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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 index 8353a07c359..11e3458ee8b 100644 --- a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/generic/FAQ-en/html/FAQ-hyphen.html +++ b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/generic/FAQ-en/html/FAQ-hyphen.html @@ -3,23 +3,23 @@ </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 +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, +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 +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 +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 +“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 +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 @@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ 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 +<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). |