of a new line. You can pass a single empty
-string if you only want to move to the next line.
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={\type {setescape}}]
-
-\libindex{setescape}
-
-You can disable \type {^^} escaping of control characters by passing a value of
-zero.
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={\type {closeinput}}]
-
-\libindex{closeinput}
-
-This function that should be used with care. It acts as \prm {endinput} but at
-the \LUA\ end. You can use it to (sort of) force a jump back to \TEX. Normally a
-\LUA\ will just collect prints and at the end bump an input level and flush these
-prints. This function can help you stay at the current level but you need to know
-what you're doing (or more precise: what \TEX\ is doing with input).
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\stopsection
-
-\startsection[title={The \type {token} library}][library=token]
-
-\startsubsection[title={The scanner}]
-
-\topicindex{libraries+\type{token}}
-\topicindex{tokens}
-
-\libindex{scan_keyword}
-\libindex{scan_keywordcs}
-\libindex{scan_int}
-\libindex{scan_real}
-\libindex{scan_float}
-\libindex{scan_dimen}
-\libindex{scan_glue}
-\libindex{scan_toks}
-\libindex{scan_code}
-\libindex{scan_string}
-\libindex{scan_argument}
-\libindex{scan_word}
-\libindex{scan_csname}
-\libindex{scan_list}
-
-The token library provides means to intercept the input and deal with it at the
-\LUA\ level. The library provides a basic scanner infrastructure that can be used
-to write macros that accept a wide range of arguments. This interface is on
-purpose kept general and as performance is quite ok. One can build additional
-parsers without too much overhead. It's up to macro package writers to see how
-they can benefit from this as the main principle behind \LUATEX\ is to provide a
-minimal set of tools and no solutions. The scanner functions are probably the
-most intriguing.
-
-\starttabulate[|l|l|p|]
-\DB function \BC argument \BC result \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \type{scan_keyword} \NC string \NC returns true if the given keyword is gobbled; as with
- the regular \TEX\ keyword scanner this is case insensitive
- (and \ASCII\ based) \NC \NR
-\NC \type{scan_keywordcs} \NC string \NC returns true if the given keyword is gobbled; this variant
- is case sensitive and also suitable for \UTF8 \NC \NR
-\NC \type{scan_int} \NC \NC returns an integer \NC \NR
-\NC \type{scan_real} \NC \NC returns a number from e.g.\ \type {1}, \type {1.1}, \type {.1} with optional collapsed signs \NC \NR
-\NC \type{scan_float} \NC \NC returns a number from e.g.\ \type {1}, \type {1.1}, \type {.1}, \type {1.1E10}, , \type {.1e-10} with optional collapsed signs \NC \NR
-\NC \type{scan_dimen} \NC infinity, mu-units \NC returns a number representing a dimension and or two numbers being the filler and order \NC \NR
-\NC \type{scan_glue} \NC mu-units \NC returns a glue spec node \NC \NR
-\NC \type{scan_toks} \NC definer, expand \NC returns a table of tokens tokens \NC \NR
-\NC \type{scan_code} \NC bitset \NC returns a character if its category is in the given bitset (representing catcodes) \NC \NR
-\NC \type{scan_string} \NC \NC returns a string given between \type {{}}, as \type {\macro} or as sequence of characters with catcode 11 or 12 \NC \NR
-\NC \type{scan_argument} \NC \NC this one is simular to \type {scanstring} but also accepts a \type {\cs}
- (which then get expanded) \NC \NR
-\NC \type{scan_word} \NC \NC returns a sequence of characters with catcode 11 or 12 as string \NC \NR
-\NC \type{scan_csname} \NC \NC returns \type {foo} after scanning \type {\foo} \NC \NR
-\NC \type{scan_list} \NC \NC picks up a box specification and returns a \type {[h|v]list} node \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-The scanners can be considered stable apart from the one scanning for a token.
-The \type {scan_code} function takes an optional number, the \type {keyword}
-function a normal \LUA\ string. The \type {infinity} boolean signals that we also
-permit \type {fill} as dimension and the \type {mu-units} flags the scanner that
-we expect math units. When scanning tokens we can indicate that we are defining a
-macro, in which case the result will also provide information about what
-arguments are expected and in the result this is separated from the meaning by a
-separator token. The \type {expand} flag determines if the list will be expanded.
-
-The string scanner scans for something between curly braces and expands on the
-way, or when it sees a control sequence it will return its meaning. Otherwise it
-will scan characters with catcode \type {letter} or \type {other}. So, given the
-following definition:
-
-\startbuffer
-\def\bar{bar}
-\def\foo{foo-\bar}
-\stopbuffer
-
-\typebuffer \getbuffer
-
-we get:
-
-\starttabulate[|l|Tl|l|]
-\DB name \BC result \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \type {\directlua{token.scan_string()}{foo}} \NC \directlua{context("{\\red\\type {"..token.scan_string().."}}")} {foo} \NC full expansion \NC \NR
-\NC \type {\directlua{token.scan_string()}foo} \NC \directlua{context("{\\red\\type {"..token.scan_string().."}}")} foo \NC letters and others \NC \NR
-\NC \type {\directlua{token.scan_string()}\foo} \NC \directlua{context("{\\red\\type {"..token.scan_string().."}}")}\foo \NC meaning \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-The \type {\foo} case only gives the meaning, but one can pass an already
-expanded definition (\prm {edef}'d). In the case of the braced variant one can of
-course use the \prm {detokenize} and \prm {unexpanded} primitives since there we
-do expand.
-
-The \type {scan_word} scanner can be used to implement for instance a number scanner:
-
-\starttyping
-function token.scan_number(base)
- return tonumber(token.scan_word(),base)
-end
-\stoptyping
-
-This scanner accepts any valid \LUA\ number so it is a way to pick up floats
-in the input.
-
-You can use the \LUA\ interface as follows:
-
-\starttyping
-\directlua {
- function mymacro(n)
- ...
- end
-}
-
-\def\mymacro#1{%
- \directlua {
- mymacro(\number\dimexpr#1)
- }%
-}
-
-\mymacro{12pt}
-\mymacro{\dimen0}
-\stoptyping
-
-You can also do this:
-
-\starttyping
-\directlua {
- function mymacro()
- local d = token.scan_dimen()
- ...
- end
-}
-
-\def\mymacro{%
- \directlua {
- mymacro()
- }%
-}
-
-\mymacro 12pt
-\mymacro \dimen0
-\stoptyping
-
-It is quite clear from looking at the code what the first method needs as
-argument(s). For the second method you need to look at the \LUA\ code to see what
-gets picked up. Instead of passing from \TEX\ to \LUA\ we let \LUA\ fetch from
-the input stream.
-
-In the first case the input is tokenized and then turned into a string, then it
-is passed to \LUA\ where it gets interpreted. In the second case only a function
-call gets interpreted but then the input is picked up by explicitly calling the
-scanner functions. These return proper \LUA\ variables so no further conversion
-has to be done. This is more efficient but in practice (given what \TEX\ has to
-do) this effect should not be overestimated. For numbers and dimensions it saves
-a bit but for passing strings conversion to and from tokens has to be done anyway
-(although we can probably speed up the process in later versions if needed).
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title= {Picking up one token}]
-
-\libindex {get_next}
-\libindex {scan_token}
-\libindex {expand}
-
-The scanners look for a sequence. When you want to pick up one token from the
-input you use \type {get_next}. This creates a token with the (low level)
-properties as discussed next. This token is just the next one. If you want to
-enforce expansion first you can use \type {scan_token}. Internally tokens are
-characterized by a number that packs a lot of information. In order to access
-the bits of information a token is wrapped in a userdata object.
-
-The \type {expand} function will trigger expansion of the next token in the
-input. This can be quite unpredictable but when you call it you probably know
-enough about \TEX\ not to be too worried about that. It basically is a call to
-the internal expand related function.
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={Creating tokens}]
-
-\libindex{create}
-\libindex{new}
-
-\libindex{is_defined}
-\libindex{is_token}
-\libindex{biggest_char}
-
-\libindex{commands}
-\libindex{command_id}
-
-\libindex{get_command}
-\libindex{get_cmdname}
-\libindex{get_csname}
-\libindex{get_id}
-\libindex{get_active}
-\libindex{get_expandable}
-\libindex{get_protected}
-\libindex{get_mode}
-\libindex{get_index}
-\libindex{get_tok}
-
-\libindex{get_next}
-
-The creator function can be used as follows:
-
-\starttyping
-local t = token.create("relax")
-\stoptyping
-
-This gives back a token object that has the properties of the \prm {relax}
-primitive. The possible properties of tokens are:
-
-\starttabulate[|l|p|]
-\DB name \BC explanation \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \type {command} \NC a number representing the internal command number \NC \NR
-\NC \type {cmdname} \NC the type of the command (for instance the catcode in case of a
- character or the classifier that determines the internal
- treatment \NC \NR
-\NC \type {csname} \NC the associated control sequence (if applicable) \NC \NR
-\NC \type {id} \NC the unique id of the token \NC \NR
-\NC \type {tok} \NC the full token number as stored in \TEX \NC \NR
-\NC \type {active} \NC a boolean indicating the active state of the token \NC \NR
-\NC \type {expandable} \NC a boolean indicating if the token (macro) is expandable \NC \NR
-\NC \type {protected} \NC a boolean indicating if the token (macro) is protected \NC \NR
-\NC \type {mode} \NC a number either representing a character or another entity \NC \NR
-\NC \type {index} \NC a number running from 0x0000 upto 0xFFFF indicating a \TEX\ register index \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-Alternatively you can use a getter \type {get_<fieldname>} to access a property
-of a token.
-
-The numbers that represent a catcode are the same as in \TEX\ itself, so using
-this information assumes that you know a bit about \TEX's internals. The other
-numbers and names are used consistently but are not frozen. So, when you use them
-for comparing you can best query a known primitive or character first to see the
-values.
-
-You can ask for a list of commands:
-
-\starttyping
-local t = token.commands()
-\stoptyping
-
-The id of a token class can be queried as follows:
-
-\starttyping
-local id = token.command_id("math_shift")
-\stoptyping
-
-If you really know what you're doing you can create character tokens by not
-passing a string but a number:
-
-\starttyping
-local letter_x = token.create(string.byte("x"))
-local other_x = token.create(string.byte("x"),12)
-\stoptyping
-
-Passing weird numbers can give side effects so don't expect too much help with
-that. As said, you need to know what you're doing. The best way to explore the
-way these internals work is to just look at how primitives or macros or \prm
-{chardef}'d commands are tokenized. Just create a known one and inspect its
-fields. A variant that ignores the current catcode table is:
-
-\starttyping
-local whatever = token.new(123,12)
-\stoptyping
-
-You can test if a control sequence is defined with \type {is_defined}, which
-accepts a string and returns a boolean:
-
-\starttyping
-local okay = token.is_defined("foo")
-\stoptyping
-
-The largest character possible is returned by \type {biggest_char}, just in case you
-need to know that boundary condition.
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={Macros}]
-
-\topicindex {macros}
-
-\libindex{set_macro}
-\libindex{get_macro}
-\libindex{get_meaning}
-\libindex{set_char}
-\libindex{set_lua}
-\libindex{get_functions_table}
-
-The \type {set_macro} function can get upto 4 arguments:
-
-\starttyping
-set_macro("csname","content")
-set_macro("csname","content","global")
-set_macro("csname")
-\stoptyping
-
-You can pass a catcodetable identifier as first argument:
-
-\starttyping
-set_macro(catcodetable,"csname","content")
-set_macro(catcodetable,"csname","content","global")
-set_macro(catcodetable,"csname")
-\stoptyping
-
-The results are like:
-
-\starttyping
- \def\csname{content}
-\gdef\csname{content}
- \def\csname{}
-\stoptyping
-
-The \type {get_macro} function can be used to get the content of a macro while
-the \type {get_meaning} function gives the meaning including the argument
-specification (as usual in \TEX\ separated by \type {->}).
-
-The \type {set_char} function can be used to do a \prm {chardef} at the
-\LUA\ end, where invalid assignments are silently ignored:
-
-\starttyping
-set_char("csname",number)
-set_char("csname",number,"global")
-\stoptyping
-
-A special one is the following:
-
-\starttyping
-set_lua("mycode",id)
-set_lua("mycode",id,"global","protected")
-\stoptyping
-
-This creates a token that refers to a \LUA\ function with an entry in the table
-that you can access with \type {lua.get_functions_table}. It is the companion
-to \lpr {luadef}.
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={Pushing back}]
-
-\libindex{get_next}
-\libindex{put_next}
-
-There is a (for now) experimental putter:
-
-\starttyping
-local t1 = token.get_next()
-local t2 = token.get_next()
-local t3 = token.get_next()
-local t4 = token.get_next()
--- watch out, we flush in sequence
-token.put_next { t1, t2 }
--- but this one gets pushed in front
-token.put_next ( t3, t4 )
-\stoptyping
-
-When we scan \type {wxyz!} we get \type {yzwx!} back. The argument is either a table
-with tokens or a list of tokens. The \type {token.expand} function will trigger
-expansion but what happens really depends on what you're doing where.
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={Nota bene}]
-
-When scanning for the next token you need to keep in mind that we're not scanning
-like \TEX\ does: expanding, changing modes and doing things as it goes. When we
-scan with \LUA\ we just pick up tokens. Say that we have:
-
-\starttyping
-\bar
-\stoptyping
-
-but \type {\bar} is undefined. Normally \TEX\ will then issue an error message.
-However, when we have:
-
-\starttyping
-\def\foo{\bar}
-\stoptyping
-
-We get no error, unless we expand \type {\foo} while \type {\bar} is still
-undefined. What happens is that as soon as \TEX\ sees an undefined macro it will
-create a hash entry and when later it gets defined that entry will be reused. So,
-\type {\bar} really exists but can be in an undefined state.
-
-\startbuffer[demo]
-bar : \directlua{tex.print(token.scan_csname())}\bar
-foo : \directlua{tex.print(token.scan_csname())}\foo
-myfirstbar : \directlua{tex.print(token.scan_csname())}\myfirstbar
-\stopbuffer
-
-\startlines
-\getbuffer[demo]
-\stoplines
-
-This was entered as:
-
-\typebuffer[demo]
-
-The reason that you see \type {bar} reported and not \type {myfirstbar} is that
-\type {\bar} was already used in a previous paragraph.
-
-If we now say:
-
-\startbuffer
-\def\foo{}
-\stopbuffer
-
-\typebuffer \getbuffer
-
-we get:
-
-\startlines
-\getbuffer[demo]
-\stoplines
-
-And if we say
-
-\startbuffer
-\def\foo{\bar}
-\stopbuffer
-
-\typebuffer \getbuffer
-
-we get:
-
-\startlines
-\getbuffer[demo]
-\stoplines
-
-When scanning from \LUA\ we are not in a mode that defines (undefined) macros at
-all. There we just get the real primitive undefined macro token.
