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diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/fonts/yi4latex/yi4latex.tex b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/fonts/yi4latex/yi4latex.tex new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..c7290a372a7 --- /dev/null +++ b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/fonts/yi4latex/yi4latex.tex @@ -0,0 +1,274 @@ +%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% +% File: yi4latex.tex +% Date: September 2, 1997 +% Author: Oliver Corff +% (c) 1997 Ulaanbaatar, Beijing, Berlin +% +% A package for providing the Yi script to LaTeX-users. +% +% NB: This package requires LaTeX2e! +% +%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% +\documentclass[11pt,a4paper]{article} +\usepackage{yi} +\title{\huge\textbf{\Ynuo\Ysu\Ybbur\Yma}\\ + \vspace{.25cm} + \sf Yi for \LaTeX , v.~0.1} +\author{Oliver Corff\protect\footnote{% + The \YiL\ package was developed while receiving + a DFG (German Research Council) grant to which + the author expresses his sincere gratitude.}} +\date{Sep.~2nd, 1997} +\newcommand{\YiL}{\textsf{Yi for \LaTeX}} +\markboth{\YiL}{\YiL} +\pagestyle{myheadings} +\begin{document} +\maketitle +\thispagestyle{myheadings} + +\section{Introduction} +{\YiL} is a package providing the Yi script for \LaTeX\ users. +The Yi live mainly in Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou and Guangxi, and +have a population of about 6.5 million (1990). There are various +viewpoints on when the Yi script originated; some scholars claim +this happened during the Tang dynasty, others say it occurred +only during the Ming dynasty, and others again place the date +well back by 6000 years. A detailed summary of arguments is +presented by Ding Chunshou in his treaty (\emph{On Yi})% +\footnote{Ding Chunshou: \emph{Yiwen Lun}. Sichuan Minzu Chubanshe, +Chengdu 1993. ISBN 7-5409-0659-6/H.41} + +The historical Yi script comprised somewhere close to 10,000 +characters which were used in a way similar to Chinese, i.~e.~they +had ideographic properties. Modern Yi, however, takes a radically +different approach: All syllables have a unique sound but no +intrinsic meaning whatsoever. This system was promulgated by the +State Council as Standardized Yi in 1980 and subsequently popularized +by a number of dictionaries, grammars etc. + +The \YiL\ package provides all 1165 Yi syllables as defined in the State +Council decree of 1980, arranged by a consonant order which is a +hybrid between the syllabic arrangement by phonetics and a pure +alphabetical arrangement. This arrangement was not chosen by the +author; it reflects the current status of discussions on creating +ISO and Unicode standards for Yi. If this order is preserved, +the only thing needed for using these fonts in 16-bit environments +is to indicate the offset into this code space. + +Since the number of syllables is so large, five encodings had +to be defined. These are labelled as local encodings: the +series LYA, \dots\ LYE stands for [L]ocal [Y]i, [A] to [E]. + +Regardless of the physical arrangement of the syllables in the font, +the user always has access to all syllables via their syllable name. + + +\section{How to use the Yi package} +This section describes which files are necessary and which commands +are needed for invoking the Yi syllables. + + +\subsection{Necessary files} +The Yi package consists of the following files: +\begin{raggedright} +\begin{description} +\item [Package] The file {\tt yi.sty} provides all necessary + declarations and commands for selecting and entering the + Yi script. Place this file somewhere where your + \LaTeX\ installation will find it. In {\tt emtex} systems, + this could be the path \verb"\emtex\texinput\yi" assuming you + have a subdirectory named \verb"yi" which holds everything + necessary for Yi Language Support. +\item [Fonts] The font files are: + \begin{enumerate} + \item {\tt yir-[1-5].mf}: These are the font drivers + for generating regular typeface. + \item {\tt yib-[1-5].mf}: These are the font drivers + for generating boldface. + \item {\tt yis-[1-5].mf}: These files contain the + individual syllable definitions. + \item {\tt yi[rb]parms.mf}: These files contain the + settings for different typefaces. + \item {\tt yirdefs.mf}: This file contains general + macro definitions used for + the syllable definitions. + \end{enumerate} + These 18 files should + reside in a directory where {\sc Metafont} can find them, e.