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+++ b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/generic/FAQ-en/faq-projects.tex
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-% $Id: faq-projects.tex,v 1.15 2011/02/08 22:17:17 rf10 Exp rf10 $
+% $Id: faq-projects.tex,v 1.19 2011/04/13 09:45:46 rf10 Exp $
\section{Current \TeX{}-related projects}
@@ -29,8 +29,9 @@ the project's source repository). Snapshots of two major collections
from the code, \Package{expl3} (supporting \LaTeX{}3 coding
conventions in a \LaTeXe{} environment) and and \Package{xpackages} (a
first cut of a ``document designer's interface'') are available on
-\acro{CTAN}. Several developers are known to be working on their own
-code using \Package{expl3}, but all
+\acro{CTAN}. \Package{Expl3} introduces a coding structure quite
+different from earlier \latex{} code, but several authors are
+nevertheless using it in their development work.
Anyone may participate in discussions of the future of \LaTeX{}
through the mailing list \texttt{latex-l}; some development work
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ to \mailto{listserv@urz.Uni-Heidelberg.de}
\item[\nothtml{\rmfamily}\LaTeX{} project publications]\CTANref{ltx3pub}
\item[xpackages \nothtml{\rmfamily}bundle]\CTANref{xpackages}
\end{ctanrefs}
+\LastEdit{2011-03-09}
\Question[Q-mathml]{Future \acro{WWW} technologies and \AllTeX{}}
@@ -65,10 +67,13 @@ support for new Web standards.
Now, however, free Unicode-encoded OpenType fonts, with coverage of
mathematical symbols, are starting to appear. The much-heralded
- \href{http://www.stixfonts.org/}{\acro{STIX} fonts} seem to have
- teetered on the point of general release for years, have now,
- finally, been released (end May 2010). No ``official'' macro
- support is yet available, but the fonts can be used in browsers.
+ \href{http://www.stixfonts.org/}{\FontName{STIX} fonts} are now
+ available on \acro{CTAN}, and a tweaked version
+ (\FontName{XITS}) and \FontName{Asana Math} are also
+ available. The \acro{STIX} project has still not released macros
+ for using the fonts, but the \Package{unicode-math} package will do
+ what is necessary under \xetex{} and \luatex{}, and the fonts can of
+ course be used in browsers.
%% In the near future, we can expect rather wide availability of
%% Unicode fonts with good coverage of symbols, which should make life
%% easier for those who need to represent mathematics.
@@ -159,11 +164,16 @@ support for new Web standards.
(\Package{Mathtex} supersedes the author's earlier \Package{mimetex}.)
\end{description}
\begin{ctanrefs}
+\item[\nothtml{\rmfamily}Asana Math fonts]\CTANref{asana-math}
\item[GELLMU]\CTANref{gellmu}
\item[MathTeX]\CTANref{MathTeX}
\item[MimeTeX]\CTANref{MimeTeX}
+\item[\nothtml{\rmfamily}STIX fonts]\CTANref{stix}
\item[tex4ht]\CTANref{tex4ht} (but see \url{http://tug.org/tex4ht/})
+\item[unicode-math.sty]\CTANref{unicode-math}
+\item[\nothtml{\rmfamily}XITS fonts]\CTANref{xits}
\end{ctanrefs}
+\LastEdit{2011-03-03}
\Question[Q-textrace]{Making outline fonts from \MF{}}
@@ -201,8 +211,16 @@ Type~1 fonts. The first results, the % ! line break
\Qref*{\Package{Latin Modern} fonts}{Q-type1T1}, are now
well-established, and a bunch of existing designs have been reworked
in MetaType1 format.
+
+\Package{Mf2pt1} is another translator of \MF{} font sources by way of
+\MP{}; in addition,
+available, \Package{mf2pt1} will use
+\href{http://fontforge.sourceforge.net/}{\ProgName{fontforge}} (if it's
+available) to auto-hint the result of its conversion.
+(\Package{Mf2pt1} is also written in \ProgName{perl}.)
\begin{ctanrefs}
\item[MetaType1]\CTANref{metatype1}
+\item[mf2pt1]\CTANref{mf2pt1}
\end{ctanrefs}
\Question[Q-WYGexpts]{The \TeX{} document preparation environment}
@@ -357,14 +375,18 @@ The project has an active % ! line break
\href{http://www.tug.org/mailman/listinfo/xetex}{mailing list}; a
collection of other information is to be found in a set of % ! line break
\href{http://www.tug.org/xetex/}{links on the \acro{TUG} web site}.
+\begin{ctanrefs}
+\item[\nothtml{\rmfamily}XeTeX reference]\CTANref{xetexref}
+\end{ctanrefs}
\Question[Q-luatex]{\PDFTeX{} and \LuaTeX{}}
As is said elsewhere in these \acro{FAQ}s, development of
\Qref*{\PDFTeX{}}{Q-whatpdftex} is ``in essence'' complete~---
-no new facilities are being developed. The \PDFTeX{} team has
+no new facilities are being developed at the time of writing. The
+\PDFTeX{} team has
announced that they have frozen \PDFTeX{} in its current state
-(version 1.49.10), and that nothing but bug corrections will be
+(version 1.40.11), and that nothing but bug corrections will be
provided up to the time of the final release, \PDFTeX{} 1.50.0.
In parallel with the running-down of \PDFTeX{} development,
@@ -390,7 +412,7 @@ current projects have in their sights, notably Unicode character
representations and support for OpenType fonts. The intention is
to integrate the extensions pioneered by \Qref*{Aleph}{Q-omegaleph}.
-The current version (0.60.0, in April 2010) of \LuaTeX{} is supposed
+The current version (Beta 0.60.1, in April 2010) of \LuaTeX{} is supposed
at least to demonstrate the final functionality. This stability was
declared with version 0.50.0, released near the end of December 2009.
Much work remains to be done, and this remains a beta-release.
@@ -400,8 +422,14 @@ offer it.
\CONTeXT{} `Mark 4' can already make use of \LuaTeX{}; much of its
code already appears in two forms~--- a \TeX{}-based version
-(\extension{mkii}) and a `\extension{mkiv}' version. \LaTeX{} is also
-steadily acquiring macro packages in support of its use.
+(\extension{mkii}) and a `\extension{mkiv}' version, which uses
+\luatex{} extensions (including \ProgName{lua} scripting). \LaTeX{}
+packages that support its use are appearing (some of them providing
+re-implementations of existing \context{} code).
+\begin{ctanrefs}
+\item[\nothtml{\rmfamily}\luatex{} snapshot]\CTANref{luatex}
+\item[\nothtml{\rmfamily}\pdftex{} distribution]\CTANref{pdftex}
+\end{ctanrefs}
\Question[Q-ant]{The \textsf{ANT} typesetting system}