-
-\startbuffer
-\directlua{local t = token.get_next() tex.print(t.id.." "..t.tok)}\myfirstbar
-\directlua{local t = token.get_next() tex.print(t.id.." "..t.tok)}\mysecondbar
-\directlua{local t = token.get_next() tex.print(t.id.." "..t.tok)}\mythirdbar
-\stopbuffer
-
-\startlines
-\getbuffer
-\stoplines
-
-This was generated with:
-
-\typebuffer
-
-So, we do get a unique token because after all we need some kind of \LUA\ object
-that can be used and garbage collected, but it is basically the same one,
-representing an undefined control sequence.
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\stopsection
-
-\startsection[title={The \type {kpse} library}][library=kpse]
-
-\topicindex{libraries+\type{kpse}}
-
-This library provides two separate, but nearly identical interfaces to the
-\KPATHSEA\ file search functionality: there is a \quote {normal} procedural
-interface that shares its kpathsea instance with \LUATEX\ itself, and an object
-oriented interface that is completely on its own.
-
-\startsubsection[title={\type {set_program_name} and \type {new}}]
-
-\libindex{set_program_name}
-\libindex{default_texmfcnf}
-\libindex{new}
-
-The way the library looks up variables is driven by the \type {texmf.cmf} file
-where the currently set program name acts as filter. You can check what file is
-used by with \type {default_texmfcnf}.
-
-Before the search library can be used at all, its database has to be initialized.
-There are three possibilities, two of which belong to the procedural interface.
-
-First, when \LUATEX\ is used to typeset documents, this initialization happens
-automatically and the \KPATHSEA\ executable and program names are set to \type
-{luatex} (that is, unless explicitly prohibited by the user's startup script.
-See~\in {section} [init] for more details).
-
-Second, in \TEXLUA\ mode, the initialization has to be done explicitly via the
-\type {kpse.set_program_name} function, which sets the \KPATHSEA\ executable
-(and optionally program) name.
-
-\startfunctioncall
-kpse.set_program_name(<string> name)
-kpse.set_program_name(<string> name, <string> progname)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-The second argument controls the use of the \quote {dotted} values in the \type
-{texmf.cnf} configuration file, and defaults to the first argument.
-
-Third, if you prefer the object oriented interface, you have to call a different
-function. It has the same arguments, but it returns a userdata variable.
-
-\startfunctioncall
-local kpathsea = kpse.new(<string> name)
-local kpathsea = kpse.new(<string> name, <string> progname)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-Apart from these two functions, the calling conventions of the interfaces are
-identical. Depending on the chosen interface, you either call \type
-{kpse.find_file} or \type {kpathsea:find_file}, with identical arguments and
-return values.
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={\type {record_input_file} and \type {record_output_file}}]
-
-\topicindex {files+recording}
-
-\libindex{record_input_file}
-\libindex{record_output_file}
-
-These two function can be used to register used files. Because callbacks can load
-files themselves you might need these helpers (if you use recording at all).
-
-\startfunctioncall
-kpse.record_input_file(<string> name)
-kpse.record_output_file(<string> name)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={\type {find_file}}]
-
-\topicindex {files+finding}
-
-\libindex {find_file}
-
-The most often used function in the library is \type {find_file}:
-
-\startfunctioncall
-<string> f = kpse.find_file(<string> filename)
-<string> f = kpse.find_file(<string> filename, <string> ftype)
-<string> f = kpse.find_file(<string> filename, <boolean> mustexist)
-<string> f = kpse.find_file(<string> filename, <string> ftype, <boolean> mustexist)
-<string> f = kpse.find_file(<string> filename, <string> ftype, <number> dpi)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-Arguments:
-
-\startitemize[intro]
-
-\sym{filename}
-
-the name of the file you want to find, with or without extension.
-
-\sym{ftype}
-
-maps to the \type {-format} argument of \KPSEWHICH. The supported \type {ftype}
-values are the same as the ones supported by the standalone \type {kpsewhich}
-program: \startluacode
- local list = {
- "afm",
- "base",
- "bib",
- "bitmap font",
- "bst",
- "cid maps",
- "clua",
- "cmap files",
- "cnf",
- "cweb",
- "dvips config",
- "enc files",
- "fmt",
- "font feature files",
- "gf",
- "graphic|/|figure",
- "ist",
- "lig files",
- "ls-R",
- "lua",
- "map",
- "mem",
- "MetaPost support",
- "mf",
- "mfpool",
- "mft",
- "misc fonts",
- "mlbib",
- "mlbst",
- "mp",
- "mppool",
- "ocp",
- "ofm",
- "opentype fonts",
- "opl",
- "other binary files",
- "other text files",
- "otp",
- "ovf",
- "ovp",
- "pdftex config",
- "pk",
- "PostScript header",
- "subfont definition files",
- "tex",
- "TeX system documentation",
- "TeX system sources",
- "texmfscripts",
- "texpool",
- "tfm",
- "Troff fonts",
- "truetype fonts",
- "type1 fonts",
- "type42 fonts",
- "vf",
- "web",
- "web2c files",
- }
- table.sort(list)
- context("{\\tttf \letterpercent, t}",list)
-\stopluacode
-
-The default type is \type {tex}. Note: this is different from \KPSEWHICH, which
-tries to deduce the file type itself from looking at the supplied extension.
-
-\sym{mustexist}
-
-is similar to \KPSEWHICH's \type {-must-exist}, and the default is \type {false}.
-If you specify \type {true} (or a non|-|zero integer), then the \KPSE\ library
-will search the disk as well as the \type {ls-R} databases.
-
-\sym{dpi}
-
-This is used for the size argument of the formats \type {pk}, \type {gf}, and
-\type {bitmap font}. \stopitemize
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={\type {lookup}}]
-
-\libindex{lookup}
-
-A more powerful (but slower) generic method for finding files is also available.
-It returns a string for each found file.
-
-\startfunctioncall
-<string> f, ... = kpse.lookup(<string> filename, <table> options)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-The options match commandline arguments from \type {kpsewhich}:
-
-\starttabulate[|l|l|p|]
-\DB key \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR
-\TB
-\NC \type{debug} \NC number \NC set debugging flags for this lookup\NC \NR
-\NC \type{format} \NC string \NC use specific file type (see list above)\NC \NR
-\NC \type{dpi} \NC number \NC use this resolution for this lookup; default 600\NC \NR
-\NC \type{path} \NC string \NC search in the given path\NC \NR
-\NC \type{all} \NC boolean \NC output all matches, not just the first\NC \NR
-\NC \type{mustexist} \NC boolean \NC search the disk as well as ls-R if necessary\NC \NR
-\NC \type{mktexpk} \NC boolean \NC disable/enable mktexpk generation for this lookup\NC \NR
-\NC \type{mktextex} \NC boolean \NC disable/enable mktextex generation for this lookup\NC \NR
-\NC \type{mktexmf} \NC boolean \NC disable/enable mktexmf generation for this lookup\NC \NR
-\NC \type{mktextfm} \NC boolean \NC disable/enable mktextfm generation for this lookup\NC \NR
-\NC \type{subdir} \NC string
- or table \NC only output matches whose directory part
- ends with the given string(s) \NC \NR
-\LL
-\stoptabulate
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={\type {init_prog}}]
-
-\topicindex {initialization+bitmaps}
-
-\libindex{init_prog}
-
-Extra initialization for programs that need to generate bitmap fonts.
-
-\startfunctioncall
-kpse.init_prog(<string> prefix, <number> base_dpi, <string> mfmode)
-kpse.init_prog(<string> prefix, <number> base_dpi, <string> mfmode, <string> fallback)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={\type {readable_file}}]
-
-\libindex{readable_file}
-
-Test if an (absolute) file name is a readable file.
-
-\startfunctioncall
-<string> f = kpse.readable_file(<string> name)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-The return value is the actual absolute filename you should use, because the disk
-name is not always the same as the requested name, due to aliases and
-system|-|specific handling under e.g.\ \MSDOS. Returns \type {nil} if the file
-does not exist or is not readable.
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={\type {expand_path}}]
-
-\libindex{expand_path}
-
-Like kpsewhich's \type {-expand-path}:
-
-\startfunctioncall
-<string> r = kpse.expand_path(<string> s)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={\type {expand_var}}]
-
-\libindex{expand_var}
-
-Like kpsewhich's \type {-expand-var}:
-
-\startfunctioncall
-<string> r = kpse.expand_var(<string> s)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={\type {expand_braces}}]
-
-\libindex{expand_braces}
-
-Like kpsewhich's \type {-expand-braces}:
-
-\startfunctioncall
-<string> r = kpse.expand_braces(<string> s)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={\type {show_path}}]
-
-\libindex{show_path}
-
-Like kpsewhich's \type {-show-path}:
-
-\startfunctioncall
-<string> r = kpse.show_path(<string> ftype)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={\type {var_value}}]
-
-\libindex{var_value}
-
-Like kpsewhich's \type {-var-value}:
-
-\startfunctioncall
-<string> r = kpse.var_value(<string> s)
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\startsubsection[title={\type {version}}]
-
-\libindex{version}
-
-Returns the kpathsea version string.
-
-\startfunctioncall
-<string> r = kpse.version()
-\stopfunctioncall
-
-\stopsubsection
-
-\stopsection
-
-\stopchapter
-
-\stopcomponent
+% language=uk + +% lua.newtable + +\environment luatex-style + +\startcomponent luatex-tex + +\startchapter[reference=tex,title={The \TEX\ related libraries}] + +\startsection[title={The \type {lua} library}][library=lua] + +\startsubsection[title={Version information}] + +\topicindex{libraries+\type{lua}} +\topicindex{version} + +\libindex{version} + +This library contains one read|-|only item: + +\starttyping +<string> s = lua.version +\stoptyping + +This returns the \LUA\ version identifier string. The value is currently +\directlua {tex.print(lua.version)}. + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={Bytecode registers}] + +\topicindex{bytecodes} +\topicindex{registers+bytecodes} + +\libindex{bytecode} +\libindex{setbytecode} +\libindex{getbytecode} + +\LUA\ registers can be used to store \LUA\ code chunks. The accepted values for +assignments are functions and \type {nil}. Likewise, the retrieved value is +either a function or \type {nil}. + +\starttyping +lua.bytecode[<number> n] = <function> f +lua.bytecode[<number> n]() +\stoptyping + +The contents of the \type {lua.bytecode} array is stored inside the format file +as actual \LUA\ bytecode, so it can also be used to preload \LUA\ code. The +function must not contain any upvalues. The associated function calls are: + +\startfunctioncall +<function> f = lua.getbytecode(<number> n) +lua.setbytecode(<number> n, <function> f) +\stopfunctioncall + +Note: Since a \LUA\ file loaded using \type {loadfile(filename)} is essentially +an anonymous function, a complete file can be stored in a bytecode register like +this: + +\startfunctioncall +lua.bytecode[n] = loadfile(filename) +\stopfunctioncall + +Now all definitions (functions, variables) contained in the file can be +created by executing this bytecode register: + +\startfunctioncall +lua.bytecode[n]() +\stopfunctioncall + +Note that the path of the file is stored in the \LUA\ bytecode to be used in +stack backtraces and therefore dumped into the format file if the above code is +used in \INITEX. If it contains private information, i.e. the user name, this +information is then contained in the format file as well. This should be kept in +mind when preloading files into a bytecode register in \INITEX. + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={Chunk name registers}] + +\libindex{name} +\libindex{setluaname} +\libindex{getluaname} + +There is an array of 65536 (0--65535) potential chunk names for use with the +\prm {directlua} and \lpr {latelua} primitives. + +\startfunctioncall +lua.name[<number> n] = <string> s +<string> s = lua.name[<number> n] +\stopfunctioncall + +If you want to unset a \LUA\ name, you can assign \type {nil} to it. The function +accessors are: + +\startfunctioncall +lua.setluaname(<string> s,<number> n]) +<string> s = lua.getluaname(<number> n) +\stopfunctioncall + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={Introspection}] + +\libindex{getstacktop} +\libindex{getcalllevel} + +The \type {getstacktop} and\type {getcalllevel} functions return numbers +indicating how much nesting is going on. They are only of use as breakpoints when +checking some mechanism going haywire. + +\stopsubsection + +\stopsection + +\startsection[title={The \type {status} library}][library=status] + +\topicindex{libraries+\type{status}} + +\libindex{list} +\libindex{resetmessages} +\libindex{setexitcode} + +This contains a number of run|-|time configuration items that you may find useful +in message reporting, as well as an iterator function that gets all of the names +and values as a table. + +\startfunctioncall +<table> info = status.list() +\stopfunctioncall + +The keys in the table are the known items, the value is the current value. Almost +all of the values in \type {status} are fetched through a metatable at run|-|time +whenever they are accessed, so you cannot use \type {pairs} on \type {status}, +but you {\it can\/} use \type {pairs} on \type {info}, of course. If you do not +need the full list, you can also ask for a single item by using its name as an +index into \type {status}. The current list is: + +\starttabulate[|l|p|] +\DB key \BC explanation \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \type{banner} \NC terminal display banner \NC \NR +\NC \type{best_page_break} \NC the current best break (a node) \NC \NR +\NC \type{buf_size} \NC current allocated size of the line buffer \NC \NR +\NC \type{callbacks} \NC total number of executed callbacks so far \NC \NR +\NC \type{cs_count} \NC number of control sequences \NC \NR +\NC \type{dest_names_size} \NC \PDF\ destination table size \NC \NR +\NC \type{dvi_gone} \NC written \DVI\ bytes \NC \NR +\NC \type{dvi_ptr} \NC not yet written \DVI\ bytes \NC \NR +\NC \type{dyn_used} \NC token (multi|-|word) memory in use \NC \NR +\NC \type{filename} \NC name of the current input file \NC \NR +\NC \type{fix_mem_end} \NC maximum number of used tokens \NC \NR +\NC \type{fix_mem_min} \NC minimum number of allocated words for tokens \NC \NR +\NC \type{fix_mem_max} \NC maximum number of allocated words for tokens \NC \NR +\NC \type{font_ptr} \NC number of active fonts \NC \NR +\NC \type{hash_extra} \NC extra allowed hash \NC \NR +\NC \type{hash_size} \NC size of hash \NC \NR +\NC \type{indirect_callbacks} \NC number of those that were themselves a result of other callbacks (e.g. file readers) \NC \NR +\NC \type{ini_version} \NC \type {true} if this is an \INITEX\ run \NC \NR +\NC \type{init_pool_ptr} \NC \INITEX\ string pool index \NC \NR +\NC \type{init_str_ptr} \NC number of \INITEX\ strings \NC \NR +\NC \type{input_ptr} \NC the level of input we're at \NC \NR +\NC \type{inputid} \NC numeric id of the current input \NC \NR +\NC \type{largest_used_mark} \NC max referenced marks class \NC \NR +\NC \type{lasterrorcontext} \NC last error context string (with newlines) \NC \NR +\NC \type{lasterrorstring} \NC last \TEX\ error string \NC \NR +\NC \type{lastluaerrorstring} \NC last \LUA\ error string \NC \NR +\NC \type{lastwarningstring} \NC last warning tag, normally an indication of in what part\NC \NR +\NC \type{lastwarningtag} \NC last warning string\NC \NR +\NC \type{linenumber} \NC