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diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/generic/FAQ-en/html/FAQ-hyphen.html b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/generic/FAQ-en/html/FAQ-hyphen.html deleted file mode 100644 index 11e3458ee8b..00000000000 --- a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/generic/FAQ-en/html/FAQ-hyphen.html +++ /dev/null @@ -1,41 +0,0 @@ -<head> -<title>UK TeX FAQ -- question label hyphen</title> -</head><body> -<h3>How does hyphenation work in TeX?</h3> -<p/>Everyone knows what hyphenation is: we see it in most books we read, -and (if we’re alert) will spot occasional ridiculous mis-hyphenation -(at one time, British newspapers were a fertile source). -<p/>Hyphenation styles are culturally-determined, and the same language -may be hyphenated differently in different countries — for example, -British and American styles of hyphenation of English are very -different. As a result, a typesetting system that is not restricted -to a single language at a single locale needs to be able to change its -hyphenation rules from time to time. -<p/>TeX uses a pretty good system for hyphenation (originally designed -by Frank Liang — you may view his -<a href="http://tug.org/docs/liang/">Ph.D. thesis</a> online), and while -it’s capable of missing “sensible” hyphenation points, it seldom -selects grossly wrong ones. The -algorithm matches candidates for hyphenation against a set of -“hyphenation patterns”. The candidates for hyphenation must be -sequences of letters (or other single characters that TeX may be -persuaded to think of as letters) — things such as TeX’s -<code>\</code><code>accent</code> primitive interrupt hyphenation. -<p/>Sets of hyphenation patterns are usually derived from analysis of -a list of valid hyphenations (the process of derivation, using a tool -called <i>patgen</i>, is not ordinarily a participatory sport). -<p/>The patterns for the languages a TeX system is going to deal with -may only be loaded when the system is installed. To change the set of -languages, a <a href="FAQ-newlang.html">partial reinstallation</a> is necessary. -<p/>TeX provides two “user-level” commands for control of -hyphenation: <code>\</code><code>language</code> (which selects a hyphenation style), and -<code>\</code><code>hyphenation</code> (which gives explicit instructions to the hyphenation -engine, overriding the effect of the patterns). -<p/>The ordinary LaTeX user need not worry about <code>\</code><code>language</code>, since -it is very thoroughly managed by the <i>babel</i> package; use of -<code>\</code><code>hyphenation</code> is discussed in - the context of - -<a href="FAQ-nohyph.html">hyphenation failure</a>. -<p/><p>This question on the Web: <a href="http://www.tex.ac.uk/cgi-bin/texfaq2html?label=hyphen">http://www.tex.ac.uk/cgi-bin/texfaq2html?label=hyphen</a> -</body> |