~g. + \verb"\emtex\mfinput\yi" if using \verb"emtex", or perhaps in + \verb"/usr/local/tex.local/texmf/fonts/source/public/yi/" when + using \verb"teTeX". + +\item [Font Metrics] The ten font metrics files {\tt yi[rb]-[1-5].tfm} + go into \verb"\emtex\tfm\yi" or + \verb"/usr/local/tex.local/texmf/fonts/tfm/yi/". + +\item [Documentation] There are two files, a character table + named \verb"yi-table.tex" and a description of the + package named {\tt yi4latex.tex}. You are reading it at + the moment. Both files can be placed in the same + directory as {\tt yi.sty} or in a separate directory in the + \verb"\emtex\doc" branch, or in + \verb"/usr/local/tex.local/texmf/doc/". +\end{description} +\end{raggedright} + +\subsection{Declarations and Input Methods} +In order to use the Yi script, the document preamble +must contain the declaration \verb"\usepackage{yi}". This +is the only necessary step. + +Entering Yi syllables into any text is straightforward. In the +\YiL\ package, all syllable names are defined as text commands. +The syllable names are prefixed by \verb"\Y". Two typefaces, +regular and boldface, are supported, and they are addressed as +in any textmode. Thus, the title +of this paper is generated with the following commands: +\begin{center} + regular: \verb"\Ynuo\Ysu\Ybbur\Yma" \\ + \Ynuo\Ysu\Ybbur\Yma \\ + boldface: \verb"{\textbf{\Ynuo\Ysu\Ybbur\Yma}}" \\ + {\Large\textbf{\Ynuo\Ysu\Ybbur\Yma}}\\ +\end{center} + +Instead of stating \verb"\Y"\emph{syllable} it is also possible +to use the form \verb"\Y{"\emph{syllable}\verb"}". + +Besides that, the Yi numbers can be entered with the commands +\verb"\YOne", \verb"YTwo", \verb"\YThree" up to \verb"\YTen": +\YOne, \YTwo, \YThree, \YFour, \YFive, \YSix, \YSeven, \YEight, +\YNine\ and \YTen. + +Another command is useful when writing about Yi (rather than in Yi): +The pronounciation of each syllable can be attached to that syllable +by saying \verb"\YP{"\emph{syllable}\verb"}": +\begin{center} + Input: \verb"\YP{nuo}\YP{su}\YP{bbur}\YP{ma}" \\ + Result: \YP{nuo}\YP{su}\YP{bbur}\YP{ma} \\ +\end{center} +The text example on the next page shows the result of applying this +command to a whole text. + +The syllable reduplication mark \YP{wu} can also be entered as \YP{w}. +This is done intentionally. + +\section{Known Problems} + +There seems to be only one genuine problem so far: In \TeX\ +environments which do not go through PostScript to generate +printer output, e.~g.~\verb"emtex", it is possible that downloading +a large amount of large character bitmaps into the printer can cause +a printer memory overflow. This happened with a Hewlett-Packard +LaserJet IV when trying to print the whole font table (comprising +1165 characters) with Yi characters set at \verb"|\Huge". The remedy +is simple: Print until the printer complains and gives up, and start +a new printing job with the first page set to where the printer died +on the last job. This will take you safely through the rest of your +printing job. + + +\section{Legal Status} + +The \YiL\ package is protected by copyright: it is not in the public +domain. Non-commercial, academic and private use is permitted; +commercial parties willing to use \YiL\ are requested to obtain a licence. + +You are allowed and indeed encouraged to share this software with +others; you are not allowed to modify the software and redistribute +the modified software under the same name. Modified versions of this +software may only be distributed if the name is different from the +original software and if the modified software is accompanied by +the original software. + +This software package may only be distributed in complete form, +preferably in form of the archive as which is was obtained from +its source. + +\section{Desiderata} +%\begin{sloppypar} +The package in its present stage cannot be regarded complete. +Some of the letter shapes still need a bit of refinement, and for +a future research