location in the current input file \NC \NR +\NC \type{log_name} \NC name of the log file \NC \NR +\NC \type{luabytecode_bytes} \NC number of bytes in \LUA\ bytecode registers \NC \NR +\NC \type{luabytecodes} \NC number of active \LUA\ bytecode registers \NC \NR +\NC \type{luastate_bytes} \NC number of bytes in use by \LUA\ interpreters \NC \NR +\NC \type{luatex_engine} \NC the \LUATEX\ engine identifier \NC \NR +\NC \type{luatex_hashchars} \NC length to which \LUA\ hashes strings ($2^n$) \NC \NR +\NC \type{luatex_hashtype} \NC the hash method used (in \LUAJITTEX) \NC \NR +\NC \type{luatex_version} \NC the \LUATEX\ version number \NC \NR +\NC \type{luatex_revision} \NC the \LUATEX\ revision string \NC \NR +\NC \type{max_buf_stack} \NC max used buffer position \NC \NR +\NC \type{max_in_stack} \NC max used input stack entries \NC \NR +\NC \type{max_nest_stack} \NC max used nesting stack entries \NC \NR +\NC \type{max_param_stack} \NC max used parameter stack entries \NC \NR +\NC \type{max_save_stack} \NC max used save stack entries \NC \NR +\NC \type{max_strings} \NC maximum allowed strings \NC \NR +\NC \type{nest_size} \NC nesting stack size \NC \NR +\NC \type{node_mem_usage} \NC a string giving insight into currently used nodes \NC \NR +\NC \type{obj_ptr} \NC max \PDF\ object pointer \NC \NR +\NC \type{obj_tab_size} \NC \PDF\ object table size \NC \NR +\NC \type{output_active} \NC \type {true} if the \prm {output} routine is active \NC \NR +\NC \type{output_file_name} \NC name of the \PDF\ or \DVI\ file \NC \NR +\NC \type{param_size} \NC parameter stack size \NC \NR +\NC \type{pdf_dest_names_ptr} \NC max \PDF\ destination pointer \NC \NR +\NC \type{pdf_gone} \NC written \PDF\ bytes \NC \NR +\NC \type{pdf_mem_ptr} \NC max \PDF\ memory used \NC \NR +\NC \type{pdf_mem_size} \NC \PDF\ memory size \NC \NR +\NC \type{pdf_os_cntr} \NC max \PDF\ object stream pointer \NC \NR +\NC \type{pdf_os_objidx} \NC \PDF\ object stream index \NC \NR +\NC \type{pdf_ptr} \NC not yet written \PDF\ bytes \NC \NR +\NC \type{pool_ptr} \NC string pool index \NC \NR +\NC \type{pool_size} \NC current size allocated for string characters \NC \NR +\NC \type{save_size} \NC save stack size \NC \NR +\NC \type{shell_escape} \NC \type {0} means disabled, \type {1} means anything is permitted, and \type {2} is restricted \NC \NR +\NC \type{safer_option} \NC \type {1} means safer is enforced \NC \NR +\NC \type{kpse_used} \NC \type {1} means that kpse is used \NC \NR +\NC \type{stack_size} \NC input stack size \NC \NR +\NC \type{str_ptr} \NC number of strings \NC \NR +\NC \type{total_pages} \NC number of written pages \NC \NR +\NC \type{var_mem_max} \NC number of allocated words for nodes \NC \NR +\NC \type{var_used} \NC variable (one|-|word) memory in use \NC \NR +\NC \type{lc_collate} \NC the value of \type {LC_COLLATE} at startup time (becomes \type {C} at startup) \NC \NR +\NC \type{lc_ctype} \NC the value of \type {LC_CTYPE} at startup time (becomes \type {C} at startup) \NC \NR +%NC \type{lc_monetary} \NC the value of \type {LC_MONETARY} at startup time \NC \NR +\NC \type{lc_numeric} \NC the value of \type {LC_NUMERIC} at startup time \NC \NR +%NC \type{lc_time} \NC the value of \type {LC_TIME} at startup time (becomes \type {C} at startup) \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +The error and warning messages can be wiped with the \type {resetmessages} +function. A return value can be set with \type {setexitcode}. + +\stopsection + +\startsection[title={The \type {tex} library}][library=tex] + +\startsubsection[title={Introduction}] + +\topicindex{libraries+\type{tex}} + +The \type {tex} table contains a large list of virtual internal \TEX\ +parameters that are partially writable. + +The designation \quote {virtual} means that these items are not properly defined +in \LUA, but are only front\-ends that are handled by a metatable that operates +on the actual \TEX\ values. As a result, most of the \LUA\ table operators (like +\type {pairs} and \type {#}) do not work on such items. + +At the moment, it is possible to access almost every parameter that you can use +after \prm {the}, is a single tokens or is sort of special in \TEX. This excludes +parameters that need extra arguments, like \type {\the\scriptfont}. The subset +comprising simple integer and dimension registers are writable as well as +readable (like \prm {tracingcommands} and \prm {parindent}). + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={Internal parameter values, \type {set} and \type {get}}] + +\topicindex{parameters+internal} + +\libindex{set} \libindex{get} + +For all the parameters in this section, it is possible to access them directly +using their names as index in the \type {tex} table, or by using one of the +functions \type {tex.get} and \type {tex.set}. + +The exact parameters and return values differ depending on the actual parameter, +and so does whether \type {tex.set} has any effect. For the parameters that {\em +can} be set, it is possible to use \type {global} as the first argument to \type +{tex.set}; this makes the assignment global instead of local. + +\startfunctioncall +tex.set (["global",] <string> n, ...) +... = tex.get (<string> n) +\stopfunctioncall + +Glue is kind of special because there are five values involved. The return value +is a \nod {glue_spec} node but when you pass \type {false} as last argument to +\type {tex.get} you get the width of the glue and when you pass \type {true} you +get all five values. Otherwise you get a node which is a copy of the internal +value so you are responsible for its freeing at the \LUA\ end. When you set a +glue quantity you can either pass a \nod {glue_spec} or upto five numbers. If +you pass \type {true} to \type {get} you get 5 values returned for a glue and +when you pass \type {false} you only get the width returned. + +\subsubsection{Integer parameters} + +The integer parameters accept and return \LUA\ numbers. These are read|-|write: + +\starttwocolumns +\starttyping +tex.adjdemerits +tex.binoppenalty +tex.brokenpenalty +tex.catcodetable +tex.clubpenalty +tex.day +tex.defaulthyphenchar +tex.defaultskewchar +tex.delimiterfactor +tex.displaywidowpenalty +tex.doublehyphendemerits +tex.endlinechar +tex.errorcontextlines +tex.escapechar +tex.exhyphenpenalty +tex.fam +tex.finalhyphendemerits +tex.floatingpenalty +tex.globaldefs +tex.hangafter +tex.hbadness +tex.holdinginserts +tex.hyphenpenalty +tex.interlinepenalty +tex.language +tex.lastlinefit +tex.lefthyphenmin +tex.linepenalty +tex.localbrokenpenalty +tex.localinterlinepenalty +tex.looseness +tex.mag +tex.maxdeadcycles +tex.month +tex.newlinechar +tex.outputpenalty +tex.pausing +tex.postdisplaypenalty +tex.predisplaydirection +tex.predisplaypenalty +tex.pretolerance +tex.relpenalty +tex.righthyphenmin +tex.savinghyphcodes +tex.savingvdiscards +tex.showboxbreadth +tex.showboxdepth +tex.time +tex.tolerance +tex.tracingassigns +tex.tracingcommands +tex.tracinggroups +tex.tracingifs +tex.tracinglostchars +tex.tracingmacros +tex.tracingnesting +tex.tracingonline +tex.tracingoutput +tex.tracingpages +tex.tracingparagraphs +tex.tracingrestores +tex.tracingscantokens +tex.tracingstats +tex.uchyph +tex.vbadness +tex.widowpenalty +tex.year +\stoptyping +\stoptwocolumns + +These are read|-|only: + +\startthreecolumns +\starttyping +tex.deadcycles +tex.insertpenalties +tex.parshape +tex.prevgraf +tex.spacefactor +\stoptyping +\stopthreecolumns + +\subsubsection{Dimension parameters} + +The dimension parameters accept \LUA\ numbers (signifying scaled points) or +strings (with included dimension). The result is always a number in scaled +points. These are read|-|write: + +\startthreecolumns +\starttyping +tex.boxmaxdepth +tex.delimitershortfall +tex.displayindent +tex.displaywidth +tex.emergencystretch +tex.hangindent +tex.hfuzz +tex.hoffset +tex.hsize +tex.lineskiplimit +tex.mathsurround +tex.maxdepth +tex.nulldelimiterspace +tex.overfullrule +tex.pagebottomoffset +tex.pageheight +tex.pageleftoffset +tex.pagerightoffset +tex.pagetopoffset +tex.pagewidth +tex.parindent +tex.predisplaysize +tex.scriptspace +tex.splitmaxdepth +tex.vfuzz +tex.voffset +tex.vsize +tex.prevdepth +tex.prevgraf +tex.spacefactor +\stoptyping +\stopthreecolumns + +These are read|-|only: + +\startthreecolumns +\starttyping +tex.pagedepth +tex.pagefilllstretch +tex.pagefillstretch +tex.pagefilstretch +tex.pagegoal +tex.pageshrink +tex.pagestretch +tex.pagetotal +\stoptyping +\stopthreecolumns + +Beware: as with all \LUA\ tables you can add values to them. So, the following is +valid: + +\starttyping +tex.foo = 123 +\stoptyping + +When you access a \TEX\ parameter a look up takes place. For read||only variables +that means that you will get something back, but when you set them you create a +new entry in the table thereby making the original invisible. + +There are a few special cases that we make an exception for: \type {prevdepth}, +\type {prevgraf} and \type {spacefactor}. These normally are accessed via the +\type {tex.nest} table: + +\starttyping +tex.nest[tex.nest.ptr].prevdepth = p +tex.nest[tex.nest.ptr].spacefactor = s +\stoptyping + +However, the following also works: + +\starttyping +tex.prevdepth = p +tex.spacefactor = s +\stoptyping + +Keep in mind that when you mess with node lists directly at the \LUA\ end you +might need to update the top of the nesting stack's \type {prevdepth} explicitly +as there is no way \LUATEX\ can guess your intentions. By using the accessor in +the \type {tex} tables, you get and set the values at the top of the nesting +stack. + +\subsubsection{Direction parameters} + +The direction parameters are read|-|only and return a \LUA\ string. + +\startthreecolumns +\starttyping +tex.bodydir +tex.mathdir +tex.pagedir +tex.pardir +tex.textdir +\stoptyping +\stopthreecolumns + +\subsubsection{Glue parameters} + +The glue parameters accept and return a userdata object that represents a \nod {glue_spec} node. + +\startthreecolumns +\starttyping +tex.abovedisplayshortskip +tex.abovedisplayskip +tex.baselineskip +tex.belowdisplayshortskip +tex.belowdisplayskip +tex.leftskip +tex.lineskip +tex.parfillskip +tex.parskip +tex.rightskip +tex.spaceskip +tex.splittopskip +tex.tabskip +tex.topskip +tex.xspaceskip +\stoptyping +\stopthreecolumns + +\subsubsection{Muglue parameters} + +All muglue parameters are to be used read|-|only and return a \LUA\ string. + +\startthreecolumns +\starttyping +tex.medmuskip +tex.thickmuskip +tex.thinmuskip +\stoptyping +\stopthreecolumns + +\subsubsection{Tokenlist parameters} + +The tokenlist parameters accept and return \LUA\ strings. \LUA\ strings are +converted to and from token lists using \prm {the} \prm {toks} style expansion: +all category codes are either space (10) or other (12). It follows that assigning +to some of these, like \quote {tex.output}, is actually useless, but it feels bad +to make exceptions in view of a coming extension that will accept full|-|blown +token strings. + +\startthreecolumns +\starttyping +tex.errhelp +tex.everycr +tex.everydisplay +tex.everyeof +tex.everyhbox +tex.everyjob +tex.everymath +tex.everypar +tex.everyvbox +tex.output +\stoptyping +\stopthreecolumns + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={Convert commands}] + +\topicindex{convert commands} + +All \quote {convert} commands are read|-|only and return a \LUA\ string. The +supported commands at this moment are: + +\starttwocolumns +\starttyping +tex.eTeXVersion +tex.eTeXrevision +tex.formatname +tex.jobname +tex.luatexbanner +tex.luatexrevision +tex.fontname(number) +tex.uniformdeviate(number) +tex.number(number) +tex.romannumeral(number) +tex.fontidentifier(number) +\stoptyping +\stoptwocolumns + +If you are wondering why this list looks haphazard; these are all the cases of +the \quote {convert} internal command that do not require an argument, as well as +the ones that require only a simple numeric value. The special (\LUA|-|only) case +of \type {tex.fontidentifier} returns the \type {csname} string that matches a +font id number (if there is one). + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={Last item commands}] + +\topicindex{last items} + +All \quote {last item} commands are read|-|only and return a number. The +supported commands at this moment are: + +\startthreecolumns +\starttyping +tex.lastpenalty +tex.lastkern +tex.lastskip +tex.lastnodetype +tex.inputlineno +tex.lastxpos +tex.lastypos +tex.randomseed +tex.luatexversion +tex.eTeXminorversion +tex.eTeXversion +tex.currentgrouplevel +tex.currentgrouptype +tex.currentiflevel +tex.currentiftype +tex.currentifbranch +\stoptyping +\stopthreecolumns + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={Accessing registers: \type {set*}, \type {get*} and \type {is*}}] + +\topicindex{attributes} +\topicindex{registers} + +\libindex{attribute} \libindex{setattribute} \libindex{getattribute} \libindex{isattribute} +\libindex{count} \libindex{setcount} \libindex{getcount} \libindex{iscount} +\libindex{dimen} \libindex{setdimen} \libindex{getdimen} \libindex{isdimen} +\libindex{skip} \libindex{setskip} \libindex{getskip} \libindex{isskip} +\libindex{muskip} \libindex{setmuskip} \libindex{getmuskip} \libindex{ismuskip} +\libindex{glue} \libindex{setglue} \libindex{getglue} \libindex{isglue} +\libindex{muglue} \libindex{setmuglue} \libindex{getmuglue} \libindex{ismuglue} +\libindex{toks} \libindex{settoks} \libindex{gettoks} \libindex{istoks} +\libindex{box} \libindex{setbox} \libindex{getbox} \libindex{isbox} + +\libindex{scantoks} + +\TEX's attributes (\lpr {attribute}), counters (\prm {count}), dimensions (\prm +{dimen}), skips (\prm {skip}, \prm {muskip}) and token (\prm {toks}) registers +can be accessed and written to using two times five virtual sub|-|tables of the +\type {tex} table: + +\startthreecolumns +\starttyping +tex.attribute +tex.count +tex.dimen +tex.skip +tex.glue +tex.muskip +tex.muglue +tex.toks +\stoptyping +\stopthreecolumns + +It is possible to use the names of relevant \lpr {attributedef}, \prm {countdef}, +\prm {dimendef}, \prm {skipdef}, or \prm {toksdef} control sequences as indices +to these tables: + +\starttyping +tex.count.scratchcounter = 0 +enormous = tex.dimen['maxdimen'] +\stoptyping + +In this case, \LUATEX\ looks up the value for you on the fly. You have to use a +valid \prm {countdef} (or \lpr {attributedef}, or \prm {dimendef}, or \prm +{skipdef}, or \prm {toksdef}), anything else will generate an error (the intent +is to eventually also allow \type {<chardef tokens>} and even macros that expand +into a number). + +\startitemize + + \startitem + The count registers accept and return \LUA\ numbers. + \stopitem + + \startitem + The dimension registers accept \LUA\ numbers (in scaled points) or + strings (with an included absolute dimension; \type {em} and \type {ex} + and \type {px} are forbidden). The result is always a number in scaled + points. + \stopitem + + \startitem + The token registers accept and return \LUA\ strings. \LUA\ strings are + converted to and from token lists using \prm {the} \prm {toks} style + expansion: all category codes are either space (10) or other (12). + \stopitem + + \startitem + The skip registers accept and return \nod {glue_spec} userdata node + objects (see the description of the node interface elsewhere in this + manual). + \stopitem + + \startitem + The glue registers are just skip registers but instead of userdata + are verbose. + \stopitem + + \startitem + Like the counts, the attribute registers accept and return \LUA\ numbers. + \stopitem + +\stopitemize + +As an alternative to array addressing, there are also accessor functions defined +for all cases, for example, here