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diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/generic/FAQ-en/html/FAQ-xetex.html b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/generic/FAQ-en/html/FAQ-xetex.html index 6c7acf95289..a100e4cb80f 100644 --- a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/generic/FAQ-en/html/FAQ-xetex.html +++ b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/generic/FAQ-en/html/FAQ-xetex.html @@ -2,20 +2,23 @@ <title>UK TeX FAQ -- question label xetex</title> </head><body> <h3>The XeTeX project</h3> -<p/>XeTeX (by Jonathan Kew) is a successor to the shareware TeX/GX -program for Macintoshes. It is a Unicode-based (UTF-8) TeX -implementation which is able to make use of Mac OS X AAT -(Apple Advanced Typography) <code>.dfonts</code> and OpenType fonts. It -uses Apple’s Quartz system (which facilitates the afore-mentioned font -access) to generate PDF output. XeTeX supports Unicode -character sets and bidirectional typesetting, and is widely used by -people studying linguistics, as well as an increasing range of people -working in other fields. -<p/>A Linux and Unix-system version is available in TeX Live 2007; that -version (of course) relies on OpenType fonts alone. A version is -planned for MiKTeX version 2.7 (currently planned for December 2007). -<p/>The project has a <a href="http://scripts.sil.org/xetex">web site</a> for -the user who wants more than this simple answer, and you can also sign -up to a <a href="http://www.tug.org/mailman/listinfo/xetex">mailing list</a>. +<p/><a href="http://scripts.sil.org/xetex">XeTeX</a>, by Jonathan Kew, is a +successor to the shareware TeX/GX program for Macintoshes. +It is a Unicode-based TeX implementation which is able to make +direct use of the fonts installed on a system. It supports the +advanced typographical features available in modern font technology +(OpenType, AAT on Mac OS X, Graphite). XeTeX was +originally developed for Mac OS X but it is now fully +integrated in TeX Live on a wide range of platforms, as well as +being available as part of MiKTeX. XeTeX supports Unicode +character sets and bidirectional typesetting (via e-TeX primitives). +It is popular among linguists and scholars in the humanities, as well +as an increasing range of people working in other fields. Support for +mathematical Unicode fonts (such as Asana Math and Cambria) is +progressing. +<p/>The project has an active +<a href="http://www.tug.org/mailman/listinfo/xetex">mailing list</a>; a +collection of other information is to be found in a set of +<a href="http://www.tug.org/xetex/">links on the TUG web site</a>. <p/><p>This question on the Web: <a href="http://www.tex.ac.uk/cgi-bin/texfaq2html?label=xetex">http://www.tex.ac.uk/cgi-bin/texfaq2html?label=xetex</a> </body> |