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diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/generic/FAQ-en/html/FAQ-latexwords.html b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/generic/FAQ-en/html/FAQ-latexwords.html index eae9c92a51f..7f4415a591a 100644 --- a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/generic/FAQ-en/html/FAQ-latexwords.html +++ b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/generic/FAQ-en/html/FAQ-latexwords.html @@ -4,30 +4,30 @@ <h3>Changing the words <i>babel</i> uses</h3> <p/>LaTeX uses symbolic names for many of the automatically-generated text it produces (special-purpose section headings, captions, etc.). -As noted in <a href="FAQ-fixnam.html">“\LaTeX fixed names”</a> (which +As noted in <a href="FAQ-fixnam.html">“\LaTeX fixed names”</a> (which includes a list of the names themselves), this enables the user to change the names used by the standard classes, which is particularly useful if -the document is being prepared in some language other than LaTeX’s +the document is being prepared in some language other than LaTeX’s default English. So, for example, a Danish author may wish that her -table of contents was called “Indholdsfortegnelse”, and so +table of contents was called “Indholdsfortegnelse”, and so would expect to place a command <pre> \renewcommand{\contentsname}% {Indholdsfortegnelse} </pre> in the preamble of her document. -<p/>However, it’s natural for a user of a non-English language to use +<p/>However, it’s natural for a user of a non-English language to use <i>babel</i>, because it offers many conveniences and typesetting niceties for those preparing documents in those languages. In particular, when <i>babel</i> is selecting a new language, it -ensures that LaTeX’s symbolic names are translated appropriately -for the language in question. Unfortunately, <i>babel</i>’s choice -of names isn’t always to everyone’s choice, and there is still a need -for a mechanism to replace the ‘standard’ names. +ensures that LaTeX’s symbolic names are translated appropriately +for the language in question. Unfortunately, <i>babel</i>’s choice +of names isn’t always to everyone’s choice, and there is still a need +for a mechanism to replace the ‘standard’ names. <p/>Whenever a new language is selected, <i>babel</i> resets all the names to the settings for that language. In particular, -<i>babel</i> selects the document’s main language when +<i>babel</i> selects the document’s main language when <code>\</code><code>begin{document}</code> is executed, which immediately destroys any changes to these symbolic names made in the prologue of a document that uses <i>babel</i>. |