is the set of possibilities for \prm {skip} +registers: + +\startfunctioncall +tex.setskip (["global",] <number> n, <node> s) +tex.setskip (["global",] <string> s, <node> s) +<node> s = tex.getskip (<number> n) +<node> s = tex.getskip (<string> s) +\stopfunctioncall + +We have similar setters for \type {count}, \type {dimen}, \type {muskip}, and +\type {toks}. Counters and dimen are represented by numbers, skips and muskips by +nodes, and toks by strings. + +Again the glue variants are not using the \nod {glue-spec} userdata nodes. The +\type {setglue} function accepts upto 5 arguments: width, stretch, shrink, +stretch order and shrink order and the \type {getglue} function reports them, +unless the second argument is \type {false} in which care only the width is +returned. + +Here is an example usign a threesome: + +\startfunctioncall +local d = tex.getdimen("foo") +if tex.isdimen("bar") then + tex.setdimen("bar",d) +end +\stopfunctioncall + +There are six extra skip (glue) related helpers: + +\startfunctioncall +tex.setglue (["global"], <number> n, + width, stretch, shrink, stretch_order, shrink_order) +tex.setglue (["global"], <string> s, + width, stretch, shrink, stretch_order, shrink_order) +width, stretch, shrink, stretch_order, shrink_order = + tex.getglue (<number> n) +width, stretch, shrink, stretch_order, shrink_order = + tex.getglue (<string> s) +\stopfunctioncall + +The other two are \type {tex.setmuglue} and \type {tex.getmuglue}. + +There are such helpers for \type {dimen}, \type {count}, \type {skip}, \type +{muskip}, \type {box} and \type {attribute} registers but the glue ones +are special because they have to deal with more properties. + +As with the general \type {get} and \type {set} function discussed before, for +the skip registers \type {getskip} returns a node and \type {getglue} returns +numbers, while \type {setskip} accepts a node and \type {setglue} expects upto 5 +numbers. Again, when you pass \type {false} as second argument to \type {getglue} +you only get the width returned. The same is true for the \type {mu} variants +\type {getmuskip}, \type {setmuskip}, \type {getmuskip} and\type {setmuskip}. + +For tokens registers we have an alternative where a catcode table is specified: + +\startfunctioncall +tex.scantoks(0,3,"$e=mc^2$") +tex.scantoks("global",0,"$\int\limits^1_2$") +\stopfunctioncall + +In the function-based interface, it is possible to define values globally by +using the string \type {global} as the first function argument. + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={Character code registers: \type {[get|set]*code[s]}}] + +\topicindex{characters+codes} + +\libindex{lccode} \libindex{setlccode} \libindex{getlccode} +\libindex{uccode} \libindex{setuccode} \libindex{getuccode} +\libindex{sfcode} \libindex{setsfcode} \libindex{getsfcode} +\libindex{catcode} \libindex{setcatcode} \libindex{getcatcode} +\libindex{mathcode} \libindex{setmathcode} \libindex{getmathcode} +\libindex{delcode} \libindex{setdelcode} \libindex{getdelcode} + +\libindex{setdelcodes} \libindex{getdelcodes} +\libindex{setmathcodes} \libindex{getmathcodes} + +\TEX's character code tables (\prm {lccode}, \prm {uccode}, \prm {sfcode}, \prm +{catcode}, \prm {mathcode}, \prm {delcode}) can be accessed and written to using +six virtual subtables of the \type {tex} table + +\startthreecolumns +\starttyping +tex.lccode +tex.uccode +tex.sfcode +tex.catcode +tex.mathcode +tex.delcode +\stoptyping +\stopthreecolumns + +The function call interfaces are roughly as above, but there are a few twists. +\type {sfcode}s are the simple ones: + +\startfunctioncall +tex.setsfcode (["global",] <number> n, <number> s) +<number> s = tex.getsfcode (<number> n) +\stopfunctioncall + +The function call interface for \type {lccode} and \type {uccode} additionally +allows you to set the associated sibling at the same time: + +\startfunctioncall +tex.setlccode (["global"], <number> n, <number> lc) +tex.setlccode (["global"], <number> n, <number> lc, <number> uc) +<number> lc = tex.getlccode (<number> n) +tex.setuccode (["global"], <number> n, <number> uc) +tex.setuccode (["global"], <number> n, <number> uc, <number> lc) +<number> uc = tex.getuccode (<number> n) +\stopfunctioncall + +The function call interface for \type {catcode} also allows you to specify a +category table to use on assignment or on query (default in both cases is the +current one): + +\startfunctioncall +tex.setcatcode (["global"], <number> n, <number> c) +tex.setcatcode (["global"], <number> cattable, <number> n, <number> c) +<number> lc = tex.getcatcode (<number> n) +<number> lc = tex.getcatcode (<number> cattable, <number> n) +\stopfunctioncall + +The interfaces for \type {delcode} and \type {mathcode} use small array tables to +set and retrieve values: + +\startfunctioncall +tex.setmathcode (["global"], <number> n, <table> mval ) +<table> mval = tex.getmathcode (<number> n) +tex.setdelcode (["global"], <number> n, <table> dval ) +<table> dval = tex.getdelcode (<number> n) +\stopfunctioncall + +Where the table for \type {mathcode} is an array of 3 numbers, like this: + +\starttyping +{ + <number> class, + <number> family, + <number> character +} +\stoptyping + +And the table for \type {delcode} is an array with 4 numbers, like this: + +\starttyping +{ + <number> small_fam, + <number> small_char, + <number> large_fam, + <number> large_char +} +\stoptyping + +You can also avoid the table: + +\startfunctioncall +tex.setmathcode (["global"], <number> n, <number> class, + <number> family, <number> character) +class, family, char = + tex.getmathcodes (<number> n) +tex.setdelcode (["global"], <number> n, <number> smallfam, + <number> smallchar, <number> largefam, <number> largechar) +smallfam, smallchar, largefam, largechar = + tex.getdelcodes (<number> n) +\stopfunctioncall + +Normally, the third and fourth values in a delimiter code assignment will be zero +according to \lpr {Udelcode} usage, but the returned table can have values there +(if the delimiter code was set using \prm {delcode}, for example). Unset \type +{delcode}'s can be recognized because \type {dval[1]} is $-1$. + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={Box registers: \type {[get|set]box}}] + +\topicindex{registers} +\topicindex{boxes} + +\libindex{box} +\libindex{setbox} \libindex{getbox} + +It is possible to set and query actual boxes, coming for instance from \prm +{hbox}, \prm {vbox} or \prm {vtop}, using the node interface as defined in the +\type {node} library: + +\starttyping +tex.box +\stoptyping + +for array access, or + +\starttyping +tex.setbox(["global",] <number> n, <node> s) +tex.setbox(["global",] <string> cs, <node> s) +<node> n = tex.getbox(<number> n) +<node> n = tex.getbox(<string> cs) +\stoptyping + +for function|-|based access. In the function-based interface, it is possible to +define values globally by using the string \type {global} as the first function +argument. + +Be warned that an assignment like + +\starttyping +tex.box[0] = tex.box[2] +\stoptyping + +does not copy the node list, it just duplicates a node pointer. If \type {\box2} +will be cleared by \TEX\ commands later on, the contents of \type {\box0} becomes +invalid as well. To prevent this from happening, always use \type +{node.copy_list} unless you are assigning to a temporary variable: + +\starttyping +tex.box[0] = node.copy_list(tex.box[2]) +\stoptyping + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={Reusing boxes: \type {[use|save]boxresource} and \type {getboxresourcedimensions}}] + +\topicindex{boxes+reuse} + +\libindex{useboxresource} +\libindex{saveboxresource} +\libindex{getboxresourcedimensions} + +The following function will register a box for reuse (this is modelled after so +called xforms in \PDF). You can (re)use the box with \lpr {useboxresource} or +by creating a rule node with subtype~2. + +\starttyping +local index = tex.saveboxresource(n,attributes,resources,immediate,type,margin) +\stoptyping + +The optional second and third arguments are strings, the fourth is a boolean. The +fifth argument is a type. When set to non|-|zero the \type {/Type} entry is +omitted. A value of 1 or 3 still writes a \type {/BBox}, while 2 or 3 will write +a \type {/Matrix}. The sixth argument is the (virtual) margin that extends beyond +the effective boundingbox as seen by \TEX. Instead of a box number one can also +pass a \type {[h|v]list} node. + +You can generate the reference (a rule type) with: + +\starttyping +local reused = tex.useboxresource(n,wd,ht,dp) +\stoptyping + +The dimensions are optional and the final ones are returned as extra values. The +following is just a bonus (no dimensions returned means that the resource is +unknown): + +\starttyping +local w, h, d, m = tex.getboxresourcedimensions(n) +\stoptyping + +This returns the width, height, depth and margin of the resource. + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={\type {triggerbuildpage}}] + +\topicindex{pages} + +\libindex{triggerbuildpage} + +You should not expect to much from the \type {triggerbuildpage} helpers because +often \TEX\ doesn't do much if it thinks nothing has to be done, but it might be +useful for some applications. It just does as it says it calls the internal +function that build a page, given that there is something to build. + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={\type {splitbox}}] + +\topicindex{boxes+split} + +\libindex{splitbox} + +You can split a box: + +\starttyping +local vlist = tex.splitbox(n,height,mode) +\stoptyping + +The remainder is kept in the original box and a packaged vlist is returned. This +operation is comparable to the \prm {vsplit} operation. The mode can be \type +{additional} or \type {exactly} and concerns the split off box. + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={Accessing math parameters: \type {[get|set]math}}] + +\topicindex{math+parameters} +\topicindex{parameters+math} + +\libindex{setmath} +\libindex{getmath} + +It is possible to set and query the internal math parameters using: + +\startfunctioncall +tex.setmath(["global",] <string> n, <string> t, <number> n) +<number> n = tex.getmath(<string> n, <string> t) +\stopfunctioncall + +As before an optional first parameter \type {global} indicates a global +assignment. + +The first string is the parameter name minus the leading \quote {Umath}, and the +second string is the style name minus the trailing \quote {style}. Just to be +complete, the values for the math parameter name are: + +\starttyping +quad axis operatorsize +overbarkern overbarrule overbarvgap +underbarkern underbarrule underbarvgap +radicalkern radicalrule radicalvgap +radicaldegreebefore radicaldegreeafter radicaldegreeraise +stackvgap stacknumup stackdenomdown +fractionrule fractionnumvgap fractionnumup +fractiondenomvgap fractiondenomdown fractiondelsize +limitabovevgap limitabovebgap limitabovekern +limitbelowvgap limitbelowbgap limitbelowkern +underdelimitervgap underdelimiterbgap +overdelimitervgap overdelimiterbgap +subshiftdrop supshiftdrop subshiftdown +subsupshiftdown subtopmax supshiftup +supbottommin supsubbottommax subsupvgap +spaceafterscript connectoroverlapmin +ordordspacing ordopspacing ordbinspacing ordrelspacing +ordopenspacing ordclosespacing ordpunctspacing ordinnerspacing +opordspacing opopspacing opbinspacing oprelspacing +opopenspacing opclosespacing oppunctspacing opinnerspacing +binordspacing binopspacing binbinspacing binrelspacing +binopenspacing binclosespacing binpunctspacing bininnerspacing +relordspacing relopspacing relbinspacing relrelspacing +relopenspacing relclosespacing relpunctspacing relinnerspacing +openordspacing openopspacing openbinspacing openrelspacing +openopenspacing openclosespacing openpunctspacing openinnerspacing +closeordspacing closeopspacing closebinspacing closerelspacing +closeopenspacing closeclosespacing closepunctspacing closeinnerspacing +punctordspacing punctopspacing punctbinspacing punctrelspacing +punctopenspacing punctclosespacing punctpunctspacing punctinnerspacing +innerordspacing inneropspacing innerbinspacing innerrelspacing +inneropenspacing innerclosespacing innerpunctspacing innerinnerspacing +\stoptyping + +The values for the style parameter are: + +\starttyping +display crampeddisplay +text crampedtext +script crampedscript +scriptscript crampedscriptscript +\stoptyping + +The value is either a number (representing a dimension or number) or a glue spec +node representing a muskip for \type {ordordspacing} and similar spacing +parameters. + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={Special list heads: \type {[get|set]list}}] + +\topicindex{lists} + +\libindex{lists} +\libindex{setlist} +\libindex{getlist} + +The virtual table \type {tex.lists} contains the set of internal registers that +keep track of building page lists. + +\starttabulate[|l|p|] +\DB field \BC explanation \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \type{page_ins_head} \NC circular list of pending insertions \NC \NR +\NC \type{contrib_head} \NC the recent contributions \NC \NR +\NC \type{page_head} \NC the current page content \NC \NR +%NC \type{temp_head} \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{hold_head} \NC used for held-over items for next page \NC \NR +\NC \type{adjust_head} \NC head of the current \prm {vadjust} list \NC \NR +\NC \type{pre_adjust_head} \NC head of the current \type {\vadjust pre} list \NC \NR +%NC \type{align_head} \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{page_discards_head} \NC head of the discarded items of a page break \NC \NR +\NC \type{split_discards_head} \NC head of the discarded items in a vsplit \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +The getter and setter functions are \type {getlist} and \type {setlist}. You have +to be careful with what you set as \TEX\ can have expectations with regards to +how a list is constructed or in what state it is. + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={Semantic nest levels: \type {getnest} and \type {ptr}}] + +\topicindex{nesting} + +\libindex{nest} +\libindex{ptr} +%libindex{setnest} % only a message +\libindex{getnest} + +The virtual table \type {nest} contains the currently active semantic nesting +state. It has two main parts: a zero-based array of userdata for the semantic +nest itself, and the numerical value \type {ptr}, which gives the highest +available index. Neither the array items in \type {nest[]} nor \type {ptr} can be +assigned to (as this would confuse the typesetting engine beyond repair), but you +can assign to the individual values inside the array items, e.g.