project it is desirable to encode the +pre-standardization Yi characters (of which there are around 10,000 +or so). This, however, is work which cannot be done from books alone; +the support of native Yi speakers is required. + +The punctuation marks used in Yi literature are in Chinese style; +though the use of Western style punctuation may be permissible, a +full set of suitable punctuation marks waits to be implemented. + +The input method works but can barely called a user interface; an +input preprocessor which allows the entering of Yi text without specific +syllable markup would be fine, and waits to be written. Either a +small C preprocessor or a \TeX\ program are acceptable; the latter +to be preferred since no additional user interaction would be necessary. + +It would be a great thing if Omega appears soon; the characters could +then be mapped to the Unicode world simply by defining an offset into +the 16-bit code space, and the LYA to LYE business would become obsolete. + +Comments and suggestions are highly appreciated and should be +directed to the author of these lines at \verb"corff@zedat.fu-berlin.de". +%\end{sloppypar} + +\pagebreak + +\section{A text sample% + \protect\footnote{See Ding:1993, p.~120}: + \Ypup\Yguop\Ymgu\Yxi\Yndit} + +\YP{ngop} \YP{ox} \YP{ge} \YP{ap} \YP{mop} \YP{su} \YP{pup} +\YP{guop} \YP{li}, \YP{mux} \YP{pyr} \YP{a} \YP{jjy}, +\YP{ddur} \YP{lu} \YP{ax} \YP{nyi} \YP{mu} \YP{jjo}, +\YP{zzur} \YP{pup} \YP{ax} \YP{li} \YP{xip} \YP{ma} +\YP{nge}. \YP{guop} \YP{jiet} \YP{cyx} \YP{ma} \YP{xy} +\YP{wa} \YP{mu}, \YP{mu} \YP{wa} \YP{vo} \YP{le} \YP{ggup} +\YP{mu} \YP{sot} \YP{go} \YP{ho} \YP{ne} \YP{kop} \YP{ggu} +\YP{hxa} \YP{fut} \YP{ci} \YP{vat} \YP{nra} \YP{ma} +\YP{jjo}; \YP{co} \YP{cux} \YP{vyt} \YP{nyi} \YP{nge} +\YP{cix} \YP{nge} \YP{bbup} \YP{nra} \YP{jjo}, \YP{co} +\YP{go} \YP{ci} \YP{vat} \YP{w} \YP{o} \YP{hmy} \YP{jjo}. + +\YP{ngop} \YP{pup} \YP{guop} \YP{cyx} \YP{ma} \YP{li}, +``\YP{zho} \YP{huop} \YP{vo} \YP{co} \YP{jjy} \YP{gex} + \YP{nzix} \YP{nyi} \YP{guop} '' \YP{hmi}. \YP{guop} +\YP{jiet} \YP{ly} \YP{kop} \YP{rep} \YP{dde} \YP{ne} +\YP{bip} \YP{ji} \YP{lur} \YP{kur} \YP{nge}. \YP{guop} +\YP{jiet} \YP{gu} \YP{ho} \YP{sat} \YP{ma} \YP{nge}, +\YP{mu} \YP{jy} \YP{nge} \YP{ma} \YP{bbop} \YP{jjie} +\YP{lap} \YP{vut} \YP{tie} \YP{nga} \YP{mop} \YP{jjip}, +\YP{ggup} \YP{lep} \YP{w} \YP{ne} \YP{che} \YP{si} \YP{nip} +\YP{zzie} \YP{ma} \YP{sip} \YP{zhop} \YP{mga} \YP{mu} \YP{da} +\YP{ma} \YP{nge}. \YP{guop} \YP{jiet} \YP{po} \YP{bbo} +\YP{li}, \YP{po} \YP{bbo} \YP{a} \YP{hni} \YP{bbut} \YP{go} +\YP{jyx} \YP{nge} \YP{rry} \YP{nge} \YP{ma} \YP{dit} \YP{da} +\YP{bbut} \YP{nge}. \YP{guop} \YP{jiet} \YP{shyp} \YP{si} +\YP{hmox} \YP{li} \YP{zho} \YP{guop} \YP{gop} \YP{cha} +\YP{dax} \YP{nge}. + +\YP{ngop} \YP{pup} \YP{guop} \YP{mgu} \YP{xi} \YP{ndit} +\YP{cyx} \YP{ma} \YP{li}, \YP{zzyt} \YP{mu} \YP{gax} \YP{tuo} +\YP{guop} \YP{jiet} \YP{co} \YP{ma} \YP{ax} \YP{nyi} \YP{lop} +\YP{ax} \YP{nyi} \YP{max} \YP{su}, \YP{mux} \YP{pyr} +\YP{nyi} \YP{a} \YP{jjy} \YP{lop} \YP{a} \YP{jjy} \YP{suo} +\YP{ma} \YP{su} \YP{nge}. \YP{guop} \YP{jiet} \YP{xy} +\YP{wa} \YP{nbi} \YP{se} \YP{nyip} \YP{zi} \YP{nyix} \YP{ma}, +\YP{zyt} \YP{jie} \YP{jux} \YP{dde} \YP{qu} \YP{nge} +\YP{ma}, \YP{lur} \YP{kur} \YP{shyp} \YP{ax} \YP{yy} +\YP{suo} \YP{ma}, \YP{jjy} \YP{gex} \YP{mu} \YP{jux} \YP{dde} +\YP{suo} \YP{ci} \YP{ma} \YP{mu} \YP{da}. + +\YP{ngop} \YP{ox} \YP{pup} \YP{guop} \YP{li}, \YP{zzur} +\YP{pup} \YP{ax} \YP{li}, \YP{mo} \YP{nyop}, \YP{get} \YP{nyop}, +\YP{syr} \YP{nyop}, \YP{bbot} \YP{nyop}, \YP{hxe} \YP{nyop} +\YP{cyp} \YP{xix} \YP{cyp} \YP{yiet} \YP{ap} \YP{ddur} \YP{ddu} +\YP{ap} \YP{jjo}, \YP{syp} \YP{lu} \YP{mo} \YP{lu} \YP{get} +\YP{lu} \YP{bbo} \YP{pat} \YP{ry} \YP{su} \YP{nyi} \YP{ax} +\YP{nyi} \YP{mu} \YP{jjox} \YP{ma} \YP{nge}. \YP{yy} \YP{hmy} +\YP{jox} \YP{zhy} \YP{dop} \YP{yit}, \YP{tep} \YP{yy} \YP{su} +\YP{qu} \YP{ddie} \YP{su}, \YP{cy} \YP{mop} \YP{ddie} \YP{su} +\YP{si} \YP{nip} \YP{tep} \YP{yy} \YP{bbur} \YP{ma} \YP{zhet} +\YP{su} \YP{jix} \YP{po} \YP{cyx} \YP{ly} \YP{yiet} \YP{jjy} +\YP{gex} \YP{ngop} \YP{guop} \YP{jiet} \YP{miep} \YP{lie} +\YP{bbo} \YP{pat} \YP{shu} \YP{la} \YP{su} \YP{nge}. +\end{document} |