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diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/generic/FAQ-en/faq-bits+pieces.tex b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/generic/FAQ-en/faq-bits+pieces.tex index a6ed86b6617..be1a21ba66b 100644 --- a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/generic/FAQ-en/faq-bits+pieces.tex +++ b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/generic/FAQ-en/faq-bits+pieces.tex @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -% $Id: faq-bits+pieces.tex,v 1.23 2011/10/25 21:30:42 rf10 Exp rf10 $ +% $Id: faq-bits+pieces.tex,v 1.24 2012/03/10 13:56:18 rf10 Exp rf10 $ \section{Bits and pieces of \AllTeX{}} @@ -765,18 +765,22 @@ option \pkgoption{utf8x}. Broadly, the difference is that \pkgoption{utf8} deals with ``standard \latex{} fonts'' (those for which \latex{} has a defined encoding), while \pkgoption{utf8x} deals with pretty much anything for which it knows a mapping of a Unicode -range to a font. - -The up-and-coming \tex{}-alike applications, \Qref*{\xetex{}}{Q-xetex} -and \Qref*{\luatex{}}{Q-luatex} read \acro{UTF}-8 representations of -Unicode as standard. They also use TrueType or OpenType fonts for -output; each such font ``declares'' which part(s) of the Unicode space -it covers, so that the \tex{}-alike engines can decide which font to -use for which character. +range to a font. As a general rule, you should never use +\Package{ucs}/\pkgoption{utf8x} until you have convinced yourself that +\Package{inputenc}/\pkgoption{utf8} can not do the job for you. + +`Modern' \tex{}-alike applications, \Qref*{\xetex{}}{Q-xetex} and +\Qref*{\luatex{}}{Q-luatex} read their input using \acro{UTF}-8 +representations of Unicode as standard. They also use TrueType or +OpenType fonts for output; each such font has tables that tell the +application which part(s) of the Unicode space it covers; the tables +enable the engines to decide which font to use for which character +(assuming there is any choice at all). \begin{ctanrefs} \item[inputenc.sty]Part of the \CTANref{latex} distribution \item[ucs.sty]\CTANref{unicode} \end{ctanrefs} +\LastEdit{2011-03-07} \Question[Q-tds]{What is the \acro{TDS}?} |