\ \type +{tex.nest[tex.nest.ptr].prevdepth}. + +\type {tex.nest[tex.nest.ptr]} is the current nest state, \type {nest[0]} the +outermost (main vertical list) level. The getter function is \type {getnest}. You +can pass a number (which gives you a list), nothing or \type {top}, which returns +the topmost list, or the string \type {ptr} which gives you the index of the +topmost list. + +The known fields are: + +\starttabulate[|l|l|l|p|] +\DB key \BC type \BC modes \BC explanation \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \type{mode} \NC number \NC all \NC the meaning of these numbers depends on the engine + and sometimes even the version; you can use \typ + {tex.getmodevalues()} to get the mapping: positive + values signal vertical, horizontal and math mode, + while negative values indicate inner and inline + variants \NC \NR +\NC \type{modeline} \NC number \NC all \NC source input line where this mode was entered in, + negative inside the output routine \NC \NR +\NC \type{head} \NC node \NC all \NC the head of the current list \NC \NR +\NC \type{tail} \NC node \NC all \NC the tail of the current list \NC \NR +\NC \type{prevgraf} \NC number \NC vmode \NC number of lines in the previous paragraph \NC \NR +\NC \type{prevdepth} \NC number \NC vmode \NC depth of the previous paragraph \NC \NR +\NC \type{spacefactor} \NC number \NC hmode \NC the current space factor \NC \NR +\NC \type{dirs} \NC node \NC hmode \NC used for temporary storage by the line break algorithm\NC \NR +\NC \type{noad} \NC node \NC mmode \NC used for temporary storage of a pending fraction numerator, + for \prm {over} etc. \NC \NR +\NC \type{delimptr} \NC node \NC mmode \NC used for temporary storage of the previous math delimiter, + for \prm {middle} \NC \NR +\NC \type{mathdir} \NC boolean \NC mmode \NC true when during math processing the \lpr {mathdir} is not + the same as the surrounding \lpr {textdir} \NC \NR +\NC \type{mathstyle} \NC number \NC mmode \NC the current \lpr {mathstyle} \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[reference=sec:luaprint,title={Print functions}] + +\topicindex{printing} + +The \type {tex} table also contains the three print functions that are the major +interface from \LUA\ scripting to \TEX. The arguments to these three functions +are all stored in an in|-|memory virtual file that is fed to the \TEX\ scanner as +the result of the expansion of \prm {directlua}. + +The total amount of returnable text from a \prm {directlua} command is only +limited by available system \RAM. However, each separate printed string has to +fit completely in \TEX's input buffer. The result of using these functions from +inside callbacks is undefined at the moment. + +\subsubsection{\type {print}} + +\libindex{print} + +\startfunctioncall +tex.print(<string> s, ...) +tex.print(<number> n, <string> s, ...) +tex.print(<table> t) +tex.print(<number> n, <table> t) +\stopfunctioncall + +Each string argument is treated by \TEX\ as a separate input line. If there is a +table argument instead of a list of strings, this has to be a consecutive array +of strings to print (the first non-string value will stop the printing process). + +The optional parameter can be used to print the strings using the catcode regime +defined by \lpr {catcodetable}~\type {n}. If \type {n} is $-1$, the currently +active catcode regime is used. If \type {n} is $-2$, the resulting catcodes are +the result of \prm {the} \prm {toks}: all category codes are 12 (other) except for +the space character, that has category code 10 (space). Otherwise, if \type {n} +is not a valid catcode table, then it is ignored, and the currently active +catcode regime is used instead. + +The very last string of the very last \type {tex.print} command in a \prm +{directlua} will not have the \prm {endlinechar} appended, all others do. + +\subsubsection{\type {sprint}} + +\libindex{sprint} + +\startfunctioncall +tex.sprint(<string> s, ...) +tex.sprint(<number> n, <string> s, ...) +tex.sprint(<table> t) +tex.sprint(<number> n, <table> t) +\stopfunctioncall + +Each string argument is treated by \TEX\ as a special kind of input line that +makes it suitable for use as a partial line input mechanism: + +\startitemize[packed] +\startitem + \TEX\ does not switch to the \quote {new line} state, so that leading spaces + are not ignored. +\stopitem +\startitem + No \prm {endlinechar} is inserted. +\stopitem +\startitem + Trailing spaces are not removed. Note that this does not prevent \TEX\ itself + from eating spaces as result of interpreting the line. For example, in + + \starttyping + before\directlua{tex.sprint("\\relax")tex.sprint(" inbetween")}after + \stoptyping + + the space before \type {in between} will be gobbled as a result of the \quote + {normal} scanning of \prm {relax}. +\stopitem +\stopitemize + +If there is a table argument instead of a list of strings, this has to be a +consecutive array of strings to print (the first non-string value will stop the +printing process). + +The optional argument sets the catcode regime, as with \type {tex.print}. This +influences the string arguments (or numbers turned into strings). + +Although this needs to be used with care, you can also pass token or node +userdata objects. These get injected into the stream. Tokens had best be valid +tokens, while nodes need to be around when they get injected. Therefore it is +important to realize the following: + +\startitemize +\startitem + When you inject a token, you need to pass a valid token userdata object. This + object will be collected by \LUA\ when it no longer is referenced. When it gets + printed to \TEX\ the token itself gets copied so there is no interference with the + \LUA\ garbage collection. You manage the object yourself. Because tokens are + actually just numbers, there is no real extra overhead at the \TEX\ end. +\stopitem +\startitem + When you inject a node, you need to pass a valid node userdata object. The + node related to the object will not be collected by \LUA\ when it no longer + is referenced. It lives on at the \TEX\ end in its own memory space. When it + gets printed to \TEX\ the node reference is used assuming that node stays + around. There is no \LUA\ garbage collection involved. Again, you manage the + object yourself. The node itself is freed when \TEX\ is done with it. +\stopitem +\stopitemize + +If you consider the last remark you might realize that we have a problem when a +printed mix of strings, tokens and nodes is reused. Inside \TEX\ the sequence +becomes a linked list of input buffers. So, \type {"123"} or \type {"\foo{123}"} +gets read and parsed on the fly, while \typ {<token userdata>} already is +tokenized and effectively is a token list now. A \typ {<node userdata>} is also +tokenized into a token list but it has a reference to a real node. Normally this +goes fine. But now assume that you store the whole lot in a macro: in that case +the tokenized node can be flushed many times. But, after the first such flush the +node is used and its memory freed. You can prevent this by using copies which is +controlled by setting \lpr {luacopyinputnodes} to a non|-|zero value. This is one +of these fuzzy areas you have to live with if you really mess with these low +level issues. + +\subsubsection{\type {tprint}} + +\libindex{tprint} + +\startfunctioncall +tex.tprint({<number> n, <string> s, ...}, {...}) +\stopfunctioncall + +This function is basically a shortcut for repeated calls to \type +{tex.sprint(<number> n, <string> s, ...)}, once for each of the supplied argument +tables. + +\subsubsection{\type {cprint}} + +\libindex{cprint} + +This function takes a number indicating the to be used catcode, plus either a +table of strings or an argument list of strings that will be pushed into the +input stream. + +\startfunctioncall +tex.cprint( 1," 1: $&{\\foo}") tex.print("\\par") -- a lot of \bgroup s +tex.cprint( 2," 2: $&{\\foo}") tex.print("\\par") -- matching \egroup s +tex.cprint( 9," 9: $&{\\foo}") tex.print("\\par") -- all get ignored +tex.cprint(10,"10: $&{\\foo}") tex.print("\\par") -- all become spaces +tex.cprint(11,"11: $&{\\foo}") tex.print("\\par") -- letters +tex.cprint(12,"12: $&{\\foo}") tex.print("\\par") -- other characters +tex.cprint(14,"12: $&{\\foo}") tex.print("\\par") -- comment triggers +\stopfunctioncall + +% \subsubsection{\type {write}, \type {twrite}, \type {nwrite}} +\subsubsection{\type {write}} + +\libindex{write} +% \libindex{twrite} +% \libindex{nwrite} + +\startfunctioncall +tex.write(<string> s, ...) +tex.write(<table> t) +\stopfunctioncall + +Each string argument is treated by \TEX\ as a special kind of input line that +makes it suitable for use as a quick way to dump information: + +\startitemize +\item All catcodes on that line are either \quote{space} (for '~') or \quote + {character} (for all others). +\item There is no \prm {endlinechar} appended. +\stopitemize + +If there is a table argument instead of a list of strings, this has to be a +consecutive array of strings to print (the first non-string value will stop the +printing process). + +% The functions \type {twrite} and \type {nwrite} can be used to write a token or +% node back to \TEX\, possibly intermixed with regular strings that will be +% tokenized. You have to make sure that you pass the right data because sometimes +% \TEX\ has expectations that need to be met. + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={Helper functions}] + +\subsubsection{\type {round}} + +\topicindex {helpers} + +\libindex{round} + +\startfunctioncall +<number> n = tex.round(<number> o) +\stopfunctioncall + +Rounds \LUA\ number \type {o}, and returns a number that is in the range of a +valid \TEX\ register value. If the number starts out of range, it generates a +\quote {number too big} error as well. + +\subsubsection{\type {scale}} + +\libindex{scale} + +\startfunctioncall +<number> n = tex.scale(<number> o, <number> delta) +<table> n = tex.scale(table o, <number> delta) +\stopfunctioncall + +Multiplies the \LUA\ numbers \type {o} and \nod {delta}, and returns a rounded +number that is in the range of a valid \TEX\ register value. In the table +version, it creates a copy of the table with all numeric top||level values scaled +in that manner. If the multiplied number(s) are of range, it generates +\quote{number too big} error(s) as well. + +Note: the precision of the output of this function will depend on your computer's +architecture and operating system, so use with care! An interface to \LUATEX's +internal, 100\% portable scale function will be added at a later date. + +\subsubsection{\type {number} and \type {romannumeral}} + +\libindex{number} +\libindex{romannumeral} + +These are the companions to the primitives \prm {number} and \prm +{romannumeral}. They can be used like: + +\startfunctioncall +tex.print(tex.romannumeral(123)) +\stopfunctioncall + +\subsubsection{\type {fontidentifier} and \type {fontname}} + +\libindex{fontidentifier} +\libindex{fontname} + +The first one returns the name only, the second one reports the size too. + +\startfunctioncall +tex.print(tex.fontname(tex.fontname)) +tex.print(tex.fontname(tex.fontidentidier)) +\stopfunctioncall + +\subsubsection{\type {sp}} + +\libindex{sp} + +\startfunctioncall +<number> n = tex.sp(<number> o) +<number> n = tex.sp(<string> s) +\stopfunctioncall + +Converts the number \type {o} or a string \type {s} that represents an explicit +dimension into an integer number of scaled points. + +For parsing the string, the same scanning and conversion rules are used that +\LUATEX\ would use if it was scanning a dimension specifier in its \TEX|-|like +input language (this includes generating errors for bad values), expect for the +following: + +\startitemize[n] +\startitem + only explicit values are allowed, control sequences are not handled +\stopitem +\startitem + infinite dimension units (\type {fil...}) are forbidden +\stopitem +\startitem + \type {mu} units do not generate an error (but may not be useful either) +\stopitem +\stopitemize + +\subsubsection{\type {tex.getlinenumber} and \type {tex.setlinenumber}} + +\libindex{getlinenumber} +\libindex{setlinenumber} + +You can mess with the current line number: + +\startfunctioncall +local n = tex.getlinenumber() +tex.setlinenumber(n+10) +\stopfunctioncall + +which can be shortcut to: + +\startfunctioncall +tex.setlinenumber(10,true) +\stopfunctioncall + +This might be handy when you have a callback that read numbers from a file and +combines them in one line (in which case an error message probably has to refer +to the original line). Interference with \TEX's internal handling of numbers is +of course possible. + +\subsubsection{\type {error} and \type {show_context}} + +\topicindex{errors} + +\libindex{error} +\libindex{show_context} + +\startfunctioncall +tex.error(<string> s) +tex.error(<string> s, <table> help) +\stopfunctioncall + +This creates an error somewhat like the combination of \prm {errhelp} and \prm +{errmessage} would. During this error, deletions are disabled. + +The array part of the \type {help} table has to contain strings, one for each +line of error help. + +In case of an error the \type {show_context} function will show the current +context where we're at (in the expansion). + +\subsubsection{\type {run}, \type {finish}} + +\libindex{run} +\libindex{finish} + +These two functions start the interpretations and force its end. A runs normally +boils down to \TEX\ entering the so called main loop. A token is fetched and +depending on it current meaning some actions takes place. Sometimes that actions +comes immediately, sometimes more scanning is needed. Quite often tokens get +pushed back into the input. This all means that the \TEX\ scanner is constantly +pushing and popping input states, but in the end after all the action is done +returns to the main loop. + +\subsubsection{\type {runtoks}} + +Because of the fact that \TEX\ is in a complex dance of expanding, dealing with +fonts, typesetting paragraphs, messing around with boxes, building pages, and so +on, you cannot easily run a nested \TEX\ run (read nested main loop). However, +there is an option to force a local run with \type {runtoks}. The content of the +given token list register gets expanded locally after which we return to where we +triggered this expansion, at the \LUA\ end. Instead a function can get passed +that does some work. You have to make sure that at the end \TEX\ is in a sane +state and this is not always trivial. A more complex mechanism would complicate +\TEX\ itself (and probably also harm performance) so this simple local expansion +loop has to do. + +\startfunctioncall +tex.runtoks(<token register>) +tex.runtoks(<lua function>) +\stopfunctioncall + +When the \prm {tracingnesting} parameter is set to a value larger than~2 some +information is reported about the state of the local loop. + +\subsubsection{\type {forcehmode}} + +\libindex{forcehmode} + +An example of a (possible error triggering) complication is that \TEX\ expects to +be in some state, say horizontal mode, and you have to make sure it is when you +start feeding back something from \LUA\ into \TEX. Normally a user will not run +into issues but when you start writing tokens or nodes or have a nested run there +can be situations that you need to run \type {forcehmode}. There is no recipe for +this and intercepting possible cases would weaken \LUATEX's flexibility. + +\subsubsection{\type {hashtokens}} + +\libindex{hashtokens} + +\topicindex{hash} + +\startfunctioncall +for i,v in pairs (tex.hashtokens()) do ... end +\stopfunctioncall + +Returns a list of names. This can be useful for debugging, but note that this +also reports control sequences that may be unreachable at this moment due to +local redefinitions: it is strictly a dump of the hash table. You can use \type +{token.create} to inspect properties, for instance when the \type {command} key +in a created table equals \type {123}, you have the \type {cmdname} value \type +{undefined_cs}. + +\subsubsection{\type {definefont}} + +\topicindex{fonts+defining} + +\libindex{definefont} + +\startfunctioncall +tex.definefont(<string> csname, <number> fontid) +tex.definefont(<boolean> global, <string> csname, <number> fontid) +\stopfunctioncall + +Associates \type {csname} with the internal font number \type {fontid}. The +definition is global if (and only if) \type {global} is specified and true (the +setting of \type {globaldefs} is not taken into account). + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[reference=luaprimitives,title={Functions for dealing with primitives}] + +\subsubsection{\type {enableprimitives}} + +\libindex{enableprimitives} + +\topicindex{initialization} +\topicindex{primitives} + +\startfunctioncall +tex.enableprimitives(<string> prefix, <table> primitive names) +\stopfunctioncall + +This function accepts a prefix string and an array of primitive names. For each +combination of \quote {prefix} and \quote {name}, the \type +{tex.enableprimitives} first verifies that \quote {name} is an actual primitive +(it must be returned by one of the \type {tex.extraprimitives} calls explained +below, or part of \TEX82, or \prm {directlua}). If it is not, \type +{tex.enableprimitives} does nothing and skips to the next pair. + +But if it is, then it will construct a csname variable by concatenating the +\quote {prefix} and \quote {name}, unless the \quote {prefix} is already the +actual prefix of \quote {name}. In the latter case, it will discard the \quote +{prefix}, and just use \quote {name}. + +Then it will check for the existence of the constructed csname. If the csname is +currently undefined (note: that is not the same as \prm {relax}), it will +globally define the csname to have the meaning: run code belonging to the +primitive \quote {name}. If for some reason the csname is already defined, it +does nothing and tries the next pair. + +An example: + +\starttyping +tex.enableprimitives('LuaTeX', {'formatname'}) +\stoptyping + +will define \type {\LuaTeXformatname} with the same intrinsic meaning as the +documented primitive \lpr {formatname}, provided that the control sequences \type +{\LuaTeXformatname} is currently undefined. + +When \LUATEX\ is run with \type {--ini} only the \TEX82 primitives and \prm +{directlua} are available, so no extra primitives {\bf at all}. + +If you want to have all the new functionality available using their default +names, as it is now, you will have to add + +\starttyping +\ifx\directlua\undefined \else + \directlua {tex.enableprimitives('',tex.extraprimitives ())} +\fi +\stoptyping + +near the beginning of your format generation file. Or you can choose different +prefixes for different subsets, as you see fit. + +Calling some form of \type {tex.enableprimitives} is highly important though, +because if you do not, you will end up with a \TEX82-lookalike that can run \LUA\ +code but not do much else. The defined csnames are (of course) saved in the +format and will be available at runtime. + +\subsubsection{\type {extraprimitives}} + +\libindex{extraprimitives} + +\startfunctioncall +<table> t = tex.extraprimitives(<string> s, ...) +\stopfunctioncall + +This function returns a list of the primitives that originate from the engine(s) +given by the requested string value(s). The possible values and their (current) +return values are given in the following table. In addition the somewhat special +primitives \quote{\tex{ }}, \quote{\tex {/}} and \quote{\type {-}} are defined. + +\startluacode +function document.showprimitives(tag) + for k, v in table.sortedpairs(tex.extraprimitives(tag)) do + if v ~= ' ' and v ~= "/" and v ~= "-" then + context.type(v) + context.space() + end + end +end +\stopluacode + +\starttabulate[|l|pl|] +\DB name \BC values \NC \NR +\TB +\NC tex \NC \ctxlua{document.showprimitives('tex') } \NC \NR +\NC core \NC \ctxlua{document.showprimitives('core') } \NC \NR +\NC etex \NC \ctxlua{document.showprimitives('etex') } \NC \NR +\NC luatex \NC \ctxlua{document.showprimitives('luatex') } \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +Note that \type {luatex} does not contain \type {directlua}, as that is +considered to be a core primitive, along with all the \TEX82 primitives, so it is +part of the list that is returned from \type {'core'}. + +Running \type {tex.extraprimitives} will give you the complete list of +primitives \type {-ini} startup. It is exactly equivalent to \type +{tex.extraprimitives("etex","luatex")}. + +\subsubsection{\type {primitives}} + +\libindex{primitives} + +\startfunctioncall +<table> t = tex.primitives() +\stopfunctioncall + +This function returns a list of all primitives that \LUATEX\ knows about. + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={Core functionality interfaces}] + +\subsubsection{\type {badness}} + +\libindex{badness} + +\startfunctioncall +<number> b = tex.badness(<number> t, <number> s) +\stopfunctioncall + +This helper function is useful during linebreak calculations. \type {t} and \type +{s} are scaled values; the function returns the badness for when total \type {t} +is supposed to be made from amounts that sum to \type {s}. The returned number is +a reasonable approximation of \mathematics {100(t/s)^3}; + +\subsubsection{\type {tex.resetparagraph}} + +\topicindex {paragraphs+reset} + +\libindex{resetparagraph} + +This function resets the parameters that \TEX\ normally resets when a new paragraph +is seen. + +\subsubsection{\type {linebreak}} + +\topicindex {linebreaks} + +\libindex{linebreak} + +\startfunctioncall +local <node> nodelist, <table> info = + tex.linebreak(<node> listhead, <table> parameters) +\stopfunctioncall + +The understood parameters are as follows: + +\starttabulate[|l|l|p|] +\DB name \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \type{pardir} \NC string \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{pretolerance} \NC number \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{tracingparagraphs} \NC number \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{tolerance} \NC number \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{looseness} \NC number \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{hyphenpenalty} \NC number \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{exhyphenpenalty} \NC number \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{pdfadjustspacing} \NC number \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{adjdemerits} \NC number \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{pdfprotrudechars} \NC number \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{linepenalty} \NC number \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{lastlinefit} \NC number \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{doublehyphendemerits} \NC number \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{finalhyphendemerits} \NC number \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{hangafter} \NC number \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{interlinepenalty} \NC number or table \NC if a table, then it is an array like \prm {interlinepenalties} \NC \NR +\NC \type{clubpenalty} \NC number or table \NC if a table, then it is an array like \prm {clubpenalties} \NC \NR +\NC \type{widowpenalty} \NC number or table \NC if a table, then it is an array like \prm {widowpenalties} \NC \NR +\NC \type{brokenpenalty} \NC number \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{emergencystretch} \NC number \NC in scaled points \NC \NR +\NC \type{hangindent} \NC number \NC in scaled points \NC \NR +\NC \type{hsize} \NC number \NC in scaled points \NC \NR +\NC \type{leftskip} \NC glue_spec node \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{rightskip} \NC glue_spec node \NC \NC \NR +\NC \type{parshape} \NC table \NC \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +Note that there is no interface for \prm {displaywidowpenalties}, you have to +pass the right choice for \type {widowpenalties} yourself. + +It is your own job to make sure that \type {listhead} is a proper paragraph list: +this function does not add any nodes to it. To be exact, if you want to replace +the core line breaking, you may have to do the following (when you are not +actually working in the \cbk {pre_linebreak_filter} or \cbk {linebreak_filter} +callbacks, or when the original list starting at listhead was generated in +horizontal mode): + +\startitemize +\startitem + add an \quote {indent box} and perhaps a \nod {local_par} node at the start + (only if you need them) +\stopitem +\startitem + replace any found final glue by an infinite penalty (or add such a penalty, + if the last node is not a glue) +\stopitem +\startitem + add a glue node for the \prm {parfillskip} after that penalty node +\stopitem +\startitem + make sure all the \type {prev} pointers are OK +\stopitem +\stopitemize + +The result is a node list, it still needs to be vpacked if you want to assign it +to a \prm {vbox}. The returned \type {info} table contains four values that are +all numbers: + +\starttabulate[|l|p|] +\DB name \BC explanation \NC \NR +\TB +\NC prevdepth \NC depth of the last line in the broken paragraph \NC \NR +\NC prevgraf \NC number of lines in the broken paragraph \NC \NR +\NC looseness \NC the actual looseness value in the broken paragraph \NC \NR +\NC demerits \NC the total demerits of the chosen solution \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +Note there are a few things you cannot interface using this function: You cannot +influence font expansion other than via \type {pdfadjustspacing}, because the +settings for that take place elsewhere. The same is true for hbadness and hfuzz +etc. All these are in the \type {hpack} routine, and that fetches its own +variables via globals. + +\subsubsection{\type {shipout}} + +\topicindex {shipout} + +\libindex{shipout} + +\startfunctioncall +tex.shipout(<number> n) +\stopfunctioncall + +Ships out box number \type {n} to the output file, and clears the box register. + +\subsubsection{\type {getpagestate}} + +\topicindex {pages} + +\libindex{getpagestate} + +This helper reports the current page state: \type {empty}, \type {box_there} or +\type {inserts_only} as integer value. + +\subsubsection{\type {getlocallevel}} + +\topicindex {nesting} + +\libindex{getlocallevel} + +This integer reports the current level of the local loop. It's only useful for +debugging and the (relative state) numbers can change with the implementation. + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={Randomizers}] + +\libindex{lua_math_random} +\libindex{lua_math_randomseed} +\libindex{init_rand} +\libindex{normal_rand} +\libindex{uniform_rand} +\libindex{uniformdeviate} + +For practical reasons \LUATEX\ has its own random number generator. The original +\LUA\ random function is available as \typ {tex.lua_math_random}. You can +initialize with a new seed with \type {init_rand} (\typ {lua_math_randomseed} is +equivalent to this one. + +There are three generators: \type {normal_rand} (no argument is used), \type +{uniform_rand} (takes a number that will get rounded before being used) and \type +{uniformdeviate} which behaves like the primitive and expects a scaled integer, so + +\startfunctioncall +tex.print(tex.uniformdeviate(65536)/65536) +\stopfunctioncall + +will give a random number between zero and one. + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[reference=synctex,title={Functions related to synctex}] + +\topicindex {synctex} + +\libindex{set_synctex_mode} \libindex{get_synctex_mode} +\libindex{set_synctex_no_files} +\libindex{set_synctex_tag} \libindex{get_synctex_tag} \libindex{force_synctex_tag} +\libindex{set_synctex_line} \libindex{get_synctex_line} \libindex{force_synctex_line} + +The next helpers only make sense when you implement your own synctex logic. Keep in +mind that the library used in editors assumes a certain logic and is geared for +plain and \LATEX, so after a decade users expect a certain behaviour. + +\starttabulate[|l|p|] +\DB name \BC explanation \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \type{set_synctex_mode} \NC \type {0} is the default and used normal synctex + logic, \type {1} uses the values set by the next + helpers while \type {2} also sets these for glyph + nodes; \type{3} sets glyphs and glue and \type {4} + sets only glyphs \NC \NR +\NC \type{set_synctex_tag} \NC set the current tag (file) value (obeys save stack) \NC \NR +\NC \type{set_synctex_line} \NC set the current line value (obeys save stack) \NC \NR +\NC \type{set_synctex_no_files} \NC disable synctex file logging \NC \NR +\NC \type{get_synctex_mode} \NC returns the current mode (for values see above) \NC \NR +\NC \type{get_synctex_tag} \NC get the currently set value of tag (file) \NC \NR +\NC \type{get_synctex_line} \NC get the currently set value of line \NC \NR +\NC \type{force_synctex_tag} \NC overload the tag (file) value (\type {0} resets) \NC \NR +\NC \type{force_synctex_line} \NC overload the line value (\type {0} resets) \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +The last one is somewhat special. Due to the way files are registered in \SYNCTEX\ we need +to explicitly disable that feature if we provide our own alternative if we want to avoid +that overhead. Passing a value of 1 disables registering. + +\stopsubsection + +\stopsection + +\startsection[title={The \type {texconfig} table},reference=texconfig][library=texconfig] + +\topicindex{libraries+\type{texconfig}} + +\topicindex {configuration} + +This is a table that is created empty. A startup \LUA\ script could +fill this table with a number of settings that are read out by +the executable after loading and executing the startup file. + +\starttabulate[|l|l|l|p|] +\DB key \BC type \BC default \BC explanation \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \type{kpse_init} \NC boolean \NC true +\NC + \type {false} totally disables \KPATHSEA\ initialisation, and enables + interpretation of the following numeric key--value pairs. (only ever unset + this if you implement {\it all\/} file find callbacks!) +\NC \NR +\NC + \type{shell_escape} \NC string \NC \type {'f'} \NC Use \type {'y'} or \type + {'t'} or \type {'1'} to enable \type {\write18} unconditionally, \type {'p'} + to enable the commands that are listed in \type {shell_escape_commands} +\NC \NR +\NC + shell_escape_commands \NC string \NC \NC Comma-separated list of command + names that may be executed by \type {\write18} even if \type {shell_escape} + is set to \type {'p'}. Do {\it not\/} use spaces around commas, separate any + required command arguments by using a space, and use the \ASCII\ double quote + (\type {"}) for any needed argument or path quoting +\NC \NR +\NC \type{string_vacancies} \NC number \NC 75000 \NC cf.\ web2c docs \NC \NR +\NC \type{pool_free} \NC number \NC 5000 \NC cf.\ web2c docs \NC \NR +\NC \type{max_strings} \NC number \NC 15000 \NC cf.\ web2c docs \NC \NR +\NC \type{strings_free} \NC number \NC 100 \NC cf.\ web2c docs \NC \NR +\NC \type{nest_size} \NC number \NC 50 \NC cf.\ web2c docs \NC \NR +\NC \type{max_in_open} \NC number \NC 15 \NC cf.\ web2c docs \NC \NR +\NC \type{param_size} \NC number \NC 60 \NC cf.\ web2c docs \NC \NR +\NC \type{save_size} \NC number \NC 4000 \NC cf.\ web2c docs \NC \NR +\NC \type{stack_size} \NC number \NC 300 \NC cf.\ web2c docs \NC \NR +\NC \type{dvi_buf_size} \NC number \NC 16384 \NC cf.\ web2c docs \NC \NR +\NC \type{error_line} \NC number \NC 79 \NC cf.\ web2c docs \NC \NR +\NC \type{half_error_line} \NC number \NC 50 \NC cf.\ web2c docs \NC \NR +\NC \type{max_print_line} \NC number \NC 79 \NC cf.\ web2c docs \NC \NR +\NC \type{hash_extra} \NC number \NC 0 \NC cf.\ web2c docs \NC \NR +\NC \type{pk_dpi} \NC number \NC 72 \NC cf.\ web2c docs \NC \NR +\NC \type{trace_file_names} \NC boolean \NC true +\NC + \type {false} disables \TEX's normal file open|-|close feedback (the + assumption is that callbacks will take care of that) +\NC \NR +\NC \type{file_line_error} \NC boolean \NC false +\NC + do \type {file:line} style error messages +\NC \NR +\NC \type{halt_on_error} \NC boolean \NC false +\NC + abort run on the first encountered error +\NC \NR +\NC \type{formatname} \NC string \NC +\NC + if no format name was given on the command line, this key will be tested first + instead of simply quitting +\NC \NR +\NC \type{jobname} \NC string \NC +\NC + if no input file name was given on the command line, this key will be tested + first instead of simply giving up +\NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +Note: the numeric values that match web2c parameters are only used if \type +{kpse_init} is explicitly set to \type {false}. In all other cases, the normal +values from \type {texmf.cnf} are used. + +\stopsection + +\startsection[title={The \type {texio} library}][library=texio] + +\topicindex{libraries+\type{texio}} +\topicindex{\IO} + +This library takes care of the low|-|level I/O interface: writing to the log file +and|/|or console. + +\startsubsection[title={\type {write}}] + +\libindex{write} + +\startfunctioncall +texio.write(<string> target, <string> s, ...) +texio.write(<string> s, ...) +\stopfunctioncall + +Without the \type {target} argument, writes all given strings to the same +location(s) \TEX\ writes messages to at this moment. If \prm {batchmode} is in +effect, it writes only to the log, otherwise it writes to the log and the +terminal. The optional \type {target} can be one of three possibilities: \type +{term}, \type {log} or \type {term and log}. + +Note: If several strings are given, and if the first of these strings is or might +be one of the targets above, the \type {target} must be specified explicitly to +prevent \LUA\ from interpreting the first string as the target. + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={\type {write_nl}}] + +\libindex{write_nl} + +\startfunctioncall +texio.write_nl(<string> target, <string> s, ...) +texio.write_nl(<string> s, ...) +\stopfunctioncall + +This function behaves like \type {texio.write}, but make sure that the given +strings will appear at the beginning of a new line. You can pass a single empty +string if you only want to move to the next line. + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={\type {setescape}}] + +\libindex{setescape} + +You can disable \type {^^} escaping of control characters by passing a value of +zero. + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={\type {closeinput}}] + +\libindex{closeinput} + +This function that should be used with care. It acts as \prm {endinput} but at +the \LUA\ end. You can use it to (sort of) force a jump back to \TEX. Normally a +\LUA\ will just collect prints and at the end bump an input level and flush these +prints. This function can help you stay at the current level but you need to know +what you're doing (or more precise: what \TEX\ is doing with input). + +\stopsubsection + +\stopsection + +\startsection[title={The \type {token} library}][library=token] + +\startsubsection[title={The scanner}] + +\topicindex{libraries+\type{token}} +\topicindex{tokens} + +\libindex{scan_keyword} +\libindex{scan_keywordcs} +\libindex{scan_int} +\libindex{scan_real} +\libindex{scan_float} +\libindex{scan_dimen} +\libindex{scan_glue} +\libindex{scan_toks} +\libindex{scan_code} +\libindex{scan_string} +\libindex{scan_argument} +\libindex{scan_word} +\libindex{scan_csname} +\libindex{scan_list} + +The token library provides means to intercept the input and deal with it at the +\LUA\ level. The library provides a basic scanner infrastructure that can be used +to write macros that accept a wide range of arguments. This interface is on +purpose kept general and as performance is quite ok. One can build additional +parsers without too much overhead. It's up to macro package writers to see how +they can benefit from this as the main principle behind \LUATEX\ is to provide a +minimal set of tools and no solutions. The scanner functions are probably the +most intriguing. + +\starttabulate[|l|l|p|] +\DB function \BC argument \BC result \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \type{scan_keyword} \NC string \NC returns true if the given keyword is gobbled; as with + the regular \TEX\ keyword scanner this is case insensitive + (and \ASCII\ based) \NC \NR +\NC \type{scan_keywordcs} \NC string \NC returns true if the given keyword is gobbled; this variant + is case sensitive and also suitable for \UTF8 \NC \NR +\NC \type{scan_int} \NC \NC returns an integer \NC \NR +\NC \type{scan_real} \NC \NC returns a number from e.g.\ \type {1}, \type {1.1}, \type {.1} with optional collapsed signs \NC \NR +\NC \type{scan_float} \NC \NC returns a number from e.g.\ \type {1}, \type {1.1}, \type {.1}, \type {1.1E10}, , \type {.1e-10} with optional collapsed signs \NC \NR +\NC \type{scan_dimen} \NC infinity, mu-units \NC returns a number representing a dimension and or two numbers being the filler and order \NC \NR +\NC \type{scan_glue} \NC mu-units \NC returns a glue spec node \NC \NR +\NC \type{scan_toks} \NC definer, expand \NC returns a table of tokens tokens \NC \NR +\NC \type{scan_code} \NC bitset \NC returns a character if its category is in the given bitset (representing catcodes) \NC \NR +\NC \type{scan_string} \NC \NC returns a string given between \type {{}}, as \type {\macro} or as sequence of characters with catcode 11 or 12 \NC \NR +\NC \type{scan_argument} \NC \NC this one is simular to \type {scanstring} but also accepts a \type {\cs} + (which then get expanded) \NC \NR +\NC \type{scan_word} \NC \NC returns a sequence of characters with catcode 11 or 12 as string \NC \NR +\NC \type{scan_csname} \NC \NC returns \type {foo} after scanning \type {\foo} \NC \NR +\NC \type{scan_list} \NC \NC picks up a box specification and returns a \type {[h|v]list} node \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +The scanners can be considered stable apart from the one scanning for a token. +The \type {scan_code} function takes an optional number, the \type {keyword} +function a normal \LUA\ string. The \type {infinity} boolean signals that we also +permit \type {fill} as dimension and the \type {mu-units} flags the scanner that +we expect math units. When scanning tokens we can indicate that we are defining a +macro, in which case the result will also provide information about what +arguments are expected and in the result this is separated from the meaning by a +separator token. The \type {expand} flag determines if the list will be expanded. + +The string scanner scans for something between curly braces and expands on the +way, or when it sees a control sequence it will return its meaning. Otherwise it +will scan characters with catcode \type {letter} or \type {other}. So, given the +following definition: + +\startbuffer +\def\bar{bar} +\def\foo{foo-\bar} +\stopbuffer + +\typebuffer \getbuffer + +we get: + +\starttabulate[|l|Tl|l|] +\DB name \BC result \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \type {\directlua{token.scan_string()}{foo}} \NC \directlua{context("{\\red\\type {"..token.scan_string().."}}")} {foo} \NC full expansion \NC \NR +\NC \type {\directlua{token.scan_string()}foo} \NC \directlua{context("{\\red\\type {"..token.scan_string().."}}")} foo \NC letters and others \NC \NR +\NC \type {\directlua{token.scan_string()}\foo} \NC \directlua{context("{\\red\\type {"..token.scan_string().."}}")}\foo \NC meaning \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +The \type {\foo} case only gives the meaning, but one can pass an already +expanded definition (\prm {edef}'d). In the case of the braced variant one can of +course use the \prm {detokenize} and \prm {unexpanded} primitives since there we +do expand. + +The \type {scan_word} scanner can be used to implement for instance a number scanner: + +\starttyping +function token.scan_number(base) + return tonumber(token.scan_word(),base) +end +\stoptyping + +This scanner accepts any valid \LUA\ number so it is a way to pick up floats +in the input. + +You can use the \LUA\ interface as follows: + +\starttyping +\directlua { + function mymacro(n) + ... + end +} + +\def\mymacro#1{% + \directlua { + mymacro(\number\dimexpr#1) + }% +} + +\mymacro{12pt} +\mymacro{\dimen0} +\stoptyping + +You can also do this: + +\starttyping +\directlua { + function mymacro() + local d = token.scan_dimen() + ... + end +} + +\def\mymacro{% + \directlua { + mymacro() + }% +} + +\mymacro 12pt +\mymacro \dimen0 +\stoptyping + +It is quite clear from looking at the code what the first method needs as +argument(s). For the second method you need to look at the \LUA\ code to see what +gets picked up. Instead of passing from \TEX\ to \LUA\ we let \LUA\ fetch from +the input stream. + +In the first case the input is tokenized and then turned into a string, then it +is passed to \LUA\ where it gets interpreted. In the second case only a function +call gets interpreted but then the input is picked up by explicitly calling the +scanner functions. These return proper \LUA\ variables so no further conversion +has to be done. This is more efficient but in practice (given what \TEX\ has to +do) this effect should not be overestimated. For numbers and dimensions it saves +a bit but for passing strings conversion to and from tokens has to be done anyway +(although we can probably speed up the process in later versions if needed). + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title= {Picking up one token}] + +\libindex {get_next} +\libindex {scan_token} +\libindex {expand} + +The scanners look for a sequence. When you want to pick up one token from the +input you use \type {get_next}. This creates a token with the (low level) +properties as discussed next. This token is just the next one. If you want to +enforce expansion first you can use \type {scan_token}. Internally tokens are +characterized by a number that packs a lot of information. In order to access +the bits of information a token is wrapped in a userdata object. + +The \type {expand} function will trigger expansion of the next token in the +input. This can be quite unpredictable but when you call it you probably know +enough about \TEX\ not to be too worried about that. It basically is a call to +the internal expand related function. + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={Creating tokens}] + +\libindex{create} +\libindex{new} + +\libindex{is_defined} +\libindex{is_token} +\libindex{biggest_char} + +\libindex{commands} +\libindex{command_id} + +\libindex{get_command} +\libindex{get_cmdname} +\libindex{get_csname} +\libindex{get_id} +\libindex{get_active} +\libindex{get_expandable} +\libindex{get_protected} +\libindex{get_mode} +\libindex{get_index} +\libindex{get_tok} + +\libindex{get_next} + +The creator function can be used as follows: + +\starttyping +local t = token.create("relax") +\stoptyping + +This gives back a token object that has the properties of the \prm {relax} +primitive. The possible properties of tokens are: + +\starttabulate[|l|p|] +\DB name \BC explanation \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \type {command} \NC a number representing the internal command number \NC \NR +\NC \type {cmdname} \NC the type of the command (for instance the catcode in case of a + character or the classifier that determines the internal + treatment \NC \NR +\NC \type {csname} \NC the associated control sequence (if applicable) \NC \NR +\NC \type {id} \NC the unique id of the token \NC \NR +\NC \type {tok} \NC the full token number as stored in \TEX \NC \NR +\NC \type {active} \NC a boolean indicating the active state of the token \NC \NR +\NC \type {expandable} \NC a boolean indicating if the token (macro) is expandable \NC \NR +\NC \type {protected} \NC a boolean indicating if the token (macro) is protected \NC \NR +\NC \type {mode} \NC a number either representing a character or another entity \NC \NR +\NC \type {index} \NC a number running from 0x0000 upto 0xFFFF indicating a \TEX\ register index \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +Alternatively you can use a getter \type {get_<fieldname>} to access a property +of a token. + +The numbers that represent a catcode are the same as in \TEX\ itself, so using +this information assumes that you know a bit about \TEX's internals. The other +numbers and names are used consistently but are not frozen. So, when you use them +for comparing you can best query a known primitive or character first to see the +values. + +You can ask for a list of commands: + +\starttyping +local t = token.commands() +\stoptyping + +The id of a token class can be queried as follows: + +\starttyping +local id = token.command_id("math_shift") +\stoptyping + +If you really know what you're doing you can create character tokens by not +passing a string but a number: + +\starttyping +local letter_x = token.create(string.byte("x")) +local other_x = token.create(string.byte("x"),12) +\stoptyping + +Passing weird numbers can give side effects so don't expect too much help with +that. As said, you need to know what you're doing. The best way to explore the +way these internals work is to just look at how primitives or macros or \prm +{chardef}'d commands are tokenized. Just create a known one and inspect its +fields. A variant that ignores the current catcode table is: + +\starttyping +local whatever = token.new(123,12) +\stoptyping + +You can test if a control sequence is defined with \type {is_defined}, which +accepts a string and returns a boolean: + +\starttyping +local okay = token.is_defined("foo") +\stoptyping + +The largest character possible is returned by \type {biggest_char}, just in case you +need to know that boundary condition. + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={Macros}] + +\topicindex {macros} + +\libindex{set_macro} +\libindex{get_macro} +\libindex{get_meaning} +\libindex{set_char} +\libindex{set_lua} +\libindex{get_functions_table} + +The \type {set_macro} function can get upto 4 arguments: + +\starttyping +set_macro("csname","content") +set_macro("csname","content","global") +set_macro("csname") +\stoptyping + +You can pass a catcodetable identifier as first argument: + +\starttyping +set_macro(catcodetable,"csname","content") +set_macro(catcodetable,"csname","content","global") +set_macro(catcodetable,"csname") +\stoptyping + +The results are like: + +\starttyping + \def\csname{content} +\gdef\csname{content} + \def\csname{} +\stoptyping + +The \type {get_macro} function can be used to get the content of a macro while +the \type {get_meaning} function gives the meaning including the argument +specification (as usual in \TEX\ separated by \type {->}). + +The \type {set_char} function can be used to do a \prm {chardef} at the +\LUA\ end, where invalid assignments are silently ignored: + +\starttyping +set_char("csname",number) +set_char("csname",number,"global") +\stoptyping + +A special one is the following: + +\starttyping +set_lua("mycode",id) +set_lua("mycode",id,"global","protected") +\stoptyping + +This creates a token that refers to a \LUA\ function with an entry in the table +that you can access with \type {lua.get_functions_table}. It is the companion +to \lpr {luadef}. + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={Pushing back}] + +\libindex{get_next} +\libindex{put_next} + +There is a (for now) experimental putter: + +\starttyping +local t1 = token.get_next() +local t2 = token.get_next() +local t3 = token.get_next() +local t4 = token.get_next() +-- watch out, we flush in sequence +token.put_next { t1, t2 } +-- but this one gets pushed in front +token.put_next ( t3, t4 ) +\stoptyping + +When we scan \type {wxyz!} we get \type {yzwx!} back. The argument is either a table +with tokens or a list of tokens. The \type {token.expand} function will trigger +expansion but what happens really depends on what you're doing where. + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={Nota bene}] + +When scanning for the next token you need to keep in mind that we're not scanning +like \TEX\ does: expanding, changing modes and doing things as it goes. When we +scan with \LUA\ we just pick up tokens. Say that we have: + +\starttyping +\bar +\stoptyping + +but \type {\bar} is undefined. Normally \TEX\ will then issue an error message. +However, when we have: + +\starttyping +\def\foo{\bar} +\stoptyping + +We get no error, unless we expand \type {\foo} while \type {\bar} is still +undefined. What happens is that as soon as \TEX\ sees an undefined macro it will +create a hash entry and when later it gets defined that entry will be reused. So, +\type {\bar} really exists but can be in an undefined state. + +\startbuffer[demo] +bar : \directlua{tex.print(token.scan_csname())}\bar +foo : \directlua{tex.print(token.scan_csname())}\foo +myfirstbar : \directlua{tex.print(token.scan_csname())}\myfirstbar +\stopbuffer + +\startlines +\getbuffer[demo] +\stoplines + +This was entered as: + +\typebuffer[demo] + +The reason that you see \type {bar} reported and not \type {myfirstbar} is that +\type {\bar} was already used in a previous paragraph. + +If we now say: + +\startbuffer +\def\foo{} +\stopbuffer + +\typebuffer \getbuffer + +we get: + +\startlines +\getbuffer[demo] +\stoplines + +And if we say + +\startbuffer +\def\foo{\bar} +\stopbuffer + +\typebuffer \getbuffer + +we get: + +\startlines +\getbuffer[demo] +\stoplines + +When scanning from \LUA\ we are not in a mode that defines (undefined) macros at +all. There we just get the real primitive undefined macro token. + +\startbuffer +\directlua{local t = token.get_next() tex.print(t.id.." "..t.tok)}\myfirstbar +\directlua{local t = token.get_next() tex.print(t.id.." "..t.tok)}\mysecondbar +\directlua{local t = token.get_next() tex.print(t.id.." "..t.tok)}\mythirdbar +\stopbuffer + +\startlines +\getbuffer +\stoplines + +This was generated with: + +\typebuffer + +So, we do get a unique token because after all we need some kind of \LUA\ object +that can be used and garbage collected, but it is basically the same one, +representing an undefined control sequence. + +\stopsubsection + +\stopsection + +\startsection[title={The \type {kpse} library}][library=kpse] + +\topicindex{libraries+\type{kpse}} + +This library provides two separate, but nearly identical interfaces to the +\KPATHSEA\ file search functionality: there is a \quote {normal} procedural +interface that shares its kpathsea instance with \LUATEX\ itself, and an object +oriented interface that is completely on its own. + +\startsubsection[title={\type {set_program_name} and \type {new}}] + +\libindex{set_program_name} +\libindex{default_texmfcnf} +\libindex{new} + +The way the library looks up variables is driven by the \type {texmf.cmf} file +where the currently set program name acts as filter. You can check what file is +used by with \type {default_texmfcnf}. + +Before the search library can be used at all, its database has to be initialized. +There are three possibilities, two of which belong to the procedural interface. + +First, when \LUATEX\ is used to typeset documents, this initialization happens +automatically and the \KPATHSEA\ executable and program names are set to \type +{luatex} (that is, unless explicitly prohibited by the user's startup script. +See~\in {section} [init] for more details). + +Second, in \TEXLUA\ mode, the initialization has to be done explicitly via the +\type {kpse.set_program_name} function, which sets the \KPATHSEA\ executable +(and optionally program) name. + +\startfunctioncall +kpse.set_program_name(<string> name) +kpse.set_program_name(<string> name, <string> progname) +\stopfunctioncall + +The second argument controls the use of the \quote {dotted} values in the \type +{texmf.cnf} configuration file, and defaults to the first argument. + +Third, if you prefer the object oriented interface, you have to call a different +function. It has the same arguments, but it returns a userdata variable. + +\startfunctioncall +local kpathsea = kpse.new(<string> name) +local kpathsea = kpse.new(<string> name, <string> progname) +\stopfunctioncall + +Apart from these two functions, the calling conventions of the interfaces are +identical. Depending on the chosen interface, you either call \type +{kpse.find_file} or \type {kpathsea:find_file}, with identical arguments and +return values. + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={\type {record_input_file} and \type {record_output_file}}] + +\topicindex {files+recording} + +\libindex{record_input_file} +\libindex{record_output_file} + +These two function can be used to register used files. Because callbacks can load +files themselves you might need these helpers (if you use recording at all). + +\startfunctioncall +kpse.record_input_file(<string> name) +kpse.record_output_file(<string> name) +\stopfunctioncall + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={\type {find_file}}] + +\topicindex {files+finding} + +\libindex {find_file} + +The most often used function in the library is \type {find_file}: + +\startfunctioncall +<string> f = kpse.find_file(<string> filename) +<string> f = kpse.find_file(<string> filename, <string> ftype) +<string> f = kpse.find_file(<string> filename, <boolean> mustexist) +<string> f = kpse.find_file(<string> filename, <string> ftype, <boolean> mustexist) +<string> f = kpse.find_file(<string> filename, <string> ftype, <number> dpi) +\stopfunctioncall + +Arguments: + +\startitemize[intro] + +\sym{filename} + +the name of the file you want to find, with or without extension. + +\sym{ftype} + +maps to the \type {-format} argument of \KPSEWHICH. The supported \type {ftype} +values are the same as the ones supported by the standalone \type {kpsewhich} +program: \startluacode + local list = { + "afm", + "base", + "bib", + "bitmap font", + "bst", + "cid maps", + "clua", + "cmap files", + "cnf", + "cweb", + "dvips config", + "enc files", + "fmt", + "font feature files", + "gf", + "graphic|/|figure", + "ist", + "lig files", + "ls-R", + "lua", + "map", + "mem", + "MetaPost support", + "mf", + "mfpool", + "mft", + "misc fonts", + "mlbib", + "mlbst", + "mp", + "mppool", + "ocp", + "ofm", + "opentype fonts", + "opl", + "other binary files", + "other text files", + "otp", + "ovf", + "ovp", + "pdftex config", + "pk", + "PostScript header", + "subfont definition files", + "tex", + "TeX system documentation", + "TeX system sources", + "texmfscripts", + "texpool", + "tfm", + "Troff fonts", + "truetype fonts", + "type1 fonts", + "type42 fonts", + "vf", + "web", + "web2c files", + } + table.sort(list) + context("{\\tttf \letterpercent, t}",list) +\stopluacode + +The default type is \type {tex}. Note: this is different from \KPSEWHICH, which +tries to deduce the file type itself from looking at the supplied extension. + +\sym{mustexist} + +is similar to \KPSEWHICH's \type {-must-exist}, and the default is \type {false}. +If you specify \type {true} (or a non|-|zero integer), then the \KPSE\ library +will search the disk as well as the \type {ls-R} databases. + +\sym{dpi} + +This is used for the size argument of the formats \type {pk}, \type {gf}, and +\type {bitmap font}. \stopitemize + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={\type {lookup}}] + +\libindex{lookup} + +A more powerful (but slower) generic method for finding files is also available. +It returns a string for each found file. + +\startfunctioncall +<string> f, ... = kpse.lookup(<string> filename, <table> options) +\stopfunctioncall + +The options match commandline arguments from \type {kpsewhich}: + +\starttabulate[|l|l|p|] +\DB key \BC type \BC explanation \NC \NR +\TB +\NC \type{debug} \NC number \NC set debugging flags for this lookup\NC \NR +\NC \type{format} \NC string \NC use specific file type (see list above)\NC \NR +\NC \type{dpi} \NC number \NC use this resolution for this lookup; default 600\NC \NR +\NC \type{path} \NC string \NC search in the given path\NC \NR +\NC \type{all} \NC boolean \NC output all matches, not just the first\NC \NR +\NC \type{mustexist} \NC boolean \NC search the disk as well as ls-R if necessary\NC \NR +\NC \type{mktexpk} \NC boolean \NC disable/enable mktexpk generation for this lookup\NC \NR +\NC \type{mktextex} \NC boolean \NC disable/enable mktextex generation for this lookup\NC \NR +\NC \type{mktexmf} \NC boolean \NC disable/enable mktexmf generation for this lookup\NC \NR +\NC \type{mktextfm} \NC boolean \NC disable/enable mktextfm generation for this lookup\NC \NR +\NC \type{subdir} \NC string + or table \NC only output matches whose directory part + ends with the given string(s) \NC \NR +\LL +\stoptabulate + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={\type {init_prog}}] + +\topicindex {initialization+bitmaps} + +\libindex{init_prog} + +Extra initialization for programs that need to generate bitmap fonts. + +\startfunctioncall +kpse.init_prog(<string> prefix, <number> base_dpi, <string> mfmode) +kpse.init_prog(<string> prefix, <number> base_dpi, <string> mfmode, <string> fallback) +\stopfunctioncall + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={\type {readable_file}}] + +\libindex{readable_file} + +Test if an (absolute) file name is a readable file. + +\startfunctioncall +<string> f = kpse.readable_file(<string> name) +\stopfunctioncall + +The return value is the actual absolute filename you should use, because the disk +name is not always the same as the requested name, due to aliases and +system|-|specific handling under e.g.\ \MSDOS. Returns \type {nil} if the file +does not exist or is not readable. + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={\type {expand_path}}] + +\libindex{expand_path} + +Like kpsewhich's \type {-expand-path}: + +\startfunctioncall +<string> r = kpse.expand_path(<string> s) +\stopfunctioncall + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={\type {expand_var}}] + +\libindex{expand_var} + +Like kpsewhich's \type {-expand-var}: + +\startfunctioncall +<string> r = kpse.expand_var(<string> s) +\stopfunctioncall + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={\type {expand_braces}}] + +\libindex{expand_braces} + +Like kpsewhich's \type {-expand-braces}: + +\startfunctioncall +<string> r = kpse.expand_braces(<string> s) +\stopfunctioncall + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={\type {show_path}}] + +\libindex{show_path} + +Like kpsewhich's \type {-show-path}: + +\startfunctioncall +<string> r = kpse.show_path(<string> ftype) +\stopfunctioncall + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={\type {var_value}}] + +\libindex{var_value} + +Like kpsewhich's \type {-var-value}: + +\startfunctioncall +<string> r = kpse.var_value(<string> s) +\stopfunctioncall + +\stopsubsection + +\startsubsection[title={\type {version}}] + +\libindex{version} + +Returns the kpathsea version string. + +\startfunctioncall +<string> r = kpse.version() +\stopfunctioncall + +\stopsubsection + +\stopsection + +\stopchapter + +\stopcomponent diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/luatex/base/luatex-titlepage.tex b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/luatex/base/luatex-titlepage.tex index 5a91f73e8b8..d9ca4b3f933 100644 --- a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/luatex/base/luatex-titlepage.tex +++ b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/luatex/base/luatex-titlepage.tex @@ -1,53 +1,53 @@ -\environment luatex-style
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-% same runtime as regular context or linux
-% author : Hans Hagen with Taco Hoekwater, Luigi Scarso & Hartmut Henkel
-% copyright : PRAGMA ADE & ConTeXt Development Team
-% license : Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 4.0 International
-% reference : pragma-ade.nl | contextgarden.net | texlive (related) distributions
-% origin : the ConTeXt distribution
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-% comment : Because this manual is distributed with TeX distributions it comes with a rather
-% liberal license. We try to adapt these documents to upgrades in the (sub)systems
-% that they describe. Using parts of the content otherwise can therefore conflict
-% with existing functionality and we cannot be held responsible for that. Many of
-% the manuals contain characteristic graphics and personal notes or examples that
-% make no sense when used out-of-context.
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-% comment : Some (parts of) chapters might have been published in TugBoat, the NTG Maps, the
-% ConTeXt Group journal or otherwise. Thanks to the editors for corrections. Also
-% thanks to users for testing, feedback and corrections.
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-% \tex vs \type vs \syntax vs. \luatex
-% \em \it \/
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+% macros=mkvi + +% \nopdfcompression + +% \disabledirectives[vspacing.synchronizepage] + +% wsl /data/context/runcontext.sh --global --path=/mnt/c/data/develop/context/manuals/mkiv/external/luatex luatex.tex +% +% same runtime as regular context or linux +% author : Hans Hagen with Taco Hoekwater, Luigi Scarso & Hartmut Henkel +% copyright : PRAGMA ADE & ConTeXt Development Team +% license : Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 4.0 International +% reference : pragma-ade.nl | contextgarden.net | texlive (related) distributions +% origin : the ConTeXt distribution +% +% comment : Because this manual is distributed with TeX distributions it comes with a rather +% liberal license. We try to adapt these documents to upgrades in the (sub)systems +% that they describe. Using parts of the content otherwise can therefore conflict +% with existing functionality and we cannot be held responsible for that. Many of +% the manuals contain characteristic graphics and personal notes or examples that +% make no sense when used out-of-context. +% +% comment : Some (parts of) chapters might have been published in TugBoat, the NTG Maps, the +% ConTeXt Group journal or otherwise. Thanks to the editors for corrections. Also +% thanks to users for testing, feedback and corrections. + +% \tex vs \type vs \syntax vs. \luatex +% \em \it \/ + +% "context --nodates --nocompression luatex" can be used for comparison +% runs, not that we do it + +% todo: all (sub)section to start/stop + +% \enabledirectives[hyphenator.flatten] + +% \setupsynctex[state=start,method=max] % adds 5 pct overhead + +% compoundhyphenmode : looks okay +% endlocalcontrol : very experimental +% fixupboxesmode : very experimental +% mathflattenmode : looks okay +% mathrulethicknessmode : looks okay + +% after adding primitives: context mult-prm.mkiv + +\environment luatex-style + +\startmode[book] + \environment luatex-style-book +\stopmode + +\environment luatex-logos +\environment luatex-private + +\startmode[export] + + \setupbackend + [export=luatex] + +\stopmode + +\startdocument + [manual=Lua\TeX, + status=stable, + version=1.10] + +\startnotmode[*export] + \component luatex-titlepage + \component luatex-firstpage +\stopnotmode + +\startmode[*export] + \component luatex-export-titlepage +\stopmode + +\startfrontmatter + \component luatex-contents + \component luatex-introduction +\stopfrontmatter + +\startbodymatter + \component luatex-preamble + \component luatex-enhancements + \component luatex-modifications + \component luatex-lua + \component luatex-languages + \component luatex-fonts + \component luatex-math + \component luatex-nodes + \component luatex-callbacks + \component luatex-tex + \component luatex-graphics + \component luatex-fontloader + \component luatex-backend +\stopbodymatter + +\startbackmatter + \component luatex-registers + \component luatex-statistics +\stopbackmatter + +\stopdocument |